Shards of Alara Draft Booster Simulator
Shards of Alara
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Open Shards of Alara Draft Boosters for free. Each pack has 15 cards and follows the real slot odds below. At today's prices the average pack is worth $6.27 and the typical pack $4.47.
Shards of Alara Draft Booster expected value
The average is the sum of every card's price times its chance of showing up, so it counts the long-shot hits too. The ten most valuable cards make up 31% of it, so the value is spread across the pack rather than resting on one big hit. Expect about 0.91 rares and 0.13 mythic rares per pack.
| Pack worth at least | Chance |
|---|---|
| $10 | 15.3% |
| $25 | 1.1% |
| $50 | under 0.1% |
| $100 | under 0.1% |
Prices are Scryfall's TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 26, 2026. The spread comes from 3,000 simulated packs; the average is calculated exactly from the slot odds.
Shards of Alara Draft Booster chase cards
The most valuable cards you can open and how often each one turns up. The same card can appear more than once: its foil and non-foil versions, or its different frames, are separate pulls with their own price.
- Ad Nauseam $145.73 1 in 1,793 packs
Traditional foil - Mayael the Anima $66.74 1 in 3,584 packs
Traditional foil - Kresh the Bloodbraided $59.19 1 in 3,584 packs
Traditional foil - Tezzeret the Seeker $45.14 1 in 3,584 packs
Traditional foil - Tezzeret the Seeker $36.62 1 in 121 packs
Non-foil
- Memory Erosion $36.52 1 in 1,793 packs
Traditional foil - Godsire $34.00 1 in 3,584 packs
Traditional foil - Ajani Vengeant $33.50 1 in 3,584 packs
Traditional foil - Elspeth, Knight-Errant $28.96 1 in 3,584 packs
Traditional foil - Sharuum the Hegemon $26.67 1 in 3,584 packs
Traditional foil - Cruel Ultimatum $25.00 1 in 1,793 packs
Traditional foil - Cunning Lethemancer $22.42 1 in 1,793 packs
Traditional foil
What's inside Shards of Alara Draft Booster packs
15 cards, filled slot by slot. Each slot rolls one of the options below with the chance shown.
1× Basic Land
- Basic lands100.0%
9× Common
- Main set, common100.0%
1× Rare/Mythic
- Main set, rare87.6%
- Main set, mythic12.4%
3× Uncommon
- Main set, uncommon100.0%
1× Foil / Common 22.5% of packs
- Main set, common77.5%
- Main set, common (Traditional foil)11.3%
- Main set, uncommon (Traditional foil)5.6%
- Main set, rare (Traditional foil)3.0%
- Basic lands (Traditional foil)2.2%
- Main set, mythic (Traditional foil)0.4%
Finishes in this booster: Traditional foil. What each foil type looks like.
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Frequently asked questions
What are Shards of Alara Draft Boosters worth?
At current prices the expected value is $6.27 per pack, counting every card's chance of appearing. The median pack is worth $4.47, and eight in ten packs land between $2.88 and $11.27.
What are the best pulls from Shards of Alara Draft Boosters?
The most valuable cards are Ad Nauseam (traditional foil, $145.73, 1 in 1,793 packs), Mayael the Anima (traditional foil, $66.74, 1 in 3,584 packs) and Kresh the Bloodbraided (traditional foil, $59.19, 1 in 3,584 packs).
How many cards are in Shards of Alara Draft Booster packs?
15 cards: 1 basic land, 9 common, 1 rare/mythic, 3 uncommon and 1 foil / common.
How many rares are in Shards of Alara Draft Booster packs?
On average 1.0 rare or mythic rare cards, of which 0.13 are mythic. Slots that can upgrade to a higher rarity are counted at their real odds.
Can I open Shards of Alara Draft Boosters online for free?
Yes. PackSim opens as many packs as you like with no account. Every card shows its current market price, and your session keeps a running total of what you've opened.
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