€4,958todayIs a Stronghold booster display worth opening?
Cardmarket today
€4,957.84
- Lowest listing
- €3,500
- Per pack
- €137.72
Keep it sealed€1,004 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.
Why we'd keep it sealed
The cards inside are worth €1,004 after selling costs. The box costs €4,958.
On average you lose €3,954 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 €1,004 and €1,004.
If you opened 100 boxes
- 0 make money
- 100 lose money
A typical box is worth €978. 1 in 10 boxes is worth €1,863 or more, and 1 in 10 is worth €307 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
- €4,958
- Cards inside, at market prices
- €1,156
- Selling costs and bulk
- −€151
- Cards inside, after selling costs
- €1,004
- Compared with the box price
- −€3,954
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
- €4,957.84€137.72 per pack
- Lowest listing
- €3,500
The price history starts on the day live prices switch on, and grows by one point a day.
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.
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| Box value | Boxes out of 100 | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Under €358 | 15 of 100 | Lose money |
| €358 to €558 | 19 of 100 | Lose money |
| €558 to €758 | 8 of 100 | Lose money |
| €758 to €958 | 7 of 100 | Lose money |
| €958 to €1,158 | 18 of 100 | Lose money |
| €1,158 to €1,358 | 11 of 100 | Lose money |
| €1,358 to €1,558 | 3 of 100 | Lose money |
| €1,558 to €1,758 | 6 of 100 | Lose money |
| €1,758 to €1,958 | 6 of 100 | Lose money |
| €1,958 to €2,158 | 2 of 100 | Lose money |
| €2,158 to €2,358 | 1 in 90 | Lose money |
| €2,358 to €2,558 | 2 of 100 | Lose money |
| €2,558 to €2,758 | 1 in 98 | Lose money |
| €2,758 to €2,958 | 1 in 386 | Lose money |
| €2,958 to €3,158 | 1 in 279 | Lose money |
| €3,158 to €3,358 | 1 in 313 | Lose money |
| €3,358 to €3,558 | 1 in 1,613 | Lose money |
| €3,558 to €3,758 | 1 in 2,326 | Lose money |
| €3,758 to €3,958 | 1 in 2,083 | Lose money |
| €3,958 to €4,158 | 1 in 4,167 | Lose money |
| €4,158 to €4,358 | 1 in 33,333 | Lose money |
| €4,358 to €4,558 | 1 in 25,000 | Lose money |
| €4,558 to €4,758 | 1 in 14,286 | Lose money |
| €4,758 to €4,958 | 1 in 50,000 | Lose money |
| €4,958 to €5,158 | 0 of 100 | Make money |
| €5,158 to €5,358 | 1 in 50,000 | Make 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 type | How many per box | Average card after selling costs | Adds to the box |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rare36 per box | 36 per box | €24.98 | |
| Uncommon108 per box | 108 per box | €0.64 | |
| Common396 per box | 396 per box | €0.09 | |
| Total | €1,004 |
Chance of a big pull
How often a box has at least one of the rarest cards.
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| Card type | Boxes with at least one | On average | Boxes 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 prices | Cards inside, after costs | Compared with the box | Boxes that lose money | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today's prices | €1,004 | −€3,954 | more than 99 of 100 boxes | Keep it sealed |
| 25% lower | €742 | −€4,216 | 100 of 100 | Keep it sealed |
| 50% lower | €489 | −€4,469 | 100 of 100 | Keep it sealed |
| 75% lower | €239 | −€4,719 | 100 of 100 | Keep 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 type | How often | Likely range | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common slots, 11 per pack | |||
| Common | 396 per box | Pack layout | |
| Uncommon slots, 3 per pack | |||
| Uncommon | 108 per box | Pack layout | |
| Rare slot, 1 per pack | |||
| Rare | 36 per box | Pack layout | |
Most valuable cards
The 30 most valuable cards in the set, and what you'd keep after selling one.
| Card | Card type | Cardmarket price | After selling costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mox Diamond | Rare | €735.16 | €698.15 |
| Sliver Queen | Rare | €173.69 | €164.76 |
| Volrath's Stronghold | Rare | €73.39 | €69.47 |
| Dream Halls | Rare | €27.25 | €25.64 |
| Burgeoning | Rare | €24.99 | €23.49 |
| Grave Pact | Rare | €23.37 | €21.95 |
| Volrath's Shapeshifter | Rare | €13.62 | €12.69 |
| Hermit Druid | Rare | €13.48 | €12.56 |
| Constant Mists | Uncommon | €13.44 | €12.52 |
| Ensnaring Bridge | Rare | €12.04 | €11.19 |
| Horn of Greed | Rare | €11.44 | €10.62 |
| Mortuary | Rare | €10.38 | €9.61 |
| Soltari Champion | Rare | €5.80 | €5.26 |
| Shaman en-Kor | Rare | €5.52 | €4.99 |
| Wall of Blossoms | Uncommon | €4.64 | €4.16 |
| Bottomless Pit | Uncommon | €4.62 | €4.14 |
| Awakening | Rare | €4.41 | €3.94 |
| Tortured Existence | Common | €4.01 | €3.56 |
| Ruination | Rare | €3.90 | €3.45 |
| Sacred Ground | Rare | €3.85 | €3.41 |
| Mogg Infestation | Rare | €3.32 | €2.90 |
| Intruder Alarm | Rare | €3.30 | €2.89 |
| Thalakos Deceiver | Rare | €3.14 | €2.73 |
| Primal Rage | Uncommon | €2.58 | €2.20 |
| Shard Phoenix | Rare | €2.45 | €2.08 |
| Reins of Power | Rare | €2.24 | €1.88 |
| Crystalline Sliver | Uncommon | €1.81 | €1.47 |
| Stronghold Assassin | Rare | €1.71 | €1.37 |
| Invasion Plans | Rare | €1.63 | €1.30 |
| Evacuation | Rare | €1.43 | €1.11 |
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.