$12€11todayIs a Maximum Gold: El Dorado box worth opening?
Market price today
$11.80€10.53
- Lowest listing
- $5.60€5
- Per pack
- $2.95€2.63
Keep it sealed$3€3 of cards inside, after selling costs
Why we'd keep it sealed
The cards inside are worth $3€3 after selling costs. The box costs $12€11.
On average you lose $9€8 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 $3€2. 1 in 10 boxes is worth $6€5 or more, and 1 in 10 is worth $0€0 or less.
Maximum Gold: El Dorado EV: the math, per box
From the price of every card to what you'd actually keep.
Per box of 4 packs
- Box price today
- $12€11
- Cards inside, at market prices
- $11€10
- Selling costs and bulk
- −$8−€7
- Cards inside, after selling costs
- $3€3
- Compared with the box price
- −$9−€8
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
- $11.80€10.53$2.95€2.63 per pack
- Lowest listing
- $5.60€5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $0€0 to $1€1 | 15 of 100 | Lose money |
| $1€1 to $1€1 | 0 of 100 | Lose money |
| $1€1 to $2€2 | 17 of 100 | Lose money |
| $2€2 to $2€2 | 11 of 100 | Lose money |
| $2€2 to $3€3 | 10 of 100 | Lose money |
| $3€3 to $3€3 | 10 of 100 | Lose money |
| $3€3 to $4€4 | 7 of 100 | Lose money |
| $4€4 to $5€4 | 8 of 100 | Lose money |
| $5€4 to $5€5 | 6 of 100 | Lose money |
| $5€5 to $6€5 | 5 of 100 | Lose money |
| $6€5 to $6€6 | 4 of 100 | Lose money |
| $6€6 to $7€6 | 2 of 100 | Lose money |
| $7€6 to $7€7 | 2 of 100 | Lose money |
| $7€7 to $8€7 | 1 in 81 | Lose money |
| $8€7 to $8€8 | 1 in 117 | Lose money |
| $8€8 to $9€8 | 1 in 183 | Lose money |
| $9€8 to $10€9 | 1 in 296 | Lose money |
| $10€9 to $10€9 | 1 in 467 | Lose money |
| $10€9 to $11€10 | 1 in 980 | Lose money |
| $11€10 to $11€10 | 1 in 1,316 | Lose money |
| $11€10 to $12€11 | 1 in 2,564 | Lose money |
| $12€11 to $12€11 | 1 in 3,846 | Make money |
| $12€11 or more | 1 in 3,704 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premium Gold Rare8.0 per box | 8.0 per box | $0.29€0.26 | |
| Rare20 per box | 20 per box | $0.03€0.03 | |
| Total | $3€3 |
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 | $3€3 | −$9−€8 | more than 99 of 100 boxes | Keep it sealed |
| 25% lower | $2€2 | −$10−€9 | 100 of 100 | Keep it sealed |
| 50% lower | $1€1 | −$11−€10 | 100 of 100 | Keep it sealed |
| 75% lower | $0€0 | −$11−€10 | 100 of 100 | Keep it sealed |
Maximum Gold: El Dorado pull rates
Where each number comes from, and how sure we are. Sources checked on October 15, 2026.
| Card type | How often | Likely range | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foil slot, 2 per pack | |||
| Premium Gold Rare | 8.0 per box | Pack layout | |
| Rare slot, 5 per pack | |||
| Rare | 20 per box | Pack layout | |
Most valuable Maximum Gold: El Dorado cards
The 30 most valuable cards in the set, and what you'd keep after selling one.
| Card | Card type | Market price | After selling costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo | Premium Gold Rare | $3.50€3.12 | $3.04€2.71 |
| Red-Eyes Black Dragon | Premium Gold Rare | $2.81€2.51 | $2.39€2.13 |
| Blue-Eyes White Dragon | Premium Gold Rare | $2.28€2.03 | $1.88€1.68 |
| Cursed Eldland | Premium Gold Rare | $2.26€2.02 | $1.87€1.67 |
| I:P Masquerena | Premium Gold Rare | $1.93€1.72 | $1.55€1.38 |
| Predaplant Verte Anaconda | Premium Gold Rare | $1.65€1.47 | $1.28€1.15 |
| Upstart Goblin | Rare | $1.65€1.47 | $1.28€1.15 |
| Raigeki | Premium Gold Rare | $1.41€1.26 | $1.06€0.95 |
| Ancient Gear Fusion | Rare | $1.30€1.16 | $0.95€0.85 |
| Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon | Premium Gold Rare | $1.29€1.15 | $0.94€0.84 |
| Accesscode Talker | Premium Gold Rare | $1.22€1.09 | $0.88€0.79 |
| Black Rose Dragon | Premium Gold Rare | $1.10€0.98 | $0.01€0.01 |
| Chamber Dragonmaid | Premium Gold Rare | $1.09€0.97 | $0.01€0.01 |
| Primathmech Alembertian | Premium Gold Rare | $1.08€0.96 | $0.01€0.01 |
| Elemental HERO Neos | Premium Gold Rare | $1.02€0.91 | $0.01€0.01 |
| Invocation | Premium Gold Rare | $1.01€0.90 | $0.01€0.01 |
| Evolzar Dolkka | Premium Gold Rare | $1.00€0.89 | $0.01€0.01 |
| Exodia the Forbidden One | Premium Gold Rare | $1.00€0.89 | $0.01€0.01 |
| Torrential Tribute | Premium Gold Rare | $0.96€0.86 | $0.01€0.01 |
| Conquistador of the Golden Land | Premium Gold Rare | $0.93€0.83 | $0.01€0.01 |
| Urgent Schedule | Rare | $0.93€0.83 | $0.01€0.01 |
| Invoked Mechaba | Premium Gold Rare | $0.74€0.66 | $0.01€0.01 |
| Book of Moon | Premium Gold Rare | $0.72€0.64 | $0.01€0.01 |
| Ghost Mourner & Moonlit Chill | Premium Gold Rare | $0.71€0.63 | $0.01€0.01 |
| Evolzar Laggia | Premium Gold Rare | $0.67€0.60 | $0.01€0.01 |
| Number iC1000: Numerounius Numerounia | Premium Gold Rare | $0.64€0.57 | $0.01€0.01 |
| Salamangreat Almiraj | Rare | $0.55€0.49 | $0.01€0.01 |
| Eldlich the Golden Lord | Premium Gold Rare | $0.54€0.48 | $0.01€0.01 |
| Rainbow Neos | Rare | $0.54€0.48 | $0.01€0.01 |
| Number 1: Numeron Gate Ekam | Rare | $0.53€0.47 | $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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