With Force of Will burning in my soul I caved in for a box, so let's see if the value is worth it!





The Strangers of New Valhalla is the 2nd set of the New Valhalla cluster, just released on 1/18/2019. The set contains:





Secret Rares: 3

Super Rares: 10

Rares: 20

Uncommons: 30

Commons: 40





Of course within the box will be a basic ruler pack containing two copies of each three sealed format rulers, six copies of each basic magic stone, and a promo card of Dark Alice Doll. If you purchase 6 boxes during the first printing of the product you would receive a playmat as well.





The Value

For the purchase of the box, shipping, and tax I ended up paying $94.00. With the box containing 36 packs, on average I need to equal $2.56 per pack to break even. The pack setup is 6 commons, 2 uncommons, 1 rare/super rare, and 1 full art.





At the time of writing this article (1/29/2019) the top three cards to hunt for are Misteltein, the Pious Sword Saint (Secret), Athenia, Sealed God of the Ruins (Secret), and Zhuge Liang (Secret). To no surprise the top three cards are all Secret Rare cards, with having values of $50-100. Currently in the set it contains 48 cards valued over $2.00 which involves a lot of full arts. By having 36 packs means I will be hitting 36 full art cards, the odds of hitting a Secret Rare or God Pack is very slim as those are setup as 1 per case (6 boxes). So let's see how we do!





Disclaimer you can skip the "STACKS" and just go to the totals (at the bottom) to see how the box performed. The reason I did it in stacks was to write out the experience of opening the box and seeing the flow from end to end.









Stack 1 (Packs 1-13)

Commons (78) (40/40):

Wind

2x - Ancient Ruins Researcher

2x - Chamimi's Contemplation

2x - Flying Squirrel

2x - Fox Shikigami

1x - Guardian Beast of Nature

2x - Ninja Students

2x - Seimei's Disciple

2x - Storm Cat

Fire

2x - Annihilation Dragon

2x - Frontline Warrior

2x - Gaze of the Fire Emperor

2x - Lady Huang's Karakuri Soldier

2x - Numbing Hedgehog

2x - Sand Soldier

2x - Scales of the Ascendant

1x - Underhanded Assassin





Water

3x - Bloodberry

2x - Guinevere's Imperial Guard

1x - Mermaid of the Misty Spring

2x - Parallel World Schrodinger

3x - Shackles of Mist

2x - Sky Round Musketeer

1x - Skyfall

2x - Wheel Drone





Light

2x - Card Conscript

1x - God's Choice

2x - Messenger of the Sun

2x - Mysterious Welcome Party

3x - Palace Chef

2x - Spirit of Moonlit Nights

3x - Swordsman Heroic Spirit

2x - Valkyrie of the Dawn





Dark

2x - Black-Eyed Angel

1x - Corrupt Teachings

3x - Dark Soldier of the Fallen

1x - Graveyard Vampire

2x - March of the Dead

2x - Ruins Devil

2x - Sewing Zombie

2x - Specter of the Abyss





Uncommons (26) (22/30):

Wind

1x - Ruins Beneath the Flora

1x - The Six Jizo Statues

2x - The Unsealing of God

1x - Tsunade, Brawny Cat Ninja





Fire

1x - All Under Heaven Shall Perish

1x - Ladies of the Three Stars

1x - Sandora's Invasion

1x - Searing Wall of Sand

2x - Sima Hui, The Crafty Tactician

Water

1x - Diverse Evolution

1x - Mordred, The Operator

2x - Mutation Slime

2x - Teleport





Light

1x - Barrier of Faith

1x - March Hare of Valhalla

1x - Musician of the Moon

1x - The Battle of Sun and Moon

1x - Wizard Heroic Spirit





Dark

1x - Chaining Hatred

1x - Caspiel, The Fallen Angel of Rebellion

1x - Dragon Zombie

1x - Power of Immortality





Rare/Super Rares (13):

Wind

1x - Bunbuku, The Legendary Tea Kettle (R)

1x - Magellanica, The Ball Warrior (SR)

1x - Rikyu, Cat Tongued Tea Master (SR)

1x - Table Flip (R)





Fire

1x - Neo-Berserk Dragon (R)

1x - Surtr, The Sand Giant (SR)

1x - The Three Kingdoms Partition Pass (R)





Water

1x - Antorite, Sealed God of the Riverbed (R)

1x - Mystery Box (R)





Light

1x - Reginleif, Inheritor of God's Will (R)

Dark

1x - Astema, The Returnee of Hatred (SR)

1x - Orpheus, The Immortal Player (R)

1x - Soul Prison (R)





Full Art (13):

Wind

1x - Chamimi's Contemplation (C)

1x - The Six Jizo Statues (U)

1x - Magellanica, The Ball Warrior (SR)





Fire

1x - Underhanded Assassin (C)

1x - Sima Hui, The Crafty Tactician (U)

1x - Sand Awakening (R)





Water

1x - Skyfall (C)





Light

1x - Spirit of Moonlit Nights (C)

1x - Valkyrie of the Dawn (C)

1x - Wizard Heroic Spirit (U)

1x - Reginleif, Inheritor of God's Will (R)





Dark

1x - Specter of the Abyss (C)

1x - Soul Prison (R)









Stack 2 (Packs 14-23)

Commons (60) (39/40):

Wind

1x - Ancient Ruins Researcher

1x - Chamimi's Contemplation

2x - Flying Squirrel

1x - Fox Shikigami

2x - Guardian Beast of Nature

1x - Ninja Students

2x - Seimei's Disciple

2x - Storm Cat





Fire

1x - Frontline Warrior

2x - Annihilation Dragon

1x - Gaze of the Fire Emperor

1x - Lady Huang's Karakuri Soldier

1x - Numbing Hedgehog

2x - Sand Soldier

2x - Scales of the Ascendant

2x - Underhanded Assassin





Water

1x - Bloodberry

1x - Guinevere's Imperial Guard

2x - Mermaid of the Misty Spring

2x - Parallel World Schrodinger

1x - Shackles of Mist

1x - Sky Round Musketeer

2x - Skyfall

2x - Wheel Drone





Light

2x - Card Conscript

2x - God's Choice

2x - Messenger of the Sun

1x - Mysterious Welcome Party

1x - Palace Chef

1x - Spirit of Moonlit Nights

1x - Swordsman Heroic Spirit

2x - Valkyrie of the Dawn





Dark

1x - Black-eyed Angel

2x - Corrupt Teachings

2x - Graveyard Vampire

2x - March of the Dead

1x - Sewing Zombie

2x - Ruins Devil

2x - Specter of the Abyss

Uncommons (20) (18/30):

Wind

1x - Friend Calling Whistle

1x - Molmol, King of Rare Beasts

1x - Ruins Beneath the Flora

1x - The Six Jizo Statues





Fire

1x - Ladies of the Three Stars

1x - Ruins Beneath the Sands

1x - Sandora's Invasion

1x - Searing Wall of Sand





Water

1x - Diverse Evolution

1x - Precision-Guided Munition, Sky Beat

1x - Ruins Submerged Beneath the Misty Spring





Light

1x - March Hare of Valhalla

1x - Musician of the Moon

1x - Monk Heroic Spirit

1x - The Battle of Sun and Moon





Dark

2x - Contract Demon

2x - Orchard of the Immortals

1x - Power of Immortality





Rare/Super Rares (10):

Wind

1x - Bullet Ball Thunder Clap (R)

1x - Liz, Sealed God of the Island (R)





Fire

1x - Ma'at, Arbiter of Judgement (R)

1x - Neo-Berserk Dragon (R)

1x - Zhuge Liang (SR)





Water

1x - Antorite, Sealed God of the Riverbed (R)

1x - Guinevere, The Mobility Queen (SR)





Light

1x - Alice, Otherworldly Visitor (SR)

1x - The Stranger from Re-Earth (R)





Dark

1x - Amon, Conspirer of Atrocities (R)





Full Arts (10):

Wind

1x - Storm Cat (C)

1x - The Unsealing of God (U)

1x - Table Flip (R)





Fire

1x - Gaze of the Fire Emperor (C)

1x - Lady Huang's Karakuri Soldier (C)

1x - Surtr, The Sand Giant (SR)





Water

1x - Parallel World Schrodinger (C)





Light

(none)





Dark

1x - March of the Dead (C)

1x- Chaining Hatred (U)

1x - Ruined Earth (R)





Stack 3 (Packs 24-36)

Commons (78) (40/40):

Wind

2x - Ancient Ruines Researcher

2x - Chamimi's Contemplation

2x - Flying Squirrel

2x - Fox Shikigami

2x - Guardian Beast of Nature

2x - Ninja Students

2x - Seimei's Disciple

2x - Storm Cat





Fire

2x - Annihilation Dragon

2x - Frontline Warrior

2x - Gaze of the Fire Emperor

2x - Lady Huang's Karakuri Soldier

2x - Numbing Hedgehog

2x - Sand Soldier

2x - Scales of the Ascendant

1x - Underhanded Assassin





Water

1x - Bloodberry

2x - Guinevere's Imperial Guard

2x - Mermaid of the Misty Spring

2x - Parallel World Schrodinger

2x - Shackles of Mist

2x - Sky Round Musketeer

2x - Skyfall

2x - Wheel Drone





Light

2x - Card Conscript

2x - God's Choice

2x - Messenger of the Sun

2x - Mysterious Welcome Party

1x - Palace Chef

2x - Spirit of Moonlit Nights

2x - Swordsman Heroic Spirit

2x - Valkyrie of the Dawn





Dark

2x - Black-Eyed Angel

2x - Corrupt Teachings

3x - Dark Soldier of the Fallen

2x - Graveyard Vampire

2x - March of the Dead

2x - Sewing Zombie

2x - Ruins Devil

2x - Specter of the Abyss





Uncommons (26) (24/30):

Wind

1x - Friend Calling Whistle

1x - Molmol, King of Rare Beasts

1x - The Six Jizo Statues

1x - The Unsealing of God

1x - Tsunade, Brawny Cat Ninja





Fire

1x - All Under Heaven Shall Perish

1x - Ladies of the Three Stars

1x - Ruins Beneath the Sands

1x - Searing Wall of Sand





Water

1x - Diverse Evolution

1x - Mordred, the Operator

2x - Mutation Slime

1x - Precision-Guided Munition, Sky Beat

1x - Ruins Submerged Beneath the Misty Spring





Light

1x - Barrier of Faith

1x - March Hare of Valhalla

1x - Musician of the Moon

1x - Monk Heroic Spirit

1x - The Battle of Sun and Moon

1x - Wizard Heroic Spirit





Dark

1x - Chaining Hatred

1x - Power of Immortality

1x - Dragon Zombie

2x - Caspiel, The Fallen Angel of Rebellion









Rare/Super Rares (13):

Wind

1x - Bunbuku, The Legendary Tea Kettle (R)

1x - Table Flip (R)





Fire

1x - Sand Awakening (R)

1x - The Three Kingdoms Partition Plan (R)





Water

1x - Schrodinger, the Harlequin of Phenomena (SR)

1x - Skynet (R)





Light

1x - Blade of Faith (R)

1x - Dark Alice Doll (R)

1x - Misteltein, The Pious Sword Saint (SR)





Dark

1x - Athenia, Sealed God of the Ruins (SR)

1x - Orpheus, The Immortal Player (R)

1x - Ruined Earth (R)

1x - Soul Prison (R)





Full Arts (13):

Wind

1x - Guardian Beast of Nature (C)





Fire

1x - Numbing Hedgehog (C)

1x - Searing, Wall of Sand (U)

1x - Neo-Berserk Dragon (R)





Water

1x - Shackles of Mist (C)

1x - Teleport (U)

1x - Skynet (R)

1x - Schrodinger, The Harlequin of Phenomena (SR)





Light

1x - Messenger of the Sun (C)

1x - March Hare of Valhalla (U)

1x - Blade of Faith (R)

1x - Misteltein, The Pious Sword Saint (SR)





Dark

1x - Sewing Zombie (C)





Totals

Commons:

Total of 216 commons

Wind (8/8)

5x - Ancient Ruins Researcher

5x - Chamimi's Contemplation

6x - Flying Squirrel

5x - Fox Shikigami

5x - Guardian Beast of Nature

5x - Ninja Students

6x - Seimei's Disciple

6x - Storm Cat





Fire (8/8)

6x - Annihilation Dragon

5x - Frontline Warrior

5x - Gaze of the Fire Emperor

5x - Lady Huang's Karakuri Soldier

5x - Numbing Hedgehog

6x - Sand Soldier

6x - Scales of the Ascendant

4x - Underhanded Assassin





Water (8/8)

5x - Bloodberry

5x - Guinevere's Imperial Guard

5x - Mermaid of the Misty Spring

6x - Parallel World Schrodinger

6x - Shackles of Mist

5x - Sky Round Musketeer

5x - Skyfall

6x - Wheel Drone





Light (8/8)

6x - Card Conscript

5x - God's Choice

6x - Messenger of the Sun

5x - Mysterious Welcome Party

5x - Palace Chef

5x - Spirit of Moonlit Nights

6x - Swordsman Heroic Spirit

6x - Valkyrie of the Dawn





Dark (8/8)

5x - Black-Eyed Angel

5x - Corrupt Teachings

6x - Dark Soldier of the Fallen

5x - Graveyard Vampire

6x - March of the Dead

6x - Ruins Devil

5x - Sewing Zombie

6x - Specter of the Abyss





Uncommons:

Total of 72 Uncommons

Wind (6/6)

2x - Friend Calling Whistle

2x - Molmol, King of Rare Beasts

2x - Ruins Beneath the Flora

3x - The Six Jizo Statues

3x - The Unsealing of God

2x - Tsunade, Brawny Cat Ninja





Fire (6/6)

2x - All Under Heaven Shall Perish

3x - Ladies of the Three Stars

2x - Ruins Beneath the Sands

3x - Searing Wall of Sand

2x - Sandora's Invasion

2x - Sima Hui, The Crafty Tactician





Water (6/6)

3x - Diverse Evolution

2x - Mordred, the Operator

4x - Mutation Slime

2x - Precision-Guided Munition, Sky Beat

2x - Ruins Submerged Beneath the Misty Spring

2x - Teleport





Light (6/6)

2x - Barrier of Faith

3x - March Hare of Valhalla

3x - Musician of the Moon

2x - Monk Heroic Spirit

3x - The Battle of Sun and Moon

2x - Wizard Heroic Spirit





Dark (6/6)

2x - Contract Demon

2x- Orchard of the Immortals

2x - Chaining Hatred

3x - Power of Immortality

2x - Dragon Zombie

3x - Caspiel, The Fallen Angel of Rebellion





Rares:

Total 26 Rares

Wind (4/4)

2x - Bunbuku, The Legendary Tea Kettle (R)

2x - Table Flip (R)

1x - Bullet Ball Thunder Clap (R)

1x - Liz, Sealed God of the Island (R)





Fire (4/4)

2x - Neo-Berserk Dragon (R)

2x - The Three Kingdoms Partition Pass (R)

1x - Ma'at, Arbiter of Judgement (R)

1x - Sand Awakening (R)





Water (4/4)

1x - Antorite, Sealed God of the Riverbed (R)

1x - Mystery Box (R)

1x - Antorite, Sealed God of the Riverbed (R)

1x - Skynet (R)





Light (4/4)

1x - Reginleif, Inheritor of God's Will (R)

1x - The Stranger from Re-Earth (R)

1x - Blade of Faith (R)

1x - Dark Alice Doll (R)





Dark (4/4)

2x - Orpheus, The Immortal Player (R)

1x - Ruined Earth (R)

2x - Soul Prison (R)

1x - Amon, Conspirer of Atrocities (R)





Super Rares:

Total of 10 Super Rares

Wind (2/2)

1x - Magellanica, The Ball Warrior (SR)

1x - Rikyu, Cat Tongued Tea Master (SR)





Fire (2/2)

1x - Surtr, The Sand Giant (SR)

1x - Zhuge Liang (SR)





Water (2/2)

1x - Guinevere, The Mobility Queen (SR)

1x - Schrodinger, the Harlequin of Phenomena (SR)





Light (2/2)

1x - Alice, Otherworldly Visitor (SR)

1x - Misteltein, The Pious Sword Saint (SR)





Dark (2/2)

1x - Astema, The Returnee of Hatred (SR)

1x - Athenia, Sealed God of the Ruins (SR)





Full Arts:

The full art cards were not counted in the above totals

Total of 36 Full Arts (16 Commons, 8 Uncommons, 8 Rares, 4 Super Rares)

Wind

1x - Chamimi's Contemplation (C)

1x - Storm Cat (C)

1x - Guardian Beast of Nature (C)

1x - The Six Jizo Statues (U)

1x - The Unsealing of God (U)

1x - Table Flip (R)

1x - Magellanica, The Ball Warrior (SR)





Fire

1x - Underhanded Assassin (C)

1x - Gaze of the Fire Emperor (C)

1x - Lady Huang's Karakuri Soldier (C)

1x - Numbing Hedgehog (C)

1x - Sima Hui, The Crafty Tactician (U)

1x - Searing, Wall of Sand (U)

1x - Sand Awakening (R)

1x - Neo-Berserk Dragon (R)

1x - Surtr, The Sand Giant (SR)





Water

1x - Skyfall (C)

1x - Parallel World Schrodinger (C)

1x - Shackles of Mist (C)

1x - Teleport (U)

1x - Skynet (R)

1x - Schrodinger, The Harlequin of Phenomena (SR)





Light

1x - Spirit of Moonlit Nights (C)

1x - Valkyrie of the Dawn (C)

1x - Messenger of the Sun (C)

1x - Wizard Heroic Spirit (U)

1x - March Hare of Valhalla (U)

1x - Reginleif, Inheritor of God's Will (R)

1x - Blade of Faith (R)

1x - Misteltein, The Pious Sword Saint (SR)





Dark

1x - Specter of the Abyss (C)

1x - March of the Dead (C)

1x - Sewing Zombie (C)

1x- Chaining Hatred (U)

1x - Soul Prison (R)

1x - Ruined Earth (R)





The biggest pulls from the box are:

Blade of Faith (Full Art) - Market Price of $12.17

Misteltein, the Pious Sword Saint (Full Art) - Market Price of $11.37

Table Flip (Full Art) - Market Price of $10.69

Soul Prison (Full Art) - Market Price of $5.63

Ruined Earth (Full Art) - Market Price of $5.48

Schrodinger, The Harlequin of Phenomena (Full Art) - Market Price of $5.43

Alice, Otherworldly Visitor (Super Rare) - Market Price of $5.02





These 7 cards come out to be a total of $55.79 which is pretty solid considering I'm just looking at the $5+ cards. There are many pulls from this box that hit the $1-4.99 range to help pass the cost I paid for the box and added more value. It's interesting to see when opening the box we got to see every single card in the set and the most fun for opening the packs is seeing what full arts you will pull.



