Is the Modern Horizons 3 booster box worth it?
A lottery — value in a few cards
The booster box costs €264.67 today (Cardmarket trend). 113 cards are worth €5 or more — €6,066.62 together, 22.92× the box price. The top five cards make up 69% 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 |  Emrakul, the World Anew 381z | Modern Horizons 3 | €1,781.75 | +1% |
| 2 |  Ulamog, the Defiler 383z | Modern Horizons 3 | €1,379.11 | -11% |
| 3 |  Kozilek, the Broken Reality 382z | Modern Horizons 3 | €1,124.38 | -1% |
| 4 |  Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar 469 | Modern Horizons 3 | €75.84 | +4% |
| 5 |  Ocelot Pride 322 | Modern Horizons 3 | €72.82 | -2% |
| 6 |  Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy 471 | Modern Horizons 3 | €55.68 | +38% |
| 7 |  Ocelot Pride 394 | Modern Horizons 3 | €43.17 | -8% |
| 8 |  Phyrexian Tower 355 | Modern Horizons 3 | €42.29 | -2% |
| 9 |  Ocelot Pride 38 | Modern Horizons 3 | €38.07 | +0% |
| 10 |  Kaalia of the Vast 343 | Modern Horizons 3 | €35.89 | +8% |
| 11 |  Polluted Delta 438 | Modern Horizons 3 | €35.38 | +6% |
| 12 |  Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger 468 | Modern Horizons 3 | €33.96 | +0% |
| 13 |  Ulamog, the Defiler 383 | Modern Horizons 3 | €33.69 | +5% |
| 14 |  Wooded Foothills 441 | Modern Horizons 3 | €32.90 | +1% |
| 15 |  Bloodstained Mire 352 | Modern Horizons 3 | €32.30 | +6% |
| 16 |  Polluted Delta 356 | Modern Horizons 3 | €31.55 | -2% |
| 17 |  Phyrexian Tower 303 | Modern Horizons 3 | €31.17 | +5% |
| 18 |  Flooded Strand 353 | Modern Horizons 3 | €30.45 | +0% |
| 19 |  Ulamog, the Defiler 476 | Modern Horizons 3 | €28.80 | +14% |
| 20 |  Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate 470 | Modern Horizons 3 | €27.69 | +4% |
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.