Is the Ruby & Sapphire booster box worth it?
Cheaper to buy singles
The booster box costs €3,623.09 today (Cardmarket trend). 23 cards are worth €5 or more — €1,447.31 together, 0.40× the box price. The top five cards make up 61% 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 |  Mewtwo ex 101/109 | Ruby & Sapphire | €437.84 | +64% |
| 2 |  Lapras ex 99/109 | Ruby & Sapphire | €161.20 | -9% |
| 3 |  Scyther ex 102/109 | Ruby & Sapphire | €131.90 | +28% |
| 4 |  Sneasel ex 103/109 | Ruby & Sapphire | €109.46 | +64% |
| 5 |  Swampert 13/109 | Ruby & Sapphire | €83.63 | +55% |
| 6 |  Hitmonchan ex 98/109 | Ruby & Sapphire | €81.89 | +49% |
| 7 |  Chansey ex 96/109 | Ruby & Sapphire | €57.37 | -11% |
| 8 |  Magmar ex 100/109 | Ruby & Sapphire | €56.43 | +38% |
| 9 |  Sceptile 11/109 | Ruby & Sapphire | €49.69 | +23% |
| 10 |  Electabuzz ex 97/109 | Ruby & Sapphire | €43.97 | -1% |
| 11 |  Mightyena 10/109 | Ruby & Sapphire | €42.98 | +136% |
| 12 |  Blaziken 3/109 | Ruby & Sapphire | €35.31 | +26% |
| 13 |  Wailord 14/109 | Ruby & Sapphire | €29.34 | +112% |
| 14 |  Aggron 1/109 | Ruby & Sapphire | €21.19 | +21% |
| 15 |  Manectric 9/109 | Ruby & Sapphire | €15.74 | +41% |
| 16 |  Dustox 6/109 | Ruby & Sapphire | €14.40 | +12% |
| 17 |  Slaking 12/109 | Ruby & Sapphire | €14.10 | +11% |
| 18 |  Hariyama 8/109 | Ruby & Sapphire | €13.76 | +58% |
| 19 |  Beautifly 2/109 | Ruby & Sapphire | €11.92 | +15% |
| 20 |  Delcatty 5/109 | Ruby & Sapphire | €9.92 | -25% |
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.