Standard Acceleration Era
basket vs S&P 500 Total Return
Alpha vs S&P 500
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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
$3,685.20
+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.- 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
$141
Force of Will
Eternal Masters · #49
$73
Mox Amber
Dominaria · #224
$72
Vampiric Tutor
Eternal Masters · #112
$67
Anointed Procession
Amonkhet · #2
$60
Argothian Enchantress
Eternal Masters · #158
$56
Archangel of Thune
Iconic Masters · #8
$54
Cavern of Souls
Modern Masters 2017 · #232
$54
Basket composition
Where Standard Acceleration Era's $3,685 basket value sits today.- Masters 25 Draft Booster Box $584.91 16%
- Eternal Masters Draft Booster Box $456.00 12%
- Kaladesh Draft Booster Box $399.00 11%
- Amonkhet Draft Booster Box $347.93 9%
- Iconic Masters Draft Booster Box $289.99 8%
- Other tracked products 10 additional sealed items $1,607 44%
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 -112.9 ppSingle-Set Era alpha -75.4 ppCAGR delta +2.2 pp
Single-Set Era leads by 38 pp of alpha — Standard Acceleration Era trails on this peer read.
See full Standard Acceleration Era vs Single-Set Era → - Standard Acceleration Era alpha -112.9 ppUniverses Beyond Era alpha +38.8 ppCAGR delta -9.9 pp
Universes Beyond Era leads by 152 pp of alpha — Standard Acceleration Era trails on this peer read.
See full Standard Acceleration Era vs Universes Beyond Era → - Standard Acceleration Era alpha -112.9 ppReserved List Era alpha +1955.6 ppCAGR delta -3.4 pp
Reserved List Era leads by 2069 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 -112.9 ppWOTC Era alpha +34276.2 ppCAGR delta -15.0 pp
WOTC Era leads by 34389 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 | $456.00 | +280.0% | +306.6% | -26.6 pp | 14.4% | |
 Eldritch Moon Draft Booster Box | Jul 2016 | $120.00 | $229.82 | +91.5% | +292.2% | -200.7 pp | 6.9% | |
| Eldritch Moon Bundle | Jul 2016 | $45.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Kaladesh Draft Booster Box | Sep 2016 | $120.00 | $399.00 | +232.5% | +291.6% | -59.0 pp | 13.3% | |
| Kaladesh Bundle | Sep 2016 | $45.00 | $78.99 | +75.5% | +291.6% | -216.0 pp | 6.0% | |
 Aether Revolt Draft Booster Box | Jan 2017 | $120.00 | $175.24 | +46.0% | +270.1% | -224.1 pp | 4.2% | |
| Aether Revolt Bundle | Jan 2017 | $45.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 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 | Apr 2017 | $120.00 | $347.93 | +189.9% | +251.9% | -62.0 pp | 12.5% | |
| Amonkhet Bundle | Apr 2017 | $45.00 | $89.95 | +99.9% | +251.9% | -152.1 pp | 8.0% | |
 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 | Jul 2017 | $45.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 Ixalan Draft Booster Box | Sep 2017 | $120.00 | $189.99 | +58.3% | +230.1% | -171.8 pp | 5.5% | |
| Ixalan Bundle | Sep 2017 | $45.00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
 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 | Jan 2018 | $120.00 | $137.24 | +14.4% | +192.8% | -178.4 pp | 1.6% | |
| Rivals of Ixalan Bundle | Jan 2018 | $45.00 | $69.87 | +55.3% | +192.8% | -137.5 pp | 5.5% | |
 Masters 25 Draft Booster Box | Mar 2018 | $120.00 | $584.91 | +387.4% | +211.9% | +175.5 pp | 21.5% | |
 Dominaria Draft Booster Box | Apr 2018 | $120.00 | $139.66 | +16.4% | +210.7% | -194.3 pp | 1.9% | |
| Dominaria Bundle | Apr 2018 | $45.00 | — | — | — | — | — |