Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Collation

Neon Dynasty is a large set with 107 commons (6 of which are double-faced), 88 uncommons (8 of which are double-faced), 59 rares (6 of which are double-faced), 18 mythic rares (3 of which are double-faced), four variations of each standard basic land, and ten additional common dual lands. These numbers are similar to other recent sets, but the number of double-faced cards is different. Foil cards are included in booster packs with advertised rate of 33% of boosters. The set was printed in English in the USA, Belgium, and Japan.

Neon Dynasty was sold in 15 card draft booster packs (which contain an additional ad card). Draft booster boxes have 36 packs.

US Pack Anatomy

The US printing uses sequential collation.

Packs are front-facing and have common-uncommon-rare ordering followed by a basic land or common dual land, and an ad card or placeholder card. There are 9 commons, a common or uncommon saga (appearing between the other commons and uncommons), 3 uncommons, and 1 rare. If there is a foil, it will displace a common and appear before the land.

There are three non-double-faced common runs. The A run contains 15 distinct cards each appearing eight times, the B run contains 60 distinct cards each appearing twice, and the C run has 26 distinct cards each appearing four times. The commons with showcase versions appear in C with one of the four copies being the showcase version. Packs have 1-2 A cards followed by 5-6 B cards and 2-3 C cards. Packs with foils (as far as I've seen) have 0-1 (usually 1) A cards, 5-6 B cards and 2 C cards.

Each pack has an additional double-faced common or uncommon saga after the other commons. These cards are printed on one sheet with each of the 6 commons appearing ten times and each of the 8 uncommons appearing seven times.

There are three non-double-faced uncommon runs. The A and B runs each contain 30 distinct cards each appearing four times. The C run contains 20 distinct cards. The uncommons with showcase versions appear in A or B with one of the four copies being the showcase version. Packs contain three consecutive cards from one of the three runs. The three runs appear in proportion to the number of distinct cards in them (so cards from the different runs are equally rare).

The basic lands and common dual lands are all printed on one sheet. This sheet contains twelve of each basic land and six of each dual land (so basic lands appear half of the time). Each basic land has two normal versions and two full-art versions (which are always in the Japanese language). The normal versions are each printed twice on the sheet and the full-art Japanese versions are printed four times each.

Placeholder cards appear about 20% of the time and ad cards appear otherwise. These are on different sheets.

Common Runs

The A common run consists of 15 different cards each appearing eight times. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

The B common run consists of 60 different cards each appearing twice. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

The C common run consists of 26 different cards each appearing four times. For cards with showcase versions, one of the copies is the showcase version. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

Double-faced Common and Uncommon Run

The saga run has 6 commons each appearing ten times and 8 uncommons each appearing seven times. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

Uncommon Runs

The A uncommon run consists of 30 different cards each appearing four times. For cards with showcase versions, one of the copies is the showcase version. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

The B uncommon run consists of 30 different cards each appearing four times. For cards with showcase versions, one of the copies is the showcase version. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

The C uncommon run consists of 20 different cards each appearing six times. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

Land Run

Each non-full-art basic land variation appears twice, each Japanese full-art basic land variation appears four times, and each common dual land appears six times. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

Token Run

Most of the marketing cards in this set have a token or emblem on the front face. In addition, there is a card that has an advertisement for MTG Arena on the front face. They are printed in a 121 card run with items appearing different numbers of times.

Token Rarity
Goblin Shaman × 1	Kaito Shizuki Emblem × 1	Keimi × 1
Mechtitan × 1	Ninja × 1	Spirit × 1
Tamiyo's Notebook × 1	Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh Emblem × 1	Dragon Spirit × 2
Rat Rogue × 2	Spirit × 2	Construct × 6
Construct × 6	Human Monk × 6	Spirit × 6
Pilot × 8	Arena Ad Card × 10	Treasure × 15
Spirit × 20	Samurai × 30

Belgian Pack Anatomy

The Belgian printing uses sequential collation.

Packs are front-facing and have common-uncommon-rare ordering followed by a basic land or common dual land, and an ad card or placeholder card. There are 9 commons, a common or uncommon saga (appearing between the other commons and uncommons), 3 uncommons, and 1 rare. If there is a foil, it will displace a common and appear before the land.

There are three common runs. The A run has 30 distinct cards each appearing four times. The B run has 36 distinct card each appearing three times and the C run has 35 distinct cards also each appearing three times. The cards with showcase versions appear in the A run with one of the four copies being the showcase version.

Each pack has 2-3 cards from A, 3 cards from B, and 3-4 cards from C. These numbers remain true for packs with foils, so foil packs are 2+3+3. It seems at least half of packs have 3 A cards. If exactly half of packs have A cards (plausible), this would make A cards and B cards equally likely. C cards will be too common regardless.

Common Runs

The A common run consists of 30 different cards each appearing four times. For cards that have a showcase variant, one of the four copies is the showcase variant. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

The B common run consists of 36 different cards each appearing three times. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

The C common run consists of 35 different cards each appearing three times. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

Japanese Pack Anatomy

The Japanese printing uses sequential collation with 112 card sheets (which is the usual for Japan). Probably the sheets are 14 × 8.

Packs are front-facing starting with the ad or placeholder card, then the basic land or common dual land, then the rare, 3 uncommons, a common or uncommon saga, and 9 commons. If there is a foil, it will appear before the rare, displacing a common.

There are 3 non-double-faced common runs: A, B, and C. A contains 27 distinct cards, and B and C each contain 37 distinct cards. Each pack gets 2 to 3 cards from A followed by 3 to 4 cards from B and 3 to 4 cards from C. This means packs are either 2-3-4, 2-4-3, or 3-3-3. The exact ratios may depend on the way foil collation works.

Commons with a showcase version appear in run A. This run has four copies of each card, and when there is a showcase version, one of the four copies is the showcase version.

Foils displace a non-double-faced common. Packs with foils obey the normal ranges for A, B, and C cards which means they are all 2-3-3. This means the ratios of pack types can be calculated. Mathematically, it should be that 32/101 packs have 3 A cards, 53/303 have 4 B cards, also 53/303 have 4 C cards, and the remaining 1/3 of packs have a foil. (These ratios are empirically plausible.)

Each pack has an additional double-faced common or uncommon saga before the other commons. These cards are printed on one sheet with each of the 6 commons appearing nine times and each of the 8 uncommons appearing six times. (Note these numbers are slightly different than the numbers for the US printing, maybe due to the different sheet size.)

There are two non-double-faced uncommon runs. The A run has 28 distinct cards each appearing four times and the B run has 52 cards each appearing twice. Packs have 1-2 A cards followed by 1-2 B cards. Mathematically, only 1/20 of packs should be 2+1 to ensure all these cards are equally common. Cards with showcase versions appear in A with one of the four copies being the showcase version.

The basic lands and common dual lands are all printed in one run. This run contains twelve of each basic land and six of each dual land (so basic lands appear half of the time). (Note that this is an unusual sheet size for the Japanese printer.) Each basic land has two normal versions and two full-art versions (which are always in the Japanese language). The normal versions are each printed twice on the sheet and the full-art Japanese versions are printed four times each.

Placeholder cards appear about 20% of the time and ad cards appear otherwise. These are on different sheets.

Common Runs

The A common run consists of 27 different cards each appearing four times. For cards with a showcase version, one of the four copies is the showcase version. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

The B common run consists of 37 different cards each appearing three times. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

The C common run consists of 37 different cards each appearing three times. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

Double-faced Common and Uncommon Run

The saga run has 6 commons each appearing nine times and 8 uncommons each appearing six times. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

Uncommon Runs

The A uncommon run consists of 28 different cards each appearing four times. For cards with showcase versions, one of the copies is the showcase version. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

The B uncommon run consists of 52 different cards each appearing twice. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

Land Run

Each non-full-art basic land variation appears twice, each Japanese full-art basic land variation appears four times, and each common dual land appears six times. The choice of first card is mostly arbitrary.

Token Run

Most of the marketing cards in this set have a token or emblem on the front face. In addition, there is a card that has an advertisement for MTG Arena on both faces. The cards are printed in a 112 card run with items appearing different numbers of times.

Token Rarity
Goblin Shaman × 1	Kaito Shizuki Emblem × 1	Keimi × 1
Mechtitan × 1	Ninja × 1	Spirit × 1
Spirit × 1	Tamiyo's Notebook × 1	Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh Emblem × 1
Dragon Spirit × 2	Rat Rogue × 2	Construct × 5
Construct × 5	Human Monk × 5	Spirit × 5
Pilot × 8	Arena Ad Card × 12	Treasure × 13
Spirit × 20	Samurai × 26