Is a Surging Sparks 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 €244 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 4.3% of the time.
As of 13 October 2026, a Surging Sparks booster box costs €244.16 on Cardmarket. The hits inside (double rare and up) are worth €70.28 on average, 29% of the price. That average is pulled up by the chase cards: the typical box returns €47, and only 4.3% of boxes pay for themselves. One pack in 3 holds at least one hit. The top chase, Pikachu ex 238/191 (€322.42), turns up in 3.7% of boxes.
- Box price
- €244
- English box, Cardmarket price
- Average hits
- €70
- double rare and up
- Average return
- 29%
- of the price, on average
- Typical box
- €47
- 10% return under €21, 10% over €140
- Pays for itself
- 4.3%
- of simulated boxes
- One hit every
- 3 packs
- 13.7 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 | €6.78 | €244.16 |
| Single pack | €7.23 | €7.23 |
| Booster bundle (6 packs) | €8.98 | €53.85 |
| Elite Trainer Box (9 packs) | €14.75 | €132.74 |
Rarity by rarity
36 packs per box| Rarity | One pack in | Cards | Mean price | Median price | Per pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double rare | 6 | 18 | €1.26 | €0.67 | €0.21 |
| Ultra Rare | 15 | 21 | €3.32 | €1.89 | €0.22 |
| ACE SPEC Rare | 20 | 8 | €1.61 | €0.97 | €0.08 |
| Illustration rare | 13 | 23 | €7.45 | €4.79 | €0.57 |
| Special illustration rare | 87 | 11 | €67.03 | €24.35 | €0.77 |
| Hyper rare | 188 | 6 | €17.35 | €10.07 | €0.09 |
| Total per pack | €1.95 | ||||
Where the numbers come from
Pull rates: TCGplayer study (more than 8,000 booster packs), published 8 November 2024, read on 14 October 2026. Card and product prices: Cardmarket trend as of 13 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is a Surging Sparks booster box worth opening?
Opening means paying for the fun: a typical box returns ~€47 for the €244 you pay. It pays for itself in cards 4.3% of the time. On average its hits are worth €70.28, 29% of its price (Cardmarket prices as of 13 October 2026).
What are the odds of pulling Surging Sparks’s top chase card in a box?
Pikachu ex 238/191, priced at €322.42, turns up about once every 956.5 packs, so in 3.7% of 36-pack boxes.
Surging Sparks booster box or ETB: which should you buy to open?
Cheapest per pack today: Booster box (36 packs), at €6.78 per pack (€244.16 on Cardmarket). The packs are the same; an ETB adds accessories, a box only packs.
How many hits are in a Surging Sparks booster box?
13.7 on average across 36 packs (double rare and up): one pack in 3 holds at least one, per the TCGplayer study.