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New week – new bundle, but the same price of 5,000 Gold as last week.
Let’s evaluate the Shock Value bundle from all sides to understand if it’s worth it or not, especially since Sanctum Showdown just ended and many people likely have 800 Gold less than they did before it.
At first glance, everything looks great in terms of value – 117% Progress Value, which is quite rare to see. The value of Tokens per Gold is right at the recommended level of 0.9 units. The only things causing a bit of doubt are the significant price of 5,000 Gold and the presence of Tokens, which as we all know have less natural value than Credits. This is because they’re a finite resource that doesn’t give anything besides itself, unlike Credits with their CL increase and the set of rewards along the way, including those same Tokens.
Also, for some, the presence of a variant for Surge will be a plus, especially since she was released only 8 months ago and the probability that an average player doesn’t have her is quite high.
Comparison With Other Bundles
In terms of Progress Value, everything also looks quite convincing – compared to the last 12 months, and especially the last 6 months, the bundle confidently stays above average.
But don’t forget that this is just a value comparison with buying Tokens through the built-in and unprofitable system of purchasing Tokens when you’re short on a card.
Within its price range, the bundle also shows good numbers and stays above average for both comparison periods.
I also And here we get to the most important metric for any bundle for Gold – Tokens per each Gold spent. Essentially this means the number of cards you’ll get more profitably.
In the case of this bundle, the situation isn’t great: on one hand we’ve seen stagnation in bundles over the last 6 months, and this bundle for its 5,000 Gold sits right at the average value, while compared to bundles over the whole year, it falls below average.
As I said before – this is the final value for the bundle, just Tokens and that’s it, no additional resources like with Credits. So in terms of pure value the bundle seems mediocre.
What if you don’t have Surge?
This time the bundle contains a very good, meta-relevant, and relatively recently released card! If you don’t have Surge, then by buying the bundle you’ll basically get a Series 5 card for free. And the charts don’t lie – it’s very profitable and worth it if you can expand your collection this way.
Use cases for the Surge variant
As for Surge herself, surprisingly right now we can see a rise in her popularity after a recent decline. It’s all about the new season and the Star Lord Master Of The Sun card which opens up new possibilities for the Evo archetype and allows Surge to be useful.
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Another deck where Surge feels great right now is the Zombie Galacti deck, which was recently buffed, and that also has an effect on the strength and popularity of Surge.
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Therefore if these archetypes look appealing to you – definitely pay attention to the bundle! Otherwise I’d say that Surge is a pretty universally good card without a specific archetype she is tied to. So her inclusion in meta decks is a common thing, so you’ll most likely need her in the future anyway.
Conclusion
So the card in the bundle is very good, but the bundle itself is a bit weak in terms of really significant numbers and doesn’t exceed average values for such a high price.
It’s definitely worth buying the bundle for the sake of Surge, but if you don’t need her, you won’t get as much from this bundle as you should for 5,000 Gold. In that case I’d recommend checking out Booster Packs on Mondays or waiting for another bundle.
Also, don’t forget that you can evaluate this bundle in comparison to others using a variety of different criteria, utilizing the special chart on the dedicated Shock Value bundle page! Below is an updated guide on how to use our tools to evaluate bundles on your own.
Wrap Up
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