Obsidian Flames Elite Trainer Box.

Opening the 9 packs inside gives back $28.33£21.39€25.28 in cards for a typical one, against $272.32£205.58€242.97 to buy it sealed. That is 10% of what it costs. About 1% of simulated openings came out ahead.

Typical opening, middle of 2,000,000 runs

$28.33£21.39€25.28

Average opening

$37.55£28.35€33.50 (14% of price)

Middle 8 openings in 10 land between

$18.48£13.95€16.49 and $64.82£48.93€57.83

Best case, the luckiest 1 opening in 100

$136.38£102.95€121.68 (still under the $272.32£205.58€242.97 price)

Of that average, hits rather than bulk

$24.32£18.36€21.70

Worth opening under, after selling fees

$20.67£15.60€18.44 (92% under what it costs)

Card carrying most of the average

Charizard ex, 12%

$13.23£9.99€11.80 of the average is commons and uncommons at a few cents each, priced at what the market quotes rather than what a person gets for a box of them, so read the average as a ceiling. Only the packs are counted: any promo card packed alongside them is not. Rates from the published per-set openings read on Aug 30, 2026. Every product ranked, and how this is worked out.