Booster pack

A booster pack, depending on the expansion set, contains 8 to 16 cards of that set. A Booster Pack Box consists of 36 booster packs. A Booster Case consists of 6 boxes or 216 booster packs. It is one of the ways to purchase cards.

Contents and cost

Over the years booster packs have grown in size and cost:

• Arabian Nights was sold in 8-card booster packs for $1.45US per pack. Each pack contained two uncommon cards and six commons (there were no rares).
• Antiquities was also sold in 8-card booster packs.
• Legends booster packs contain 15 cards.
• The Dark, Fallen Empires and Homelands boosters contain 8 cards.
• Alliances and Chronicles booster packs contain 12 cards: 1 rare, 3 uncommons and 8 commons.
• From Mirage until Coldsnap, booster packs contain 15 cards: 1 rare, 3 uncommons and 11 common cards.
• The Time Spiral block has "timeshifted" cards and due to this their rarities in booster packs are different.
  • Time Spiral booster packs contain 10 commons, 3 uncommons, 1 rare, and 1 purple-rarity timeshifted card.
  • Planar Chaos booster packs contain 8 commons, 2 uncommons, 1 rare, 3 timeshifted commons, and one uncommon or rare timeshifted card.
  • Future Sight booster packs contain 11 commons, 3 uncommons, and 1 rare, any of which might be a timeshifted card.
• 10th Edition booster packs contain 16 cards: 1 rare, 3 uncommons, 10 commons, 1 land and either be a marketing card. One side of each marketing card either represents a token or explains a game concept; the other side is an advertisement.
• From Lorwyn on, booster packs contain 16 cards: 1 rare, 3 uncommons, 11 commons and either be a marketing card.

The latest expansion set's booster pack retails for $3.95US.

Packaging

Ice Age packs appear to be the first packs made of foil wrappers and the first with artwork on the wrappers.

Booster packs can be sold in blister packs. A blister pack is putting plastic and a cardboard backing around the booster pack, this is somewhat of a theft-deterrent. This kind of packing can add cost to the booster pack. Blister packs can hold one, two, or three booster packs.

The Ravnica (block) has been sold as a "perfect for draft" piece. This includes one booster of Ravnica, Dissension, and Guildpact, and a spindown life counter. Retail price: US$11.99.