Is the Burning Shadows booster box worth it?
Cheaper to buy singles
The booster box costs €850.97 today (Cardmarket trend). 39 cards are worth €5 or more — €693.38 together, 0.81× the box price. The top five cards make up 42% 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 |  Charizard GX 150/147 | Burning Shadows | €184.54 | -59% |
| 2 |  Fairy Energy 169/147 | Burning Shadows | €57.02 | +30% |
| 3 |  Darkrai GX 158/147 | Burning Shadows | €35.68 | +17% |
| 4 |  Darkness Energy 168/147 | Burning Shadows | €32.74 | +31% |
| 5 |  Acerola 142/147 | Burning Shadows | €31.30 | +9% |
| 6 |  Wicke 147/147 | Burning Shadows | €17.49 | -7% |
| 7 |  Darkrai GX 139/147 | Burning Shadows | €17.47 | +14% |
| 8 |  Machamp GX 154/147 | Burning Shadows | €17.23 | +0% |
| 9 |  Gardevoir GX 140/147 | Burning Shadows | €16.44 | +12% |
| 10 |  Escape Rope 163/147 | Burning Shadows | €16.19 | +15% |
| 11 |  Fire Energy 167/147 | Burning Shadows | €15.61 | +15% |
| 12 |  Marshadow GX 156/147 | Burning Shadows | €15.52 | +16% |
| 13 |  Guzma 143/147 | Burning Shadows | €15.21 | -7% |
| 14 |  Necrozma GX 153/147 | Burning Shadows | €13.84 | +18% |
| 15 |  Salazzle GX 151/147 | Burning Shadows | €13.31 | +38% |
| 16 |  Tapu Fini GX 152/147 | Burning Shadows | €12.91 | +25% |
| 17 |  Lycanroc GX 155/147 | Burning Shadows | €12.87 | +2% |
| 18 |  Alolan Muk GX 157/147 | Burning Shadows | €12.66 | +5% |
| 19 |  Ho-Oh GX 131/147 | Burning Shadows | €12.24 | -6% |
| 20 |  Noivern GX 160/147 | Burning Shadows | €11.17 | -16% |
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.