Yu-Gi-Oh! artwork$504€450today

Is a Gold Series 4: Pyramids Edition booster box worth opening?

Yu-Gi-Oh!. 5 packs of 25 cards. Released June 24, 2011. Prices from October 15, 2026.

Market price today

$504.36€450

Lowest listing
$504.36€450
Per pack
$100.87€90.00

Keep it sealed$97€87 of cards inside, after selling costs

See the mathPrice history

Why we'd keep it sealed

The cards inside are worth $97€87 after selling costs. The box costs $504€450.

On average you lose $407€363 per box. Buying the singles you want is cheaper.

Pull rates for this set are well documented.

If you opened 100 boxes

  • 0 make money
  • 100 lose money

A typical box is worth $96€85. 1 in 10 boxes is worth $120€107 or more, and 1 in 10 is worth $76€68 or less.

Gold Series 4: Pyramids Edition EV: the math, per box

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

Per box of 5 packs

Box price today
$504€450
Cards inside, at market prices
$146€130
Selling costs and bulk
−$49−€44
Cards inside, after selling costs
$97€87
Compared with the box price
−$407−€363

From 100,000 simulated boxes. Selling costs: 5% fee, $0.28€0.25 per card sold, cards under $1.12€1.00 go to bulk at $0.01€0.01.

Cards inside, at market prices
The average value of everything in a box, with each card at today's market price.
Selling costs and bulk
Marketplace fees 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 market price, and how the box price and the cards inside have moved.

Market price today
$504.36€450$100.87€90.00 per pack
Lowest listing
$504.36€450

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.

Value of 100,000 simulated boxes100 of every 100 simulated boxes were worth less than the box price of $504.Box price $504€450Lose money0204060$100$200$300$400$500€100€200€300€400Boxes out of 100Under $78: 13 of 100 boxes$78 to $101: 48 of 100 boxes$101 to $123: 31 of 100 boxes$123 to $146: 7 of 100 boxes$146 to $168: 1 in 154 boxes$168 to $191: 1 in 2,857 boxes$191 to $213: 1 in 100,000 boxes$213 to $235: 0 of 100 boxes$235 to $258: 0 of 100 boxes$258 to $280: 0 of 100 boxes$280 to $303: 0 of 100 boxes$303 to $325: 0 of 100 boxes$325 to $347: 0 of 100 boxes$347 to $370: 0 of 100 boxes$370 to $392: 0 of 100 boxes$392 to $415: 0 of 100 boxes$415 to $437: 0 of 100 boxes$437 to $460: 0 of 100 boxes$460 to $482: 0 of 100 boxes$482 to $504: 0 of 100 boxes$504 to $527: 0 of 100 boxes$527 to $549: 0 of 100 boxesValue of 100,000 simulated boxes100 of every 100 simulated boxes were worth less than the box price of $504.Box price $504€450Lose money0204060$200$400€200€400Boxes out of 100Under $78: 13 of 100 boxes$78 to $101: 48 of 100 boxes$101 to $123: 31 of 100 boxes$123 to $146: 7 of 100 boxes$146 to $168: 1 in 154 boxes$168 to $191: 1 in 2,857 boxes$191 to $213: 1 in 100,000 boxes$213 to $235: 0 of 100 boxes$235 to $258: 0 of 100 boxes$258 to $280: 0 of 100 boxes$280 to $303: 0 of 100 boxes$303 to $325: 0 of 100 boxes$325 to $347: 0 of 100 boxes$347 to $370: 0 of 100 boxes$370 to $392: 0 of 100 boxes$392 to $415: 0 of 100 boxes$415 to $437: 0 of 100 boxes$437 to $460: 0 of 100 boxes$460 to $482: 0 of 100 boxes$482 to $504: 0 of 100 boxes$504 to $527: 0 of 100 boxes$527 to $549: 0 of 100 boxes
Each bar covers $22€20 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 $78€7013 of 100Lose money
$78€70 to $101€9048 of 100Lose money
$101€90 to $123€11031 of 100Lose money
$123€110 to $146€1307 of 100Lose money
$146€130 to $168€1501 in 154Lose money
$168€150 to $191€1701 in 2,857Lose money
$191€170 to $213€1901 in 100,000Lose money
$213€190 to $235€2100 of 100Lose money
$235€210 to $258€2300 of 100Lose money
$258€230 to $280€2500 of 100Lose money
$280€250 to $303€2700 of 100Lose money
$303€270 to $325€2900 of 100Lose money
$325€290 to $347€3100 of 100Lose money
$347€310 to $370€3300 of 100Lose money
$370€330 to $392€3500 of 100Lose money
$392€350 to $415€3700 of 100Lose money
$415€370 to $437€3900 of 100Lose money
$437€390 to $460€4100 of 100Lose money
$460€410 to $482€4300 of 100Lose money
$482€430 to $504€4500 of 100Lose money
$504€450 to $527€4700 of 100Make money
$527€470 to $549€4900 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
Gold Rare15 per box15 per box$4.95€4.42$74€66
Common110 per box110 per box$0.21€0.19$23€20
Total$97€87

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$97€87−$407−€363100 of 100Keep it sealed
25% lower$70€62−$435−€388100 of 100Keep it sealed
50% lower$42€38−$462−€412100 of 100Keep it sealed
75% lower$14€13−$490−€437100 of 100Keep it sealed

Gold Series 4: Pyramids Edition pull rates

Where each number comes from, and how sure we are. Sources checked on October 15, 2026.

Card typeHow oftenLikely rangeBased on
Common slots, 22 per pack
Common110 per boxPack layout
Foil slot, 3 per pack
Gold Rare15 per boxPack layout

Most valuable Gold Series 4: Pyramids Edition cards

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

CardCard typeMarket priceAfter selling costs
Royal OppressionGold Rare$20.22€18.04$18.93€16.89
Toon Table of ContentsGold Rare$9.25€8.25$8.50€7.59
Trap StunGold Rare$8.66€7.73$7.95€7.09
Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the BeginningGold Rare$7.54€6.73$6.89€6.14
Chaos SorcererGold Rare$7.06€6.30$6.43€5.74
Obelisk the TormentorGold Rare$6.89€6.15$6.27€5.59
Five-Headed DragonGold Rare$6.25€5.58$5.66€5.05
Pot of AvariceGold Rare$4.77€4.26$4.26€3.80
Gravekeeper's SpyGold Rare$4.56€4.07$4.05€3.62
Morphing JarGold Rare$4.34€3.87$3.84€3.43
Spirit ReaperGold Rare$3.96€3.53$3.48€3.10
Beastking of the SwampsCommon$3.36€3.00$2.91€2.60
Gladiator Beast GyzarusGold Rare$3.22€2.87$2.78€2.48
Tytannial, Princess of CamelliasGold Rare$3.18€2.84$2.74€2.45
Ryko, Lightsworn HunterGold Rare$2.95€2.63$2.52€2.25
Sage's StoneCommon$2.36€2.11$1.97€1.75
Darklord ZeratoGold Rare$2.21€1.97$1.82€1.62
Injection Fairy LilyCommon$1.80€1.61$1.43€1.28
Summoner MonkGold Rare$1.45€1.29$1.09€0.98
Doomcaliber KnightGold Rare$1.40€1.25$1.05€0.94
Celestia, Lightsworn AngelGold Rare$1.21€1.08$0.87€0.78
Toon Dark Magician GirlCommon$0.98€0.87$0.01€0.01
Versago the DestroyerCommon$0.84€0.75$0.01€0.01
Millennium ShieldCommon$0.69€0.62$0.01€0.01
Graceful DiceCommon$0.65€0.58$0.01€0.01
White-Horned DragonCommon$0.65€0.58$0.01€0.01
Orichalcos ShunorosCommon$0.64€0.57$0.01€0.01
Trade-InCommon$0.49€0.44$0.01€0.01
Xing Zhen HuCommon$0.47€0.42$0.01€0.01
Goddess with the Third EyeCommon$0.46€0.41$0.01€0.01

How we work this out

We price every card at its 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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