Yu-Gi-Oh! · Feb 9, 2023

Is the Photon Hypernova booster box worth it?

A lottery — value in a few cards

The booster box costs €51.55 today (Cardmarket trend). 8 cards are worth €5 or more — €363.46 together, 7.05× the box price. The top five cards make up 82% of the whole set’s value.

Box price (Cardmarket)€51.55lowest €39.50
Full set€409.48106 priced cards · 7.94×
Cards from €5€363.468 cards · 7.05×
Top 5 cards82%of set value

How cards are priced

< 1 € 861–5 € 125–20 € 420–100 € 2≥ 100 € 2

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 →
#CardSetPrice today30 days
1Granguignol the Dusk Dragon PHHY-EN033Photon Hypernova€129.05-31%
2Mirrorjade the Iceblade Dragon PHHY-EN100Photon Hypernova€100.14-44%
3Kashtira Arise-Heart PHHY-EN046Photon Hypernova€70.16-27%
4Tri-Brigade Arms ""Bucephalus II"" Photon Hypernova€21.34-30%
5Kashtira Arise-Heart PHHY-EN046Photon Hypernova€14.68-5%
6Gold Pride - Captain Carrie PHHY-EN088Photon Hypernova€13.66-52%
7Chaos Archfiend PHHY-EN039Photon Hypernova€7.390%
8Kashtira Riseheart PHHY-EN006Photon Hypernova€7.04-3%
9Gigantic ""Champion"" Sargas Photon Hypernova€4.46+31%
10Kashtiratheosis PHHY-EN058Photon Hypernova€3.92-4%
11Number C62: Neo Galaxy-Eyes Prime Photon Dragon PHHY-EN043Photon Hypernova€3.17-2%
12Triple Tactics Thrust PHHY-EN069Photon Hypernova€3.17-8%
13Tearlaments Kashtira PHHY-EN008Photon Hypernova€3.06-46%
14Galaxy Photon Dragon PHHY-EN044Photon Hypernova€2.20+15%
15Beargram, Shelled Emperor of the Forest Crown PHHY-EN021Photon Hypernova€1.96-22%
16Dogmatika Alba Zoa PHHY-EN031Photon Hypernova€1.61+20%
17Granguignol the Dusk Dragon PHHY-EN033Photon Hypernova€1.44-12%
18Dogmatikamatrix PHHY-EN055Photon Hypernova€1.22-14%
19Gold Pride - Leon Photon Hypernova€1.13-79%
20Gravekeeper's Inscription PHHY-EN000Photon Hypernova€1.13-53%

Prices: Cardmarket trend, updated daily — as of Oct 30, 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.