MTG · Oct 2014 – Apr 2018 · 20 tracked products

Standard Acceleration Era

basket vs S&P 500 Total Return

Alpha vs S&P 500
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12-year horizon · since Oct 2014 · basket CAGR 9.0% vs SPXTR 13.4%
Benchmarked against S&P 500 Total Return (^SP500TR)
Iconic chase Tarmogoyf Modern Masters · 2017

Tarmogoyf · Modern Masters · 2017

Total invested at retail
$1,575.00
Sum of MSRPs, one box per product as released
Basket value today
$3,685.20
+134.0% since release
S&P 500 equivalent (DCA)
$5,463.68
+246.9% same dollars, same dates
Alpha vs S&P 500
-112.9 pp
Basket CAGR 8.97% vs SPXTR 13.40%
12-year horizon

Cumulative portfolio value

Each dot marks a product's release date entering the basket.
$0$1,687$3,373$5,060$6,747 2016-072018-062020-062022-052024-052026-05 Eldritch Moon: Draft Booster Box Eldritch Moon: Bundle Kaladesh: Draft Booster Box Kaladesh: Bundle Aether Revolt: Draft Booster Box Aether Revolt: Bundle Modern Masters 2017: Draft Booster Box Amonkhet: Draft Booster Box Amonkhet: Bundle Hour of Devastation: Draft Booster Box Hour of Devastation: Bundle Ixalan: Draft Booster Box Ixalan: Bundle Iconic Masters: Draft Booster Box Rivals of Ixalan: Draft Booster Box Rivals of Ixalan: Bundle Masters 25: Draft Booster Box Dominaria: Draft Booster Box Dominaria: Bundle
  • Standard Acceleration Era basket
  • S&P 500 (TR) DCA equivalent
Historical sealed prices reflect PriceCharting median sold comps. Single high-comp transactions on thin markets can produce volatility — we publish the same data a serious investor would want to read.

Top cards in this era

Highest-comp cards across this era's sets.

Box-by-box performance

Sorted by release. Click any row for the full vs-S&P 500 comparison.
Product Released MSRP Spot Return SPXTR Alpha CAGR 12-mo
Eternal Masters Draft Booster Box Eternal Masters Draft Booster Box Jun 2016 $120.00 $456.00 +280.0% +306.6% -26.6 pp 14.4%
Eldritch Moon Draft Booster Box Eldritch Moon Draft Booster Box Jul 2016 $120.00 $229.82 +91.5% +292.2% -200.7 pp 6.9%
Eldritch Moon Bundle Eldritch Moon Bundle Jul 2016 $45.00
Kaladesh Draft Booster Box Kaladesh Draft Booster Box Sep 2016 $120.00 $399.00 +232.5% +291.6% -59.0 pp 13.3%
Kaladesh Bundle Kaladesh Bundle Sep 2016 $45.00 $78.99 +75.5% +291.6% -216.0 pp 6.0%
Aether Revolt Draft Booster Box Aether Revolt Draft Booster Box Jan 2017 $120.00 $175.24 +46.0% +270.1% -224.1 pp 4.2%
Aether Revolt Bundle Aether Revolt Bundle Jan 2017 $45.00
Modern Masters 2017 Draft Booster Box Modern Masters 2017 Draft Booster Box Mar 2017 $120.00 $270.00 +125.0% +255.6% -130.6 pp 9.3%
Amonkhet Draft Booster Box Amonkhet Draft Booster Box Apr 2017 $120.00 $347.93 +189.9% +251.9% -62.0 pp 12.5%
Amonkhet Bundle Amonkhet Bundle Apr 2017 $45.00 $89.95 +99.9% +251.9% -152.1 pp 8.0%
Hour of Devastation Draft Booster Box Hour of Devastation Draft Booster Box Jul 2017 $120.00 $226.61 +88.8% +238.0% -149.1 pp 7.5%
Hour of Devastation Bundle Hour of Devastation Bundle Jul 2017 $45.00
Ixalan Draft Booster Box Ixalan Draft Booster Box Sep 2017 $120.00 $189.99 +58.3% +230.1% -171.8 pp 5.5%
Ixalan Bundle Ixalan Bundle Sep 2017 $45.00
Iconic Masters Draft Booster Box Iconic Masters Draft Booster Box Nov 2017 $120.00 $289.99 +141.7% +213.0% -71.3 pp 11.0%
Rivals of Ixalan Draft Booster Box Rivals of Ixalan Draft Booster Box Jan 2018 $120.00 $137.24 +14.4% +192.8% -178.4 pp 1.6%
Rivals of Ixalan Bundle Rivals of Ixalan Bundle Jan 2018 $45.00 $69.87 +55.3% +192.8% -137.5 pp 5.5%
Masters 25 Draft Booster Box Masters 25 Draft Booster Box Mar 2018 $120.00 $584.91 +387.4% +211.9% +175.5 pp 21.5%
Dominaria Draft Booster Box Dominaria Draft Booster Box Apr 2018 $120.00 $139.66 +16.4% +210.7% -194.3 pp 1.9%
Dominaria Bundle Dominaria Bundle Apr 2018 $45.00
Historical sealed prices reflect PriceCharting median sold comps. Single high-comp transactions on thin markets can produce volatility — we publish the same data a serious investor would want to read.