Is the Apocalypse booster box worth it?
Cheaper to buy singles
The booster box costs €925.61 today (Cardmarket trend). 8 cards are worth €5 or more — €119.38 together, 0.13× the box price. The top five cards make up 50% 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 |  Yavimaya Coast 143/143 | Apocalypse | €21.20 | +4% |
| 2 |  Llanowar Wastes 141/143 | Apocalypse | €20.14 | +1% |
| 3 |  Shivan Reef 142/143 | Apocalypse | €17.91 | +15% |
| 4 |  Caves of Koilos 140/143 | Apocalypse | €14.26 | +7% |
| 5 |  Pernicious Deed 114/143 | Apocalypse | €14.15 | -2% |
| 6 |  Phyrexian Arena 47/143 | Apocalypse | €13.47 | +2% |
| 7 |  Vindicate 126/143 | Apocalypse | €10.59 | -1% |
| 8 |  Battlefield Forge 139/143 | Apocalypse | €7.66 | -3% |
| 9 |  Lightning Angel 108/143 | Apocalypse | €4.63 | -9% |
| 10 |  Goblin Ringleader 62/143 | Apocalypse | €2.97 | -16% |
| 11 |  Spiritmonger 121/143 | Apocalypse | €2.22 | -13% |
| 12 |  Standard Bearer 18/143 | Apocalypse | €1.92 | +2% |
| 13 |  Desolation Angel 38/143 | Apocalypse | €1.75 | +4% |
| 14 |  Fire // Ice 128/143 | Apocalypse | €1.66 | -17% |
| 15 |  Unnatural Selection 32/143 | Apocalypse | €1.58 | -1% |
| 16 |  Cromat 94/143 | Apocalypse | €1.57 | -26% |
| 17 |  Gerrard's Verdict 102/143 | Apocalypse | €1.52 | -5% |
| 18 |  Prophetic Bolt 116/143 | Apocalypse | €1.39 | -1% |
| 19 |  Mystic Snake 112/143 | Apocalypse | €1.28 | -10% |
| 20 |  Shield of Duty and Reason 16/143 | Apocalypse | €1.10 | +33% |
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.