Is the Expedition Base Set booster box worth it?
Many valuable cards
The booster box costs €100.00 today (Cardmarket trend). 19 cards are worth €5 or more — €1,075.27 together, 10.75× the box price. The top five cards make up 5% 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 |  Dragonite 43/165 | Expedition Base Set | €1,156.53 | +84% |
| 2 |  Dragonite 9/165 | Expedition Base Set | €1,156.53 | +84% |
| 3 |  Mew 55/165 | Expedition Base Set | €1,011.23 | +82% |
| 4 |  Mewtwo 56/165 | Expedition Base Set | €1,011.23 | +82% |
| 5 |  Mew 19/165 | Expedition Base Set | €1,011.23 | +82% |
| 6 |  Gengar 48/165 | Expedition Base Set | €914.20 | +53% |
| 7 |  Gengar 13/165 | Expedition Base Set | €914.20 | +53% |
| 8 |  Mewtwo 20/165 | Expedition Base Set | €750.40 | +38% |
| 9 |  Charizard 39/165 | Expedition Base Set | €554.68 | +1% |
| 10 |  Charizard 40/165 | Expedition Base Set | €554.68 | +1% |
| 11 |  Charizard 6/165 | Expedition Base Set | €554.68 | +1% |
| 12 |  Feraligatr 46/165 | Expedition Base Set | €409.82 | +57% |
| 13 |  Feraligatr 47/165 | Expedition Base Set | €409.82 | +57% |
| 14 |  Feraligatr 12/165 | Expedition Base Set | €409.82 | +57% |
| 15 |  Tyranitar 29/165 | Expedition Base Set | €409.59 | +33% |
| 16 |  Tyranitar 66/165 | Expedition Base Set | €409.59 | +33% |
| 17 |  Blastoise 36/165 | Expedition Base Set | €323.19 | +45% |
| 18 |  Blastoise 37/165 | Expedition Base Set | €323.19 | +45% |
| 19 |  Blastoise 4/165 | Expedition Base Set | €323.19 | +45% |
| 20 |  Raichu 61/165 | Expedition Base Set | €301.22 | +42% |
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.