Many of the set's most coveted cards are selling for significant sums
The card breakdown is: 6 commons (one has a roughly 12.5% chance of being replaced by a card from The List) 3 uncommons 1 rare or mythic rare (roughly 1 in 7 packs contains a mythic) 2 wildcard slots that can be any rarity 1 basic land (approximately 25% of packs contain a full-art land) 1 guaranteed traditional foil card of any rarity The wildcard slots are what make play boosters more exciting than the old draft boosters
You can obtain the Houndstone (3-Diamonds rarity) card by opening Paradox Drive from Paradox Drive set
At the recent auction, two of these elusive cards fetched impressive sums: Gyarados: This card, showcasing a player-submitted photo, sold for $51,113
But the easy winners here are Heroic Intervention, a way to protect your entire board from a wipe, and Cyclonic Rift - ironically one of the few board wipes that can get around Heroic Intervention
Bill #91 Pokemon Base Set Keep track of your collection value over time
