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
$23,062.68
+3185.3% since release
S&P 500 equivalent (DCA)
$9,334.07
+1229.6% same dollars, same dates
Alpha vs S&P 500
+1955.6 pp
Basket CAGR 12.39% vs SPXTR 9.04%
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 $23,063 basket value sits today.- Urza's Saga Booster Box $6,600 29%
- Urza's Destiny Booster Box $3,755 16%
- Urza's Legacy Booster Box $3,605 16%
- Tempest Booster Box $2,926 13%
- Mirage Booster Box $2,200 10%
- Other tracked products 3 additional sealed items $3,976 17%
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 +1955.6 ppVintage Era alpha +2571.0 ppCAGR delta -0.6 pp
Vintage Era leads by 615 pp of alpha — Reserved List Era trails on this peer read.
See full Reserved List Era vs Vintage Era → - Reserved List Era alpha +1955.6 ppStandard Acceleration Era alpha -112.9 ppCAGR delta +3.4 pp
Reserved List Era leads by 2069 pp of alpha over Standard Acceleration Era.
See full Reserved List Era vs Standard Acceleration Era → - MTG Single-Set EraReserved List Era alpha +1955.6 ppSingle-Set Era alpha -75.4 ppCAGR delta +5.7 pp
Reserved List Era leads by 2031 pp of alpha over Single-Set Era.
See full Reserved List Era vs Single-Set Era → - Pokémon WOTC EraReserved List Era alpha +1955.6 ppWOTC Era alpha +34276.2 ppCAGR delta -11.6 pp
WOTC Era leads by 32321 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 | $1,622.97 | +2154.1% | +1750.4% | +403.7 pp | 11.0% | |
 Mirage Booster Box | Oct 1996 | $90.00 | $2,200.00 | +2344.4% | +1646.8% | +697.7 pp | 11.4% | |
 Visions Booster Box | Feb 1997 | $90.00 | $1,300.00 | +1344.4% | +1447.3% | -102.9 pp | 9.6% | |
 Weatherlight Booster Box | Jun 1997 | $90.00 | $1,053.28 | +1070.3% | +1273.8% | -203.4 pp | 8.9% | |
 Tempest Booster Box | Oct 1997 | $90.00 | $2,926.24 | +3151.4% | +1222.2% | +1929.2 pp | 13.0% | |
 Urza's Saga Booster Box | Oct 1998 | $90.00 | $6,600.00 | +7233.3% | +983.8% | +6249.5 pp | 16.9% | |
 Urza's Legacy Booster Box | Feb 1999 | $90.00 | $3,605.19 | +3905.8% | +857.2% | +3048.6 pp | 14.5% | |
 Urza's Destiny Booster Box | Jun 1999 | $90.00 | $3,755.00 | +4072.2% | +759.8% | +3312.4 pp | 14.9% |