Right now: the best rip in Photon Hypernova is the Booster Box (24 packs) at $67.84 against $62.01 of expected pulls — a −22% margin after ~15% selling fees, and a 14% chance it actually pays for itself. Figures refresh every two hours.
Photon Hypernova is a standard Yu-Gi-Oh! core booster released February 10, 2023: nine cards per pack, one foil hit per pack, 24 packs per box, five Starlight Rares on top of ten Secret Rares. Its chase list leans heavily on Kashtira cards, and its sealed market behaves like an older core set, with modest box prices and value concentrated in a few Starlights.
Each pack has a Rare slot and a foil slot: Super Rare about 65% of the time, Ultra Rare roughly 1 in 4, Secret Rare about 1 in 14, and a Starlight or Quarter Century Secret near 1 in 100. Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon and Granguignol the Dusk Dragon are the Starlights that matter; Kashtira Arise-Heart holds value in both its Starlight and its Secret Rare printing.
Products are loose packs and the 24-pack booster box. The box is the only way to give the roughly 1-in-100 Starlight slot a fair shot; a single pack usually returns a Super Rare and not much else. Pull rates are community estimates rather than published figures, so the odds are approximate. The live table below carries the current fee-adjusted margins for both.
Sealed products: price vs. expected value
| Product | Margin after ~15% fees | Market price | EV of pulls | Odds it pays for itself |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booster Pack | −52% | $4.61 | $2.58 | 6% |
| Booster Box (24 packs) | −22% | $67.84 | $62.01 | 14% |
Pull-rate model
Photon Hypernova 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
How many packs are in a Photon Hypernova booster box?
A Photon Hypernova booster box contains 24 packs of nine cards. Each pack carries one Rare slot and one foil slot, so a box delivers about 24 foils, typically with a couple of Secret Rares and only an occasional Starlight.
What are the chase cards in Photon Hypernova?
The Starlight Rares: Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon and Granguignol the Dusk Dragon lead, with Kashtira Arise-Heart, Tri-Brigade Arms Bucephalus II and Gold Pride - Captain Carrie behind. Among Secret Rares, Kashtira Arise-Heart and Kashtiratheosis carry the most value.
Are Photon Hypernova pull rates official?
No. Konami publishes no rates for core boosters. The odds shown are community estimates: one foil per pack, Ultra Rares about 1 in 4, Secret Rares about 1 in 14 and a Starlight around 1 in 100 packs. They are approximations, not guarantees.
What are the odds a Booster Box (24 packs) of Photon Hypernova pays for itself?
About 14% after ~15% selling fees (17% before fees) as of 2026-10-27, computed from the exact outcome distribution of the Photon Hypernova pack model rather than a simulation. The median Booster Box (24 packs) returns $36.47 of cards after fees against its $67.84 price, and the chance of at least doubling your money is 9%. These odds refresh with every two-hourly price update.
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