How Card Packs Work
Market Matador uses a pack-only primary economy. Learn starter packs, Bronze, Silver, and Boost packs, and why standard cards are not sold individually.
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Pack-only buying for standard cards
Standard stock cards cannot be purchased one-by-one from the system shop. Players buy randomized packs that always contain exactly four whole cards.
That keeps acquisition exciting (like opening a booster) while still letting players sell unwanted cards from their collection for cash.
Starter pack
Every new account receives a free starter pack. Opening it promotes the player to Retail Trader and unlocks Bronze paid packs in the shop.
Paid pack tiers
Bronze packs are four Bronze cards, except 10% of opens replace one card with a Silver. Silver packs are four Silver cards, except 5% of opens replace one card with a Gold. The Boost Pack mixes Bronze, Silver, Gold, and a 0.1% chance of Platinum on each card, with at most one Platinum in the pack.
Retail Trader unlocks Bronze. Day Trader unlocks Silver. Boost is not badge-gated: it unlocks when total assets (cash plus cards) are more than $10,000. A pack never contains more than two copies of the same stock.
There is no Gold-only pack and no Platinum pack. For every way to get cards, see How to Get Cards and Why Platinum Is Special.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I buy a single stock card from the shop?
- No. Standard stock cards are pack-only. You buy randomized packs of four whole cards, or earn cards through play and challenges.
- Which pack tiers can I buy?
- The shop sells a Bronze Pack ($100), a Silver Pack ($450), and a Boost Pack ($1,000). Bronze and Silver follow badge tiers. Boost unlocks when total assets are more than $10,000. There is no Gold pack and no Platinum pack.