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POR · 1997 Draft Booster

Open Portal Draft Booster packs

Rip virtual packs using the set's real card list and real pull rates — then see what the cards inside are actually worth against what a pack costs.

What a Draft Booster is worth

TCGplayer · 2026-10-27
$18.40
Cards inside, on average
$35.29
Pack price
52%
Return on price · Behind
$14.33
Median pack
29%
Packs with a $10.00+ card

Most packs come in under the average — the mean is carried by the rare big hits. The median is what a typical pack looks like; the top 10% of packs are worth $34.45 or more.

What's in a Portal Draft Booster?

15 cards · print-sheet odds (MTGJSON)
SlotCardsFinishWhat can show up
Basic 20 cards on the sheet 2Non-foil100% common
Common 85 cards on the sheet 9Non-foil100% common
Rare 55 cards on the sheet 1Non-foil100% rare
Uncommon 55 cards on the sheet 3Non-foil100% uncommon

Most common pack configuration. Rarer variants — a Special Guest or List card replacing a common, a foil basic — are in the odds and show up in the value table below.

Cards that drive the value

Price × chance = what each adds to a pack
  1. 1 Wrath of God
    Wrath of God
    $62.82 · in 1.9% of packs
    +$1.19per pack
  2. 2 Sylvan Tutor
    Sylvan Tutor
    $60.69 · in 1.9% of packs
    +$1.12per pack
  3. 3 Mobilize
    Mobilize
    $9.10 · in 10.2% of packs
    +$0.92per pack
  4. 4 Nature's Lore
    Nature's Lore
    $7.28 · in 11.1% of packs
    +$0.80per pack
  5. 5 Personal Tutor
    Personal Tutor
    $12.63 · in 5.6% of packs
    +$0.71per pack
  6. 6 Armageddon
    Armageddon
    $36.84 · in 1.9% of packs
    +$0.70per pack
  7. 7 Cruel Tutor
    Cruel Tutor
    $43.37 · in 1.6% of packs
    +$0.69per pack
  8. 8 Swamp
    Swamp
    $6.27 · in 10.5% of packs
    +$0.66per pack

How these numbers are made

Odds

print-sheet odds (MTGJSON) · confidence low. The pack variants and per-card sheet weights compiled from Wizards' collation information, as published by MTGJSON. Sources: github.com.

Value

The average is exact — every card's price times how often it appears. Median, the top-10% figure and the hit rate come from 2,000 simulated packs, the same packs every night, so the numbers move only when prices move.

TCGplayer market prices as of 2026-10-27, foil price for foil slots. Market price is not what you would get selling — subtract fees and shipping. Colour balancing of common sheets is not modelled.

BoosterOdds

Card data via MTGJSON, images via the Scryfall image CDN, prices from TCGplayer and Cardmarket, used under the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy. Card images are shown unmodified and uncropped, so the artist and copyright credit printed on each card stays legible. Free to use, no accounts, no payments. Simulation only — no cards are bought, sold, shipped or redeemed. Magic: The Gathering is © Wizards of the Coast. Not produced, affiliated with or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast, Scryfall or MTGJSON.