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Is a Stellar Crown booster box worth it?

As of 2026-10-18, an average Stellar Crown booster box holds $169.02 of cards at TCGplayer market prices, 56% of the box's $299.85 market price. Opening one loses $130.83 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 2026-10-18.

Box price
$299.85
Cards inside, on average
$169.02
Value vs price
56%
Per pack
$4.69
vs $8.33 of box price

The pulls that carry the box

The most valuable Stellar Crown cards at market price. Most of a box's value sits in a handful of them.

  1. Squirtle
    Squirtle
    $94.83
  2. Bulbasaur
    Bulbasaur
    $85.15
  3. Dachsbun ex - 169/142
    Dachsbun ex - 169/142
    $70.26
  4. Hydrapple ex - 167/142
    Hydrapple ex - 167/142
    $37.88
  5. Terapagos ex - 170/142
    Terapagos ex - 170/142
    $34.22
  6. Galvantula ex - 168/142
    Galvantula ex - 168/142
    $19.29
  7. Lacey - 172/142
    Lacey - 172/142
    $17.98
  8. Milcery - 152/142
    Milcery - 152/142
    $15.74
  9. Gulpin - 154/142
    Gulpin - 154/142
    $12.51
  10. Terapagos ex - 173/142
    Terapagos ex - 173/142
    $12.08

How the number is worked out

How we got 56%

Box price $299.85: TCGplayer market price of the sealed booster box on 2026-10-18.

  1. Bulk slots $44.17: 36 packs × 7 common/uncommon slots × $0.18 average market price of the set's commons and uncommons.
  2. Reverse holo slots $21.89: 36 packs × 2 reverse-holo slots × $0.30 average reverse-holo price.
  3. Rare slot $102.96: for each rarity tier, 36 packs × pulls per pack × the tier's average card price.
    TierPulls / packAvg card priceCards in tierEV / box
    Illustration Rare1 in 12.5$20.3313$58.54
    Special Illustration Rare1 in 50.0$31.846$22.92
    Double Rare (ex)1 in 4.8$1.1814$8.90
    Ultra Rare1 in 14.3$2.3514$5.91
    Rare / Rare Holo1 in 2.0$0.2015$3.64
    Hyper Rare (gold)1 in 100.0$8.463$3.05

EV $169.02 ÷ box price $299.85 = 56% ($4.69 per pack).

Pull rates: published community pull-rate data (config v1).

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 Stellar Crown booster box worth it?
As of 2026-10-18, an average Stellar Crown booster box holds $169.02 of cards at TCGplayer market prices, 56% of the box's $299.85 market price. Opening one loses $130.83 on average, so buying the singles you want costs less than chasing them.
What is the expected value of a Stellar Crown booster box?
$169.02 per box as of 2026-10-18, or $4.69 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 Stellar Crown?
Squirtle ($94.83), Bulbasaur ($85.15), Dachsbun ex - 169/142 ($70.26), Hydrapple ex - 167/142 ($37.88), Terapagos ex - 170/142 ($34.22), at TCGplayer market prices on 2026-10-18.
How does Stellar Crown compare with other booster boxes?
It ranks 3 of 8 boxes we track by value inside against box price on 2026-10-18.
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