Weiss Schwarz Booster EV & Pull Rates — Every Set Ranked

Weiss Schwarz is the purest lottery in the hobby. Bushiroad's anime crossover game runs nine cards per pack and sixteen packs per box, and in nearly every set the real value sits in one tier: cards hand-signed by the voice cast, showing up around once every fifty packs by community estimates. Almost everything else — commons, uncommons, most rares — rounds to bulk. That concentration makes Weiss EV math simple and brutal: the mean is propped up by cards you probably won't pull, and the median box loses.

The table below ranks every Weiss Schwarz set we track by current margin — estimated expected value against live sealed prices from TCGPlayer, refreshed every two hours with a fee haircut baked in. The spread between sets is wide: hyped licenses trade far above their math, while older or reprinted sets drift toward break-even. Click through any set for its full slot model, product comparison, and a straight answer on whether it's worth ripping.

Not ranked yet — presale, so prices and card lists are speculative until release: Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era.

Rankings move with the market — figures refresh every two hours from TCGPlayer data. Click any set for its pull-rate model and product-by-product breakdown.

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FAQ

How is Weiss Schwarz pack EV calculated?

We model each pack's slots — for Weiss Schwarz, a rare slot and a hit slot with estimated rarity odds — and multiply each rarity's chance by the current average TCGPlayer market price of the set's cards at that rarity. Summing the slots gives expected value per pack; box EV is pack EV times sixteen.

Why do you apply a fee haircut to card values?

Because you can't sell a pull for its sticker price. We shave roughly 15% off raw card value to account for marketplace fees and shipping, so the EV shown reflects realistic cash-out value rather than a number you'd never actually collect.

How current are the prices behind these numbers?

Prices refresh from TCGPlayer roughly every two hours. EV, margins and rankings on every set page update on that cadence — which is also why the written copy avoids quoting fixed prices.

Are Weiss Schwarz pull rates official?

No. Bushiroad has never published pull rates, and Weiss Schwarz odds vary between franchises more than almost any other TCG. Our slot model is a community-sourced average — a reasonable planning tool, not a guarantee.

If a set shows positive EV, does ripping it make money?

Not reliably. EV is an average dragged upward by signed cards most boxes don't contain. In Weiss Schwarz the median box returns far less than the mean, and selling takes time and fees. Positive EV means better odds than usual, not a payday.