Ascended Heroes · Illustration Rare
Carbink #242
Carbink (#242) is an Illustration Rare from Ascended Heroes, released Jan 30, 2026. It sells for about $3.79 (TCGplayer market price, Oct 12, 2026). About 1 in 293 packs contain this exact card. Buying the single is cheaper: opening packs for it costs about 921.0× its price on average.
- $3.79Market priceOct 12, 2026
- 1 in 293PacksChance per pack
- $3,491Average cost to pullAt $11.90 a pack
- Illustration RareRarity33 cards share it
Your odds of pulling Carbink
Chance of at least one copy, assuming every Illustration Rare in the set is equally likely.
| Product | Packs | Chance | Market price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 pack | 1 | <1% | $11.90 |
| Booster bundle | 6 | 2% | $84.37 |
| Elite Trainer Box | 9 | 3% | $144.19 |
| Pokémon Center ETB | 11 | 4% | — |
203 packs give you an even chance, and 675 packs a 90% chance. Allowing for sampling error, the true rate is likely between 1 in 261 and 1 in 331 packs. Try the how many packs calculator for other targets.
Open packs or buy the single?
Buying the single is cheaper: opening packs for it costs about 921.0× its price on average. That's 293 packs at $11.90 (today's market price for a pack). The open-or-buy calculator counts the value of everything else you'd pull.
Price history
Daily TCGplayer market price since Oct 12, 2026.
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Quick answers
- How rare is Carbink in Ascended Heroes?
- About 1 in 293 packs contain it, assuming every Illustration Rare is equally likely. Open 203 packs for an even chance, or 675 for a 90% chance.
- How much is Carbink (#242) worth?
- About $3.79 at TCGplayer market prices on Oct 12, 2026.
- Is it cheaper to buy Carbink or open packs for it?
- Buying the single is cheaper: opening packs for it costs about 921.0× its price on average. At $11.90 a pack (today's market price for a pack), you'd spend about $3,491 on average to pull it.
Prices: Scrydex, Oct 12, 2026. Card images are shown for identification. Pull rates come from the verified openings on our Ascended Heroes page.