Is a Chaos Rising booster box worth opening?
Cardmarket prices as of 13 October 2026 · TCGplayer pull rates · 20,000 simulated boxes
Opening means paying for the fun: a typical box returns ~€33 for the €184 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 2.3% of the time.
As of 13 October 2026, a Chaos Rising booster box costs €184.27 on Cardmarket. The hits inside (double rare and up) are worth €49.10 on average, 27% of the price. That average is pulled up by the chase cards: the typical box returns €33, and only 2.3% of boxes pay for themselves. One pack in 2.8 holds at least one hit. The top chase, Mega Greninja ex 116/86 (€138.18), turns up in 7% of boxes.
- Box price
- €184
- English box, Cardmarket price
- Average hits
- €49
- double rare and up
- Average return
- 27%
- of the price, on average
- Typical box
- €33
- 10% return under €17, 10% over €134
- Pays for itself
- 2.3%
- of simulated boxes
- One hit every
- 2.8 packs
- 14.6 hits per box on average
The 3 cards people open it for
Cheapest way to open it
Cardmarket (€)| Format | Per pack | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Single packcheapest | €4.91 | €4.91 |
| Booster box (36 packs) | €5.12 | €184.27 |
| Booster bundle (6 packs) | €6.13 | €36.79 |
| Elite Trainer Box (9 packs) | €6.99 | €62.88 |
Rarity by rarity
36 packs per box| Rarity | One pack in | Cards | Mean price | Median price | Per pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double rare | 5 | 10 | €0.51 | €0.46 | €0.10 |
| Ultra Rare | 12 | 18 | €2.75 | €2.46 | €0.23 |
| Illustration rare | 9 | 11 | €3.58 | €3.31 | €0.38 |
| Special illustration rare | 83 | 6 | €43.67 | €27.28 | €0.53 |
| Mega Hyper Rare | 956 | 1 | €122.33 | €122.33 | €0.12 |
| Total per pack | €1.36 | ||||
Where the numbers come from
Pull rates: TCGplayer study (more than 8,500 booster packs), published 4 June 2026, read on 14 October 2026. Card and product prices: Cardmarket trend as of 13 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is a Chaos Rising booster box worth opening?
Opening means paying for the fun: a typical box returns ~€33 for the €184 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 2.3% of the time. On average its hits are worth €49.10, 27% of its price (Cardmarket prices as of 13 October 2026).
What are the odds of pulling Chaos Rising’s top chase card in a box?
Mega Greninja ex 116/86, priced at €138.18, turns up about once every 495.9 packs, so in 7% of 36-pack boxes.
Chaos Rising booster box or ETB: which should you buy to open?
Cheapest per pack today: Single pack, at €4.91 per pack (€4.91 on Cardmarket). The packs are the same; an ETB adds accessories, a box only packs.
How many hits are in a Chaos Rising booster box?
14.6 on average across 36 packs (double rare and up): one pack in 2.8 holds at least one, per the TCGplayer study.