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Plasma Freeze: rip it or buy it?
Completing Plasma Freeze as singles (about $294 minus the chases) costs less than a box's worth of packs (~$10,440, mostly dupes) — so buy the singles you actually want. Heads up: this set's sealed product trades as an appreciated collectible (~$290/pack), so "ripping" really means cracking a collector item — singles are the practical play.
Buy the singles.
- A box's worth of packs: ~$10,440 (cheapest sealed unit is the booster pack at $290).
- Complete the set minus chases, as singles: $294 — ripping a box runs ~$10,146 more.
- Top chase — Ultra Ball — Secret Rare: $1,200 as a single vs. ~$52,000 to crack for one (est.).
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The chases
| Chase card | Single | Cracking for one (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| Ultra Ball — Secret Rare | $1,200 | ~$52,000 |
| Deoxys EX (Team Plasma) (Full Art) — Ultra Rare | $764 | ~$52,000 |
| Garchomp (120 Secret Rare) — Secret Rare | $468 | ~$42,000 |
| Empoleon (117 Secret Rare) — Secret Rare | $293 | ~$31,000 |
| Latias EX (112 Full Art) — Ultra Rare | $247 | ~$31,000 |
| Garbodor (119 Secret Rare) — Secret Rare | $234 | ~$31,000 |
| Latios EX (113 Full Art) — Ultra Rare | $230 | ~$31,000 |
| Umbreon (Team Plasma) — Holo Rare | $171 | ~$31,000 |
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Prices live (TCGplayer via TCGcsv), refreshed daily; pull rates are estimates. Educational, not financial advice. Snapshot: 2026-09-14.