Reserved List Era
basket vs S&P 500 Total Return
Alpha vs S&P 500
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Iconic chase Underground Sea
Underground Sea · Revised · 1996
Total invested at retail
$702.00
Sum of MSRPs, one box per product as released
Basket value today
$32,777.45
+4569.1% since release
S&P 500 equivalent (DCA)
$9,334.07
+1229.6% same dollars, same dates
Alpha vs S&P 500
+3339.5 pp
Basket CAGR 13.63% vs SPXTR 8.98%
30-year horizon
Cumulative portfolio value
Each dot marks a product's release date entering the basket.- Reserved List Era basket
- S&P 500 (TR) DCA equivalent
Basket composition
Where Reserved List Era's $32,777 basket value sits today.- Urza's Saga Booster Box $9,500 29%
- Urza's Legacy Booster Box $6,190 19%
- Urza's Destiny Booster Box $4,600 14%
- Tempest Booster Box $4,289 13%
- Mirage Booster Box $3,250 10%
- Other tracked products 3 additional sealed items $4,949 15%
Concentration shows where the era's investment risk sits. A heavy weighting in 1–2 products means single-card outcomes drive the basket more than diversification.
Compare to other eras
Quick peer reads against same-game neighbors plus a cross-game peer.- MTG Vintage EraReserved List Era alpha +3339.5 ppVintage Era alpha +6710.5 ppCAGR delta -1.7 pp
Vintage Era leads by 3371 pp of alpha — Reserved List Era trails on this peer read.
See full Reserved List Era vs Vintage Era → - Reserved List Era alpha +3339.5 ppStandard Acceleration Era alpha -117.0 ppCAGR delta +5.0 pp
Reserved List Era leads by 3457 pp of alpha over Standard Acceleration Era.
See full Reserved List Era vs Standard Acceleration Era → - MTG Single-Set EraReserved List Era alpha +3339.5 ppSingle-Set Era alpha -84.1 ppCAGR delta +7.8 pp
Reserved List Era leads by 3424 pp of alpha over Single-Set Era.
See full Reserved List Era vs Single-Set Era → - Pokémon WOTC EraReserved List Era alpha +3339.5 ppWOTC Era alpha +66139.1 ppCAGR delta -13.1 pp
WOTC Era leads by 62800 pp of alpha — Reserved List Era trails on this peer read.
See full Reserved List Era vs WOTC Era →
Sealed products in Reserved List Era
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alliances Booster Box | Jun 1996 | $72.00 | $2,049.95 | +2747.2% | +1750.4% | +996.7 pp | 11.8% | |
 Mirage Booster Box | Oct 1996 | $90.00 | $3,249.95 | +3511.1% | +1646.8% | +1864.3 pp | 12.8% | |
 Visions Booster Box | Feb 1997 | $90.00 | $1,499.99 | +1566.7% | +1447.3% | +119.3 pp | 10.0% | |
 Weatherlight Booster Box | Jun 1997 | $90.00 | $1,399.00 | +1454.4% | +1273.8% | +180.7 pp | 9.9% | |
 Tempest Booster Box | Oct 1997 | $90.00 | $4,288.67 | +4665.2% | +1222.2% | +3443.0 pp | 14.4% | |
 Urza's Saga Booster Box | Oct 1998 | $90.00 | $9,500.00 | +10455.6% | +983.8% | +9471.7 pp | 18.3% | |
 Urza's Legacy Booster Box | Feb 1999 | $90.00 | $6,189.89 | +6777.7% | +857.2% | +5920.5 pp | 16.7% | |
 Urza's Destiny Booster Box | Jun 1999 | $90.00 | $4,600.00 | +5011.1% | +759.8% | +4251.3 pp | 15.6% |