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The current wording for (%) percentage chance list is: "The percentages below refer to the odds of getting at least one card from the associated rarity within the entire purchase "
 
The current wording for (%) percentage chance list is: "The percentages below refer to the odds of getting at least one card from the associated rarity within the entire purchase "
  
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Once acquired, a card pack may be opened at any time. Opening a card pack provides a fixed number of random cards, generally from the same [[Portal:Cards|card set]].  These opened cards may be new for the player, or already owned ("duplicates" or "dupes").
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Once acquired, a card pack may be opened at any time.  Waiting will not change them. Opening a card pack provides a fixed number of random cards, generally from the same [[Portal:Cards|card set]].  These opened cards may be new for the player, or already owned ("duplicates" or "dupes").
 
* New cards are added to the player's collection, and may subsequently be added to [[Deck|Decks]].
 
* New cards are added to the player's collection, and may subsequently be added to [[Deck|Decks]].
 
* Duplicate cards are converted to runes ({{Runes}}) and mana orb ({{Orbs}}) [[Resources]].
 
* Duplicate cards are converted to runes ({{Runes}}) and mana orb ({{Orbs}}) [[Resources]].
  
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The contents of the pack are determined when opened, so what determines the contents may change before it is opened. I.e., cards from new sets may be added to the possibilities, and cards from [[Standard]] that rotate out to [[Legacy]] may be removed, and some pack contents are purposely preserved. Information about what a pack will and will not contain is usually found first, and first hand, from [[Coalitions]] and MtGPQ Discord channels.
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The contents of some packs, e.g. Elite packs, are fixed when they are awarded or bought. Waiting to open them will never change what sets or card groups their contents may be drawn from. The contents of other packs are determined when opened, so what determines the contents may change before it is opened. I.e., cards from new sets may be added to the possibilities, and cards from [[Standard]] that rotate out to [[Legacy]] may be removed. Information about what a pack will and will not contain is usually found first, and first hand, from [[Coalitions]] and MtGPQ Discord channels, or the [[Elite pack tracking]] articles.
  
 
==Rarities==
 
==Rarities==
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| rowspan="2" | [[Elite packs|Elite Pack]]
 
| rowspan="2" | [[Elite packs|Elite Pack]]
 
| rowspan="2" | 1
 
| rowspan="2" | 1
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| {{Jewels|400}} || (Mythic+ Pack) A single non-dupe Mythic or better
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| {{Jewels|400}} || (Mythic+ Pack) A single non-dupe Mythic or better of the named set
 
| - || - || - || 70 / <br>71.44% || 30 / <br>28.56%
 
| - || - || - || 70 / <br>71.44% || 30 / <br>28.56%
 
|-
 
|-
 
| {{Jewels|120}} || (Rare+ Pack) A single Rare or better
 
| {{Jewels|120}} || (Rare+ Pack) A single Rare or better
 
| - || - || 75 / <br>74.61% || 22 / <br>22.39% || 3 / <br>3%
 
| - || - || 75 / <br>74.61% || 22 / <br>22.39% || 3 / <br>3%
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| rowspan="2" | (Set) {{Ability|Vanguard}} cards
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| rowspan="2" | 1 
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| {{Jewels|120}} || A single non-dupe Rare or Mythic [[Gems#Vanguards|Vanguard]] card of the named set || - || - || 90% || 10% || -
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| {{Jewels|400}} || A single non-dupe Mythic {{Ability|Vanguard}}, of the named set || - || - || - || 100% || -
 
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|}
 
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===Unusual or obsolete pack types===
 
===Unusual or obsolete pack types===
 
Current and previous probabilities. Offered as rewards and rarely if ever for currency, or no longer for sale
 
Current and previous probabilities. Offered as rewards and rarely if ever for currency, or no longer for sale
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:★<small><small> : Unknown whether this is current value</small></small>
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:±<small><small> : Unknown whether this is current value</small></small>
 
:‡<small><small> : Current data ingame as of October 2022</small></small>
 
:‡<small><small> : Current data ingame as of October 2022</small></small>
 
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! rowspan="2" | Cost
 
! rowspan="2" | Cost
 
! rowspan="2" | Notes
 
! rowspan="2" | Notes
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! colspan="5" | {{nowrap | Per 100 cards ★ / <br>Per pack ‡}}
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! colspan="5" | {{nowrap | Per 100 cards ± / <br>Per pack ‡}}
 
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|-
 
! {{nowrap | C {{Rarity|C|20}}}}
 
! {{nowrap | C {{Rarity|C|20}}}}
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| 73 / 97.97% || 23 / 54.94% || 3.6 / 10.28% || 0.4 / 1.07% || 0.02 / 0.07%
 
| 73 / 97.97% || 23 / 54.94% || 3.6 / 10.28% || 0.4 / 1.07% || 0.02 / 0.07%
 
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|-
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| Standard Booster || 5 || - || Five random cards from [[Standard]] sets
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| Standard Booster † || 5 || - || Five random cards from [[Standard]] sets †
 
| 97.96% || 91.58% || 24.13% || 6.96% || .36%
 
| 97.96% || 91.58% || 24.13% || 6.96% || .36%
 
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| 83 || 15 || 2 || 0.1 || -
 
| 83 || 15 || 2 || 0.1 || -
 
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|-
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| Fat Pack || 20 || {{Crystals|200}} || 4 Booster packs ''(Obsolete, replaced by Super Pack)''
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| Fat Pack || 20 || {{Crystals|200}} || 4 Booster packs ''(Reward only; no longer for sale)''
 
| rowspan="2" | 54
 
| rowspan="2" | 54
 
| rowspan="2" | 41
 
| rowspan="2" | 41
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| Big Box || 71 || {{Crystals|600}} || 14 Booster packs plus a random rare or mythic  ''(Obsolete, replaced by Premium Pack)''
 
| Big Box || 71 || {{Crystals|600}} || 14 Booster packs plus a random rare or mythic  ''(Obsolete, replaced by Premium Pack)''
 
|}
 
|}
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† Vanguards and selected other cards are excluded. Over 90% of Standard cards are included, and no Masterpiece cards are excluded.
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★ If, for example, the player owns all {{Rarity|C|35}}, {{Rarity|U|35}} and {{Rarity|R|35}} cards, non-duplicate packs can contain only {{Rarity|M|30}} and {{Rarity|MP|35}} cards. Therefore, the percentages shown must be a starting point: the probabilities as if no cards were owned
 
★ If, for example, the player owns all {{Rarity|C|35}}, {{Rarity|U|35}} and {{Rarity|R|35}} cards, non-duplicate packs can contain only {{Rarity|M|30}} and {{Rarity|MP|35}} cards. Therefore, the percentages shown must be a starting point: the probabilities as if no cards were owned
  
 
Around [[AFR]], releases of selected cards were offered in the Vault: packs of a single color, and later, themed, named packs. An example of the latter is "Bloody Glory", a [[Kaldheim]] pack accessing 30% of the set's cards at a 50% higher price and up to 19 times higher rate of rare cards: {{Rarity|C|20}} 96.39%, {{Rarity|U|20}} 82.12%, {{Rarity|R|20}} 54.48%, {{Rarity|M|20}} 27.81%, and 7.07% chance of a Masterpiece.
 
Around [[AFR]], releases of selected cards were offered in the Vault: packs of a single color, and later, themed, named packs. An example of the latter is "Bloody Glory", a [[Kaldheim]] pack accessing 30% of the set's cards at a 50% higher price and up to 19 times higher rate of rare cards: {{Rarity|C|20}} 96.39%, {{Rarity|U|20}} 82.12%, {{Rarity|R|20}} 54.48%, {{Rarity|M|20}} 27.81%, and 7.07% chance of a Masterpiece.
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'''Other'''
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: [[M19]] Multicolored and Colorless pack; 5 cards
  
 
== Packs and releases ==
 
== Packs and releases ==
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=== Hibernum expansions ===
 
=== Hibernum expansions ===
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As of October 2022, there were 37 sets released, but there are only 34 [[Card pack#Regular pack types|Booster pack]]s available. [[Eldritch Moon]] cards were moved into [[Shadows over Innistrad]] packs, [[Oath of the Gatewatch]] to [[Battle for Zendikar]], and [[Aether Revolt]] was rolled into [[Kaladesh]].[https://forums.d3go.com/discussion/66406/expansion-creep] Hibernum made them expansion sets; they are not available to purchase on their own,[https://forums.d3go.com/discussion/69211/event-rewards] although they have been offered as prizes on occasion.  
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As of October 2022, there were 37 sets released, but there are only 34 [[Card pack#Regular pack types|Booster pack]]s available. [[Eldritch Moon]] cards were moved into [[Shadows over Innistrad]] packs, [[Oath of the Gatewatch]] to [[Battle for Zendikar]], and [[Aether Revolt]] was rolled into [[Kaladesh]].[https://forums.d3go.com/discussion/66406/expansion-creep] Hibernum made them expansion sets; they are, as of 2022, not available to purchase on their own,[https://forums.d3go.com/discussion/69211/event-rewards] although they have been offered as prizes on occasion.  
  
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Not only do they not have their own packs, they only contain one-third or so of the associated Magic: the Gathering set's cards. Commons were the first to go, and none of the three have a single {{Rarity|C|45}}. Not having Masterpieces is a separate issue; [[KLD]] was the first to have {{Rarity|MP|45}}, [[AER]] has them, and [[BFZ]] and [[SOI]] do not.
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Subsets only contain one-third or so of the associated Magic: the Gathering set's cards. Commons were the first to go, and none of the three have a single {{Rarity|C|45}}. Not having Masterpieces is a separate issue; [[KLD]] was the first to have {{Rarity|MP|45}}, [[AER]] has them, and [[BFZ]] and [[SOI]] do not.  
  
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Because they have no packs, they tend to have their main set's cards offered as rewards in their own events. Eldritch Moon even had its cards given as rewards in the main set's event: as of October 2022, an [[EMN]] Rare is still given as a reward in [[Avacyn's Madness]]; not in a pack, but "loose", as are rewards for [[Training (Story)|Training]].
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Main set cards or packs are often offered as rewards in subset events, and presumably to offset card availability imbalance,  Eldritch Moon had its cards given as rewards in the main set's event:  
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:As of October 2022, an [[EMN]] Rare is still given as a reward in [[Avacyn's Madness]]; not in a pack, but "loose", as are rewards for [[Training (Story)|Training]]
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:Special 5-card booster packs with 65 of the 67 [[Eldritch Moon]] cards were constructed to award as additional, holiday season prizes in the December 2022 running of [[Avacyn's Madness]].
  
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[[Hour of Devastation]] was the first set to not be added to the pool of cards of the previous, odd-numbered release. All of this may sound dire, but most of it either benefits the player or balances out.   Commons tend to be less useful. Not having Masterpieces means that more powerful cards tend to be found at the Mythic or even Rare level, to which {{Card URL|Omniscience}} and {{Card URL|Whir of Invention}} attest.  Players were concerned, when Hour of Devastation was announced, that its large card pool would make acquiring [[Amonkhet]] cards too difficult, but it was not made into an expansion. The small size of the three expansion sets, with their smaller card pool, less diluted their main sets.  
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[[Hour of Devastation]] was the first set to not be added to the pool of cards of the previous, odd-numbered release. All of this may sound dire, but most of it either benefits the player or balances out. Commons tend to be less useful. Not having Masterpieces means that more powerful cards tend to be found at the Mythic or even Rare level, to which {{Card URL|Omniscience}} and {{Card URL|Whir of Invention}} attest.  Players were concerned, when Hour of Devastation was announced, that its large card pool would make acquiring [[Amonkhet]] cards too difficult, but it was not made into an expansion. The small size of the three expansion sets, with their smaller card pool, less diluted their main sets.
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=== VIP Cards ===
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[[VIP]] memberships are a way to pay in real world money for more cards. There are 3 levels of Plan offered, and many Tiers: renewing a membership increases VIP Tier, leading to bonuses. [https://d3go.helpshift.com/hc/en/4-magic-puzzle-quest/faq/483-what-is-vip-membership/ D3GO : VIP]
  
 
== Booster packs by set ==
 
== Booster packs by set ==
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The drop rate of Booster packs released early on vary from those released today, and from each other. Releases after a certain point in time all have the same probabilities now, if they did not at release. The first set with the same probabilities as today is confirmed to be either [[Core Set 2019]] or [[Guilds of Ravnica]].
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The drop rate of Booster packs released early on vary from those released today, and from each other. Releases after [[M20]] all have the same probabilities now, if they did not at release. Sets as far back as [[Kaladesh]] had or were given the same probabilities as today, but the set that began the current continuity of unvarying 97.96%, 91.58%, 24.13%, 6.96%, 0.36% probabilities is [[Core Set 2020]].  
 
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! MP {{Rarity|MP|20}}
 
! MP {{Rarity|MP|20}}
 
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|-
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| {{ORI}} [[Origins]] [[ORI]] || 99.71% || 75.65% || 23.37% || 5.92% || 0.00%
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| {{ORI}} [[Origins]] [[ORI]] || 99.71% || 75.65% || 23.37% || 5.92% || -
 
|-
 
|-
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| {{BFZ}} [[Battle for Zendikar]] [[BFZ]] || 99.71% || 75.81% || 23.31% || 5.82% || 0.00%
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| {{BFZ}} [[Battle for Zendikar]] [[BFZ]] || 99.71% || 75.81% || 23.31% || 5.82% || -
 
|-
 
|-
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| {{SOI}} [[Shadows over Innistrad]] [[SOI]] || 99.67% || 75.43% || 27.40% || 6.22% || 0.00%
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| {{SOI}} [[Shadows over Innistrad]] [[SOI]] || 99.67% || 75.43% || 27.4% || 6.22% || -
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|-
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| {{EMN}} [[Eldritch Moon]] [[EMN]] || - || 100% || 1.4% || 32.52% || -
 
|-
 
|-
 
| {{KLD}} [[Kaladesh]] [[KLD]] || 97.96% || 91.58% || 24.13% || 6.96% || 0.36%
 
| {{KLD}} [[Kaladesh]] [[KLD]] || 97.96% || 91.58% || 24.13% || 6.96% || 0.36%
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| {{AKH}} [[Amonkhet]] [[AKH]] || 97.98% || 91.62% || 23.62% || 6.97% || 0.36%
 
| {{AKH}} [[Amonkhet]] [[AKH]] || 97.98% || 91.62% || 23.62% || 6.97% || 0.36%
 
|-
 
|-
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| {{HOU}} [[Hour of Devastation]] [[HOU]] || 97.96% || 91.63% || 23.46% || 7.29% || 0.50%
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| {{HOU}} [[Hour of Devastation]] [[HOU]] || 97.96% || 91.63% || 23.46% || 7.29% || 0.5%
 
|-
 
|-
 
| {{XLN}} [[Ixalan]] [[XLN]] || 98.64% || 89.96% || 18.42% || 6.32% || 0.99%
 
| {{XLN}} [[Ixalan]] [[XLN]] || 98.64% || 89.96% || 18.42% || 6.32% || 0.99%
 
|-
 
|-
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| {{DOM}} [[Dominaria]] [[DOM]] || 97.95% || 91.61% || 23.45% || 7.57% || 0.50%
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| {{RIX}} [[Rivals of Ixalan]] [[RIX]] || 97.98% || 91.52% || 24.45% || 6.61% || 0.35%
 
|-
 
|-
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| {{ODY}} [[ODY|Odyssey]] [[ODY]] || 0.00% || 99.97% || 55.24% || 17.93% || 7.66%
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| {{DOM}} [[Dominaria]] [[DOM]] || 97.95% || 91.61% || 23.45% || 7.57% || 0.5%
 
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|-
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| {{TOR}} [[TOR|Torment]] [[TOR]] || 0.00% || 94.02% || 61.65% || 21.47% || 11.59%
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| {{M19}} [[Core Set 2019]] [[M19]] || 97.96% || 91.63% || 23.46% || 7.29% || 0.5%
 
|-
 
|-
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| {{JUD}} [[JUD|Judgement]] [[JUD]] || 0.00% || 94.02% || 61.65% || 21.47% || 11.59%
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| {{GRN}} [[Guilds of Ravnica]] [[GRN]] || 97.96% || 91.58% || 24.13% || 6.96% || 0.36%
 
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|-
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| Current Known || 97.96% || 91.58% || 24.13% || 6.96% || .36%
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| {{RNA}} [[Ravnica Allegiance]] [[RNA]] || 97.93% || 91.52% || 24.08% || 8.06% || 0.36%
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|-
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| {{WAR}} [[War of the Spark]] [[WAR]] || 97.96% || 91.56% || 24.14% || 6.96% || 0.36%
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|-
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| {{ODY}}{{TOR}}{{JUD}} Odyssey Block ([[From the Vault]]: ODY TOR JUD; {{Crystals|75}}) || - || 99.97% || 55.24% || 17.93% || 7.66%
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| {{ODY}} [[ODY|Odyssey]] [[ODY]] || - || 99.97% || 55.24% || 17.93% || 7.66%
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| {{ODY}} [[ODY|Odyssey]] [[ODY]] Collector rewards (3 cards) || - || 94.02%|| 61.65% || 21.47% || 11.59%
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| {{TOR}} [[TOR|Torment]] [[TOR]] Collector rewards (3 cards) || - || 94.02% || 61.65% || 21.47% || 11.59%
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| {{JUD}} [[JUD|Judgement]] [[JUD]] Collector rewards (3 cards) || - || 94.02% || 61.65% || 21.47% || 11.59%
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| Current ([[M20]] onwards) || 97.96% || 91.58% || 24.13% || 6.96% || .36%
 
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|-
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
== Elite packs by set ==
 
== Elite packs by set ==
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Elite pack probabilities vary throughout MtGPQ history, up to and including the present.
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Elite pack probabilities vary throughout MtGPQ history, up to and including the present. The contents are chosen from a selection, not from the whole set. Thus Elite Packs from the same set, offered months apart, may vary in their probabilities, and therefore from these listings. However, the differences are likely small; the only known difference is between two [[BRO]] packs, with a 0.01% variation between them.
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A very common probability combination for the Rare+ packs is 74.63% chance of getting a Rare, 22.39% chance of getting a Mythic, and 2.99% chance of getting a Masterpiece. For the Mythic packs, the probabilities are often 71.43% chance of a M{{Rarity|M|40}} and 28.57% chance of a MP{{Rarity|MP|40}}.
 
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! MP {{Rarity|MP|20}}
 
! MP {{Rarity|MP|20}}
 
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|-
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| {{AKH}} [[Amonkhet]] [[AKH]] || % || % || %
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| {{KLD}} [[Kaladesh]] [[KLD]] Rare+ || 74.63% || 22.39% || 2.99%
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| {{KLD}} [[Kaladesh]] [[KLD]] Mythic+ || - || 71.43% || 28.57%
 
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| {{HOU}} [[Hour of Devastation]] [[HOU]] Rare+ || % || % || %
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| {{AKH}} [[Amonkhet]] [[AKH]] Rare+ || 74.63% || 22.39% || 2.99%
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| {{AKH}} [[Amonkhet]] [[AKH]] Mythic +|| - || 71.43% || 28.57%
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|-
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| {{HOU}} [[Hour of Devastation]] [[HOU]] Rare+ || 74.63% || 22.39% || 2.99%
 
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|-
 
| {{HOU}} [[Hour of Devastation]] [[HOU]] Mythic+ || - || 71.43% || 28.57%
 
| {{HOU}} [[Hour of Devastation]] [[HOU]] Mythic+ || - || 71.43% || 28.57%
 
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| {{XLN}} [[Ixalan]] [[XLN]] Rare+ || 81.92% || 16.48% || 1.60%
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| {{XLN}} [[Ixalan]] [[XLN]] Rare+ || 81.92% || 16.48% || 1.6%
 
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|-
 
| {{XLN}} [[Ixalan]] [[XLN]] Mythic+ || - || 75.01% || 24.99%
 
| {{XLN}} [[Ixalan]] [[XLN]] Mythic+ || - || 75.01% || 24.99%
 
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|-
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| {{M19}} [[Core Set 2019]] [[M19]] Rare+ || 74.60% || 22.40% || 3.00%
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| {{RIX}} [[Rivals of Ixalan]] [[XLN]] Rare+ || 76.84% || 20.06% || 3.1%
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| {{RIX}} [[Rivals of Ixalan]] [[XLN]] Mythic+ || - || 64.29% || 35.71%
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| {{DOM}} [[Dominaria]] [[DOM]] Rare+ || 71.45% || 25.70% || 2.85%
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| {{DOM}} [[Dominaria]] [[DOM]] Mythic+ || - || 64.31% || 35.69%
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|-
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| {{M19}} [[Core Set 2019]] [[M19]] Rare+ || 74.60% || 22.40% || 3%
 
|-
 
|-
 
| {{M19}} [[Core Set 2019]] [[M19]] Mythic+ || - || 71.45% || 28.55%
 
| {{M19}} [[Core Set 2019]] [[M19]] Mythic+ || - || 71.45% || 28.55%
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| {{GRN}} [[Guilds of Ravnica]] [[GRN]] Rare+ || 74.63% || 22.39% || 2.99%
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| {{GRN}} [[Guilds of Ravnica]] [[GRN]] Mythic+ || - || 71.43% || 28.57%
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| [[Ravnica Allegiance]] Rare+ || 74.63% || 22.39% || 2.99%
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| {{RNA}} [[Ravnica Allegiance]] [[RNA]] Mythic+ || - || 71.43% || 28.57%
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| {{WAR}} [[War of the Spark]] [[WAR]] Rare+ || 74.63% || 22.39% || 2.99%
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| {{WAR}} [[War of the Spark]] [[WAR]] Mythic+ || - || 71.43% || 28.57%
 
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| {{M20}} [[Core Set 2020]] [[M20]] Rare+ || 74.63% || 22.39% || 2.99%
 
| {{M20}} [[Core Set 2020]] [[M20]] Rare+ || 74.63% || 22.39% || 2.99%
 
|-
 
|-
 
| {{M20}} [[Core Set 2020]] [[M20]] Mythic+ || - || 71.43% || 28.57%
 
| {{M20}} [[Core Set 2020]] [[M20]] Mythic+ || - || 71.43% || 28.57%
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| {{ELD}} [[Throne of Eldraine]] [[ELD]] Rare+ || 74.63% || 22.39% || 2.99%
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| {{ELD}} [[Throne of Eldraine]] [[ELD]] Mythic+ || - || 71.43% || 28.57%
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| {{THB}} [[Theros Beyond Death]] [[THB]] Rare+ || 74.63% || 22.39% || 2.99%
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|-
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| {{THB}} [[Theros Beyond Death]] [[THB]] Mythic+ || - || 71.43% || 28.57%
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|-
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| {{IKO}} [[Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths]] [[IKO]] Rare+ || 74.63% || 22.39% || 2.99%
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|-
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| {{IKO}} [[Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths]] [[IKO]] Mythic+ || - || 71.43% || 28.57%
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|-
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| {{M21}} [[Core Set 2021]] [[M20]] Rare+ || 74.63% || 22.39% || 2.99%
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|-
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| {{M21}} [[Core Set 2021]] [[M20]] Mythic+ || - || 71.43% || 28.57%
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|- 
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| {{ZNR}} [[Zendikar Rising]] [[ZNR]] Rare+ || 74.63% || 22.39% || 2.99%
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|-
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| {{ZNR}} [[Zendikar Rising]] [[ZNR]] Mythic+ || - || 71.43% || 28.57%
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|- 
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| [[Kaldheim]] Rare+ || || ||
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|-
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| {{KHM}} [[Kaldheim]] [[KHM]] Mythic+ || - || 71.43% || 28.57%
 
|-
 
|-
 
| {{STX}} [[Strixhaven]] [[STX]] Rare+ || 74.63% || 22.39% || 2.99%
 
| {{STX}} [[Strixhaven]] [[STX]] Rare+ || 74.63% || 22.39% || 2.99%
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| {{AFR}} [[Adventures in the Forgotten Realms]] [[AFR]] Mythic+ || - || 71.43% || 28.57%
 
| {{AFR}} [[Adventures in the Forgotten Realms]] [[AFR]] Mythic+ || - || 71.43% || 28.57%
 
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|-
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| {{MID}} [[Midnight Hunt]] [[MID]] Rare+ || 74.61% || 22.40% || 3.00%
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| {{MID}} [[Midnight Hunt]] [[MID]] Rare+ || 74.61% || 22.4% || 3%
 
|-
 
|-
 
| {{MID}} [[Midnight Hunt]] [[MID]] Mythic+ || - || 71.43% || 28.57%
 
| {{MID}} [[Midnight Hunt]] [[MID]] Mythic+ || - || 71.43% || 28.57%
 
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| {{VOW}} [[Crimson Vow]] [[VOW]] Rare+ || 74.64% || 22.36% || 3.00%
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| {{VOW}} [[Crimson Vow]] [[VOW]] Rare+ || 74.64% || 22.36% || 3%
 
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|-
 
| {{VOW}} [[Crimson Vow]] [[VOW]] Mythic+ || - || 71.44% || 28.56%
 
| {{VOW}} [[Crimson Vow]] [[VOW]] Mythic+ || - || 71.44% || 28.56%
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| {{NEO}} [[Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty]] [[NEO]] Mythic+ || - || 71.43% || 28.57%
 
| {{NEO}} [[Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty]] [[NEO]] Mythic+ || - || 71.43% || 28.57%
 
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| {{SNC}} [[Streets of New Capenna]] [[SNC]] Rare+ || 74.61% || 22.39% || 3.00%
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| {{SNC}} [[Streets of New Capenna]] [[SNC]] Rare+ || 74.61% || 22.39% || 3%
 
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| {{SNC}} [[Streets of New Capenna]] [[SNC]] Mythic+ || - || 71.45% || 28.55%
 
| {{SNC}} [[Streets of New Capenna]] [[SNC]] Mythic+ || - || 71.45% || 28.55%
 
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| {{DMU}} [[Dominaria United]] [[DMU]] Rare+ || 75.08% || 22.52% || 2.40%
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| {{DMU}} [[Dominaria United]] [[DMU]] Rare+ || 75.08% || 22.52% || 2.4%
 
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| {{DMU}} [[Dominaria United]] [[DMU]] Mythic+ || - || 75.76% || 24.24%
 
| {{DMU}} [[Dominaria United]] [[DMU]] Mythic+ || - || 75.76% || 24.24%
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| {{BRO}} [[The Brothers' War]] [[BRO]] Rare+ || 74.61% || 22.4% || 3%
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| {{BRO}} [[The Brothers' War]] [[BRO]] Mythic+ || - || 71.44% || 28.56%
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| {{ONE}} [[Phyrexia: All Will Be One]] [[ONE]] Rare+ || 74.63% || 22.39% || 2.99%
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Latest revision as of 14:37, 26 April 2024

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Card packs are the primary means of obtaining cards. Card packs may be purchased using in-game currency Resources, or gained as rewards in Events. A free pack may also be claimed at regular intervals.

Missing cards may be obtained by Crafting. Cards may not be traded between players.

Drop rate quantification was altered in September 2022 to show the probability that a card rarity would appear in the entire pack. Previously (the rates in brackets), probabilities indicated the chance that a given card would be of a given rarity, and thus the percentages added up to 100%.

The current wording for (%) percentage chance list is: "The percentages below refer to the odds of getting at least one card from the associated rarity within the entire purchase "

Once acquired, a card pack may be opened at any time. Waiting will not change them. Opening a card pack provides a fixed number of random cards, generally from the same card set. These opened cards may be new for the player, or already owned ("duplicates" or "dupes").

  • New cards are added to the player's collection, and may subsequently be added to Decks.
  • Duplicate cards are converted to runes (Mana Runes) and mana orb (Mana Orbs) Resources.

The contents of some packs, e.g. Elite packs, are fixed when they are awarded or bought. Waiting to open them will never change what sets or card groups their contents may be drawn from. The contents of other packs are determined when opened, so what determines the contents may change before it is opened. I.e., cards from new sets may be added to the possibilities, and cards from Standard that rotate out to Legacy may be removed. Information about what a pack will and will not contain is usually found first, and first hand, from Coalitions and MtGPQ Discord channels, or the Elite pack tracking articles.

Rarities

Each card has a rarity of either Common Common, Uncommon Uncommon, Rare Rare, Mythic Mythic, or Masterpiece Masterpiece. Progressively rarer cards are less likely to drop from packs, according to drop rates set by the publisher. Drop rates may change at any time.

Some rarities never drop from some pack types. Normally, cards of all rarity except Masterpiece can be obtained by Crafting. Masterpiece cards may only be crafted as a VIP bonus.


Pack types

Regular pack types

Current and previous probabilities. For sale, regularly, for various currencies

★ : Unknown whether this is current value
‡ : Current data ingame as of October 2022
Pack type # cards Cost Notes Per 100 cards ★
/ Per pack ‡
C Common U Uncommon R Rare M Mythic MP Masterpiece
Booster Pack 5 60 Mana Crystals 5 cards; rates vary slightly per set 55 /
~ 98% 		39 /
~ 92% 		5 /
~ 24% 		1.4 /
~ 7% 		0.1 /
0.36%
Super Pack 15 150 Mana Crystals 3 Booster packs
Premium Pack 26 300 Mana Crystals 5 Booster Packs plus a random rare
Free Booster 3 - Three random cards from Standard sets 82 /
99.49%		 15 /
38.06%		 2 /
7.08%		 0.1 /
0.23%		 - /
0.00%
Elite Pack 1 400 Mana Jewels (Mythic+ Pack) A single non-dupe Mythic or better of the named set - - - 70 /
71.44%		 30 /
28.56%
120 Mana Jewels (Rare+ Pack) A single Rare or better - - 75 /
74.61%		 22 /
22.39%		 3 /
3%
(Set) Vanguard Vanguard cards 1 120 Mana Jewels A single non-dupe Rare or Mythic Vanguard card of the named set - - 90% 10% -
400 Mana Jewels A single non-dupe Mythic Vanguard Vanguard, of the named set - - - 100% -

The contents of Elite packs are tracked on the wiki at Elite pack tracking.

Unusual or obsolete pack types

Current and previous probabilities. Offered as rewards and rarely if ever for currency, or no longer for sale

± : Unknown whether this is current value
‡ : Current data ingame as of October 2022
Pack type # cards Cost Notes Per 100 cards ± /
Per pack ‡
C Common U Uncommon R Rare M Mythic MP Masterpiece
Basic Booster 3 - Three random cards from the ORI, KLD, AER, AKH and HOU sets 73 / 97.97% 23 / 54.94% 3.6 / 10.28% 0.4 / 1.07% 0.02 / 0.07%
Standard Booster † 5 - Five random cards from Standard sets † 97.96% 91.58% 24.13% 6.96% .36%
Legacy Booster 5 - Five random cards from Legacy sets % % % % %
Standard Booster (non-duplicate) 5 - 5 cards from Standard sets; each will not be the same as any card already owned ★ 97.96% 91.58% 24.13% 6.96% .36%
Legacy Bundle (non-duplicate) 5 - 5 cards from Legacy sets; each will not be the same as any card already owned ★ 97.96% 91.58% 24.13% 6.96% .36%
Free Pack 1 - (Obsolete, replaced by 3-card Free Pack) One random card 83 15 2 0.1 -
Fat Pack 20 200 Mana Crystals 4 Booster packs (Reward only; no longer for sale) 54 41 4 1 -
Big Box 71 600 Mana Crystals 14 Booster packs plus a random rare or mythic (Obsolete, replaced by Premium Pack)

† Vanguards and selected other cards are excluded. Over 90% of Standard cards are included, and no Masterpiece cards are excluded.

★ If, for example, the player owns all Common, Uncommon and Rare cards, non-duplicate packs can contain only Mythic and Masterpiece cards. Therefore, the percentages shown must be a starting point: the probabilities as if no cards were owned

Around AFR, releases of selected cards were offered in the Vault: packs of a single color, and later, themed, named packs. An example of the latter is "Bloody Glory", a Kaldheim pack accessing 30% of the set's cards at a 50% higher price and up to 19 times higher rate of rare cards: Common 96.39%, Uncommon 82.12%, Rare 54.48%, Mythic 27.81%, and 7.07% chance of a Masterpiece.

Other

M19 Multicolored and Colorless pack; 5 cards

Packs and releases

The likely contents of Booster packs of any given set will, by definition, differ from those of another set not only by their particular cards, but in the probability of a given rarity appearing. And for the same reason: the sets are different.

Hibernum expansions

As of October 2022, there were 37 sets released, but there are only 34 Booster packs available. Eldritch Moon cards were moved into Shadows over Innistrad packs, Oath of the Gatewatch to Battle for Zendikar, and Aether Revolt was rolled into Kaladesh.[1] Hibernum made them expansion sets; they are, as of 2022, not available to purchase on their own,[2] although they have been offered as prizes on occasion.

Subsets only contain one-third or so of the associated Magic: the Gathering set's cards. Commons were the first to go, and none of the three have a single Common. Not having Masterpieces is a separate issue; KLD was the first to have Masterpiece, AER has them, and BFZ and SOI do not.

Main set cards or packs are often offered as rewards in subset events, and presumably to offset card availability imbalance, Eldritch Moon had its cards given as rewards in the main set's event:

As of October 2022, an EMN Rare is still given as a reward in Avacyn's Madness; not in a pack, but "loose", as are rewards for Training
Special 5-card booster packs with 65 of the 67 Eldritch Moon cards were constructed to award as additional, holiday season prizes in the December 2022 running of Avacyn's Madness.

Hour of Devastation was the first set to not be added to the pool of cards of the previous, odd-numbered release. All of this may sound dire, but most of it either benefits the player or balances out. Commons tend to be less useful. Not having Masterpieces means that more powerful cards tend to be found at the Mythic or even Rare level, to which Omniscience and Whir of Invention attest. Players were concerned, when Hour of Devastation was announced, that its large card pool would make acquiring Amonkhet cards too difficult, but it was not made into an expansion. The small size of the three expansion sets, with their smaller card pool, less diluted their main sets.

VIP Cards

VIP memberships are a way to pay in real world money for more cards. There are 3 levels of Plan offered, and many Tiers: renewing a membership increases VIP Tier, leading to bonuses. D3GO : VIP

Booster packs by set

The drop rate of Booster packs released early on vary from those released today, and from each other. Releases after M20 all have the same probabilities now, if they did not at release. Sets as far back as Kaladesh had or were given the same probabilities as today, but the set that began the current continuity of unvarying 97.96%, 91.58%, 24.13%, 6.96%, 0.36% probabilities is Core Set 2020.

Probability
Set C Common U Uncommon Rare Rare Mythic Mythic MP Masterpiece
Origins Origins ORI 99.71% 75.65% 23.37% 5.92% -
Battle for Zendikar Battle for Zendikar BFZ 99.71% 75.81% 23.31% 5.82% -
Shadows over Innistrad Shadows over Innistrad SOI 99.67% 75.43% 27.4% 6.22% -
Eldritch Moon Eldritch Moon EMN - 100% 1.4% 32.52% -
Kaladesh Kaladesh KLD 97.96% 91.58% 24.13% 6.96% 0.36%
Amonkhet Amonkhet AKH 97.98% 91.62% 23.62% 6.97% 0.36%
Hour of Devastation Hour of Devastation HOU 97.96% 91.63% 23.46% 7.29% 0.5%
Ixalan Ixalan XLN 98.64% 89.96% 18.42% 6.32% 0.99%
Rivals of Ixalan Rivals of Ixalan RIX 97.98% 91.52% 24.45% 6.61% 0.35%
Dominaria Dominaria DOM 97.95% 91.61% 23.45% 7.57% 0.5%
Core Set 2019 Core Set 2019 M19 97.96% 91.63% 23.46% 7.29% 0.5%
Guilds of Ravnica Guilds of Ravnica GRN 97.96% 91.58% 24.13% 6.96% 0.36%
Ravnica Allegiance Ravnica Allegiance RNA 97.93% 91.52% 24.08% 8.06% 0.36%
War of the Spark War of the Spark WAR 97.96% 91.56% 24.14% 6.96% 0.36%
From the Vault: OdysseyFrom the Vault: TormentFrom the Vault: Judgment Odyssey Block (From the Vault: ODY TOR JUD; 75 Mana Crystals) - 99.97% 55.24% 17.93% 7.66%
From the Vault: Odyssey Odyssey ODY - 99.97% 55.24% 17.93% 7.66%
From the Vault: Odyssey Odyssey ODY Collector rewards (3 cards) - 94.02% 61.65% 21.47% 11.59%
From the Vault: Torment Torment TOR Collector rewards (3 cards) - 94.02% 61.65% 21.47% 11.59%
From the Vault: Judgment Judgement JUD Collector rewards (3 cards) - 94.02% 61.65% 21.47% 11.59%
Current (M20 onwards) 97.96% 91.58% 24.13% 6.96% .36%

Elite packs by set

Elite pack probabilities vary throughout MtGPQ history, up to and including the present. The contents are chosen from a selection, not from the whole set. Thus Elite Packs from the same set, offered months apart, may vary in their probabilities, and therefore from these listings. However, the differences are likely small; the only known difference is between two BRO packs, with a 0.01% variation between them.

A very common probability combination for the Rare+ packs is 74.63% chance of getting a Rare, 22.39% chance of getting a Mythic, and 2.99% chance of getting a Masterpiece. For the Mythic packs, the probabilities are often 71.43% chance of a MMythic and 28.57% chance of a MPMasterpiece.

Probability
Set Rare Rare Mythic Mythic MP Masterpiece
Kaladesh Kaladesh KLD Rare+ 74.63% 22.39% 2.99%
Kaladesh Kaladesh KLD Mythic+ - 71.43% 28.57%
Amonkhet Amonkhet AKH Rare+ 74.63% 22.39% 2.99%
Amonkhet Amonkhet AKH Mythic + - 71.43% 28.57%
Hour of Devastation Hour of Devastation HOU Rare+ 74.63% 22.39% 2.99%
Hour of Devastation Hour of Devastation HOU Mythic+ - 71.43% 28.57%
Ixalan Ixalan XLN Rare+ 81.92% 16.48% 1.6%
Ixalan Ixalan XLN Mythic+ - 75.01% 24.99%
Rivals of Ixalan Rivals of Ixalan XLN Rare+ 76.84% 20.06% 3.1%
Rivals of Ixalan Rivals of Ixalan XLN Mythic+ - 64.29% 35.71%
Dominaria Dominaria DOM Rare+ 71.45% 25.70% 2.85%
Dominaria Dominaria DOM Mythic+ - 64.31% 35.69%
Core Set 2019 Core Set 2019 M19 Rare+ 74.60% 22.40% 3%
Core Set 2019 Core Set 2019 M19 Mythic+ - 71.45% 28.55%
Guilds of Ravnica Guilds of Ravnica GRN Rare+ 74.63% 22.39% 2.99%
Guilds of Ravnica Guilds of Ravnica GRN Mythic+ - 71.43% 28.57%
Ravnica Allegiance Rare+ 74.63% 22.39% 2.99%
Ravnica Allegiance Ravnica Allegiance RNA Mythic+ - 71.43% 28.57%
War of the Spark War of the Spark WAR Rare+ 74.63% 22.39% 2.99%
War of the Spark War of the Spark WAR Mythic+ - 71.43% 28.57%
Core Set 2020 Core Set 2020 M20 Rare+ 74.63% 22.39% 2.99%
Core Set 2020 Core Set 2020 M20 Mythic+ - 71.43% 28.57%
Throne of Eldraine Throne of Eldraine ELD Rare+ 74.63% 22.39% 2.99%
Throne of Eldraine Throne of Eldraine ELD Mythic+ - 71.43% 28.57%
Theros Beyond Death Theros Beyond Death THB Rare+ 74.63% 22.39% 2.99%
Theros Beyond Death Theros Beyond Death THB Mythic+ - 71.43% 28.57%
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths IKO Rare+ 74.63% 22.39% 2.99%
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths IKO Mythic+ - 71.43% 28.57%
Core Set 2021 Core Set 2021 M20 Rare+ 74.63% 22.39% 2.99%
Core Set 2021 Core Set 2021 M20 Mythic+ - 71.43% 28.57%
Zendikar Rising Zendikar Rising ZNR Rare+ 74.63% 22.39% 2.99%
Zendikar Rising Zendikar Rising ZNR Mythic+ - 71.43% 28.57%
Kaldheim Rare+
Kaldheim Kaldheim KHM Mythic+ - 71.43% 28.57%
Strixhaven Strixhaven STX Rare+ 74.63% 22.39% 2.99%
Strixhaven Strixhaven STX Mythic+ - 71.43% 28.57%
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Adventures in the Forgotten Realms AFR Rare+ 74.63% 22.39% 2.99%
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Adventures in the Forgotten Realms AFR Mythic+ - 71.43% 28.57%
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Midnight Hunt MID Rare+ 74.61% 22.4% 3%
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Midnight Hunt MID Mythic+ - 71.43% 28.57%
Innistrad: Crimson Vow Crimson Vow VOW Rare+ 74.64% 22.36% 3%
Innistrad: Crimson Vow Crimson Vow VOW Mythic+ - 71.44% 28.56%
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty NEO Rare+ 74.63% 22.39% 2.99%
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty NEO Mythic+ - 71.43% 28.57%
Streets of New Capenna Streets of New Capenna SNC Rare+ 74.61% 22.39% 3%
Streets of New Capenna Streets of New Capenna SNC Mythic+ - 71.45% 28.55%
Dominaria United Dominaria United DMU Rare+ 75.08% 22.52% 2.4%
Dominaria United Dominaria United DMU Mythic+ - 75.76% 24.24%
The Brothers' War The Brothers' War BRO Rare+ 74.61% 22.4% 3%
The Brothers' War The Brothers' War BRO Mythic+ - 71.44% 28.56%
Phyrexia: All Will Be One Phyrexia: All Will Be One ONE Rare+ 74.63% 22.39% 2.99%
Phyrexia: All Will Be One Phyrexia: All Will Be One ONE Mythic+ - 71.43% 28.57%
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