Is the Surging Sparks booster box worth it?
Many valuable cards
The booster box costs €247.89 today (Cardmarket trend). 36 cards are worth €5 or more — €952.19 together, 3.84× the box price. The top five cards make up 53% 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 |  Pikachu ex 238/191 | Surging Sparks | €226.37 | -9% |
| 2 |  Latias ex 239/191 | Surging Sparks | €143.26 | -10% |
| 3 |  Milotic ex 237/191 | Surging Sparks | €107.08 | -8% |
| 4 |  Pikachu ex 247/191 | Surging Sparks | €62.08 | -8% |
| 5 |  Hydreigon ex 240/191 | Surging Sparks | €33.63 | +5% |
| 6 |  Latios 203/191 | Surging Sparks | €33.24 | +3% |
| 7 |  Lisia's Appeal 246/191 | Surging Sparks | €26.39 | +4% |
| 8 |  Pikachu ex 219/191 | Surging Sparks | €25.59 | +2% |
| 9 |  Alolan Exeggutor ex 242/191 | Surging Sparks | €24.24 | -13% |
| 10 |  Durant ex 236/191 | Surging Sparks | €23.14 | -4% |
| 11 |  Jasmine's Gaze 245/191 | Surging Sparks | €19.51 | +2% |
| 12 |  Quaxly 050/191 | Surging Sparks | €15.39 | -31% |
| 13 |  Ceruledge 197/191 | Surging Sparks | €13.60 | -12% |
| 14 |  Alolan Exeggutor ex 248/191 | Surging Sparks | €11.37 | -8% |
| 15 |  Fuecoco 029/191 | Surging Sparks | €11.24 | +36% |
| 16 |  Gravity Mountain 250/191 | Surging Sparks | €11.21 | +1% |
| 17 |  Mesprit 204/191 | Surging Sparks | €10.94 | -33% |
| 18 |  Gastrodon 107/191 | Surging Sparks | €10.61 | +56% |
| 19 |  Archaludon ex 241/191 | Surging Sparks | €10.49 | -7% |
| 20 |  Rabsca 014/191 | Surging Sparks | €10.21 | +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.