Right now: the best rip in Rurouni Kenshin is the Booster Box (16 packs) at $36.56 against $37.71 of expected pulls — a −12% margin after ~15% selling fees, and a 32% chance it actually pays for itself. Figures refresh every two hours.
Rurouni Kenshin (May 30, 2025) is a standard Weiss Schwarz booster: nine cards per pack, sixteen packs per box, one Rare-or-better slot and one foil hit slot. Its sealed character is a one-card set on a cheap box — a single Secret Rare far above a modest Over-Frame tier — and even so the modeled margin has run negative, worse on loose packs than on the box.
The hit slot pays a foil Rare over half the time, a Super Rare a quarter and a Triple Rare or better about one pack in five, but the priced catalog has no Special or Super-Special Rares, so the top tiers are thin. Hitokiri Battosai, Kenshin Himura (SEC) is the chase; the Over-Frame Rares — Evil-Immediate-Slaughter; "Kaiten Kenbu", Aoshi Shinomori — are the realistic hits.
Loose packs and the 16-pack booster box are both priced, and the box has modeled considerably better than packs. With one Secret Rare carrying the EV and everything else cheap, the probability-of-profit column is the honest read. Secret Rare and Over-Frame Rare aren't separate slots in the model, rates are community estimates, and signed or serial-numbered variants aren't modeled. Live figures below.
Sealed products: price vs. expected value
| Product | Margin after ~15% fees | Market price | EV of pulls | Odds it pays for itself |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booster Pack | −60% | $5.00 | $2.36 | 10% |
| Booster Box (16 packs) | −12% | $36.56 | $37.71 | 32% |
Pull-rate model
Rurouni Kenshin packs hold 9 cards; the slots below are the ones that carry value.
| Slot | Outcome | Est. chance |
|---|---|---|
| Rare slot | Common | 50% |
| Rare slot | Uncommon | 30% |
| Rare slot | Rare | 20% |
| Hit slot | Rare (foil) | 55% |
| Hit slot | Super Rare | 25% |
| Hit slot | Triple Rare (RRR) | 12% |
| Hit slot | Special Rare | 6% |
| Hit slot | Super-Special | 2% |
Community-estimated rates — no publisher discloses official pull odds. The calculator prices each outcome from live singles data.
FAQ
What are the chase cards in Rurouni Kenshin Weiss Schwarz?
Hitokiri Battosai, Kenshin Himura (Secret Rare) stands well clear of the field. The Over-Frame Rares — Evil-Immediate-Slaughter; Parting Words and Overflowing Tears, Kaoru Kamiya; "Kaiten Kenbu", Aoshi Shinomori; and Sanosuke Sagara — form the second tier, with Triple Rares behind.
How many packs are in a Rurouni Kenshin booster box?
Sixteen packs of nine cards each, the standard Weiss Schwarz box. Both the box and loose packs are market-priced, and the box has modeled the less negative of the two; the live table shows each row's margin separately.
Are Rurouni Kenshin pull rates official?
No. Bushiroad doesn't publish rates; the hit-slot odds are community estimates. The priced catalog has no Special or Super-Special Rares, Secret and Over-Frame Rares have no dedicated slot in the model, and signed or serial-numbered variants are excluded.
What are the odds a Booster Box (16 packs) of Rurouni Kenshin pays for itself?
About 32% after ~15% selling fees (44% before fees) as of 2026-10-27, computed from the exact outcome distribution of the Rurouni Kenshin pack model rather than a simulation. The median Booster Box (16 packs) returns $28.87 of cards after fees against its $36.56 price, and the chance of at least doubling your money is 1%. These odds refresh with every two-hourly price update.
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