Is a Pitch Black 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 €185 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 7.9% of the time.
As of 13 October 2026, a Pitch Black booster box costs €184.63 on Cardmarket. The hits inside (double rare and up) are worth €59.24 on average, 32% of the price. That average is pulled up by the chase cards: the typical box returns €37, and only 7.9% of boxes pay for themselves. One pack in 2.7 holds at least one hit. The top chase, Mega Darkrai ex 116/84 (€182.08), turns up in 7.2% of boxes.
- Box price
- €185
- English box, Cardmarket price
- Average hits
- €59
- double rare and up
- Average return
- 32%
- of the price, on average
- Typical box
- €37
- 10% return under €18, 10% over €148
- Pays for itself
- 7.9%
- of simulated boxes
- One hit every
- 2.7 packs
- 15 hits per box on average
The 3 cards people open it for
Cheapest way to open it
Cardmarket (€)| Format | Per pack | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Booster box (36 packs)cheapest | €5.13 | €184.63 |
| Single pack | €5.17 | €5.17 |
| Booster bundle (6 packs) | €6.47 | €38.82 |
| Elite Trainer Box (9 packs) | €8.02 | €72.18 |
Rarity by rarity
36 packs per box| Rarity | One pack in | Cards | Mean price | Median price | Per pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double rare | 5 | 10 | €0.58 | €0.56 | €0.12 |
| Ultra Rare | 12 | 18 | €3.93 | €2.86 | €0.33 |
| Illustration rare | 9 | 11 | €3.19 | €2.51 | €0.35 |
| Special illustration rare | 80 | 6 | €58.18 | €36.27 | €0.73 |
| Mega Hyper Rare | 1,081 | 1 | €132.30 | €132.30 | €0.12 |
| Total per pack | €1.65 | ||||
Where the numbers come from
Pull rates: TCGplayer study (more than 4,000 booster packs), published 21 July 2026, read on 14 October 2026. Card and product prices: Cardmarket trend as of 13 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is a Pitch Black booster box worth opening?
Opening means paying for the fun: a typical box returns ~€37 for the €185 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 7.9% of the time. On average its hits are worth €59.24, 32% of its price (Cardmarket prices as of 13 October 2026).
What are the odds of pulling Pitch Black’s top chase card in a box?
Mega Darkrai ex 116/84, priced at €182.08, turns up about once every 480 packs, so in 7.2% of 36-pack boxes.
Pitch Black booster box or ETB: which should you buy to open?
Cheapest per pack today: Booster box (36 packs), at €5.13 per pack (€184.63 on Cardmarket). The packs are the same; an ETB adds accessories, a box only packs.
How many hits are in a Pitch Black booster box?
15 on average across 36 packs (double rare and up): one pack in 2.7 holds at least one, per the TCGplayer study.