I've always wondered if Blood and Power Stones have any worthwhile effect on pack openings, or if their effect is so negligible to not justify their purchase. So I've set out to answer that question definitively.
I will be opening up 100x Gladius Packs using both Blood and Power Stones, and opening another 100x batch without any Stones at all.
This experiment will be repeated multiple times in the future to increase the sample size, so keep this post bookmarked if you want to follow my results.
1st Round of Testing - 01. August 2024
Test Group 1:
Blood & Power Stones✅
Rarity_______RF______GF_
Common___332______12_
Rare________119______5_
Epic_________22_______0_
Legendary___10_______0_
Test Group 2:
No Blood & Power Stones❌
Rarity________RF_____GF_
Common____346_____10_
Rare_________114_____2_
Epic__________23______1_
Legendary_____4______0_
Conclusion:
The first round of Testing showed a noticeable increase in regular foil legendaries, so the Blood Stones seemed to have been worth the cost. And while I did ultimately get more gold foils from the Power Stones batch as well, it was only a difference of 4 cards (and the non-stone batch actually gave me my first ever Epic gold foil Gladiator card, which turned out to be a frickin' Quora!🥳). So all in all, the Power Stones didn't offer the same potency as the Blood Stones, but it's apparent I'll need further samples to solidify these results.
2nd Round of Testing - to be determined