Magic · Sep 25, 2020

Is the Zendikar Rising booster box worth it?

Average — depends on luck

The booster box costs €156.49 today (Cardmarket trend). 30 cards are worth €5 or more — €346.76 together, 2.22× the box price. The top five cards make up 26% of the whole set’s value.

Box price (Cardmarket)€156.49lowest €125.00
Full set€535.21391 priced cards · 3.42×
Cards from €5€346.7630 cards · 2.22×
Top 5 cards26%of set value

How cards are priced

< 1 € 3111–5 € 505–20 € 2620–100 € 4≥ 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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#CardSetPrice today30 days
1Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn 333/280Zendikar Rising€38.69+10%
2Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn 76/280Zendikar Rising€29.890%
3Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt 336/280Zendikar Rising€26.65+3%
4Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt 90/280Zendikar Rising€24.25-2%
5Ashaya, Soul of the Wild 358/280Zendikar Rising€19.32+1%
6Ashaya, Soul of the Wild 179/280Zendikar Rising€15.56-6%
7Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge 355/280Zendikar Rising€15.26-1%
8Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge 174/280Zendikar Rising€13.61+4%
9Ancient Greenwarden 357/280Zendikar Rising€11.15-14%
10Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass 354/280Zendikar Rising€10.99-5%
11Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire 111/280Zendikar Rising€10.69-4%
12Angel of Destiny 314/280Zendikar Rising€10.00+1%
13Ancient Greenwarden 178/280Zendikar Rising€9.89+2%
14Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore 328/280Zendikar Rising€8.45+6%
15Scute Swarm 203/280Zendikar Rising€7.56+3%
16Angel of Destiny 2/280Zendikar Rising€7.46-2%
17Forsaken Monument 374/280Zendikar Rising€7.41+8%
18Scute Swarm 308/280Zendikar Rising€7.38-3%
19Soul Shatter 345/280Zendikar Rising€7.15+2%
20Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass 161/280Zendikar Rising€7.05-3%

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.