This guide helps you understand card rarities in TCG Card Shop Simulator. Learn which cards are more valuable and how to strategize your collection effectively. Maximize your gameplay by leveraging the unique traits of each card!
TCG Card Shop Simulator: Cards Rarity Guide
- Full Art: 1/400 (0.25%)
- EX: 1/100 (1%)
- Gold: 1/25 (4%)
- Silver: 1/12.5 (8%)
- First Edition: 1/5 (20%)
- Any Foil: 1/20 (5%)
(For each rarity, getting a foil is a 1/20 on top of it. For example, a Full Art Foil is a 1/400 to get a Full Art and then a 1/20 for that Full Art to be a Foil, giving a 1/8,000 or 0.0125% chance)
How It Works
The moment you open a pack, the game will randomly generate 7 cards. Each card goes through the following process:
- Generate a random number between 0 and 10,000.
- Check if the number is lower than the set probability value for that rarity multiplied by 100. (There is a set value for each rarity, basically the chance out of 100)
- Repeat once for each rarity.
The first check is always to see if the card will be Foil (1/20).
From there, it’ll check for the rarity. It’ll check down from Full Art to First Edition. If it succeeds any, it will skip all other checks. If none succeed, it’ll default to a Base Card.
The type of card pack does not affect the chances of each rarity. You get the same probability for Common Packs as you do Legendary Packs as you do any Destiny Packs (with the exception of Ghost Packs).
Another thing, there’s no sign of any difference between Individual Card Packs and Box Card Packs (Cards from a Box Pack). All packs go through the same code to generate the 7 random cards and rarities.
Ghost Cards
From what I’ve found, each pack has a random chance of being a Ghost Pack.
- If you’re opening a Tetramon pack, it’s a 1/1,000 chance (0.1%) for it to be a Ghost Pack.
- If you’re opening a Destiny pack, it’s a 1/500 chance (0.2%) for it to be a Ghost Pack.
- If the check succeeds, the last card in a Ghost Pack will be a guaranteed Ghost Card.
There’s a 50/50 for it to have a White or Black background and still a 1/20 for it to be a foil.
(A total of 1/20,000 (0.005%) chance for a Foil Ghost Card from a Tetramon Pack or a 1/10,000 (0.01%) from a Destiny Pack).
Side note, I’m on my 3,500th 5,000th 6,000th Tetramon Pack and I still haven’t gotten a Ghost Pack meanwhile my brother (shoutout to Jeremy) has gotten 2 within 1,000 packs so I dunno man I guess my luck is just amazingly bad.
Note: I finally got one after 6,377 Card Packs so thank god they actually do exist in my game. I was honestly losing my mind.
Seeing How Many Packs You’ve Opened
As of now, there’s no easy way to see how many card packs you’ve opened. The best way I’ve found is by using a site called saveeditonline.
- Open saveeditonline
- Locate your save file: C:\Users\”USERNAMEHERE”\AppData\LocalLow\OPNeonGames\Card Shop Simulator\savedGames_Release1.gd. (The 1 is the save file, you’ll also have 2 or 3 if you’ve saved into them)
- Drag and drop or open in browser the save file. The website may say you can’t open them but you definitely can.
- Search for: m_GameReportDataCollectPermanent > cardPackOpened
- The number next to it is how many packs you’ve opened!
Whether you’re a newbie or a seasoned player, mastering card rarities can enhance your experience in TCG Card Shop Simulator. Dive in, build your collection, and make the most of your cards!