Magic: The Gathering Foundations Beginner Box EV Calculator
Estimate the opened-card value of this Magic: The Gathering Foundations Beginner Box using daily card-price snapshots.
Model assumptions & evidence
The browser simulator draws the complete product contents first, then applies disabled pools and optional Sift filtering afterward. Disabled pools do not redraw or backfill outcomes.
Selling Fees
Value Threshold
EV Range (Monte Carlo)
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Sealed Price / EV
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| Source | Product price | Break-even price/beginner box (mid) | P/E | Basis |
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Simulation Results (after Sift)
Beginner Box EV
| Metric | Low | Mid | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| bundle EV (gross) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Total fees per bundle | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Net after fees per bundle | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Profit after fees per bundle | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Break-even price/bundle (mid) | $0.00 | ||
Purchase EV & Profit
| All bundles | Low | Mid | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross EV | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Total fees | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Net after fees | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Profit after expenses | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| ROI vs cost | - | - | - |
Content Snapshot
Magic: The Gathering Foundations Beginner Box Content Snapshot
The calculator resolves the complete generated product model before included-pool controls or optional Sift score the result.
- Contents
- 10 themed half-decks
- Product detail
- 2 tutorial half-decks
- Product detail
- 200 modeled card slots / beginner box
- Rows
- Loading
Product Structure
This Magic: The Gathering Foundations Beginner Box is modeled from the complete product components listed below.
Modeled product10 themed half-decks
Included component2 tutorial half-decks
Included component200 modeled card slots / beginner box
All modeled contents are drawn first. Included-pool controls and optional Sift are applied afterward and never redraw or backfill an excluded result.
Non-game inserts are not counted toward EV unless the generated model explicitly lists them.
Release-specific model analysis
What drives Magic: The Gathering Foundations Beginner Box
Product profile. This beginner box resolves 200 card positions across 124 named outcomes. The model snapshot dated September 3, 2026 contains 68 Common, 41 Uncommon, 10 Rare, 5 Basic Land. Its largest slot groups are 124 beginner. Every listed outcome contributes to the published baseline unless the visitor applies a post-draw filter.
Largest modeled weights. Forest (0280) (Basic Land) (15.0 expected per beginner box), Mountain (0278) (Basic Land) (15.0 expected per beginner box), Island (0274) (Basic Land) (14.0 expected per beginner box), Plains (0272) (Basic Land) (14.0 expected per beginner box), Swamp (0276) (Basic Land) (14.0 expected per beginner box). These are frequency leaders in the product model, not a promise that any individual opening will contain them.
Release-specific card examples. Adamant Will #488, Aggressive Mammoth #551, Ajani's Pridemate #135, Ancestor Dragon #489, Angelic Edict #490, Arcane Epiphany #29, Battle-Rattle Shaman #533, Bear Cub #552. Seeing the named pool makes it possible to compare this release with adjacent sets instead of treating every sealed product as the same generic pack calculation.
Reference snapshot value concentration. At the TCGplayer Market snapshot dated October 11, 2026, 124 modeled outcomes have a usable direct or documented fallback price. The largest deterministic contributions come from Death Baron #521 ($5.33), Plains (0272) (Basic Land) ($3.64), Mountain (0278) (Basic Land) ($3.00), Forest (0280) (Basic Land) ($2.70), Island (0274) (Basic Land) ($1.82). Together those five rows account for 34.5% of the modeled gross value. This dated reference does not update with the live calculator's prices or Sift settings.
The baseline product model is constructed first, including any documented chase exclusions. The calculator then draws the complete baseline product. Included-pool controls and optional Sift evaluate that completed draw afterward and do not alter its collation.
| Name | Set | Card # | Rarity | Treatment | Value | Seller fees | Products / copy |
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| Total expected cards/bundle after toggles and Sift | 0.00 | ||||||