Right now: the best rip in Blazing Vortex is the Booster Box [1st Ed] (24 packs) at $46.30 against $35.34 of expected pulls — a −35% margin after ~15% selling fees, and a 13% chance it actually pays for itself. Figures refresh every two hours.
Blazing Vortex (February 5, 2021) is a standard Yu-Gi-Oh! core booster: nine cards per pack, one Rare and one foil per pack, 24 packs per 1st Edition box, five Starlight Rares on top. It's one of the cheaper core sets to buy sealed, and it earns that price: the Starlight ceiling is low, and margins have recently modeled negative for both packs and boxes.
The foil slot is the model. Community estimates give it a Super Rare 65% of the time, an Ultra Rare just over a quarter, a Secret Rare about 1 in 14 packs and a Starlight near 1 in 100. Pot of Prosperity is the Starlight everyone wants, with Live Twin Lil-la Treat and Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier behind it; Eldlich the Mad Golden Lord leads the Secret Rares.
Products are 1st Edition loose packs and the 24-pack 1st Edition box; there's no sleeved pack listed. The live table below shows the fee-adjusted margin on each and the odds it clears its cost, and the box is usually the cheaper way to buy 24 foil slots. Rates are community estimates, and with the Starlights this affordable, even a top-tier hit rarely rescues a box on its own.
Sealed products: price vs. expected value
| Product | Margin after ~15% fees | Market price | EV of pulls | Odds it pays for itself |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booster Pack [1st Ed] | −42% | $2.15 | $1.47 | 4% |
| Booster Box [1st Ed] (24 packs) | −35% | $46.30 | $35.34 | 13% |
Pull-rate model
Blazing Vortex 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
What are the chase cards in Blazing Vortex?
Pot of Prosperity's Starlight Rare is the headline, with Live Twin Lil-la Treat, Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier, Armed Dragon Thunder LV10 and Heavenly Zephyr - Miradora filling out the five Starlights. Below that, the Secret Rare Eldlich the Mad Golden Lord and Pot of Prosperity lead.
How many packs are in a Blazing Vortex booster box?
24 packs of nine cards. Every pack has one Rare and one foil, so a box is 24 foil slots: by community estimates that's roughly six Ultra Rares, one or two Secret Rares, and a Starlight only every few boxes.
Are Blazing Vortex pull rates official?
No. Konami publishes no ratios, so the foil-slot split is a community estimate shared across modern core boosters. The one-foil-per-pack structure is reliable; the Starlight rate is the assumption to treat with the most suspicion.
What are the odds a Booster Box [1st Ed] (24 packs) of Blazing Vortex pays for itself?
About 13% after ~15% selling fees (18% before fees) as of 2026-10-27, computed from the exact outcome distribution of the Blazing Vortex pack model rather than a simulation. The median Booster Box [1st Ed] (24 packs) returns $24.77 of cards after fees against its $46.30 price, and the chance of at least doubling your money is under 0.5%. These odds refresh with every two-hourly price update.
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