Is the Black & White booster box worth it?
Cheaper to buy singles
The booster box costs €1,757.92 today (Cardmarket trend). 3 cards are worth €5 or more — €135.47 together, 0.08× the box price. The top five cards make up 45% of the whole set’s value.
How cards are priced
Most cards in any set are commons worth cents. Whether a box pays off depends on hitting one of the few top cards.
Most valuable cards in the set
Full set →| # | Card | Set | Price today | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pikachu 115/114 | Black & White | €118.63 | +44% |
| 2 |  Reshiram 113/114 | Black & White | €46.54 | +125% |
| 3 |  Reshiram 26/114 | Black & White | €46.54 | +125% |
| 4 |  Zekrom 114/114 | Black & White | €14.16 | -3% |
| 5 |  Zekrom 47/114 | Black & White | €14.16 | -3% |
| 6 |  Sandile 63/114 | Black & White | €10.28 | +334% |
| 7 |  Reuniclus 57/114 | Black & White | €6.56 | +114% |
| 8 |  Krookodile 65/114 | Black & White | €2.68 | -5% |
| 9 |  Samurott 31/114 | Black & White | €2.18 | +70% |
| 10 |  Samurott 32/114 | Black & White | €2.18 | +70% |
| 11 |  Emboar 19/114 | Black & White | €2.00 | +9% |
| 12 |  Emboar 20/114 | Black & White | €2.00 | +9% |
| 13 |  Psychic Energy 109/114 | Black & White | €1.90 | +10% |
| 14 |  Sawsbuck 14/114 | Black & White | €1.85 | +8% |
| 15 |  Serperior 5/114 | Black & White | €1.79 | -26% |
| 16 |  Serperior 6/114 | Black & White | €1.79 | -26% |
| 17 |  Lightning Energy 108/114 | Black & White | €1.70 | +34% |
| 18 |  Fire Energy 106/114 | Black & White | €1.63 | +9% |
| 19 |  Klinklang 76/114 | Black & White | €1.36 | +31% |
| 20 |  Fighting Energy 110/114 | Black & White | €1.26 | -19% |
Prices: Cardmarket trend, updated daily — as of Oct 29, 2026.
How to read these numbers
The full-set value is what all cards would cost as singles. One box won’t complete the set and the rarest cards are rare, so we focus on cards from €5. If they are worth many times the box price, the set is rich in valuable cards; if value is concentrated in a few cards (high top-5 share), opening is a lottery.
If you want a specific card, buying it as a single is almost always cheaper. A box makes sense if you enjoy opening, play limited/draft or collect sealed product.