Is the Theros booster box worth it?
Cheaper to buy singles
The booster box costs €210.01 today (Cardmarket trend). 8 cards are worth €5 or more — €107.85 together, 0.51× the box price. The top five cards make up 54% 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 |  Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx 223/249 | Theros | €37.06 | +1% |
| 2 |  Purphoros, God of the Forge 135/249 | Theros | €21.92 | -4% |
| 3 |  Swan Song 65/249 | Theros | €11.43 | +11% |
| 4 |  Medomai the Ageless 196/249 | Theros | €7.99 | +1% |
| 5 |  Erebos, God of the Dead 85/249 | Theros | €7.78 | -15% |
| 6 |  Nylea, God of the Hunt 166/249 | Theros | €7.63 | -6% |
| 7 |  Thoughtseize 107/249 | Theros | €7.25 | +0% |
| 8 |  Whip of Erebos 110/249 | Theros | €6.79 | -1% |
| 9 |  Thassa, God of the Sea 66/249 | Theros | €3.81 | +5% |
| 10 |  Bow of Nylea 153/249 | Theros | €2.73 | +0% |
| 11 |  Elspeth, Sun's Champion 9/249 | Theros | €2.45 | +46% |
| 12 |  Heliod, God of the Sun 17/249 | Theros | €2.19 | -2% |
| 13 |  Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver 188/249 | Theros | €1.63 | +5% |
| 14 |  Gift of Immortality 14/249 | Theros | €1.47 | +20% |
| 15 |  Sylvan Caryatid 180/249 | Theros | €1.43 | +15% |
| 16 |  Mistcutter Hydra 162/249 | Theros | €1.24 | +17% |
| 17 |  Colossus of Akros 214/249 | Theros | €1.14 | +9% |
| 18 |  Gray Merchant of Asphodel 89/249 | Theros | €1.09 | +3% |
| 19 |  Xenagos, the Reveler 209/249 | Theros | €0.96 | -19% |
| 20 |  Spear of Heliod 33/249 | Theros | €0.96 | +9% |
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.