Top 5 Rocket League Crates to Open

Knowing which crates in Rocket League are worth opening can be a bit tricky; you never know what you’re going to get. While chance does indeed play a huge part in all of it, you can take control of things by playing the odds to tip the scales in your favor. So which crates are worth the trouble and which ones are so-so? We’ve sifted through all the existing crates in Rocket League and done all the nit-picking so you won’t have to. Here are the top tiers to open with your precious keys.

5th - Champion’s Crate (Drop Chance: N/A)

With a total of four incarnations during its run, the Champion’s Crate still manages to be a coveted crate. What makes this feat so much more impressive is the fact that it is no longer available in the game. Yup! Part of its allure is due to its rarity; players will always want something they can’t get. Luckily, sellers are willing to part ways with their unopened Champion’s Crates, so you’ve still got a chance to get a sneak peek at what’s inside! Released back on December 7, 2016 as part of the Starbase Arc update, it features a ton of goodies for those willing to part ways with their keys.

Players will get a chance to win one item out of (5) Rare decals, (3) Very Rare decals, (2) Exotic wheels, (1) Import wheel, (1) Very Rare wheel, (1) Import body, (1) Import rocket boost, and (3) Black Marker decals if they open up the Champion’s Crate.

Crate Rarity Items Name Type Vehicle Rarity The Champion Crate series has been phased out since July 2017. Since there is no way to get new Champion Crates, expect rising prices as stocks run out! Roadkill Decal Octane Rare Wildfire Decal Road Hog Rare Hi-Tech Decal Hotshot Rare Mean Streak Decal Gizmo Rare Maximon Decal X-Devil Rare Distortion Decal (animated) Breakout Very Rare Snakeskin Decal (animated) Road Hog Very Rare Kilowatt Decal (animated) Octane Very Rare Spiralis Wheel All Very Rare FSL Wheel All Import Octane ZSR Body Import Proton Rocket Trail All Import Zomba Wheel All Exotic ARA-51 Wheel All Exotic Biomass Decal (animated) All Black Market Heatwave Decal (animated) All Black Market Hexed Decal (animated) All Black Market

4th - Velocity Crate (Drop Rate: 10%)

Its rate drop makes it rather hard to come by, but its potential content makes the wait well worth it. The Velocity Crate was released way back on December 7, 2017 and it continues to be one of the most sought-after crates in the game.

It rewards players with a chance to win one item out of (4) Rare Decals, (1) Very Rare wheels, (1) Very Rare paint finish, (1) Very Rare decal, (1) Import body, (1) Import wheels, (1) Import rocket boost, (2) Exotic wheels, and (4) Black Market goal explosions for the keys they trade in.

Crate Rarity Items Name Type Vehicle Rarity As an older crate, it will drop about 5% of the time Slimline Decal Octane Rare Smore’d Decal Breakout Rare Odd Fish Decal Animus GP Rare Mummified Decal Endo Rare Yuzo Wheel All Very Rare Anodized Paint Finish All Very Rare Zigzag Trail All Very Rare Septem Wheel All Very Rare Snakeskin Decal Mantis Very Rare Imperator DT5 Body Import Hiro Wheel All Import Fractal Fire Rocket Boost All Import Equalizer Wheel All Exotic Hikari P5 Wheel All Exotic Sub-Zero Goal Explosion All Black Market Dueling Dragons Goal Explosion All Black Market Poly Pop Goal Explosion All Black Market

3rd - Player’s Choice Crate (Drop Rate: 5%)

Coming in at third place in our Rocket League crates tier list is the Player’s Choice Crate. While Psyonix has dubbed this as a series 1 crate, no updates have yet been made with regards to its contents. It was first released on February 21, 2017 and continues to be available to this day.

Players who trade their keys in to open up the Player’s Choice Crate stand a chance of getting one of the possible (5) Rare decals, (2) Very Rare decals, (1) Very Rare wheel, (1) Very Rare wheel, (1) Very Rare rocket boost, (3) Import bodies, (2) Exotic wheels, or (4) Black Market animated decals.

Crate Rarity Items Name Type Vehicle Rarity As an old crate on the verge of phase out, it will drop about 1.25% of the time Shibuya Decal Breakout Rare Narwhal Decal Merc Rare Shisa Decal Octane Rare Sticker Bomb Decal Takumi Rare MDGA Decal Dominus Rare Snakeskin Decal (animated) Dominus Very Rare MG-88 Decal (animated) Octane Very Rare Septem Wheel All Very Rare Hexphase Rocket Boost All Very Rare Dominus GT Body Import Breakout Type-S Body Import Octane ZSR Body Import Draco Wheel All Exotic Zomba Wheel All Exotic Hexed Decal (animated) All Black Market 20XX Decal (animated) All Black Market Heatwave Decal (animated) All Black Market Spectre Decal (animated) All Black Market

2nd - Victory Crate (Drop Chance: 25%)

Released only last year on February 7, 2018, the Victory Crate manages to be one of the top tier crates that Rocket League that players have come to vie for. With the chance to gain one (5) Rare decals, (1) Very Rare wheels, (1) Very Rare trail, (1) Very Rare decal, (1) Import body, (2) Import rocket boosts, (2) Exotic wheels, (3) Black Market decals, and (1) Black Market goal explosion, it’s plain to see why people are willing to trade in their keys/decryptors.

Crate Rarity Items Name Type Vehicle Rarity As a recent crate, it will drop about 25% of the time Athena Decal Merc Rare Mosher Decal Imperator DT5 Rare Mister Monsoon Decal Jäger 619 RS Rare XVIII Decal Marauder Rare Funny Book Decal Dominus Rare Ripped Comic Decal Octane Very Rare Nipper Wheel All Very Rare Luminous Rocket Trail All Very Rare Werewolf Body Import Toon Sketch Rocket Boost All Import Tsunami Beam Rocket Boost All Import Infinium Wheel All Exotic Balla Carrà Wheel All Exotic Storm Watch Decal All Black Market Toon Goal Explosion All Black Market Chameleon Decal All Black Market Trigon Decal All Black Market

1st - Triumph Crate (Drop Chance: 60%)

Of course we said the best for last! Despite being launched well over a year ago, the Triumph Crate manages to hold the top tier simply because of the value it gives players. With so many potential goodies in this crate, it’s no wonder it’s called Triumph.

This particular crate offers Rocket Leaguers a chance to get one of (5) Rare decals, (1) Very Rare animated decal, (1) Very Rare Player Banner, (1) Very Rare wheels, (1) Very Rare rocket trail, (1) Import body, (1) Import wheel, (1) Import rocket boost, (1) Exotic wheels, (2) Black Market animated decal, and (2) Black Market goal explosions.

Crate Rarity Items Name Type Vehicle Rarity As a new crate, it will drop about 60% of the time NNTR Decal Dominus GT Rare Machina Decal Centio V17 Rare Rose King Decal Animus GP Rare XVI Decal Jäger 619 RS Rare Royal Tyrant Decal Octane Rare Dot Rush Decal (animated) Octane Very Rare Lift-Off Player Banner All Very Rare Diomedes Wheel All Very Rare EKG-OMG Rocket Trail All Very Rare Samurai Body Import Kyrios Wheel All Import Comet Rocket Boost All Import REEVRB Wheel All Exotic Storm Watch Decal (animated) All Black Market Toon Goal Explosion All Black Market Atomizer Goal Explosion All Black Market Dissolver Decal (animated) All Black Market

Notes on Rarity

The slimmer the chance of getting an item, the more coveted and expensive it’ll be. The odds of getting items based on rarity are as follows:

Rare Item – 55%

Very Rare Item – 28%

Import Item – 12%

Exotic Item – 4%

Black Market Item – 1%

Keys and Decryptors Explained

Two items open Rocket League crates. They are Keys and Decryptors. While they share the same function, they differ in the method to obtain them, as well as their effect on the resulting item.

Keys

Players buy keys from their console’s respective marketplace with real money. Because they can be traded, it became the in-game currency. They have a ‘trade hold’ characteristic restricting their trade for a week from the time of purchase. The time transfers to the item if the key is used while it’s still in effect. Otherwise, you’re free to trade the keys and the items you get from crates.

Decryptors

Decryptors, on the other hand, are the rarer version of keys. Players can only get them through special events or the Rocket Pass. They’re not tradable, and they pass that trait down to the item you get when you open a crate with them. While it seems better to open crates with keys so you can trade away an item you don’t like, decryptors offer an added layer of security.

For example, if you get hacked, they won’t be able to steal or trade away those items you obtained using decryptors. However, it’s still a bit of a risk since you could be left with items you don’t like. At any rate, it’s your call to use whichever of the two for opening crates.

A Taste of Crates to Drop

Aesthetics matter. While these crates will do close to nothing to improve your skills and odds of winning in the stadium, they sure as hell will make the game a lot more enjoyable and pleasing to the eyes. There are tons of crates for players to open in the game with only a limited amount of keys/decryptors. As such, you have to be a bit stingy if you want to maximize the ones in your possession. To learn more about the intricacies of the Rocket League Crate System, go here.

Since Psyonix always does its best to give its faithful legion of Rocket Leaguers something to look forward to, we’re sure changes and further additions to crate contents and even bigger & better ones are on the horizon for Rocket League. Stay tuned for the latest updates right here at PlayerAuctions!

Black Market Decals

Whilst most of the items can be obtained through crates, the Black Market Decals (BM Decals) have a very low chance of being found in crates. These customization options are “universal”, means they are applicable to all types of cars. And what makes them even cooler is they are animated! This makes them become one of the most popular items in our marketplace. Best-known examples include Dissolver, Hexed, Heatwave, Biomass, Slipstream, Bubbly, Parallax, Endo and etc.

Cars (bodies)

Import bodies and Premium bodies are not available in-game but are only obtainable by opening crates (import body) or purchased as DLC (premium body). Each body has various versions, and some are more popular or rarer and therefore more expensive than others. Good examples would be the Dominus GT, Octane ZSR, Titanium White Octane, White and Crimson Jager and many more.

Read about The 7 Rules for Cool Rocket League Cars.

Wheels

Another highly-sought item is wheels. Very Rare and Import wheels can only be obtained via crates. Exotic wheels, on the other hand, can also be obtained by trading in 5 Import wheels from the same crate.

Other than rarity, there are also wheels that are platform exclusives, which means they can only be obtained by players of specific consoles.

Some of hottest wheels are the Titanium White versions of Zombas, Draco and many more. (Known as White Zombas, Titanium White Dracos)

So if you have a specific car or wheel in mind, why not buying them directly instead of taking the chance of opening random crates? Search the items you‘d like in our marketplace and you‘ll be surprised how much cheaper they are than you thought.