Sword & Shield pull-rate buying guide
Sword & Shield pull rates are useful only when you also know what the packs cost. This page puts rarity odds next to current sealed product prices where that data is available.
Short version: Sword & Shield pull rates
- Sword & Shield has an estimated 8.08% premium-hit rate.
- No current product has enough pack-price data for a best per-booster figure.
- Cost per hit appears once both pull-rate and pack-price data are available.
Sword & Shield pull rates explained
Pull rates estimate the chance of opening each rarity from a booster pack. A higher premium-hit rate means premium cards show up more often on average, but one pack or one box can still miss.
The percentage is better for comparison. The "about 1 in" line is easier to understand when you are planning an opening.
Sword & Shield price per booster and cost per hit
The best per-pack figure uses live products with known pack counts. Cost per hit combines that pack price with the premium-hit rate, so the odds are tied to an actual price.
No current sealed product on this page has enough pack-price data to calculate a best per-pack value.
Sword & Shield pull-rate data source
The pull-rate source for this page is TCGplayer. Treat the numbers as estimates from available opening data, not as a manufacturer guarantee.
Prices and pull rates answer different questions. Pull rates estimate odds. Product prices tell you what those odds cost right now.
Compare Sword & Shield with other Pokemon TCG expansions
Use the related price guides when you want to compare Sword & Shield with other expansions that have live sealed product prices.
A set with a lower hit rate can still be the better buy if packs are much cheaper. Expensive sets need stronger reasons to justify the price.