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Phantasmal Flames Sleeved Booster

Price Snapshot

Current Market

$8.90

MSRP

$4.49

Spread: +$4.41 (98%) above MSRP

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KEEP SEALEDPhantasmal Flames1 pack

Phantasmal Flames Sleeved Booster

Average opening value trails the buy-in by $5.42.

1 packs produce $3.48 of average market value at current prices.

Return vs Market

−61%

Compared with today's sealed market price of $8.90.

Expected Loss

−$5.42

The average opening result after paying $8.90 sealed.

Open Average

$3.48

Average market value from packs and included promos.

Cash-out EV

$2.23

Expected range $0.00-$7.15 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 = $3.48

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

02

$3.48 × 1 packs = $3.48

This product contains 1 booster pack.

03

$3.48 = $3.48

No promo value applied for this product.

04

$3.48 × 0.64 = $2.23

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

05

Market: $3.48 ÷ $8.90 = 39.1%Cash-out: $2.23 ÷ $8.90 = 25.1%

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

EV by Rarity Tier

Each row shows how much a rarity tier contributes to the $3.48 EV per pack for this 1-pack product.

RarityCardsAvg ValuePull RateEV/PackEV/1pk% of Total
Special Illustration Rare(SIR)5$168.091.25%$2.10$2.1060.3%
Illustration Rare(IR)13$4.6011.10%$0.51$0.5114.7%
Ultra Rare(UR)17$4.178.30%$0.35$0.3510.1%
Mega Hyper Rare(MHR)1$373.070.08%$0.30$0.308.6%
Double Rare(RR)10$1.1020.00%$0.22$0.226.3%
Total$3.48$3.48100%

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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 $4.49. Current sealed price ($8.90) may be above or below retail depending on supply and demand.
  • Sealed price ($8.90) 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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