Is the Phantasmal Flames booster box worth it?
A lottery — value in a few cards
The booster box costs €302.28 today (Cardmarket trend). 13 cards are worth €5 or more — €1,093.59 together, 3.62× the box price. The top five cards make up 85% 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 |  Mega Charizard X ex 125/094 | Phantasmal Flames | €643.40 | -10% |
| 2 |  Mega Charizard X ex 130/094 | Phantasmal Flames | €230.30 | -8% |
| 3 |  Reshiram 017/094 | Phantasmal Flames | €53.49 | +15% |
| 4 |  Zacian 045/094 | Phantasmal Flames | €39.62 | +9% |
| 5 |  Mega Charizard X ex 109/094 | Phantasmal Flames | €21.26 | -8% |
| 6 |  Mega Sharpedo ex 127/094 | Phantasmal Flames | €17.21 | -7% |
| 7 |  Meowth 106/094 | Phantasmal Flames | €16.80 | -6% |
| 8 |  Dawn 129/094 | Phantasmal Flames | €15.69 | +4% |
| 9 |  Moltres 014/094 | Phantasmal Flames | €14.48 | -25% |
| 10 |  Mega Lopunny ex 128/094 | Phantasmal Flames | €11.92 | -4% |
| 11 |  Rotom ex 126/094 | Phantasmal Flames | €11.79 | -3% |
| 12 |  Piplup 098/094 | Phantasmal Flames | €9.80 | -7% |
| 13 |  Suicune 026/094 | Phantasmal Flames | €7.83 | +39% |
| 14 |  Wigglytuff 105/094 | Phantasmal Flames | €4.43 | -1% |
| 15 |  Dawn 118/094 | Phantasmal Flames | €4.21 | +1% |
| 16 |  Dewgong 097/094 | Phantasmal Flames | €3.95 | +14% |
| 17 |  Mega Charizard X ex 013/094 | Phantasmal Flames | €3.05 | +6% |
| 18 |  Flygon 053/094 | Phantasmal Flames | €2.73 | -18% |
| 19 |  Flygon 101/094 | Phantasmal Flames | €2.67 | -4% |
| 20 |  Zacian 100/094 | Phantasmal Flames | €2.53 | -8% |
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.