Magic · Feb 3, 2012

Is the Dark Ascension booster box worth it?

Cheaper to buy singles

The booster box costs €247.33 today (Cardmarket trend). 1 cards are worth €5 or more — €23.69 together, 0.10× the box price. The top five cards make up 41% of the whole set’s value.

Box price (Cardmarket)€247.33lowest €165.00
Full set€82.28158 priced cards · 0.33×
Cards from €5€23.691 cards · 0.10×
Top 5 cards41%of set value

How cards are priced

< 1 € 1371–5 € 205–20 € 020–100 € 1≥ 100 € 0

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 →
#CardSetPrice today30 days
1Mikaeus, the Unhallowed 70/158Dark Ascension€23.69-1%
2Beguiler of Wills 28/158Dark Ascension€3.19+13%
3Elbrus, the Binding Blade // Withengar Unbound 147/158Dark Ascension€2.55+3%
4Curse of Bloodletting 85/158Dark Ascension€2.05+3%
5Grafdigger's Cage 149/158Dark Ascension€1.87-19%
6Geralf's Messenger 63/158Dark Ascension€1.86-1%
7Moonveil Dragon 99/158Dark Ascension€1.67-1%
8Increasing Ambition 69/158Dark Ascension€1.64+40%
9Havengul Lich 139/158Dark Ascension€1.56+3%
10Vault of the Archangel 158/158Dark Ascension€1.47+11%
11Sorin, Lord of Innistrad 142/158Dark Ascension€1.44-22%
12Artful Dodge 27/158Dark Ascension€1.33+9%
13Increasing Confusion 41/158Dark Ascension€1.24+9%
14Immerwolf 141/158Dark Ascension€1.21+11%
15Increasing Vengeance 95/158Dark Ascension€1.18+18%
16Huntmaster of the Fells // Ravager of the Fells 140/158Dark Ascension€1.17-4%
17Zombie Apocalypse 80/158Dark Ascension€1.11+1%
18Stromkirk Captain 143/158Dark Ascension€1.09+18%
19Curse of Misfortunes 56/158Dark Ascension€1.070%
20Gravecrawler 64/158Dark Ascension€1.07-30%

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.