Dawn of Palpagos booster box pull rates, EV and chase cards
A Dawn of Palpagos booster box contains 20 packs at 10 cards each. Here are the expected-value pull rates you should see when cracking a sealed box, plus the current chase-card market ranking.
Updated 2026-07-28
- ✓Guaranteed pulls per box
- ✓Top chase cards
- ✓Expected value per box
- ✓Pack mapping (short-print positions)
Guaranteed pulls per box
20 R (1 per pack), ~4 SR, ~1-2 AR, ~0-1 SAR, plus 1 code card per pack. Every 3rd-4th box averages one UR pull. Reverse-holo variants of C/U/R appear in ~40% of packs.
Top chase cards
1) Jetragon UR — top price ceiling, gold-etched Legendary dragon. 2) Necromus UR — dark rider Legendary, tournament staple. 3) Frostallion SAR — most popular collector card. 4) Anubis SR — best competitive win-condition. 5) Grizzbolt SAR — signature art rare.
Expected value per box
Baseline singles value averages 60-75% of MSRP at retail pricing. A box that pulls even one SAR or UR clears MSRP; boxes with only SR hits are net-negative unless you play the format.
Pack mapping (short-print positions)
Slot 10 of each pack is the rare/SR/AR/SAR/UR slot. Slot 9 is the reverse-holo slot. Weighing packs is possible but retail booster boxes are randomized well enough that mapping is unreliable.
Best-value buying tip
Sealed booster boxes usually beat single packs on EV by 8-12%. Bundle boxes with a Trial Deck (see the Trial Deck guide) for the fastest playable ladder-legal collection.