I recently observed a French YouTuber opening the new Scarlet and Violet set (2 ETBs and 2 3 pack blisters) and saw a sequence of commons that were the same at least twice, so was wondering if it was a consistent and reproducible method which from your research seems to suggest so
Among these lie a perhaps unsurprising number of legendary options, given the illustrious nature of their real-world order
The varying number of Rare or Mythic Rare cards provided quite an exciting experience when opening packs, especially if you were lucky enough to find the maximum number of cards at the Rare or Mythic Rare level
Chandelure already has the kind of haunted elegance that works perfectly on a full art card, and the Mega Evolution version gives that ghostly presence even more room to breathe
Cards like Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes, Otharri, Suns' Glory, and Wistfulness provide immense value and are very hard to interact with profitably, even in powered formats