Magic · May 3, 2019

Is the War of the Spark booster box worth it?

Cheaper to buy singles

The booster box costs €136.37 today (Cardmarket trend). 10 cards are worth €5 or more — €102.23 together, 0.75× the box price. The top five cards make up 39% of the whole set’s value.

Box price (Cardmarket)€136.37lowest €105.00
Full set€187.20275 priced cards · 1.37×
Cards from €5€102.2310 cards · 0.75×
Top 5 cards39%of set value

How cards are priced

< 1 € 2441–5 € 215–20 € 820–100 € 2≥ 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
1Finale of Devastation 160War of the Spark€24.97-3%
2Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God 207War of the Spark€20.87+100%
3Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge 275War of the Spark€10.69-9%
4Liliana, Dreadhorde General 97War of the Spark€8.84+14%
5Bolas's Citadel 79War of the Spark€7.26+4%
6Ilharg, the Raze-Boar 133War of the Spark€6.14+3%
7Jace, Wielder of Mysteries 54War of the Spark€6.08+13%
8Spark Double 68War of the Spark€6.08+7%
9Teferi, Time Raveler 221War of the Spark€5.82+4%
10Jace, Arcane Strategist 270War of the Spark€5.48-5%
11Gideon, the Oathsworn 265War of the Spark€3.89-41%
12God-Eternal Rhonas 163War of the Spark€3.55+0%
13Karn, the Great Creator 1War of the Spark€3.47-1%
14Bolt Bend 115War of the Spark€2.90+6%
15Karn's Bastion 248War of the Spark€2.70+17%
16Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin 137War of the Spark€2.48+1%
17Emergence Zone 245War of the Spark€2.45+7%
18Narset's Reversal 62War of the Spark€2.14-10%
19Flux Channeler 52War of the Spark€2.11+12%
20Evolution Sage 159War of the Spark€2.08+1%

Prices: Cardmarket trend, updated daily — as of Oct 30, 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.