In this post I will try to make some analysis about buying cards and renting them without playing any matches.
Firstly, It is important to make it clear that the data I use represents the end of the season, even the last hours of the season so rent price is so high and volatile.
My Goal is;
- See the total sell prices of legendary cards ( Chaos Legion only )
- See the total rent prices of legendary cards ( Chaos Legion only )
- Is it worth buying a card to rent?
- How long does it take for a legendary card to pay for itself?
So let's get started...
These are the regular and gold foil card prices at the end of the season. As I said, prices are very volatile. Ex: Gold Foil Chaos Dragon price is 750 USD ( it is expected to be 100-150 USD ).
What does this table say us is that if you buy full set of Chaos Legion Regular Legendary Cards, you will spend (invest) 285,08 USD and get 11.000 Colection Power (CP). Same for Gold Foil, you will invest 4.127,34 USD and get 275.000 (CP).
Let's see what we will get by investing these cards.
Market price of SPS is 0,15 USD and you should have 11.696 CP for 1 SPS (Daily)
The formula to calculate daily airdrop SPS for regular legendary cards is 500 / 11696 x 0,15 (USD) and for gold cards it is 12500 / 11696 x 0,15 (USD). Rent prices are instant and very volatile (I used the screenshots).
This table shows us if we have regular foil set and rent all our cards at the end of the season (!) we get 1,00 USD daily and for the gold foil it is 24,94 USD/Day.
Question is that Is It Worth of It !
Let's see the comparison.
The Day in this table shows us how many days it takes to get back our investment for a legendary card ( Day=buying price / total daily income ).
At first glance we can say that some cards such as TORRENT FIEND, FUNGUS FIEND, IZA THE FANGED, LIRA THE DARK ( gold foil ) etc. are very profitable and less than 100 days we can get our investment back and start earning money. But it is not totaly true. The following criteria should always be kept in mind.
- Airdrop will not go on forever. 161 Days remaining !
- Calculation was made when rental incomes were at the highest value. You may get these prices once a season, the other days they decrease. ( I intend to do the same calculations in the middle of the season )
- SPS price is variable. It can greatly affect the money you earn.
And the main subject is Is Buy & Rent Profitable?
In my opinion: it is!
Firstly if I will invest cards to rent without playing the game I do not buy such cards such as Doctor Blight and Queen Mycelia. They are expensive and rental income is relatively low. I buy cards with the least payback time. And of course I buy cards that I expect to increase its price in the future.
As a result, the investment strategy I tried to analyze above is only my personal opinion. I hope I was able to give you an idea.
I am aware that I have overlooked many variables in my calculations such as rental fees, variable prices, wasted days with no rental income etc. You can contribute in the comments section.