Is the Obsidian Flames booster box worth it?
Average — depends on luck
The booster box costs €220.85 today (Cardmarket trend). 18 cards are worth €5 or more — €351.30 together, 1.59× the box price. The top five cards make up 52% 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 |  Charizard ex 223/197 | Obsidian Flames | €105.81 | +22% |
| 2 |  Charizard ex 228/197 | Obsidian Flames | €36.02 | +23% |
| 3 |  Scizor 141/197 | Obsidian Flames | €31.03 | +176% |
| 4 |  Ninetales 199/197 | Obsidian Flames | €27.13 | +2% |
| 5 |  Cleffa 202/197 | Obsidian Flames | €25.62 | -1% |
| 6 |  Charizard ex 215/197 | Obsidian Flames | €16.64 | +8% |
| 7 |  Pidgeot ex 225/197 | Obsidian Flames | €14.65 | -19% |
| 8 |  Gloom 198/197 | Obsidian Flames | €14.05 | +12% |
| 9 |  Bounsweet 016/197 | Obsidian Flames | €12.88 | +26% |
| 10 |  Pidgey 207/197 | Obsidian Flames | €10.46 | -10% |
| 11 |  Pidgeotto 208/197 | Obsidian Flames | €8.85 | -23% |
| 12 |  Scizor 205/197 | Obsidian Flames | €8.27 | -34% |
| 13 |  Steenee 017/197 | Obsidian Flames | €8.24 | +30% |
| 14 |  Larvitar 105/197 | Obsidian Flames | €7.82 | +123% |
| 15 |  Scovillain 025/197 | Obsidian Flames | €7.27 | -3% |
| 16 |  Rowlet 013/197 | Obsidian Flames | €5.80 | +9% |
| 17 |  Lechonk 209/197 | Obsidian Flames | €5.55 | +8% |
| 18 |  Houndour 204/197 | Obsidian Flames | €5.21 | +5% |
| 19 |  Eiscue ex 222/197 | Obsidian Flames | €4.11 | -6% |
| 20 |  Revavroom ex 224/197 | Obsidian Flames | €3.86 | -11% |
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.