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Battle Styles: rip it or buy it?
Completing Battle Styles as singles (about $187 minus the chases) costs less than a box's worth of packs (~$291, mostly dupes) — so buy the singles you actually want.
Buy the singles.
- A box's worth of packs: ~$291 (cheapest sealed unit is the booster box at $291).
- Complete the set minus chases, as singles: $187 — ripping a box runs ~$104 more.
- Top chase — Tyranitar V (Alternate Full Art) — Ultra Rare: $249 as a single vs. ~$870 to crack for one (est.).
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The chases
| Chase card | Single | Cracking for one (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| Tyranitar V (Alternate Full Art) — Ultra Rare | $249 | ~$870 |
| Rapid Strike Urshifu VMAX (Alternate Art Secret) — Secret Rare | $77 | ~$870 |
| Empoleon V (Alternate Full Art) — Ultra Rare | $63 | ~$350 |
| Mimikyu V (Full Art) — Ultra Rare | $44 | ~$350 |
| Single Strike Urshifu VMAX (Alternate Art Secret) — Secret Rare | $30 | ~$870 |
| Houndoom (Secret) — Secret Rare | $28 | ~$870 |
| Victini VMAX (Secret) — Secret Rare | $19 | ~$870 |
| Single Strike Urshifu VMAX (Secret) — Secret Rare | $13 | ~$870 |
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Prices live (TCGplayer via TCGcsv), refreshed daily; pull rates are estimates. Educational, not financial advice. Snapshot: 2026-09-14.