Pack contents simulated from Wizards' published collector-booster collation (via MTGJSON). Sealed cost uses TCGplayer low (via TCGCSV); cards are valued at the lowest real market signal — TCGplayer (last sale when one exists, else low) or Cardmarket (via Scryfall) — so a lone unsold listing can't inflate a card. Cards under a small bulk threshold count as $0. Prices refresh daily and are estimates — not financial advice.

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CMR·Released Nov 20, 2020·12 packs / box · 15 cards / pack·Prices refreshes every 6 hours

Commander Legends collector booster EV

Verdict
Money pit
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Set snapshot

Box price
$885
$73.79/pack
Expected value
$369
$30.78/pack
Net EV
−$516
Break-even
0.0%

Return if cracked at TCG low: −58%

Jeweled Lotus

$233 · 1 in 8 · 12% / box

SimulateOutlookFactsEV historyCrack or holdPull rates

What opening a box looks like

Simulated from published collation. Most boxes land below average; chase cards pull the mean up.

$261
$359
$369
$493
$885
Floor (10%)
$261
Typical
$359
Average (EV)
$369
Lucky (90%)
$493
Box price
$885

The average box ($369) is $10.75 above a typical box ($359) — 3%of the EV comes from above-median outcomes you probably won't see.

Value distribution

10,000 simulated boxes

Below box cost

100%

lose money on resale

At or above cost

0%

break even or profit

profit zone
Box $885
EV $369 · 54th
Median $359
$0$242$483$725$967$1,208$1,450

Monte Carlo distribution of total card value per box. Green bars are at or above sealed cost; rose bars are below. EV lands at the 54th percentile — 54% of simulated boxes yield less than the average.

Key facts

Commander Legends collector boosterbox TCG low $885, expected value $369, median box $359, 0% break-even, −58% vs sealed. Methodology · JSON

FAQ for search & AI citations
What is the expected value of a Commander Legends collector booster box?
The expected value (EV) of a Commander Legends collector booster box is $369 based on Wizards' published collation and current TCGplayer prices. The typical (median) box is worth $359.
What are the odds of breaking even on Commander Legends collector boosters?
About 0% of simulated Commander Legends collector boxes return at least the sealed box price ($885). This uses Monte Carlo simulation with corrected MTGJSON collation weights.
Should I crack or hold Commander Legends sealed?
Money pit. EV is $369 vs sealed $885 (−58% return if cracked at TCG low). See the crack-vs-hold comparison on this page for singles targets.

EV over time

Daily snapshots after release · box EV vs sealed price

EV +$4.01 (1.1%) · Box +$143 (19.3%) over 3m · ROI −7.5%

Box EV Box price

Should you crack it?

Sealed vs singles and pack vs box economics for this set.

Pack vs box economics

Should you buy a sealed box or individual packs? EV per pack is the same either way; the question is what you pay per pack.

Box price
$885
Standalone pack listing
$80.01
Implied pack (box / packs)
$73.79
EV per pack
$30.78
$369 / box
Return opening box
−58%
Return buying packs at listing
−62%

The box is the better deal per pack ($73.79 vs $80.01 listing). Still a losing bet on average at −58% return.

Buy the single instead?

Compare chasing a card by opening boxes vs buying it outright at today's price.

Single price
$46.26
Pull any copy
1 in 4 (22.7% / box)
Boxes for 50% chance
3
Cost of those boxes
$2,656
Boxes for 95% chance
11
Cost at 95%
$9,740

You'd spend about $2,656 opening boxes for a coin-flip at Jeska's Will, vs $46.26 to buy it now.

Chase pull rates

Treatment odds from corrected collation. Tap a row for card-level detail.

Chase pull rates

Expected cards per box and the odds of pulling at least one, by Booster Fun treatment. “1 in N” is per box, not a percentage.

TreatmentExpected / boxP(≥1 / box)1 in N boxes
Standard147.16 cards100.0%Every time
Extended art32.40 cards100.0%Every time
Borderless0.436 cards35.4%1 in 3

All chase pull rates · Tap a treatment for odds and top cards in this set.

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