Magic Portal booster display€1,410today

Is a Portal booster display worth opening?

Magic. 36 packs of 15 cards. Released 1 May 1997. Prices from 15 October 2026.

Cardmarket today

€1,409.71

Lowest listing
€1,000
Per pack
€39.16

Keep it sealed€530 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.

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Why we'd keep it sealed

The cards inside are worth €530 after selling costs. The box costs €1,410.

On average you lose €880 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 €530 and €530.

If you opened 100 boxes

  • 0 make money
  • 100 lose money

A typical box is worth €521. 1 in 10 boxes is worth €698 or more, and 1 in 10 is worth €374 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
€1,410
Cards inside, at market prices
€709
Selling costs and bulk
−€179
Cards inside, after selling costs
€530
Compared with the box price
−€880

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
€1,409.71€39.16 per pack
Lowest listing
€1,000
  • 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 €1,410 to €1,410, and the cards inside, after selling costs, from €535 to €530.€0€500€1,000€1,500€2,000Box€1,410Cards€53014 Oct15 Oct14 Oct: box €1,410, cards €53515 Oct: box €1,410, cards €530Box price and the cards inside, day by dayFrom 14 Oct to 15 Oct, the box price went from €1,410 to €1,410, and the cards inside, after selling costs, from €535 to €530.€0€500€1,000€1,500€2,000Box€1,410Cards€53014 Oct15 Oct14 Oct: box €1,410, cards €53515 Oct: box €1,410, cards €530
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€1,409.71€529.73
14 October 2026€1,409.71€535.03

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 €1,410.Box price €1,410Lose money05101520€250€500€750€1,000€1,250€1,500Boxes out of 100Under €260: 1 in 196 boxes€260 to €310: 2 of 100 boxes€310 to €360: 5 of 100 boxes€360 to €410: 10 of 100 boxes€410 to €460: 14 of 100 boxes€460 to €510: 16 of 100 boxes€510 to €560: 15 of 100 boxes€560 to €610: 13 of 100 boxes€610 to €660: 10 of 100 boxes€660 to €710: 7 of 100 boxes€710 to €760: 4 of 100 boxes€760 to €810: 2 of 100 boxes€810 to €860: 1 in 82 boxes€860 to €910: 1 in 175 boxes€910 to €960: 1 in 352 boxes€960 to €1,010: 1 in 909 boxes€1,010 to €1,060: 1 in 2,000 boxes€1,060 to €1,110: 1 in 4,545 boxes€1,110 to €1,160: 1 in 25,000 boxes€1,160 to €1,210: 1 in 16,667 boxes€1,210 to €1,260: 1 in 33,333 boxes€1,260 to €1,310: 0 of 100 boxes€1,310 to €1,360: 0 of 100 boxes€1,360 to €1,410: 0 of 100 boxes€1,410 to €1,460: 0 of 100 boxes€1,460 to €1,510: 0 of 100 boxes€1,510 to €1,560: 0 of 100 boxesValue of 100,000 simulated boxes100 of every 100 simulated boxes were worth less than the box price of €1,410.Box price €1,410Lose money05101520€500€1,000€1,500Boxes out of 100Under €260: 1 in 196 boxes€260 to €310: 2 of 100 boxes€310 to €360: 5 of 100 boxes€360 to €410: 10 of 100 boxes€410 to €460: 14 of 100 boxes€460 to €510: 16 of 100 boxes€510 to €560: 15 of 100 boxes€560 to €610: 13 of 100 boxes€610 to €660: 10 of 100 boxes€660 to €710: 7 of 100 boxes€710 to €760: 4 of 100 boxes€760 to €810: 2 of 100 boxes€810 to €860: 1 in 82 boxes€860 to €910: 1 in 175 boxes€910 to €960: 1 in 352 boxes€960 to €1,010: 1 in 909 boxes€1,010 to €1,060: 1 in 2,000 boxes€1,060 to €1,110: 1 in 4,545 boxes€1,110 to €1,160: 1 in 25,000 boxes€1,160 to €1,210: 1 in 16,667 boxes€1,210 to €1,260: 1 in 33,333 boxes€1,260 to €1,310: 0 of 100 boxes€1,310 to €1,360: 0 of 100 boxes€1,360 to €1,410: 0 of 100 boxes€1,410 to €1,460: 0 of 100 boxes€1,460 to €1,510: 0 of 100 boxes€1,510 to €1,560: 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 €2601 in 196Lose money
€260 to €3102 of 100Lose money
€310 to €3605 of 100Lose money
€360 to €41010 of 100Lose money
€410 to €46014 of 100Lose money
€460 to €51016 of 100Lose money
€510 to €56015 of 100Lose money
€560 to €61013 of 100Lose money
€610 to €66010 of 100Lose money
€660 to €7107 of 100Lose money
€710 to €7604 of 100Lose money
€760 to €8102 of 100Lose money
€810 to €8601 in 82Lose money
€860 to €9101 in 175Lose money
€910 to €9601 in 352Lose money
€960 to €1,0101 in 909Lose money
€1,010 to €1,0601 in 2,000Lose money
€1,060 to €1,1101 in 4,545Lose money
€1,110 to €1,1601 in 25,000Lose money
€1,160 to €1,2101 in 16,667Lose money
€1,210 to €1,2601 in 33,333Lose money
€1,260 to €1,3100 of 100Lose money
€1,310 to €1,3600 of 100Lose money
€1,360 to €1,4100 of 100Lose money
€1,410 to €1,4600 of 100Make money
€1,460 to €1,5100 of 100Make money
€1,510 to €1,5600 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
Common324 per box324 per box€0.78€251
Rare36 per box36 per box€5.08€183
Basic land72 per box72 per box€0.82€59
Uncommon108 per box108 per box€0.33€36
Total€530

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€530−€880100 of 100Keep it sealed
25% lower€372−€1,038100 of 100Keep it sealed
50% lower€233−€1,177100 of 100Keep it sealed
75% lower€105−€1,304100 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, 9 per pack
Common324 per boxPack layout
Uncommon slots, 3 per pack
Uncommon108 per boxPack layout
Rare slot, 1 per pack
Rare36 per boxPack layout
Land slot, 2 per pack
Basic land72 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
Horned TurtleCommon€65.01€61.51
Sylvan TutorRare€37.78€35.64
ArmageddonRare€28.73€27.04
Natural OrderRare€26.81€25.22
Cruel TutorRare€23.42€22.00
Wrath of GodRare€21.55€20.22
Winds of ChangeRare€19.70€18.47
PyroclasmRare€16.37€15.30
EarthquakeRare€15.45€14.43
DevastationRare€13.31€12.39
Personal TutorUncommon€12.76€11.87
Wood ElvesRare€9.06€8.36
Harsh JusticeRare€7.51€6.88
Last ChanceRare€7.03€6.43
Ebon DragonRare€6.96€6.36
Nature's CloakRare€6.35€5.78
SwampBasic land€6.19€5.63
Winter's GraspUncommon€5.35€4.83
Cruel BargainRare€5.08€4.58
King's AssassinRare€5.00€4.50
ProsperityRare€4.84€4.35
ProsperityRare€4.84€4.35
Temporary TruceRare€3.49€3.07
IslandBasic land€3.48€3.06
Nature's LoreCommon€3.44€3.02
Fire DragonRare€3.41€2.99
Summer BloomRare€3.36€2.94
Gift of EstatesRare€3.33€2.91
Virtue's RuinUncommon€3.22€2.81
Cloud DragonRare€2.92€2.52

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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