Is a Destined Rivals 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 ~€54 for the €293 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 4.7% of the time.
As of 13 October 2026, a Destined Rivals booster box costs €293.04 on Cardmarket. The hits inside (double rare and up) are worth €90.61 on average, 31% of the price. That average is pulled up by the chase cards: the typical box returns €54, and only 4.7% of boxes pay for themselves. One pack in 3.1 holds at least one hit. The top chase, Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex 231/182 (€497.07), turns up in 3.4% of boxes.
- Box price
- €293
- English box, Cardmarket price
- Average hits
- €91
- double rare and up
- Average return
- 31%
- of the price, on average
- Typical box
- €54
- 10% return under €18, 10% over €211
- Pays for itself
- 4.7%
- of simulated boxes
- One hit every
- 3.1 packs
- 13 hits per box on average
The 3 cards people open it for
Cheapest way to open it
Cardmarket (€)| Format | Per pack | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Single packcheapest | €7.84 | €7.84 |
| Booster box (36 packs) | €8.14 | €293.04 |
| Booster bundle (6 packs) | €11.90 | €71.37 |
| Elite Trainer Box (9 packs) | €13.72 | €123.52 |
Rarity by rarity
36 packs per box| Rarity | One pack in | Cards | Mean price | Median price | Per pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double rare | 5 | 17 | €0.56 | €0.54 | €0.11 |
| Ultra Rare | 16 | 22 | €3.47 | €2.65 | €0.22 |
| Illustration rare | 12 | 23 | €9.24 | €5.88 | €0.77 |
| Special illustration rare | 94 | 11 | €120.10 | €52.61 | €1.27 |
| Hyper rare | 149 | 6 | €21.55 | €20.00 | €0.14 |
| Total per pack | €2.52 | ||||
Where the numbers come from
Pull rates: TCGplayer study (more than 8,000 booster packs), published 30 May 2025, read on 14 October 2026. Card and product prices: Cardmarket trend as of 13 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is a Destined Rivals booster box worth opening?
Opening means paying for the fun: a typical box returns ~€54 for the €293 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 4.7% of the time. On average its hits are worth €90.61, 31% of its price (Cardmarket prices as of 13 October 2026).
What are the odds of pulling Destined Rivals’s top chase card in a box?
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex 231/182, priced at €497.07, turns up about once every 1,037.7 packs, so in 3.4% of 36-pack boxes.
Destined Rivals booster box or ETB: which should you buy to open?
Cheapest per pack today: Single pack, at €7.84 per pack (€7.84 on Cardmarket). The packs are the same; an ETB adds accessories, a box only packs.
How many hits are in a Destined Rivals booster box?
13 on average across 36 packs (double rare and up): one pack in 3.1 holds at least one, per the TCGplayer study.