Right now: the best rip in Alliance Insight is the Booster Box [1st Ed] (24 packs) at $40.62 against $76.69 of expected pulls — a +60% margin after ~15% selling fees. Figures refresh every two hours.
Alliance Insight (May 2, 2025) is a footnote with consequences: the last core booster to carry Quarter Century Secret Rares before Konami retired the rarity. Its 25-card QCSR pool closes out a two-year era, which gives the set a mild collectible angle its card list alone wouldn't earn. Otherwise it's standard issue — nine cards per pack, one guaranteed foil, 24 packs per box.
Community-estimated odds match every other modern core set: mostly Supers and Ultras in the foil slot, Secret Rares near 1 in 14 packs, and the top Starlight/QCSR tier around 1 in 100. Expect roughly one premium hit per four boxes, with the other eight cards in each pack contributing almost nothing to the total.
Like Supreme Darkness before it, Alliance Insight launched cheap and stayed cheap, and a low pack price is the fastest route to a respectable margin in this game. The live EV tables below tell you whether last-QCSR-set status plus cheap sealed currently adds up to a rip or a pass.
Sealed products: price vs. expected value
| Product | Margin after ~15% fees | Market price | EV of pulls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booster Pack [1st Ed] | +58% | $1.72 | $3.20 |
| Booster Box [1st Ed] (24 packs) | +60% | $40.62 | $76.69 |
Pull-rate model
Alliance Insight packs hold 9 cards; the slots below are the ones that carry value.
| Slot | Outcome | Est. chance |
|---|---|---|
| Rare slot | Rare | 100% |
| Foil hit slot | Super Rare | 65% |
| Foil hit slot | Ultra Rare | 27% |
| Foil hit slot | Secret Rare | 7% |
| Foil hit slot | Starlight / QC Secret | 1% |
Community-estimated rates — no publisher discloses official pull odds. The calculator prices each outcome from live singles data.
FAQ
Is Alliance Insight really the last set with Quarter Century Secret Rares?
It's the last core booster with them — the all-foil Quarter Century Stampede from the same season shares that distinction on the reprint side. Later core sets moved to an expanded Starlight Rare pool instead.
What are the odds of a top-tier pull in Alliance Insight?
Community estimates put the Starlight/QC Secret tier around 1 in 100 packs, with regular Secret Rares near 1 in 14.
How many packs are in an Alliance Insight booster box?
24 packs in the 1st Edition booster box, nine cards per pack with about one guaranteed foil hit.
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