Is a Pitch Black booster box worth it?
As of 2026-10-19, an average Pitch Black booster box holds $103.74 of cards at TCGplayer market prices, 57% of the box's $181.86 market price. Opening one loses $78.12 on average, so buying the singles you want costs less than chasing them.
Expected value from published pull rates and our nightly TCGplayer prices. Updated 2026-10-19.
The pulls that carry the box
The most valuable Pitch Black cards at market price. Most of a box's value sits in a handful of them.
How the number is worked out
How we got 57%
Box price $181.86: TCGplayer market price of the sealed booster box on 2026-10-19.
- Bulk slots $27.88: 36 packs × 7 common/uncommon slots × $0.11 average market price of the set's commons and uncommons.
- Reverse holo slots $17.48: 36 packs × 2 reverse-holo slots × $0.24 average reverse-holo price.
- Rare slot $58.37: for each rarity tier, 36 packs × pulls per pack × the tier's average card price.
Tier Pulls / pack Avg card price Cards in tier EV / box Special Illustration Rare 1 in 80.0 $52.39 6 $23.57 Ultra Rare 1 in 12.0 $3.78 18 $11.30 Illustration Rare 1 in 9.1 $2.42 11 $9.58 Rare / Rare Holo 1 in 1.4 $0.21 11 $5.34 Mega Hyper Rare (gold Mega) 1 in 1111.1 $135.22 1 $4.38 Double Rare (ex) 1 in 4.8 $0.55 10 $4.19
EV $103.74 ÷ box price $181.86 = 57% ($2.88 per pack).
Pull rates: published community pull-rate data (config repo-2026-10-19).
Expected value is a long-run average. Most single boxes land below it, a few land far above, and selling fees come out of what you would actually net. Full methodology.
Questions people ask
- Is a Pitch Black booster box worth it?
- As of 2026-10-19, an average Pitch Black booster box holds $103.74 of cards at TCGplayer market prices, 57% of the box's $181.86 market price. Opening one loses $78.12 on average, so buying the singles you want costs less than chasing them.
- What is the expected value of a Pitch Black booster box?
- $103.74 per box as of 2026-10-19, or $2.88 per pack, from published pull rates and TCGplayer market prices for every card in the set. Recomputed nightly.
- What are the most valuable pulls in Pitch Black?
- Mega Darkrai ex - 116/084 ($137.96), Mega Darkrai ex - 120/084 ($135.22), Morpeko ex - 117/084 ($60.14), Mega Zeraora ex - 114/084 ($35.44), Mega Chandelure ex - 115/084 ($31.58), at TCGplayer market prices on 2026-10-19.
- How does Pitch Black compare with other booster boxes?
- It ranks 3 of 15 boxes we track by value inside against box price on 2026-10-19.
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