Should I buy Single Strike Style Mustard or open boosters?

Short answer: Single Strike Style Mustard as a single is the statistically smarter choice. Below you'll find the single price, pull rate, and how many Brilliant Stars packs you need for realistic odds.

Recommendation

Buying the single is statistically better

For a 50% chance to pull this card you need roughly 135 packs. That costs around 1103 €, while the single price is 0.00 €.

Pull Rate

1:195

Single price

n/a

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Booster price

8.17 €

per Brilliant Stars pack

Needed Booster Packs

135

to have a 50% chance to pull that card.

How many packs do I need for Single Strike Style Mustard?

Probability, pack count, and cost compared to buying the single.

Chance	Packs	Pack Cost	Diff vs. Buy
50% Chance	135	1103 €	+1103 €
75% Chance	270	2206 €	+2206 €
90% Chance	448	3660 €	+3660 €
99% Chance	895	7312 €	+7312 €

Buy vs. Pull Analysis for Single Strike Style Mustard

If you specifically want Single Strike Style Mustard from Brilliant Stars, buying the single is the reliable path. A booster currently costs 8.17 €, but the pull rate is only 0.513% per pack. Even the 50% threshold sits at 135 packs.

Packs can still be fun if you want multiple cards from the set or if the opening experience itself is the value. As a pure price decision, pullrates.gg always compares the cost of getting one specific card against its market price as a single.

Data Source

Community-aggregated data. Primary source: Reddit u/ABkCkay (720 packs, 20 boxes, r/PokemonTCG) corroborated by Reddit u/Boring-Journalist-66 (1,034 packs) and PokéPatch/DigitalTQ synthesis. Holo Rare V rate (~1-in-5) derived from avg 6-8 V hits per 36-pack box. VSTAR at ~1.5%/pack and Secret Rare at ~1.9%/pack per Reddit 720-pack dataset. Ultra Rare covers full-art V, full-art VSTAR, alt-art, full-art trainers, and rainbow rares combined (~6-10 per box per Bleeding Cool multi-box quest). VMAX is rarer than VSTAR per Bleeding Cool Pull Rate Quest (multiple boxless results). EU single-pack RRP estimated at €4.50 (standard SWSH-era retail). Limitlesstcg.com does not publish set pull-rate tables for this set. Data confidence: MEDIUM — sample sizes >1,000 packs exist but exact rarity-tier breakdowns vary by source.

Prices updated: Apr 05, 2026

FAQ about Single Strike Style Mustard from Brilliant Stars

Should I buy Single Strike Style Mustard as a single?

Single Strike Style Mustard as a single is the statistically smarter choice.

How many Brilliant Stars packs do I need for Single Strike Style Mustard?

For a 50% chance you need about 135 packs, for a 90% chance about 448 packs.

What is the pull rate of Single Strike Style Mustard in Brilliant Stars?

The pull rate is 0.513% per booster, roughly 1 out of 195 packs.

Why is buying the single often cheaper?

With rare cards, opening packs means paying for many unsuccessful pulls. Buying the single removes that risk and gives you exactly the card you want.