Darksteel Draft Booster Box EV Calculator

Estimate the expected value (EV) of Darksteel Booster Box using daily generated TCGplayer price snapshots and the backend draft-box model.

Model assumptions & evidence

This historical model draws all game-card slots first, then applies included-bucket toggles and optional Sift filtering as post-draw scoring filters.

11 Normal nonfoil common slots, 3 Normal nonfoil uncommon slots, and 1 Normal nonfoil rare slot per pack. Each slot is modeled uniformly within the current TCGCSV rarity pool; exact old print-sheet ordering and collation are not inferred. Premium foil replacements are modeled at 1 per 100 card slots; each foil replaces the same-rarity regular card slot before Sift/filtering, so foil branches share the existing slot totals instead of adding cards.
36 packs / box15 game cards / pack540 modeled card slots / boxBackend Draft Booster model
SnapshotTCG Market + $0.25 SiftBased on TCG Market pricing with Sift applied only after complete modeled contents are drawn.
Calculation settingsSift off

Selling Fees

Row fees show pct + txn. Order fees are added only in the summary.

Value Threshold

Prices load from daily generated TCGplayer, Mana Pool, and Cardmarket snapshots. EV applies Sift after modeled contents are drawn.
Rows with Value >= Sift tint green. EV uses Sift only when the toggle is checked.

EV Range (Monte Carlo)

Purchase EV

Included model bucketsChoose which modeled pools count toward EV.Model controls
Rows are grouped by backend model bucket. Sift is applied only after model contents are drawn.

Simulation Results (after Sift)

Confidence band: -
Each bar groups simulated box totals after modeled contents are drawn, then Sift and included-bucket filters are applied.

Pack & Box EV

Expected value summary across low, mid, and high Monte Carlo estimates.
MetricLowMidHigh
Average pack EV (gross)$0.00$0.00$0.00
Box EV x 36 (gross)$0.00$0.00$0.00
Gross EV per box$0.00$0.00$0.00
Total fees per box$0.00$0.00$0.00
Net after fees per box$0.00$0.00$0.00
Profit after fees per box$0.00$0.00$0.00
Break-even price/box (mid)$0.00

Purchase EV & Profit

Purchase expected value and profit summary across all selected boxes.
All boxesLowMidHigh
Gross EV$0.00$0.00$0.00
Total fees$0.00$0.00$0.00
Net after fees$0.00$0.00$0.00
Profit after expenses$0.00$0.00$0.00
ROI vs cost---
Boxes: 0 | Price/box: $0.00 | Total cost: $0.00

Content Snapshot

Darksteel Draft Booster Content Snapshot

The calculator retains this product's existing slot model and resolves complete contents before included-pool controls or optional Sift score the result.

Packs
36 packs / box
Cards
15 game cards / pack
Modeled total
540 modeled card slots / box
Rows
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Pack Structure

Each Darksteel Draft Booster is modeled with 15 game-card slots.

Common positions11 per pack
55 eligible identities in each finish. Each position uses an assumed 69/70 normal and 1/70 foil split; foil replaces the same-rarity card.
Uncommon positions3 per pack
55 eligible identities in each finish. Each position uses an assumed 69/70 normal and 1/70 foil split; foil replaces the same-rarity card.
Rare position1 per pack
55 eligible identities in each finish. Each position uses an assumed 69/70 normal and 1/70 foil split; foil replaces the same-rarity card.

Draw all game-card slots first, then apply any Sift or filtering logic afterward.

Non-game inserts are not counted toward EV unless the model explicitly lists them.

Release-specific model analysis

What drives Darksteel Booster Box

Product profile. This draft booster box resolves 540 card positions across 330 named outcomes. The model snapshot dated October 12, 2026 contains 110 Common, 110 Rare, 110 Uncommon. Its largest slot groups are 55 old common, 55 old common foil, 55 old rare, 55 old rare foil, 55 old uncommon. Every listed outcome contributes to the published baseline unless the visitor applies a post-draw filter.

Largest modeled weights. Arcane Spyglass #93 (7.10 expected per draft booster box), Arcbound Bruiser #94 (7.10 expected per draft booster box), Arcbound Hybrid #97 (7.10 expected per draft booster box), Arcbound Stinger #103 (7.10 expected per draft booster box), Arcbound Worker #104 (7.10 expected per draft booster box). These are frequency leaders in the product model, not a promise that any individual opening will contain them.

Release-specific card examples. Aether Snap #37, Aether Vial #91, Ageless Entity #73, Angel's Feather #92, Auriok Glaivemaster #1, Barbed Lightning #55, Echoing Calm #2, Emissary of Hope #3. Seeing the named pool makes it possible to compare this release with adjacent sets instead of treating every sealed product as the same generic pack calculation.

Reference snapshot value concentration. At the TCGplayer Market snapshot dated August 12, 2026, 330 modeled outcomes have a usable direct or documented fallback price. The largest deterministic contributions come from Sword of Fire and Ice #148 ($28.68), Darksteel Forge #110 ($26.15), Mycosynth Lattice #130 ($24.94), Whispersilk Cloak #160 ($22.43), Trinisphere #154 ($20.20). Together those five rows account for 27.6% of the modeled gross value. This dated reference does not update with the live calculator's prices or Sift settings.

The baseline product model is constructed first, including any documented chase exclusions. The calculator then draws the complete baseline product. Included-pool controls and optional Sift evaluate that completed draw afterward and do not alter its collation.

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Modeled card expected value rows for this product.
NameSetCard #RarityTreatmentValue ($)Seller fees (pct + txn)Boxes / copy
Total expected copies / box - included buckets & Sift0.00
Expected copies / box0.00