Is the Battle for Zendikar booster box worth it?
Cheaper to buy singles
The booster box costs €138.47 today (Cardmarket trend). 2 cards are worth €5 or more — €31.99 together, 0.23× the box price. The top five cards make up 40% 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 |  Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger 15/274 | Battle for Zendikar | €17.99 | -3% |
| 2 |  Void Winnower 17/274 | Battle for Zendikar | €14.00 | -1% |
| 3 |  Conduit of Ruin 4/274 | Battle for Zendikar | €3.56 | +3% |
| 4 |  Emeria Shepherd 22/274 | Battle for Zendikar | €1.48 | +14% |
| 5 |  Felidar Sovereign 26/274 | Battle for Zendikar | €1.48 | +1% |
| 6 |  Drana, Liberator of Malakir 109/274 | Battle for Zendikar | €1.42 | +4% |
| 7 |  Sanctum of Ugin 242/274 | Battle for Zendikar | €1.41 | +1% |
| 8 |  Kiora, Master of the Depths 213/274 | Battle for Zendikar | €1.36 | +2% |
| 9 |  Zulaport Cutthroat 126/274 | Battle for Zendikar | €1.35 | +22% |
| 10 |  Sire of Stagnation 206/274 | Battle for Zendikar | €1.29 | +7% |
| 11 |  From Beyond 167/274 | Battle for Zendikar | €1.28 | +23% |
| 12 |  Gideon, Ally of Zendikar 29/274 | Battle for Zendikar | €1.10 | +7% |
| 13 |  Retreat to Hagra 121/274 | Battle for Zendikar | €0.98 | +18% |
| 14 |  Part the Waterveil 80/274 | Battle for Zendikar | €0.86 | 0% |
| 15 |  Undergrowth Champion 197/274 | Battle for Zendikar | €0.79 | +7% |
| 16 |  Omnath, Locus of Rage 217/274 | Battle for Zendikar | €0.69 | -18% |
| 17 |  Sunken Hollow 249/274 | Battle for Zendikar | €0.66 | +29% |
| 18 |  Oblivion Sower 11/274 | Battle for Zendikar | €0.63 | +13% |
| 19 |  Retreat to Coralhelm 82/274 | Battle for Zendikar | €0.62 | +11% |
| 20 |  Beastcaller Savant 170/274 | Battle for Zendikar | €0.59 | +13% |
Prices: Cardmarket trend, updated daily — as of Oct 30, 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.