Is the Commander 2017 booster box worth it?
Cheaper to buy singles
The booster box costs €858.89 today (Cardmarket trend). 14 cards are worth €5 or more — €202.74 together, 0.24× the box price. The top five cards make up 31% 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 |  Teferi's Protection 8 | Commander 2017 | €37.21 | +3% |
| 2 |  Edgar Markov 36 | Commander 2017 | €32.49 | -2% |
| 3 |  The Ur-Dragon 48 | Commander 2017 | €30.33 | -5% |
| 4 |  Arahbo, Roar of the World 35 | Commander 2017 | €20.59 | -6% |
| 5 |  Utvara Hellkite 144 | Commander 2017 | €13.42 | +13% |
| 6 |  Hammer of Nazahn 51 | Commander 2017 | €10.16 | +3% |
| 7 |  Kindred Discovery 11 | Commander 2017 | €9.88 | -2% |
| 8 |  Kindred Dominance 18 | Commander 2017 | €8.79 | -8% |
| 9 |  Inalla, Archmage Ritualist 38 | Commander 2017 | €7.79 | +21% |
| 10 |  Qasali Slingers 33 | Commander 2017 | €7.59 | +3% |
| 11 |  Traverse the Outlands 34 | Commander 2017 | €6.94 | +4% |
| 12 |  Scalelord Reckoner 6 | Commander 2017 | €5.97 | +7% |
| 13 |  Door of Destinies 208 | Commander 2017 | €5.90 | +15% |
| 14 |  Boneyard Scourge 15 | Commander 2017 | €5.68 | +5% |
| 15 |  Nihil Spellbomb 218 | Commander 2017 | €4.94 | +12% |
| 16 |  Blade of the Bloodchief 204 | Commander 2017 | €4.84 | +4% |
| 17 |  Scourge of Valkas 142 | Commander 2017 | €4.81 | +5% |
| 18 |  Skullclamp 222 | Commander 2017 | €4.77 | -5% |
| 19 |  Sword of the Animist 227 | Commander 2017 | €4.76 | -5% |
| 20 |  Blind Obedience 57 | Commander 2017 | €4.73 | +6% |
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.