Spools Cost Efficiency Analysis

[KoreanWaffles]

When Klei first released the spools system, there was a lot of commotion about what the actual value of an Elegant was. People tried to deduce the value of an Elegant by analyzing Klei's in-game pricing. Of course, you can never really compare the value of a weavable Elegant to a non-weavable one. However, there is one way you can indirectly assess the monetary value of weavable skins. You can buy Distinguished skins off the Steam market and unravel them for cheap and efficient spools. But how efficient are they really?

I took the time to do a full in-depth analysis of all Klei's available bundles inside their in-game shop, along-side the Steam store page, and put them up against the market value of Distinguished skins.

 

For reference, here's a table documenting the spools per dollar of unravelling Distinguished skins at varying market prices. $0.03 is the lowest possible value any Steam market item can be priced, so that $0.01 can go to Steam, $0.01 to Klei, and $0.01 to the seller. I highlighted $0.16 and $0.17, as those are critical values that I will mention later.

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Price	Spools per Dollar
$0.3	5000
$0.4	3750
$0.5	3000
$0.6	2500
$0.7	2142.86
$0.8	1875
$0.9	1666.67
$0.10	1500
$0.11	1363.64
$0.12	1250
$0.13	1153.85
$0.14	1071.43
$0.15	1000
$0.16	937.5
$0.17	882.35
$0.18	833.33
$0.19	789.47
$0.20	750
$0.21	714.29
$0.22	681.82
$0.23	652.17
$0.24	625
$0.25	600
$0.26	576.92
$0.27	555.56
$0.28	535.71
$0.29	517.24
$0.30	500

 

 

For each product, I'll document the cost, total spool value, spools per dollar value, and spools for dollar value assuming 10% tax. In each spoiler, I'll include the full breakdown of all the items contained in the product, and their respect spool value. I'll start from the most recently released products, and work my way back in time. I've excluded any products that are apart of a larger bundle, as they are more cost efficient to purchase (e.g. I won't include the Forge Armor Chest, as it is already included in the Magmatic Bundle).

 

Wortox Deluxe Chest ($10.99)
Total Spool Value: 8685
Spools per Dollar: 790.26
Spools per Dollar (10% Tax): 718.42

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Wortox: Character (2700)
The Minotaur
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Classy (45)
The Survivor
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Classy (45)
The Uncorrupted
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Classy (45)

Wortox Chest ($6.99)
Total Spool Value: 4695
Spools per Dollar: 671.67
Spools per Dollar (10% Tax): 610.61

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Wortox: Character (2700)
The Survivor
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Classy (45)

Winona Deluxe Wardrobe ($12.99)
Total Spool Value: 7695
Spools per Dollar: 592.38
Spools per Dollar (10% Tax): 538.53

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Guest of Honor
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Roseate
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Survivor
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Triumphant
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Industrious
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Classy (45)
 

Voxola Warehouse Chest ($3.99)
Total Spool Value: 2895
Spools per Dollar: 725.56
Spools per Dollar (10% Tax): 659.60

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Factory Signpost: Elegant (1350)
Pipe Fencing: Elegant (1350)
Factory Portrait: Spiffy (150)
Factory Signpost (Profile Icon): Classy (45)

Contenders Promo Chest ($12.99)
Total Spool Value: 13995
Spools per Dollar: 1077.37
Spools per Dollar (10% Tax): 979.4

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The Giant
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)

The Lover
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)

Ultimate Performer
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Classy (45)

Item Skins (6)
Cowboy Straw Hat: Elegant (1350)
Prybar Hammer: Elegant (1350)
Lover’s Umbrella: Elegant (1350)
Lover’s Wardrobe: Elegant (1350)
Golden Helm: Elegant (1350)
Ultimate Spear: Elegant (1350)
 

Beating Heart Chest ($4.99)
Total Spool Value: 3450
Spools per Dollar: 691.38
Spools per Dollar (10% Tax): 628.53

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Clement Life Amulet: Elegant (1350)
Winged Brazier: Elegant (1350)
Romantic Birdcage: Distinguished (450)
Luxurious Stage Portrait: Spiffy (150)
Resplendent Curtain Portrait: Spiffy (150)

Magmatic Bundle ($19.99)
Total Spool Value: 54990
Total Unravel Value:18330
Spools per Dollar: 2750.88
Spools per Dollar (10% Tax): 2500.80
Unravelled Spools per Dollar: 916.96
Unravelled Spools per Dollar (10% Tax): 833.60

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All Survivors Magmatic Chest
Magmatic Wilson
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Classy (45)
Magmatic Willow
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Classy (45)
Magmatic Wolfgang
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Classy (45)
Magmatic Wendy
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Classy (45)
Magmatic WX-78
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Classy (45)
Magmatic Wickerbottom
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Classy (45)
Magmatic Woodie
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Classy (45)
Magmatic Wes
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Classy (45)
Magmatic Maxwell
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Classy (45)
Magmatic Wigfrid
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Classy (45)
Magmatic Webber
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Classy (45)
Magmatic Winona
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Classy (45)

Forge Weapons Chest
Forging Hammer: Elegant (1350)
Gatekeepers' Club: Elegant (1350)
Infernal Fire Staff: Elegant (1350)
Pith Pike: Elegant (1350)
Pugna's Ham Bat: Elegant (1350)
Spiral Spear: Elegant (1350)
The End is Nigh: Gilded Edition: Elegant (1350)

Forge Armor Chest (16)
Barbed Helmet: Elegant (1350)
Clairvoyant Life Amulet: Elegant (1350)
Feathered Grass Armor: Elegant (1350)
Feathered Wreath: Elegant (1350)
Jagged Grand Suit: Elegant (1350)
Jagged Wood Armor: Elegant (1350)
Life Blossom Garland: Elegant (1350)
Marble Plate Armor: Elegant (1350)
Marble Splint Mail: Elegant (1350)
Nox Helmet: Elegant (1350)
Silken Grand Suit: Elegant (1350)
Silken Wood Armor: Elegant (1350)
Steadfast Grand Suit: Elegant (1350)
Whispering Grand Suit: Elegant (1350)
Wood Armor: Elegant (1350)
Woven Grass Armor: Elegant (1350)

Complete Hallowed Nights Chest ($12.99)
Total Spool Value: 18225
Spools per Dollar: 1403.00
Spools per Dollar (10% Tax): 1275.46

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Hallowed Nights Survivors Chest
Wilson: The Mad Scientist
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Willow: The Woeful
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Feet: Classy (45)
Wendy: The Supernatural
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Feet: Classy (45)
WX-78: The Unfinished
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Classy (45)
Wes: The Pierrot
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Feet: Classy (45)
Webber: The Rebel
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Classy (45)

Hallowed Nights Belongings Chest
Bat Scythe: Elegant (1350)
Black Kittykit: Elegant (1350)
Brute Case: Elegant (1350)
Icy Grave: Elegant (1350)
Fashion Pumpkin: Elegant (1350)
 

All Survivors Gorge Chest ($12.99)
Total Spool Value: 25200
Spools per Dollar: 1939.95
Spools per Dollar (10% Tax): 1763.59

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The Victorian Wilson
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Spiffy (150)
The Victorian Willow
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Spiffy (150)
The Victorian Wolfgang
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Spiffy (150)
The Victorian Wendy
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Spiffy (150)
The Victorian WX-78
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Spiffy (150)
The Victorian Wickerbottom
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Spiffy (150)
The Victorian Woodie
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Spiffy (150)
The Victorian Wes
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Spiffy (150)
The Victorian Maxwell
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Spiffy (150)
The Victorian Wigfrid
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Spiffy (150)
The Victorian Webber
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Spiffy (150)
The Victorian Winona
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Spiffy (150)
 

Gorge Belongings Chest ($9.99)
Total Spool Value: 9450
Spools per Dollar: 945.95
Spools per Dollar (10% Tax): 859.95

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Fanciful Axe: Elegant (1350)
Fanciful Shovel: Elegant (1350)
Goatshead Cane: Elegant (1350)
Pot Roastbat: Elegant (1350)
Tureen: Elegant (1350)
Victorian Hearth: Elegant (1350)
Victorian Ice Box: Elegant (1350)
 

All Verdant Spring Chest ($9.99)
Total Spool Value: 12570
Spools per Dollar: 1258.26
Spools per Dollar (10% Tax): 1143.87

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The Verdant WX-78
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Classy (45)
The Verdant Woodie
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Classy (45)
The Verdant Wes
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Classy (45)
The Verdant Maxwell
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Classy (45)
The Verdant Wigfrid
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Classy (45)
The Verdant Winona
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Classy (45)

All Snowfallen Feast Chest ($9.99)
Total Spool Value: 12570
Spools per Dollar: 1258.26
Spools per Dollar (10% Tax): 1143.87

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The Snowfallen Wilson
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Classy (45)
The Snowfallen Willow
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Classy (45)
The Snowfallen Wolfgang
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Classy (45)
The Snowfallen Wendy
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Classy (45)
The Snowfallen Wickerbottom
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Classy (45)
The Snowfallen Webber
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Classy (45)
 

All Survivors Gladiator Chest ($12.99)
Total Spool Value: 24300
Spools per Dollar: 1870.67
Spools per Dollar (10% Tax): 1700.61

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The Gladiator Wilson
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Classy (45)
Feet: Classy (45)
The Gladiator Willow
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Classy (45)
Feet: Classy (45)
The Gladiator Wolfgang
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Classy (45)
Feet: Classy (45)
The Gladiator Wendy
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Classy (45)
The Gladiator WX-78
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Classy (45)
Feet: Classy (45)
The Gladiator Wickerbottom
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Classy (45)
The Gladiator Woodie
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Classy (45)
Feet: Classy (45)
The Gladiator Wes
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Classy (45)
The Gladiator Maxwell
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Classy (45)
Feet: Classy (45)
The Gladiator Wigfrid
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Classy (45)
Feet: Classy (45)
The Gladiator Webber
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Feet: Classy (45)
The Gladiator Winona
Head: Elegant (1350)
Body: Distinguished (450)
Hands: Spiffy (150)
Legs: Classy (45)
Feet: Classy (45)

 

 

With an unravel spool value of 916.96 per dollar, the Magmatic Bundle is one of the most efficient source of spools. Unraveling Distinguished skins only becomes more cost efficient than purchasing and unraveling the contents of the Magmatic Bundle when purchased at $0.16 per Distinguished skin (or $0.17 assuming 10% tax).

In fact, the Magmatic Bundle is so incredibly efficient, you could buy the Magmatic Bundle and unravel all its contents, craft everything in the Wortox Deluxe Chest, everything in the Winona Deluxe Wardrobe, and still have 1950 spools left over, while saving $3.98. Maybe that's also saying the Wortox and Winona bundles are a tad bit overpriced?

Any instance where the Magmatic Bundle's spools per dollar unravel value (916.96) is greater than the spools per dollar value of a bundle, it's more cost efficient to purchase the Magmatic Bundle and unravel all its contents instead.

For Example:

The Wortox Deluxe Chest's spools per dollar value is 790.26, which is lower than 916.96, making it more efficient to purchase the Magmatic Bundle instead, or to purchase and unravel Distinguished skins off the market for $0.18 a piece.

The Winona Deluxe Wardrobe's spools per dollar value is 592.38, which is lower than 916.96, making it more efficient to purchase the Magmatic Bundle instead, or to purchase and unravel Distinguished skins off the market for $0.25 a piece.

 

There are a few more thing I would like to point out. Distinguished skins can be purchased in much smaller quantities, while you can only ever purchase the Magmatic bundle in its entirety at $19.99. If you choose to purchase a bundle via the Steam store page, it will register as a DLC on your account, meaning the items will carry over if Klei decided to release a public beta branch like they did with A New Reign, Gorge, and Forge. Lastly, purchasing content from the in-game store means you're going your money directly to Klei! if you want to show your support for them and all they do, I recommend you purchase the content from the in-game store instead.

[Canis]

*immediately opens up the steam market*

[BeliarBAD]

thanks man i was always wondering because of this. i thought the gorge chest would be the best to purchase but you did the math  

its always the more it cost the more discount you get. if there would be a chest with all wortox and winona skins it would probably cost 19,99$ like the magmatic chest.

so you kinda discovered a trick to alwyas get the best possible discount.

 

i dont understand the last part so good. you say if i buy the chest from ingame then all money goes to klei and if i buy it from steam then steam also get money? if you want to buy it for your friends you have to buy it from steam. or do i miss something?

 

 

 

[FloomRide]

Are the first seven entries missing a 0 after the decimal point in the price column?