Is a Obsidian Flames 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 ~€57 for the €236 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 0.2% of the time.
As of 13 October 2026, a Obsidian Flames booster box costs €236.31 on Cardmarket. The hits inside (double rare and up) are worth €67.18 on average, 28% of the price. That average is pulled up by the chase cards: the typical box returns €57, and only 0.2% of boxes pay for themselves. One pack in 3.4 holds at least one hit. The top chase, Charizard ex 223/197 (€74.44), turns up in 17% of boxes.
- Box price
- €236
- English box, Cardmarket price
- Average hits
- €67
- double rare and up
- Average return
- 28%
- of the price, on average
- Typical box
- €57
- 10% return under €22, 10% over €126
- Pays for itself
- 0.2%
- of simulated boxes
- One hit every
- 3.4 packs
- 11.8 hits per box on average
The 3 cards people open it for
Cheapest way to open it
Cardmarket (€)| Format | Per pack | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Single packcheapest | €6.46 | €6.46 |
| Booster box (36 packs) | €6.56 | €236.31 |
| Elite Trainer Box (9 packs) | €22.91 | €206.22 |
| Booster bundle (6 packs) | €23.79 | €142.72 |
Rarity by rarity
36 packs per box| Rarity | One pack in | Cards | Mean price | Median price | Per pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double rare | 7 | 21 | €1.12 | €0.88 | €0.15 |
| Ultra Rare | 15 | 12 | €2.74 | €1.25 | €0.18 |
| Illustration rare | 13 | 12 | €10.20 | €8.14 | €0.78 |
| Special illustration rare | 32 | 6 | €17.88 | €4.46 | €0.56 |
| Hyper rare | 52 | 3 | €10.30 | €2.61 | €0.20 |
| Total per pack | €1.87 | ||||
Where the numbers come from
Pull rates: TCGplayer study (more than 8,000 booster packs), published 11 August 2023, read on 14 October 2026. Card and product prices: Cardmarket trend as of 13 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is a Obsidian Flames booster box worth opening?
Opening means paying for the fun: a typical box returns ~€57 for the €236 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 0.2% of the time. On average its hits are worth €67.18, 28% of its price (Cardmarket prices as of 13 October 2026).
What are the odds of pulling Obsidian Flames’s top chase card in a box?
Charizard ex 223/197, priced at €74.44, turns up about once every 191.7 packs, so in 17% of 36-pack boxes.
Obsidian Flames booster box or ETB: which should you buy to open?
Cheapest per pack today: Single pack, at €6.46 per pack (€6.46 on Cardmarket). The packs are the same; an ETB adds accessories, a box only packs.
How many hits are in a Obsidian Flames booster box?
11.8 on average across 36 packs (double rare and up): one pack in 3.4 holds at least one, per the TCGplayer study.