Magic Fifth Edition booster display€1,604today

Is a Fifth Edition booster display worth opening?

Magic. 36 packs of 15 cards. Released 24 March 1997. Prices from 15 October 2026.

Cardmarket today

€1,603.82

Lowest listing
€1,499.99
Per pack
€44.55

Keep it sealed€160 of cards inside, after selling costs

Estimated contents: nobody has published measured pull rates for this box yet, so we use those of boxes with the same pack layout. Treat the numbers as a rough guide.

See the mathPrice history

Why we'd keep it sealed

The cards inside are worth €160 after selling costs. The box costs €1,604.

On average you lose €1,444 per box. Buying the singles you want is cheaper.

These pull rates are estimates, but the box's value hardly depends on them: it's likely between €160 and €160.

If you opened 100 boxes

  • 0 make money
  • 100 lose money

A typical box is worth €154. 1 in 10 boxes is worth €217 or more, and 1 in 10 is worth €110 or less.

The math, per box

From the price of every card to what you'd actually keep.

Per box of 36 packs

Box price on Cardmarket
€1,604
Cards inside, at market prices
€290
Selling costs and bulk
−€130
Cards inside, after selling costs
€160
Compared with the box price
−€1,444

From 100,000 simulated boxes. Selling costs: 5% fee, €0.25 per card sold, cards under €1.00 go to bulk at €0.01.

Cards inside, at market prices
The average value of everything in a box, with each card at its price on Cardmarket today.
Selling costs and bulk
Cardmarket's fee and postage for every card worth selling. Cheap cards go to bulk for a few cents.
Cards inside, after selling costs
What an average box puts in your pocket once everything is sold.
Compared with the box price
Plus means the average box is worth more than it costs. Minus means it's worth less.

What the box costs

Today's price on Cardmarket, and how the box price and the cards inside have moved.

Cardmarket today
€1,603.82€44.55 per pack
Lowest listing
€1,499.99
  • Box price on Cardmarket
  • Cards inside, after selling costs
Box price and the cards inside, day by dayFrom 14 Oct to 15 Oct, the box price went from €1,604 to €1,604, and the cards inside, after selling costs, from €160 to €160.−€500€0€500€1,000€1,500€2,000Box€1,604Cards€16014 Oct15 Oct14 Oct: box €1,604, cards €16015 Oct: box €1,604, cards €160Box price and the cards inside, day by dayFrom 14 Oct to 15 Oct, the box price went from €1,604 to €1,604, and the cards inside, after selling costs, from €160 to €160.−€500€0€500€1,000€1,500€2,000Box€1,604Cards€16014 Oct15 Oct14 Oct: box €1,604, cards €16015 Oct: box €1,604, cards €160
On days when the cards line sits above the box line, an average box was worth more than it cost. Selling costs use our defaults.
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DayBox priceCards inside, after costs
15 October 2026€1,603.82€159.57
14 October 2026€1,603.82€159.73

What 100,000 simulated boxes were worth

Every box is different. This is how the value of each simulated box came out, after selling costs.

Value of 100,000 simulated boxes100 of every 100 simulated boxes were worth less than the box price of €1,604.Box price €1,604Lose money0204060€500€1,000€1,500Boxes out of 100Under €104: 7 of 100 boxes€104 to €154: 43 of 100 boxes€154 to €204: 36 of 100 boxes€204 to €254: 12 of 100 boxes€254 to €304: 2 of 100 boxes€304 to €354: 1 in 316 boxes€354 to €404: 1 in 4,762 boxes€404 to €454: 1 in 50,000 boxes€454 to €504: 0 of 100 boxes€504 to €554: 0 of 100 boxes€554 to €604: 0 of 100 boxes€604 to €654: 0 of 100 boxes€654 to €704: 0 of 100 boxes€704 to €754: 0 of 100 boxes€754 to €804: 0 of 100 boxes€804 to €854: 0 of 100 boxes€854 to €904: 0 of 100 boxes€904 to €954: 0 of 100 boxes€954 to €1,004: 0 of 100 boxes€1,004 to €1,054: 0 of 100 boxes€1,054 to €1,104: 0 of 100 boxes€1,104 to €1,154: 0 of 100 boxes€1,154 to €1,204: 0 of 100 boxes€1,204 to €1,254: 0 of 100 boxes€1,254 to €1,304: 0 of 100 boxes€1,304 to €1,354: 0 of 100 boxes€1,354 to €1,404: 0 of 100 boxes€1,404 to €1,454: 0 of 100 boxes€1,454 to €1,504: 0 of 100 boxes€1,504 to €1,554: 0 of 100 boxes€1,554 to €1,604: 0 of 100 boxes€1,604 to €1,654: 0 of 100 boxes€1,654 to €1,704: 0 of 100 boxes€1,704 to €1,754: 0 of 100 boxesValue of 100,000 simulated boxes100 of every 100 simulated boxes were worth less than the box price of €1,604.Box price €1,604Lose money0204060€500€1,000€1,500Boxes out of 100Under €104: 7 of 100 boxes€104 to €154: 43 of 100 boxes€154 to €204: 36 of 100 boxes€204 to €254: 12 of 100 boxes€254 to €304: 2 of 100 boxes€304 to €354: 1 in 316 boxes€354 to €404: 1 in 4,762 boxes€404 to €454: 1 in 50,000 boxes€454 to €504: 0 of 100 boxes€504 to €554: 0 of 100 boxes€554 to €604: 0 of 100 boxes€604 to €654: 0 of 100 boxes€654 to €704: 0 of 100 boxes€704 to €754: 0 of 100 boxes€754 to €804: 0 of 100 boxes€804 to €854: 0 of 100 boxes€854 to €904: 0 of 100 boxes€904 to €954: 0 of 100 boxes€954 to €1,004: 0 of 100 boxes€1,004 to €1,054: 0 of 100 boxes€1,054 to €1,104: 0 of 100 boxes€1,104 to €1,154: 0 of 100 boxes€1,154 to €1,204: 0 of 100 boxes€1,204 to €1,254: 0 of 100 boxes€1,254 to €1,304: 0 of 100 boxes€1,304 to €1,354: 0 of 100 boxes€1,354 to €1,404: 0 of 100 boxes€1,404 to €1,454: 0 of 100 boxes€1,454 to €1,504: 0 of 100 boxes€1,504 to €1,554: 0 of 100 boxes€1,554 to €1,604: 0 of 100 boxes€1,604 to €1,654: 0 of 100 boxes€1,654 to €1,704: 0 of 100 boxes€1,704 to €1,754: 0 of 100 boxes
Each bar covers €50 of box value. Bars right of the line are boxes worth at least what you paid.
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Box valueBoxes out of 100Result
Under €1047 of 100Lose money
€104 to €15443 of 100Lose money
€154 to €20436 of 100Lose money
€204 to €25412 of 100Lose money
€254 to €3042 of 100Lose money
€304 to €3541 in 316Lose money
€354 to €4041 in 4,762Lose money
€404 to €4541 in 50,000Lose money
€454 to €5040 of 100Lose money
€504 to €5540 of 100Lose money
€554 to €6040 of 100Lose money
€604 to €6540 of 100Lose money
€654 to €7040 of 100Lose money
€704 to €7540 of 100Lose money
€754 to €8040 of 100Lose money
€804 to €8540 of 100Lose money
€854 to €9040 of 100Lose money
€904 to €9540 of 100Lose money
€954 to €1,0040 of 100Lose money
€1,004 to €1,0540 of 100Lose money
€1,054 to €1,1040 of 100Lose money
€1,104 to €1,1540 of 100Lose money
€1,154 to €1,2040 of 100Lose money
€1,204 to €1,2540 of 100Lose money
€1,254 to €1,3040 of 100Lose money
€1,304 to €1,3540 of 100Lose money
€1,354 to €1,4040 of 100Lose money
€1,404 to €1,4540 of 100Lose money
€1,454 to €1,5040 of 100Lose money
€1,504 to €1,5540 of 100Lose money
€1,554 to €1,6040 of 100Lose money
€1,604 to €1,6540 of 100Make money
€1,654 to €1,7040 of 100Make money
€1,704 to €1,7540 of 100Make money

Where the value comes from

The average box, split by card type. Most of the value often sits in cards you'll rarely see.

Card typeHow many per boxAverage card after selling costsAdds to the box
Rare36 per box36 per box€2.06€74
Uncommon108 per box108 per box€0.50€54
Common396 per box396 per box€0.08€32
Total€160

Chance of a big pull

How often a box has at least one of the rarest cards.

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Card typeBoxes with at least oneOn averageBoxes for one specific card

If card prices fall

Prices often drop in the weeks after a set comes out. This is the same box with cheaper cards and the same box price.

Card pricesCards inside, after costsCompared with the boxBoxes that lose moneyVerdict
Today's prices€160−€1,444100 of 100Keep it sealed
25% lower€114−€1,489100 of 100Keep it sealed
50% lower€69−€1,534100 of 100Keep it sealed
75% lower€30−€1,574100 of 100Keep it sealed

Pull rates we used

Where each number comes from, and how sure we are. Sources checked on 14 October 2026. This box's own pull rates haven't been measured, so these come from boxes with the same pack layout, with extra uncertainty added.

Card typeHow oftenLikely rangeBased on
Common slots, 11 per pack
Common396 per boxPack layout
Uncommon slots, 3 per pack
Uncommon108 per boxPack layout
Rare slot, 1 per pack
Rare36 per boxPack layout

Most valuable cards

The 30 most valuable cards in the set, and what you'd keep after selling one.

CardCard typeCardmarket priceAfter selling costs
Mana VaultRare€59.08€55.88
Sylvan LibraryRare€26.74€25.15
NecropotenceRare€24.13€22.67
City of BrassRare€16.30€15.24
Dust to DustUncommon€14.69€13.71
Ashnod's AltarUncommon€11.55€10.72
PyroblastUncommon€11.18€10.37
Birds of ParadiseRare€10.75€9.96
Winter OrbRare€10.14€9.38
ArmageddonRare€10.11€9.35
Lord of AtlantisRare€9.74€9.00
MeekstoneRare€8.29€7.63
StasisRare€7.47€6.85
HydroblastUncommon€7.42€6.80
Game of ChaosRare€6.91€6.31
Animate DeadUncommon€6.82€6.23
Ankh of MishraRare€6.82€6.23
Karplusan ForestRare€6.50€5.93
Underground RiverRare€6.50€5.93
Urza's BaubleUncommon€6.48€5.91
Ball LightningRare€6.05€5.50
Adarkar WastesRare€5.81€5.27
Winds of ChangeRare€5.68€5.15
SmokeRare€4.81€4.32
Goblin KingRare€4.52€4.04
BrushlandRare€4.43€3.96
Sulfurous SpringsRare€4.19€3.73
Wrath of GodRare€3.99€3.54
Knight of StromgaldUncommon€3.74€3.30
Nevinyrral's DiskRare€3.51€3.08

How we work this out

We price every card at its Cardmarket market value, take off the selling costs above, and open 100,000 virtual boxes slot by slot using the pull rates in the table. The verdict compares the cards with the box price and checks how often a box loses money.

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