Standard Acceleration Era
basket vs S&P 500 Total Return
Alpha vs S&P 500
0
Iconic chase Tarmogoyf
Tarmogoyf · Modern Masters · 2017
Total invested at retail
$1,575.00
Sum of MSRPs, one box per product as released
Basket value today
$3,620.56
+129.9% since release
S&P 500 equivalent (DCA)
$5,463.68
+246.9% same dollars, same dates
Alpha vs S&P 500
-117.0 pp
Basket CAGR 8.60% vs SPXTR 13.12%
12-year horizon
Cumulative portfolio value
Each dot marks a product's release date entering the basket.- Standard Acceleration Era basket
- S&P 500 (TR) DCA equivalent
Top cards in this era
Highest-comp cards across this era's sets.
Chrome Mox
Eternal Masters · #219
$151
Mox Amber
Dominaria · #224
$75
Force of Will
Eternal Masters · #49
$72
Argothian Enchantress
Eternal Masters · #158
$66
Vampiric Tutor
Eternal Masters · #112
$66
Archangel of Thune
Iconic Masters · #8
$59
Anointed Procession
Amonkhet · #2
$58
Mana Drain
Iconic Masters · #65
$55
Basket composition
Where Standard Acceleration Era's $3,621 basket value sits today.- Eternal Masters Draft Booster Box $549.99 15%
- Kaladesh Draft Booster Box $360.00 10%
- Modern Masters 2017 Draft Booster Box $339.95 9%
- Iconic Masters Draft Booster Box $309.99 9%
- Masters 25 Draft Booster Box $289.98 8%
- Other tracked products 10 additional sealed items $1,771 49%
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 Single-Set EraStandard Acceleration Era alpha -117.0 ppSingle-Set Era alpha -84.1 ppCAGR delta +2.7 pp
Single-Set Era leads by 33 pp of alpha — Standard Acceleration Era trails on this peer read.
See full Standard Acceleration Era vs Single-Set Era → - Standard Acceleration Era alpha -117.0 ppUniverses Beyond Era alpha +47.6 ppCAGR delta -10.2 pp
Universes Beyond Era leads by 165 pp of alpha — Standard Acceleration Era trails on this peer read.
See full Standard Acceleration Era vs Universes Beyond Era → - Standard Acceleration Era alpha -117.0 ppReserved List Era alpha +3339.5 ppCAGR delta -5.0 pp
Reserved List Era leads by 3457 pp of alpha — Standard Acceleration Era trails on this peer read.
See full Standard Acceleration Era vs Reserved List Era → - Pokémon WOTC EraStandard Acceleration Era alpha -117.0 ppWOTC Era alpha +66139.1 ppCAGR delta -18.1 pp
WOTC Era leads by 66256 pp of alpha — Standard Acceleration Era trails on this peer read.
See full Standard Acceleration Era vs WOTC Era →
Sealed products in Standard Acceleration 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eternal Masters Draft Booster Box | Jun 2016 | $120.00 | $549.99 | +358.3% | +306.6% | +51.7 pp | 16.3% | |
 Eldritch Moon Draft Booster Box | Jul 2016 | $120.00 | $275.00 | +129.2% | +292.2% | -163.0 pp | 8.7% | |
| Eldritch Moon Bundle | Jul 2016 | $45.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Kaladesh Draft Booster Box | Sep 2016 | $120.00 | $360.00 | +200.0% | +291.6% | -91.5 pp | 11.9% | |
| Kaladesh Bundle | Sep 2016 | $45.00 | $174.24 | +287.2% | +291.6% | -4.3 pp | 14.8% | |
 Aether Revolt Draft Booster Box | Jan 2017 | $120.00 | $189.99 | +58.3% | +270.1% | -211.8 pp | 5.0% | |
| Aether Revolt Bundle | Jan 2017 | $45.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Modern Masters 2017 Draft Booster Box | Mar 2017 | $120.00 | $339.95 | +183.3% | +255.6% | -72.3 pp | 11.8% | |
 Amonkhet Draft Booster Box | Apr 2017 | $120.00 | $250.00 | +108.3% | +251.9% | -143.6 pp | 8.3% | |
| Amonkhet Bundle | Apr 2017 | $45.00 | $149.99 | +233.3% | +251.9% | -18.6 pp | 14.0% | |
 Hour of Devastation Draft Booster Box | Jul 2017 | $120.00 | $283.99 | +136.7% | +238.0% | -101.3 pp | 10.1% | |
| Hour of Devastation Bundle | Jul 2017 | $45.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Ixalan Draft Booster Box | Sep 2017 | $120.00 | $134.23 | +11.9% | +230.1% | -218.3 pp | 1.3% | |
| Ixalan Bundle | Sep 2017 | $45.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Iconic Masters Draft Booster Box | Nov 2017 | $120.00 | $309.99 | +158.3% | +213.0% | -54.7 pp | 11.6% | |
 Rivals of Ixalan Draft Booster Box | Jan 2018 | $120.00 | $134.23 | +11.9% | +192.8% | -180.9 pp | 1.3% | |
| Rivals of Ixalan Bundle | Jan 2018 | $45.00 | $79.99 | +77.8% | +192.8% | -115.0 pp | 7.0% | |
 Masters 25 Draft Booster Box | Mar 2018 | $120.00 | $289.98 | +141.7% | +211.9% | -70.3 pp | 11.2% | |
 Dominaria Draft Booster Box | Apr 2018 | $120.00 | $98.99 | -17.5% | +210.7% | -228.2 pp | -2.3% | |
| Dominaria Bundle | Apr 2018 | $45.00 | — | — | — | — | — |