Magic: The Gathering Foundations Beginner Box EV Calculator

Estimate the expected value of a Magic: The Gathering Foundations Beginner Box from the generated beginner-box model and daily Magic price snapshots.

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.

10 themed half-decks2 tutorial half-decks200 modeled game cards / beginner box

SnapshotTCG Market + $0.25 SiftBased on TCG Market pricing with Sift applied only after complete modeled contents are drawn.

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 game cards / beginner box
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Product Structure

This Magic: The Gathering Foundations Beginner Box is modeled from the complete product components listed below.

Product Component 110 themed half-decks

Complete modeled contents are drawn before included-pool controls and optional Sift are applied as scoring filters.

Product Component 22 tutorial half-decks

This component remains governed by the calculator's existing product-specific model.

Modeled Contents200 modeled game cards / beginner box

This component remains governed by the calculator's existing product-specific model.

Draw all ten fixed half-decks first, then apply any Sift or included-pool filtering after the complete Beginner Box contents are drawn; filtering never redraws or backfills a card.

Included poolsChoose which modeled pools count toward EV.Model controls

Sift tints rows by price. EV uses Sift only when enabled, after the complete beginner box has been opened.

Selling Fees

Seller type

Card-level fees use the selected seller model. Free-shipping order costs are added in the summary.

Value Threshold

Price source for EV

Prices load from same-origin generated daily card-price snapshots.

Sift

EV Range (Monte Carlo)

Central interval

Simulations

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Beginner Box EV

Per-product expected value summary.
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

Purchase expected value and profit after selected fees and costs.
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	-	-	-

Bundles: 0 | Price/bundle: $0.00 | Total cost: $0.00

Sealed Price / EV

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Generated sealed product prices compared to the current break-even price per beginner box.
Source	Product price	Break-even price/beginner box (mid)	P/E	Basis

Simulation Results (after Sift)

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Modeled Beginner Box card rows, prices, fees, and expected products per copy.
Name	Set	Card #	Rarity	Treatment	Value	Seller fees	Products / copy
Total expected cards/bundle after toggles and Sift							0.00
Sanity total, all modeled game-card rows							0.00
Gap to expected game cards/bundle							0.00

Expected / beginner box0.00

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EV and Monte Carlo draw the full product first, then apply disabled pools and Sift. Disabled pools do not backfill.