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Phantasmal Flames Booster Box

Price Snapshot

Current Market

$340.57

MSRP

$161.64

Spread: +$178.93 (111%) above MSRP

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KEEP SEALEDPhantasmal Flames36 packs

Phantasmal Flames Booster Box

Average opening value trails the buy-in by $213.49.

36 packs produce $127.08 of average market value at current prices.

Return vs Market

−63%

Compared with today's sealed market price of $340.57.

Expected Loss

−$213.49

The average opening result after paying $340.57 sealed.

Open Average

$127.08

Average market value from packs and included promos.

Cash-out EV

$81.33

Expected range $0.00-$7.23 per pack.

Prices just now · EV just now · High confidence

Price History

Recent sealed price movement for this product.

Sealed History

Sealed market price versus opening EV over time.

How the EV is Calculated

Step-by-step walkthrough of the pack EV, promo value, and cash-out assumptions.

01

EV per booster pack = $3.53

Sum of (average card value × pull rate) across all 5 rarity tiers. Based on 5,000 pack openings.

02

$3.53 × 36 packs = $127.08

This product contains 36 booster packs.

03

$127.08 = $127.08

No promo value applied for this product.

04

$127.08 × 0.64 = $81.33

Cash-out EV applies a 0.64 multiplier to account for marketplace fees, shipping, and bulk liquidity discount.

05

Market: $127.08 ÷ $340.57 = 37.3%Cash-out: $81.33 ÷ $340.57 = 23.9%

Above 110% = Rip It, below 90% = Keep Sealed.

EV by Rarity Tier

Each row shows how much a rarity tier contributes to the $3.53 EV per pack for this 36-pack product.

RarityCardsAvg ValuePull RateEV/PackEV/36pk% of Total
Special Illustration Rare(SIR)5$168.951.25%$2.11$75.9659.8%
Illustration Rare(IR)13$4.7411.10%$0.53$19.0815.0%
Ultra Rare(UR)17$4.308.30%$0.36$12.9610.2%
Mega Hyper Rare(MHR)1$373.900.08%$0.30$10.808.5%
Double Rare(RR)10$1.1320.00%$0.23$8.286.5%
Total$3.53$127.08100%

Top 10 Cards You Could Pull

The most valuable cards in Phantasmal Flames, sorted by how much they contribute to EV.

Assumptions

Key pricing, pull-rate, and cash-out assumptions behind the model.

Expand assumptions
  • Card prices are TCGPlayer market prices via TCGCSV, updated daily. Actual selling prices may differ.
  • Pull rates are community-sourced from 5,000 pack openings (https://www.tcgplayer.com/content/article/Pokemon-TCG-Phantasmal-Flames-Pull-Rates/9abae60d-b7fb-448f-874e-176f78d6a6ca/, https://screenrant.com/pokemon-tcg-phantasmal-flames-mega-charizard-ex-sir-pull-rate/, https://tcgprotectors.com/blogs/pokemon-blog/phantasmal-flames-pull-rates-10000-packs-analyzed-hits-or-misses). Your results will vary.
  • MSRP is $161.64. Current sealed price ($340.57) may be above or below retail depending on supply and demand.
  • Sealed price ($340.57) is the average TCGPlayer market price across all variants of this product.
  • Cash-out EV applies a 0.64 multiplier to market EV (TCGPlayer fees ~15% + shipping + bulk discount/slippage).
  • EV is an average. Any single opening can be much higher or lower. High-value chase cards are rare — most packs return bulk.

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Phantasmal Flames Single Pack Blister$8.62$3.78−56%KEEP SEALED
Phantasmal Flames Build & Battle Box$48.42$28.89−40%KEEP SEALED
Phantasmal Flames Sleeved Booster$8.94$3.53−61%KEEP SEALED
Phantasmal Flames Art Bundle$34.66$14.12−59%KEEP SEALED
Phantasmal Flames Booster Pack$8.15$3.53−57%KEEP SEALED
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