Magic · Sep 29, 2017

Is the Ixalan booster box worth it?

Cheaper to buy singles

The booster box costs €161.72 today (Cardmarket trend). 6 cards are worth €5 or more — €44.81 together, 0.28× the box price. The top five cards make up 30% of the whole set’s value.

Box price (Cardmarket)€161.72lowest €75.00
Full set€130.38289 priced cards · 0.81×
Cards from €5€44.816 cards · 0.28×
Top 5 cards30%of set value

How cards are priced

< 1 € 2611–5 € 225–20 € 620–100 € 0≥ 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

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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.