Is the Paradox Rift booster box worth it?
Many valuable cards
The booster box costs €212.74 today (Cardmarket trend). 45 cards are worth €5 or more — €729.54 together, 3.43× the box price. The top five cards make up 31% 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 |  Groudon 199/182 | Paradox Rift | €114.87 | +24% |
| 2 |  Altaria ex 253/182 | Paradox Rift | €58.13 | -7% |
| 3 |  Steelix 125/182 | Paradox Rift | €36.09 | +68% |
| 4 |  Roaring Moon ex 251/182 | Paradox Rift | €35.72 | -1% |
| 5 |  Plusle 193/182 | Paradox Rift | €26.23 | +2% |
| 6 |  Minun 194/182 | Paradox Rift | €25.58 | +2% |
| 7 |  Garchomp ex 245/182 | Paradox Rift | €25.49 | -12% |
| 8 |  Gholdengo ex 252/182 | Paradox Rift | €22.09 | -1% |
| 9 |  Iron Valiant ex 249/182 | Paradox Rift | €21.36 | +3% |
| 10 |  Steelix 208/182 | Paradox Rift | €21.18 | 0% |
| 11 |  Morpeko 206/182 | Paradox Rift | €21.13 | -1% |
| 12 |  Swablu 213/182 | Paradox Rift | €17.58 | +6% |
| 13 |  Golisopod ex 246/182 | Paradox Rift | €17.27 | -6% |
| 14 |  Yveltal 205/182 | Paradox Rift | €16.05 | +8% |
| 15 |  Mantyke 189/182 | Paradox Rift | €15.50 | -11% |
| 16 |  Magby 186/182 | Paradox Rift | €15.49 | -1% |
| 17 |  Tapu Koko ex 247/182 | Paradox Rift | €15.07 | +4% |
| 18 |  Parasol Lady 255/182 | Paradox Rift | €14.58 | +25% |
| 19 |  Minior 201/182 | Paradox Rift | €13.21 | +32% |
| 20 |  Iron Hands ex 248/182 | Paradox Rift | €12.91 | +15% |
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.