Is a Phantasmal 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 ~€37 for the €298 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 8.6% of the time.
As of 13 October 2026, a Phantasmal Flames booster box costs €298.30 on Cardmarket. The hits inside (double rare and up) are worth €103.96 on average, 35% of the price. That average is pulled up by the chase cards: the typical box returns €37, and only 8.6% of boxes pay for themselves. One pack in 2.8 holds at least one hit. The top chase, Mega Charizard X ex 125/94 (€680.81), turns up in 8.6% of boxes.
- Box price
- €298
- English box, Cardmarket price
- Average hits
- €104
- double rare and up
- Average return
- 35%
- of the price, on average
- Typical box
- €37
- 10% return under €16, 10% over €241
- Pays for itself
- 8.6%
- of simulated boxes
- One hit every
- 2.8 packs
- 14.8 hits per box on average
The 3 cards people open it for
Cheapest way to open it
Cardmarket (€)| Format | Per pack | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Single packcheapest | €7.07 | €7.07 |
| Booster box (36 packs) | €8.29 | €298.30 |
| Booster bundle (6 packs) | €9.82 | €58.89 |
| Elite Trainer Box (9 packs) | €10.13 | €91.21 |
Rarity by rarity
36 packs per box| Rarity | One pack in | Cards | Mean price | Median price | Per pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double rare | 5 | 10 | €0.81 | €0.45 | €0.17 |
| Ultra Rare | 12 | 17 | €2.83 | €1.36 | €0.23 |
| Illustration rare | 9 | 13 | €4.30 | €2.68 | €0.47 |
| Special illustration rare | 80 | 5 | €148.01 | €15.83 | €1.85 |
| Mega Hyper Rare | 1,260 | 1 | €211.96 | €211.96 | €0.17 |
| Total per pack | €2.89 | ||||
Where the numbers come from
Pull rates: TCGplayer study (more than 5,000 booster packs), published 15 November 2025, read on 14 October 2026. Card and product prices: Cardmarket trend as of 13 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is a Phantasmal Flames booster box worth opening?
Opening means paying for the fun: a typical box returns ~€37 for the €298 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 8.6% of the time. On average its hits are worth €103.96, 35% of its price (Cardmarket prices as of 13 October 2026).
What are the odds of pulling Phantasmal Flames’s top chase card in a box?
Mega Charizard X ex 125/94, priced at €680.81, turns up about once every 400 packs, so in 8.6% of 36-pack boxes.
Phantasmal Flames booster box or ETB: which should you buy to open?
Cheapest per pack today: Single pack, at €7.07 per pack (€7.07 on Cardmarket). The packs are the same; an ETB adds accessories, a box only packs.
How many hits are in a Phantasmal Flames booster box?
14.8 on average across 36 packs (double rare and up): one pack in 2.8 holds at least one, per the TCGplayer study.