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Perfect Order Pack Opening: Is It Worth It?

Every card price, every rarity tier, and a Monte Carlo simulation across 100,000 openings — in Philippine Pesos. Booster boxes are currently +EV at market price. Here is exactly what you are buying.

Perfect Order Pack Opening: Is It Worth It?
EV per Pack (USD)
$6.38
₱393 PHP
Break-even Pack
₱393
~$6.38 USD
Break-even Bundle
₱2,359
~$38.26 USD · 6 packs
Break-even Box
₱14,151
~$229.53 USD · 36 packs
Win Rate · Pack
9.5%
462
Loss: 90.5%
Win Rate · Bundle
17.9%
2,466
Loss: 82.1%
Win Rate · Box
48.4%
12,734
Loss: 51.6%

Card prices are sourced from PriceCharting market data (USD). PHP equivalents use live exchange rates. Pull rates are derived from approximately 3,500 community pack openings.


The Short Answer

Perfect Order is one of the few sets where opening at market price is mathematically justifiable for boxes and bundles — but single packs are marginally −EV. The expected card value per pack is USD $6.38:

ProductMarket Price (PHP)Expected Card ValueReturn RatioVerdict
Booster Pack4623930.96×Marginally −EV. Very close to break-even.
Booster Bundle (6 packs)2,4662,3591.04×Marginally +EV at market.
Booster Box (36 packs)12,73414,1511.23×Clearly +EV at market.

The critical caveat: the return ratio is the average across 100,000 simulated openings. The median outcome is still a loss (−493) for bundles because the math is driven by low-probability SIR pulls. A box at market wins 65.2% of the time with a median profit of +1,110.


Card Prices by Rarity

Mega Hyper Rare (◇) — #124

One card. The single rarest printing in the set. Estimated pull rate ~1 in 1,789 packs. Golden full-art treatment.

#CardPrice (USD)Price (PHP)
124Mega Zygarde ex$164.8510,163

Special Illustration Rares (★★ SIR) — #118–123

6 cards. The main chase tier. Estimated pull rate ~1 in 81 packs. Price range 1,98912,805.

#CardPrice (USD)Price (PHP)
121Meowth ex$181.6311,197
120Mega Zygarde ex$80.574,967
123Rosa's Encouragement$72.004,439
119Mega Clefable ex$69.344,275
118Mega Starmie ex$62.913,878
122Jacinthe$31.001,911

Pool average: 5,111. Pool median: 4,357.

Ultra Rares (★★ UR) — #100–117

18 cards. Expected ~1 in 12 packs. Above-average UR pool at 477 per card.

#CardPrice (USD)Price (PHP)
107Meowth ex$18.871,163
113Poké Pad$15.14933
104Mega Zygarde ex$11.11685
102Mega Starmie ex$9.85607
103Mega Clefable ex$8.35515
114Rosa's Encouragement$8.27510
109Forest of Vitality$8.00493
105Yveltal ex$6.50401
106Mega Skarmory ex$6.20382
110Jacinthe$4.99308
117Wondrous Patch$4.75293
108Energy Recycler$4.22260
116Tarragon$4.18258
112Naveen$3.57220
100Decidueye ex$3.46213
111Lumiose City$3.34206
115Sacred Ash$3.00185
101Salazzle ex$2.99184

Illustration Rares (★ IR) — #089–099

11 cards. Expected ~1 in 9 packs. Clefairy (#094) at 2,127 is the chase IR.

#CardPrice (USD)Price (PHP)Notes
094Clefairy$29.051,791Chase IR
093Dedenne$7.39456
090Rowlet$6.75416
095Espurr$5.91364
092Aurorus$4.71290
099Raticate$4.09252
098Doublade$3.79234
091Talonflame$3.78233
089Spewpa$3.10191
096Probopass$2.25139
097Drapion$2.19135

Double Rares (★★ ex) — #001–088

9 ex and Mega ex cards. Expected ~1 in 5 packs. Pool average: 107.


Chase Cards: Top 10 by Value

#121 · SIR
Meowth ex SIR
11,197
$182 USD
#124 · MHR
Mega Zygarde ex MHR
10,163
$165 USD
#120 · SIR
Mega Zygarde ex SIR
4,967
$81 USD
#123 · SIR
Rosa's Encouragement SIR
4,439
$72 USD
#119 · SIR
Mega Clefable ex SIR
4,275
$69 USD
#118 · SIR
Mega Starmie ex SIR
3,878
$63 USD
#122 · SIR
Jacinthe SIR
1,911
$31 USD
#094 · IR
Clefairy IR
1,791
$29 USD
#107 · UR
Meowth ex UR
1,163
$19 USD
#113 · UR
Poké Pad UR
933
$15 USD

Expected Value Per Pack

ComponentPull RatePool Avg (USD)EV Contribution
Bulk (commons + uncommons)100%$0.80$0.80
Reverse Holo slot100%$1.60$1.60
Standard Rare (★)59.3%$2.01$1.19
Double Rare (★★ ex)20.0%$1.74$0.35
Illustration Rare (★ IR)11.1%$6.64$0.74
Ultra Rare (#100–117)8.3%$7.04$0.59
SIR (#118–123)1.23%$82.91$1.02
Mega Hyper Rare (#124)0.056%$164.85$0.09
Total EV per pack
$6.38 USD 393 PHP

Monte Carlo: Win vs Loss Odds

Results from 100,000 simulated openings, drawing from actual card pool prices and pull rates. Simulation costs are in USD; your PHP value depends on the live exchange rate.

Loss rate
51.6%
of 100,000 simulated openings
Win rate
48.4%
at $206.56 market price
P5 (bad luck)
-40
Median P/L
-2
P95 (good luck)
+169
Win threshold
$0
← LossProfit / Loss DistributionWin →

Each bar = $50 profit/loss range. Box market price ($206.56) is below the $229.53 break-even — opening a box is currently +EV (1.11× average return). 100,000 simulated openings. Prices from PriceCharting (USD), June 2026.

Win / Loss summary across all formats

ScenarioCost (USD)Win %Loss %Median P/LP5 (bad luck)P95 (good luck)Avg Return
Pack — market (~$7.50)$7.59.5%90.5%−$3−$4+$30.85×
Bundle — market (~$40.00)$4017.9%82.1%−$10−$15+$540.95×
Box — market (~$206.56)$206.5648.4%51.6%−$2−$40+$1691.11×

The Break-Even Price

Break-even pack
393
≈ $6.38 USD · market: 462
Break-even bundle
2,359
≈ $38.26 USD · market: 2,466
Break-even box
14,151
≈ $229.53 USD · market: 12,734

Perfect Order market prices currently sit below the break-even for bundles and boxes. Booster boxes trade at 12,006 against a break-even of 14,734, a ~2,713 margin of safety.


What You Should Actually Do

If you want a specific card

Buy the single. Use the tcgTalk price comparison. Targeting a specific SIR by opening packs is expensive — the expected number of packs to hit one specific SIR is roughly 486 packs.

If you want to open packs

Buy a booster box if possible — it is the only format where the median outcome is a profit at current market prices. At 12,006 for 36 packs, you are paying 334/pack, well below the 409 EV.

If you are buying sealed for investment

Sealed booster boxes at current market prices are mathematically attractive — you are buying a 1.23× expected return on card value. The main risk is that card prices correct faster than sealed prices rise.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is it worth opening Perfect Order in the Philippines?

Booster boxes (~12,734) are +EV at market — expected card value per box ~14,734 (1.23× return). Bundles (2,466) marginally +EV. Single packs (462) marginally −EV.

How many SIRs are in Perfect Order?

6 Special Illustration Rares (#118–123) plus 1 Mega Hyper Rare (#124), for 7 premium rarity cards total. A smaller SIR pool than most SV-era sets.

Are the URs in Perfect Order worth pulling?

Significantly more so than in most sets. The UR pool averages 477 — cards like Meowth ex (#107) at 1,325 and Poké Pad (#113) at 882 are meaningful pulls.

Disclaimer: All card prices are from PriceCharting market data (USD) as of May 2026. PHP equivalents use live exchange rates. Pull rates are community estimates from approximately 3,500 pack openings. Monte Carlo uses 100,000 simulations. This is not financial advice.

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