€649todayIs a Crimson Crisis booster display worth opening?
Cardmarket today
€649.34
- Lowest listing
- €444.44
- Per pack
- €27.06
Keep it sealed€83 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 €83 after selling costs. The box costs €649.
On average you lose €566 per box. Buying the singles you want is cheaper.
Pull rates are still uncertain. The real value could be anywhere from €69 to €120.
If you opened 100 boxes
- 0 make money
- 100 lose money
A typical box is worth €71. 1 in 10 boxes is worth €145 or more, and 1 in 10 is worth €45 or less.
The math, per box
From the price of every card to what you'd actually keep.
Per box of 24 packs
- Box price on Cardmarket
- €649
- Cards inside, at market prices
- €126
- Selling costs and bulk
- −€43
- Cards inside, after selling costs
- €83
- Compared with the box price
- −€566
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
- €649.34€27.06 per pack
- Lowest listing
- €444.44
- Box price on Cardmarket
- Cards inside, after selling costs
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| Day | Box price | Cards inside, after costs |
|---|---|---|
| 15 October 2026 | €649.34 | €83 |
| 14 October 2026 | €649.34 | €81.76 |
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 €49 | 15 of 100 | Lose money |
| €49 to €74 | 40 of 100 | Lose money |
| €74 to €99 | 22 of 100 | Lose money |
| €99 to €124 | 9 of 100 | Lose money |
| €124 to €149 | 5 of 100 | Lose money |
| €149 to €174 | 5 of 100 | Lose money |
| €174 to €199 | 2 of 100 | Lose money |
| €199 to €224 | 1 in 106 | Lose money |
| €224 to €249 | 1 in 259 | Lose money |
| €249 to €274 | 1 in 352 | Lose money |
| €274 to €299 | 1 in 746 | Lose money |
| €299 to €324 | 1 in 1,923 | Lose money |
| €324 to €349 | 1 in 6,667 | Lose money |
| €349 to €374 | 1 in 7,143 | Lose money |
| €374 to €399 | 1 in 14,286 | Lose money |
| €399 to €424 | 1 in 25,000 | Lose money |
| €424 to €449 | 1 in 50,000 | Lose money |
| €449 to €474 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €474 to €499 | 1 in 100,000 | Lose money |
| €499 to €524 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €524 to €549 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €549 to €574 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €574 to €599 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €599 to €624 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €624 to €649 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| €649 to €674 | 0 of 100 | Make money |
| €674 to €699 | 0 of 100 | Make money |
| €699 to €724 | 0 of 100 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common183 per box | 183 per box | €0.14 | |
| Ultimate Rare1.0 per box | 1.0 per box | €22.06 | |
| Super Rare4.8 per box | 4.8 per box | €2.18 | |
| Ultra Rare2.0 per box | 2.0 per box | €4.75 | |
| Rare24 per box | 24 per box | €0.24 | |
| Secret Rare1 in 1.3 boxes | 1 in 1.3 boxes | €6.80 | |
| Ghost Rare1 in 12 boxes | 1 in 12 boxes | €57.48 | |
| Total | €83 |
Chance of a big pull
How often a box has at least one of the rarest cards.
- Ultimate Rare 64of 100 boxes Embossed 'relief' version of selected cards, found in core sets from 2004 to 2015. 1.0 per box€22 each
- Ghost Rare 8of 100 boxes Pale holographic version of one card per set; Konami put the odds at 1 in 288 packs. 1 in 12 boxes€57 each
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| Card type | Boxes with at least one | On average | Boxes for one specific card |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimate RareEmbossed 'relief' version of selected cards, found in core sets from 2004 to 2015. | 64 of 100 | 1.0 per box | 10 |
| Ghost RarePale holographic version of one card per set; Konami put the odds at 1 in 288 packs. | 8 of 100 | 1 in 12 boxes | 12 |
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 | €83 | −€566 | 100 of 100 | Keep it sealed |
| 25% lower | €55 | −€595 | 100 of 100 | Keep it sealed |
| 50% lower | €31 | −€618 | 100 of 100 | Keep it sealed |
| 75% lower | €13 | −€636 | 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, 7 per pack | |||
| Common | 168 per box | Pack layout | |
| Rare slot, 1 per pack | |||
| Rare | 24 per box | Pack layout | |
| Rare-or-better slots, 1 per pack | |||
| Super Rare | 4.8 per box | 2.7 to 8.7 per box | Estimate, Yu-Gi-Oh! Wiki (Fandom): Booster Pack (pack contents, pre-2016 odds) |
| Ultra Rare | 2.0 per box | 1.3 to 3.1 per box | Estimate, Konami, Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG blog: Booster Pack Changes in 2016 (17 Sep 2015) |
| Ultimate Rare | 1.0 per box | 1 in 2.4 boxes to 2.4 per box | Estimate |
| Ghost Rare | 1 in 12 boxes | 1 in 6.6 to 22 boxes | Estimate, Yugipedia: Ghost Rare (official 1:288 in regular boosters) |
| Secret Rare | 1 in 1.3 boxes | 1 in 2.3 boxes to 1.4 per box | Estimate, Yugipedia: Secret Rare (TCG odds history) |
| Common | 15 per box | The rest of the slot | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwing Armor Master | Ultimate Rare | €106.92 | €101.32 |
| Red Dragon Archfiend/Assault Mode | Ghost Rare | €60.77 | €57.48 |
| Red Dragon Archfiend/Assault Mode | Ultimate Rare | €36.92 | €34.82 |
| Cosmic Fortress Gol'gar | Ultimate Rare | €29.25 | €27.54 |
| Tethys, Goddess of Light | Secret Rare | €17.83 | €16.69 |
| Cosmic Fortress Gol'gar | Ultra Rare | €17.56 | €16.43 |
| Blackwing Armor Master | Ultra Rare | €17.12 | €16.01 |
| Arcanite Magician/Assault Mode | Ultimate Rare | €13.84 | €12.90 |
| Hyper Psychic Blaster | Ultimate Rare | €12.65 | €11.77 |
| Zeta Reticulant | Secret Rare | €10.59 | €9.81 |
| Doomkaiser Dragon/Assault Mode | Ultimate Rare | €9.38 | €8.66 |
| Dark Voltanis | Secret Rare | €8.14 | €7.48 |
| Ido the Supreme Magical Force | Secret Rare | €7.75 | €7.11 |
| Hyper Psychic Blaster/Assault Mode | Ultimate Rare | €7.64 | €7.01 |
| Arcanite Magician | Super Rare | €7.51 | €6.88 |
| Puppet King | Secret Rare | €7.41 | €6.79 |
| Lifeforce Harmonizer | Ultimate Rare | €6.96 | €6.36 |
| Violet Witch | Ultimate Rare | €6.72 | €6.13 |
| Black Salvo | Super Rare | €6.70 | €6.12 |
| Red Dragon Archfiend/Assault Mode | Ultra Rare | €6.50 | €5.93 |
| Alien Kid | Super Rare | €6.46 | €5.89 |
| Arcanite Magician/Assault Mode | Ultra Rare | €4.77 | €4.28 |
| Greed Quasar | Secret Rare | €4.54 | €4.06 |
| Bone Crusher | Ultimate Rare | €4.53 | €4.05 |
| Code A Ancient Ruins | Super Rare | €3.77 | €3.33 |
| Dark Strike Fighter | Super Rare | €3.30 | €2.89 |
| Hyper Psychic Blaster | Ultra Rare | €3.25 | €2.84 |
| Prime Material Falcon | Secret Rare | €2.83 | €2.44 |
| Totem Dragon | Super Rare | €2.65 | €2.27 |
| Blackwing - Sirocco the Dawn | Common | €2.53 | €2.15 |
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.