Is a Ascended Heroes booster box worth opening?
Cardmarket prices as of 13 October 2026 · TCGplayer pull rates · 20,000 simulated 36-pack lots
Opening means paying for the fun: a typical 36 packs (bought as bundles) returns ~€76 for the €455 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 11% of the time.
As of 13 October 2026, 36 packs bought as bundles of Ascended Heroes cost €454.98 on Cardmarket (no English booster box was made for this set). The hits inside (double rare and up) are worth €170.87 on average, 38% of the price. That average is pulled up by the chase cards: a typical lot of 36 packs returns €76, and only 11% of 36-pack lots pay for themselves. One pack in 2.8 holds at least one hit. The top chase, Mega Gengar ex 284/217 (€1,002.68), turns up in 2.3% of 36-pack lots.
TCGdex files the Mega Attack Rares (265 to 271) with the Ultra Rares; here they get the study's own Mega Attack Rare odds. God packs exist, but none was in the sample, so they are not counted.
- 36 packs cost
- €455
- no English booster box was made for this set; priced as Booster bundle (6 packs)
- Average hits
- €171
- double rare and up
- Average return
- 38%
- of the price, on average
- Typical 36-pack lot
- €76
- 10% return under €28, 10% over €481
- Pays for itself
- 11%
- of simulated lots
- One hit every
- 2.8 packs
- 15 hits per box on average
The 3 cards people open it for
Cheapest way to open it
Cardmarket (€)| Format | Per pack | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Booster bundle (6 packs)cheapest | €12.64 | €75.83 |
| Elite Trainer Box (9 packs) | €14.00 | €126.01 |
| Single pack | €15.91 | €15.91 |
Rarity by rarity
36 packs per box| Rarity | One pack in | Cards | Mean price | Median price | Per pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double rare | 5 | 39 | €1.30 | €0.84 | €0.26 |
| Ultra Rare | 21 | 14 | €1.48 | €0.88 | €0.07 |
| Mega Attack Rare | 29 | 7 | €13.34 | €5.58 | €0.46 |
| Illustration rare | 9 | 33 | €6.31 | €4.30 | €0.71 |
| Special illustration rare | 70 | 22 | €178.76 | €49.23 | €2.57 |
| Mega Hyper Rare | 540 | 2 | €349.44 | €349.44 | €0.66 |
| Total per pack | €4.75 | ||||
Where the numbers come from
Pull rates: TCGplayer study (more than 2,000 booster packs (opened after ETB release 2026-02-20)), published 24 February 2026, read on 14 October 2026. Card and product prices: Cardmarket trend as of 13 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is opening Ascended Heroes packs worth it?
Opening means paying for the fun: a typical 36 packs (bought as bundles) returns ~€76 for the €455 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 11% of the time. On average its hits are worth €170.87, 38% of its price (Cardmarket prices as of 13 October 2026).
What are the odds of pulling Ascended Heroes’s top chase card in 36 packs?
Mega Gengar ex 284/217, priced at €1,002.68, turns up about once every 1,527.8 packs, so in 2.3% of 36-pack lots.
Ascended Heroes ETB, bundle or packs: which should you buy to open?
Cheapest per pack today: Booster bundle (6 packs), at €12.64 per pack (€75.83 on Cardmarket). The packs are the same; an ETB adds accessories.
How many hits are in 36 Ascended Heroes packs?
15 on average across 36 packs (double rare and up): one pack in 2.8 holds at least one, per the TCGplayer study.