Is a booster box of TDGS worth opening?
On average, no: selling the cards from a TDGS box would get you $216, 14% of the $1,531 it costs. A typical box gives $117 and only 0.0% of boxes get your money back. If you're after a specific card, buying it as a single is usually cheaper.
How reliable the rates are: fair (community estimate).
TDGS pull rates
How many cards of each rarity group come in a 24-pack box, how many packs it takes to pull one specific card of the group and how much the group adds to the box value.
| Rarity | Cards | Per box | One specific | Adds | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost | 1 | 0.080 (0.080–0.080) | 1 in 300 packs | $97.00 | 37% |
| Common | 48 | 186 (184–192) | 1 in 6 packs | $77.35 | 29% |
| Ultra Rare | 10 | 2.0 (2.0–2.0) | 1 in 120 packs | $39.95 | 15% |
| Super Rare | 14 | 4.8 (4.8–4.8) | 1 in 70 packs | $26.54 | 10% |
| Rare | 20 | 24 (24–24) | 1 in 20 packs | $24.91 | 9.4% |
The cards that carry the box
What weighs most in the expected value: expensive cards that are hard to pull.
Stardust Dragon (TDGS-EN040): 1 in 300 packs, 37% of the box value. $1,213
Stardust Dragon (TDGS-EN040): 1 in 120 packs, 7.0% of the box value. $93.28
Gladiator Beast Equeste (TDGS-EN024): 1 in 6 packs, 4.5% of the box value. $3.09
Dharc the Dark Charmer (TDGS-EN026): 1 in 6 packs, 3.5% of the box value. $2.42
Gladiator Beast War Chariot (TDGS-EN074): 1 in 70 packs, 3.3% of the box value. $25.67
Magical Android (TDGS-EN043): 1 in 70 packs, 2.5% of the box value. $19.23
The most expensive TDGS cards
Their version and today's TCGplayer and Cardmarket price.
| Card | Rarity | TCGplayer | Cardmarket | |
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Stardust Dragon TDGS-EN040Ghost · 1st Edition | Ghost Rare | $1,213 | — |
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Stardust Dragon TDGS-EN0401st Edition | Ultimate Rare | $722 | — |
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Stardust Dragon TDGS-EN040Ghost · Unlimited | Ghost Rare | $567 | — |
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Red Dragon Archfiend TDGS-EN0411st Edition | Ultimate Rare | $365 | — |
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Stardust Dragon TDGS-EN040Unlimited | Ultimate Rare | $330 | — |
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Goyo Guardian TDGS-EN0421st Edition | Ultimate Rare | $250 | — |
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Red Dragon Archfiend TDGS-EN041Unlimited | Ultimate Rare | $201 | — |
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Goyo Guardian TDGS-EN042Unlimited | Ultimate Rare | $180 | — |
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Thought Ruler Archfiend TDGS-EN0441st Edition | Ultimate Rare | $148 | — |
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Charge of the Light Brigade TDGS-EN0891st Edition | Secret Rare | $130 | — |
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Nitro Warrior TDGS-EN0391st Edition | Ultimate Rare | $125 | — |
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Emergency Teleport TDGS-EN0531st Edition | Ultimate Rare | $97.94 | — |
TDGS booster box price over the last year
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Sealed product
Booster box The Duelist Genesis Booster Box$1,531Cardmarket, converted to dollars
Booster pack The Duelist Genesis - Unlimited Edition Booster Pack$34.99TCGplayer market price
Where the numbers come from
The expected value adds up, for each rarity group, the copies in a box times the average price of its cards (the English card, with its TCGplayer price or, if there isn't one, Cardmarket's converted). The simulation opens 10,000 boxes with the same rates.
2007-2010 core booster: 8 commons and 1 rare per pack, with a foil in some packs. Konami ratios: Super 1 in 5 packs, Ultra 1 in 12 and Ghost 1 in 288. The Secret Rare (often quoted as 1 in 31, unsourced) and Ultimate Rares have no published rate: they don't count.
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