Is a Paradox Rift 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 ~€47 for the €219 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 0.7% of the time.
As of 13 October 2026, a Paradox Rift booster box costs €218.84 on Cardmarket. The hits inside (double rare and up) are worth €59.27 on average, 27% of the price. That average is pulled up by the chase cards: the typical box returns €47, and only 0.7% of boxes pay for themselves. One pack in 3.4 holds at least one hit. The top chase, Groudon 199/182 (€99.00), turns up in 7.8% of boxes.
- Box price
- €219
- English box, Cardmarket price
- Average hits
- €59
- double rare and up
- Average return
- 27%
- of the price, on average
- Typical box
- €47
- 10% return under €20, 10% over €126
- Pays for itself
- 0.7%
- of simulated boxes
- One hit every
- 3.4 packs
- 12 hits per box on average
The 3 cards people open it for
Cheapest way to open it
Cardmarket (€)| Format | Per pack | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Single packcheapest | €5.80 | €5.80 |
| Booster box (36 packs) | €6.08 | €218.84 |
| Booster bundle (6 packs) | €7.37 | €44.21 |
| Elite Trainer Box (9 packs) | €8.63 | €77.70 |
Rarity by rarity
36 packs per box| Rarity | One pack in | Cards | Mean price | Median price | Per pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double rare | 6 | 20 | €0.72 | €0.59 | €0.11 |
| Ultra Rare | 15 | 28 | €2.16 | €2.00 | €0.14 |
| Illustration rare | 13 | 34 | €12.21 | €7.31 | €0.94 |
| Special illustration rare | 47 | 15 | €18.80 | €10.03 | €0.40 |
| Hyper rare | 82 | 7 | €4.41 | €2.99 | €0.05 |
| Total per pack | €1.65 | ||||
Where the numbers come from
Pull rates: TCGplayer study (more than 8,000 booster packs), published 4 November 2023, read on 14 October 2026. Card and product prices: Cardmarket trend as of 13 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is a Paradox Rift booster box worth opening?
Opening means paying for the fun: a typical box returns ~€47 for the €219 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 0.7% of the time. On average its hits are worth €59.27, 27% of its price (Cardmarket prices as of 13 October 2026).
What are the odds of pulling Paradox Rift’s top chase card in a box?
Groudon 199/182, priced at €99.00, turns up about once every 441.6 packs, so in 7.8% of 36-pack boxes.
Paradox Rift booster box or ETB: which should you buy to open?
Cheapest per pack today: Single pack, at €5.80 per pack (€5.80 on Cardmarket). The packs are the same; an ETB adds accessories, a box only packs.
How many hits are in a Paradox Rift booster box?
12 on average across 36 packs (double rare and up): one pack in 3.4 holds at least one, per the TCGplayer study.