Foundations Jumpstart Display EV

Estimate the expected value (EV) of Foundations Jumpstart Booster displays using live TCGplayer market prices. Foundations includes a broad mix of new-player staples, classic reprints, and anime-style cards spread across themed 20-card Jumpstart boosters, and this calculator mirrors Wizards of the Coast’s published theme lists so you can evaluate both pack and display value before buying.

A sealed Jumpstart display contains 24 themed boosters. Each booster has 20 cards from one theme, including a themed face card plus an anime spotlight card slot, so your display opening is modeled as 24 independent theme draws before any optional Sift filtering is applied.

Set theme: Foundations Jumpstart is themed around color-identity mini-decks and mash-up gameplay, where each booster represents a focused archetype you can combine with a second theme for instant play.

121 decklists (White / Blue / Black / Red / Green + multicolor) 20 cards / pack • 24 packs / display Anime spotlight card + theme card in every booster Pricing: TCGCSV (TCGplayer Market/Mid/Low/Min)
Pack contents follow Wizards’ “Foundations Jumpstart Booster Themes” article. Each booster contains 20 cards from a single theme (including at least one new-to-Magic anime card), and Sift is applied after the cards are drawn in the simulation.
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Selling Fees

Per-row shows pct + txn (txn = 2.5%). $0.30/order is added only in the summary.

Value Threshold

Mid and Low pull from TCGCSV (TCGplayer mirror). “Min” chooses the lowest non-null value, and Market falls back to whichever price is available.
Rows with Value ≥ Sift tint green. EV only uses Sift if toggled on, and it is applied after each pack’s cards are drawn.

Monte Carlo

Low/High = central quantiles measured from Monte Carlo pack openings.

Purchase EV

Pack & Display EV

Pack and box expected value summary across low, mid, and high estimates.
MetricLowMidHigh
Pack EV (gross)$0.00$0.00$0.00
Display EV × 24 (gross)$0.00$0.00$0.00
Gross EV per display (Purchase ÷ Displays)$0.00$0.00$0.00
Total fees per display (Purchase ÷ Displays)$0.00$0.00$0.00
Net after fees per display (Purchase ÷ Displays)$0.00$0.00$0.00
Profit after fees per display (Purchase ÷ Displays)$0.00$0.00$0.00
Break‑even price/display (mid)$0.00

Purchase EV & Profit

All displaysLowMidHigh
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———
Displays: 0 • Price/display: $0.00 • Total cost: $0.00

Simulation Results (after Sift)

Confidence band: —
Each bar groups simulated display totals after cards are drawn, then Sift is applied to pack hits. X-axis = display value, Y-axis = number of simulations in that range.
Name Set Card # Rarity Treatment Value Seller fees Displays / copy
Total (Expected / display) — included groups & Sift 0.00
Preparing…
Displays / copy = 1 ÷ (expected copies per pack) ÷ 24. Decklists sourced from Wizards of the Coast’s “Foundations Jumpstart Booster Themes” article.