Is a Perfect Order 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 ~€51 for the €183 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 0.7% of the time.
As of 13 October 2026, a Perfect Order booster box costs €182.65 on Cardmarket. The hits inside (double rare and up) are worth €59.35 on average, 32% of the price. That average is pulled up by the chase cards: the typical box returns €51, and only 0.7% of boxes pay for themselves. One pack in 2.7 holds at least one hit. The top chase, Mega Zygarde ex 124/88 (€90.34), turns up in 2.1% of boxes.
The study's table puts the Mega Hyper Rare at 1 in 1,786 packs (a heading says 1 in 1,260); we use the table.
- Box price
- €183
- English box, Cardmarket price
- Average hits
- €59
- double rare and up
- Average return
- 32%
- of the price, on average
- Typical box
- €51
- 10% return under €24, 10% over €109
- Pays for itself
- 0.7%
- of simulated boxes
- One hit every
- 2.7 packs
- 15.1 hits per box on average
The 3 cards people open it for
Cheapest way to open it
Cardmarket (€)| Format | Per pack | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Single packcheapest | €5.02 | €5.02 |
| Booster box (36 packs) | €5.07 | €182.65 |
| Booster bundle (6 packs) | €6.22 | €37.32 |
| Elite Trainer Box (9 packs) | €6.75 | €60.73 |
Rarity by rarity
36 packs per box| Rarity | One pack in | Cards | Mean price | Median price | Per pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double rare | 5 | 9 | €1.08 | €0.57 | €0.23 |
| Ultra Rare | 12 | 18 | €4.76 | €3.88 | €0.41 |
| Illustration rare | 9 | 11 | €4.21 | €3.09 | €0.47 |
| Special illustration rare | 81 | 6 | €39.82 | €36.49 | €0.49 |
| Mega Hyper Rare | 1,786 | 1 | €90.34 | €90.34 | €0.05 |
| Total per pack | €1.65 | ||||
Where the numbers come from
Pull rates: TCGplayer study (more than 3,500 booster packs), published 3 April 2026, read on 14 October 2026. Card and product prices: Cardmarket trend as of 13 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is a Perfect Order booster box worth opening?
Opening means paying for the fun: a typical box returns ~€51 for the €183 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 0.7% of the time. On average its hits are worth €59.35, 32% of its price (Cardmarket prices as of 13 October 2026).
What are the odds of pulling Perfect Order’s top chase card in a box?
Mega Zygarde ex 124/88, priced at €90.34, turns up about once every 1,666.7 packs, so in 2.1% of 36-pack boxes.
Perfect Order booster box or ETB: which should you buy to open?
Cheapest per pack today: Single pack, at €5.02 per pack (€5.02 on Cardmarket). The packs are the same; an ETB adds accessories, a box only packs.
How many hits are in a Perfect Order booster box?
15.1 on average across 36 packs (double rare and up): one pack in 2.7 holds at least one, per the TCGplayer study.