Magic · Oct 5, 2012

Is the Return to Ravnica booster box worth it?

Cheaper to buy singles

The booster box costs €170.97 today (Cardmarket trend). 8 cards are worth €5 or more — €85.15 together, 0.50× the box price. The top five cards make up 40% of the whole set’s value.

Box price (Cardmarket)€170.97lowest €95.00
Full set€155.65274 priced cards · 0.91×
Cards from €5€85.158 cards · 0.50×
Top 5 cards40%of set value

How cards are priced

< 1 € 2511–5 € 155–20 € 720–100 € 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
1Cyclonic Rift 35/274Return to Ravnica€24.55+3%
2Steam Vents 247/274Return to Ravnica€10.06+1%
3Blood Crypt 238/274Return to Ravnica€9.84-2%
4Utvara Hellkite 110/274Return to Ravnica€9.74-14%
5Hallowed Fountain 241/274Return to Ravnica€8.34+2%
6Overgrown Tomb 243/274Return to Ravnica€8.28-4%
7Temple Garden 248/274Return to Ravnica€7.36+3%
8Deathrite Shaman 213/274Return to Ravnica€6.98+5%
9Sphere of Safety 24/274Return to Ravnica€4.26+4%
10Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord 174/274Return to Ravnica€3.62+11%
11Worldspine Wurm 140/274Return to Ravnica€3.05+5%
12Vandalblast 111/274Return to Ravnica€2.94+20%
13Grave Betrayal 67/274Return to Ravnica€2.28+1%
14Supreme Verdict 201/274Return to Ravnica€2.28-5%
15Trostani, Selesnya's Voice 206/274Return to Ravnica€1.99+3%
16Abrupt Decay 141/274Return to Ravnica€1.62-6%
17Chromatic Lantern 226/274Return to Ravnica€1.61+18%
18Pack Rat 73/274Return to Ravnica€1.58+1%
19Rest in Peace 18/274Return to Ravnica€1.26+9%
20Jarad's Orders 175/274Return to Ravnica€1.20+7%

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.