Read this before the numbers below: Magic: The Gathering — Star Trek had its prerelease on 6–7 November 2026 and only hit shelves on 13 November. Everything on this page comes from a handful of streamers and reviewers who opened boxes early, not from a large tracked sample. Treat every rate here as a rough early read that will shift — often downward on the exciting stuff — once thousands of packs have actually been opened.
Why This Data Is Early
Most tcgTalk pull-rate guides are built from dozens or hundreds of tracked packs. This one is not, and we want that upfront rather than buried in a disclaimer at the bottom. Star Trek's prerelease weekend was 6–7 November 2026, and general retail availability only began on 13 November 2026. Everything below comes from a small number of reviewers and streamers who opened boxes in that narrow early window — useful as a first look, not as settled odds.
Two Simulated Boxes: The Real Numbers
The clearest data point available right now is two individually documented box simulations — one play booster box, one collector booster box. Treat each as a single data point, not an average.
| Play Booster Box | Collector Booster Box | |
|---|---|---|
| Packs | 30 packs (~$7/pack) | 12 packs (~$38/pack) |
| Box MSRP | ~$150–$210 | ~$456 |
| Rares pulled | 33 | 7 |
| Mythics pulled | 9 | 8 |
| Realized sale value | $87.43 | $76.34 (plus an unsold Surge Foil Captain Janeway listed ~$195) |
| Best single hit | Bruvac, ~$16 | Surge Foil Captain Janeway, listed ~$195 (unsold at time of reporting) |
A few other bonus-sheet names turned up in these and other early openings worth noting if you're watching values: Jadzia Dax Living Legacy and a non-premium Captain Jean-Luc Picard mythic (around $20 at that treatment). None of this tells you what a box averages — it tells you what two specific boxes did, days before the set was even fully on shelves.
Treatment & Pull-Rate Table
Below is every treatment and reprint cycle called out across the early opening footage we reviewed. Where a source gave a specific rate, we've included it — flagged by how confident that source seemed, not presented as a verified print-run figure.
| Treatment | Pool Size | Where It Appears | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shockland — regular frame | 10 lands | Rare slot, both products | Standard frame, nonfoil/foil like any other reprint rare |
| Shockland — L-CARS showcase | 10 lands | Both products | Foil and nonfoil versions exist in play and collector boosters alike |
| Shockland — Surge Foil L-CARS | 10 lands | Collector booster only | The premium chase version; early openers reported unusually hot rates (see caveat below) |
| Star Dates reprint — nonfoil | 30 cards | ~1 in 25 packs (common slot) | Replaces a common about once every 25 packs across both booster types |
| Star Dates reprint — foil | 30 cards | Collector booster only | Foil version of the cycle is collector-exclusive |
| Klingon-language frame card | Unconfirmed pool size | ~5% per eligible slot (collector packs) | Single-streamer estimate — treat as a rough order of magnitude, not a confirmed rate |
| Signature (autographed) card | 7 headliner cards | Under 250 copies per card, worldwide | Signed in-person by the cast; collector booster hit slot only |
The Shockland Situation
All 10 classic Shocklands are back, each printed in three versions: a regular frame, an L-CARS showcase frame, and — collector booster only — a Surge Foil L-CARS version that early openers reported as the chase treatment, with pre-release secondary prices around $200 each.
Here's the part worth being skeptical about: several of the earliest opened boxes posted shockland rates described as "almost one per pack" across multiple boxes. That is a strikingly high rate for a reprint land cycle, and it is exactly the kind of number that tends to come from a small, favorable early sample rather than the true print-run odds. Expect the real rate to come down — likely well down — once a larger sample exists. If you are opening boxes specifically for Shocklands, do not plan your budget around the early streams; plan around a more conservative, unproven rate until more data accumulates.
The 7 Signed Headliner Cards
Collector boosters carry a shot at one of 7 signature cards, personally autographed by cast members, with fewer than 250 copies of each printed worldwide. No reliable price exists yet for any of them — they are too scarce and too new for a market to have formed. If you want one, the realistic path is the secondary market once early pulls start surfacing, not opening packs; with that few copies spread across 7 different signatures, the odds of hitting your specific target through packs are vanishingly small.
How the Set Is Built (Design Data)
Independent of pull rates, a few structural facts about the set affect both Limited play and what shows up in packs:
- Flying is scarce. Only 8 flying creatures exist at common and uncommon combined, with just 4 at common — roughly half the usual count for a normal set. Flying mostly lives on spacecraft once they're "stationed."
- Artifacts are dense. 26% of commons are artifacts, versus roughly 10% in a typical set — which doubles as anti-flyer tech, since artifact removal in this set often answers the ships that do fly.
- The curve is fragile up front. 82% of common creatures costing 3 mana or less have 2 toughness or lower, making early combat math unusually aggressive.
What This Means If You're Buying
Across the early footage we reviewed, the buying consensus from multiple creators was consistent: go to the prerelease for the experience, but don't open boxes expecting to profit. Specifically:
- If you want Shocklands, the recommendation from several early openers is to buy them as singles roughly three months out, once launch prices crash — not to chase them through packs at today's inflated early rate.
- If you want a signed card, wait for the secondary market. Opening for a 1-in-hundreds-of-thousands signature across 7 possible targets is not a realistic strategy.
- If you specifically want Surge Foil L-CARS Shocklands, the collector booster is the only product that contains them — but treat the box as a treatment purchase, not an investment, the same way we'd frame any new-set collector box in its first weeks.
- If you want to play, the product guide breaks down which of the many Star Trek SKUs (play boosters, bundles, commander precons, Draft Night box) actually fits what you want to do with the cards.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the Shockland pull rates in MTG Star Trek?
All 10 Shocklands are reprinted across three treatments: a regular frame and an L-CARS showcase frame (both appear in play and collector boosters, foil or nonfoil), plus a Surge Foil L-CARS version that is collector-booster exclusive. Several early openers reported hitting a Shockland in nearly every pack across multiple boxes — a rate well above what a normal land reprint cycle runs. That almost certainly will not hold once a larger sample exists; treat early streamer boxes as a biased, hot sample rather than the true odds.
How rare are the signed Star Trek cast cards in Magic: The Gathering?
There are 7 signed headliner cards, personally autographed by cast members, with fewer than 250 copies of each worldwide. They sit in the collector booster hit slot. With that print run split across 7 different cards, pulling a specific signature is a lottery — buying one on the secondary market is far more realistic than opening for it.
What do you actually get from an MTG Star Trek play booster box?
One simulated play booster box returned 33 rares and 9 mythics worth about $87.43 total, with the best individual hit being Bruvac at roughly $16. That is one documented box, not an aggregated sample, and play booster box MSRP sits around $150–$210 — so this particular box lost money on sealed value, which is normal for a new-set simulation before prices settle.
Is an MTG Star Trek collector booster box worth opening?
One simulated collector box returned 7 rares and 8 mythics worth about $76.34 in realized sales, plus an unsold Surge Foil Captain Janeway listed around $195. That is a single box opened days before the set's street date — nowhere near enough data to call box EV. If you want a Surge Foil L-CARS Shockland or a shot at a signed card, the collector booster is the only product that contains them; otherwise, wait for prices to settle and buy singles.
Are MTG Star Trek pull rates from Wizards of the Coast official?
No. Wizards of the Coast does not publish official pull rates for any Magic set. Everything on this page is drawn from a small number of streamer and reviewer box-opening sessions filmed around the 6–7 November prerelease and 13 November street date. Early hot streaks are expected to normalize once thousands of packs have been tracked.
Disclaimer: This guide is built from a small number of community box openings filmed before and immediately after MTG Star Trek's 13 November 2026 street date — not a large tracked sample, and not official Wizards of the Coast data. Every rate above should be treated as an early, unverified read that is likely to shift as more packs are opened. All prices are early-market estimates that move quickly; verify current prices before buying or selling. This is not financial advice.