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The Strain

ATK7,810DEF9,767Ultra rare, attack 7810 (fame), defence 9767 (audience rating)

Series · 2014 · Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Science fiction

The Strain

Ultra rare card

A high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself.

ATK · Fame
7,810
in the top 1% of best-known series
DEF · Rating
9,767
in the top 3% of highest-rated series

ATK comes from the number of votes the series has received on TMDb. It’s what sets the rarity. DEF comes from the audience rating, weighted so that a series with three votes can’t jump ahead. It doesn’t depend on rarity: a Common can excel at it.

Rank
230th most famous series in the catalogue
TMDb rating
7.5 / 10 from 2,060 votes
In the game
360 Ultra rare cards among series
Release
13 July 2014

Your odds of drawing The Strain

  • Standard pack1 in 45,000packs, roughly · 5 cards, free
  • Premium booster1 in 6,900boosters, roughly · 10 cards, 150 tickets

In a standard pack, each card has a 0.8% chance of being Ultra rare; there are 360 Ultra rare cards among series, and each one is equally likely to come up.

  • At the forge: give three Ultra rare cards and get another one of at least the same rarity, drawn at random.
  • On the market: players put their cards up for auction, for tickets.
  • Through trades: offer a player one of your cards for theirs.

Its market value

Never sold on the market.

As a benchmark, 77 cards of the same rarity and type have sold in 90 days, at around 304 tickets, from 11 to 1,292 depending on the card.

Figures as of 20 October 2026.

The series’ cards

The people and characters of The Strain have their own cards in the game too.

  • J. Miles DaleDirectingUncommon
  • Corey StollActing · Dr. Ephraim GoodweatherSuper rare
  • Kevin DurandActing · Vasiliy FetSuper rare
  • Miguel GómezActing · Augustin 'Gus' ElizaldeUncommon
  • Mía MaestroActing · Dr. Nora MartinezRare
  • David BradleyActing · Professor Abraham SetrakianSuper rare
  • Jonathan HydeActing · Eldritch PalmerRare
  • Guillermo del ToroWritingUltra rare
  • Carlton CuseWritingRare
  • Chuck HoganWritingRare
  • David WeddleWritingUncommon
  • Bradley ThompsonWritingUncommon
  • Ramin DjawadiMusicSuper rare
  • Dr. Ephraim Goodweatherplayed by Corey StollSuper rare
  • Vasiliy Fetplayed by Kevin DurandRare
  • Augustin 'Gus' Elizaldeplayed by Miguel GómezRare
  • Dr. Nora Martinezplayed by Mía MaestroRare
  • Professor Abraham Setrakianplayed by David BradleyUncommon
  • Eldritch Palmerplayed by Jonathan HydeUncommon
  • Thomas Eichorstplayed by Richard SammelUncommon
  • Zach Goodweatherplayed by Max CharlesUncommon

Same directors, same actors

Also released in 2014

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