Foundations Play Booster EV Calculator

Estimate the expected value (EV) of Foundations Play Booster boxes using live TCGplayer market prices. Foundations blends core-format staples, iconic reprints, showcase treatments, and Special Guests into the Play Booster environment, and this calculator uses official slot odds and rarity data to model realistic pack value outcomes.

Each sealed box contains 36 Play Boosters, with 14 game cards per pack plus a token/ad slot. Simulations draw full pack contents first (including rare/mythic, wildcard, foil, land, and Special Guests replacement behavior), then apply optional Sift filtering afterward so EV reflects true opening order.

Set theme: Foundations Play Boosters are themed as a core-set style environment with evergreen mechanics, iconic callbacks, and approachable draft/sealed gameplay for both new and returning players.

36 packs / box 14 cards / pack (game cards) SPG: 1.5% (replaces a common; non‑foil only) Land slot: 25% Character • 50% Duals • 25% Basics (20% foil) Excludes FDN #362+

Included sets ▶

FDN — Normal (nonfoil) FDN — Normal (foil) FDN — Borderless (incl. foil) SPG — Special Guests (nonfoil) FDN — Character basics (incl. foil) FDN — Regular basics (incl. foil) FDN — Common dual lands (incl. foil)

Sift is a price floor (USD): rows with Value ≥ Sift tint green. EV only uses Sift if you enable the toggle below.

Selling Fees

TCGplayer seller type

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

Value Threshold

Price source for EV

Mid and Low pull from TCGCSV (TCGplayer mirror). “Min” chooses the lowest non-null value, and Market falls back to whichever price is available.

Sift

Rows with Value ≥ Sift tint green. EV only uses Sift if toggled on, and it is applied after each pack’s cards are drawn.

EV Range (Monte Carlo)

Central interval

Simulations

Runs per summary update; higher counts smooth the bands but take longer.

Use Sift (≥) in EV

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

Purchase EV

Boxes Purchased

Price per box ($)

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Pack & Box EV

Pack and box expected value summary across low, mid, and high estimates.
Metric	Low	Mid	High
Pack EV (gross)	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Box EV × 36 (gross)	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Gross EV per box (Purchase ÷ Boxes)	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total fees per box (Purchase ÷ Boxes)	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Net after fees per box (Purchase ÷ Boxes)	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Profit after fees per box (Purchase ÷ Boxes)	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Break‑even price/box (mid)	$0.00

Purchase EV & Profit

All boxes	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	—	—	—

Boxes: 0 • Price/box: $0.00 • Total cost: $0.00

Sealed Price / EV

Marketplace sealed box price compared to the current break-even price/box (mid).
Source	Box price	Break‑even price/box (mid)	P/E	Basis
Mana Pool	—	—	—	Loading…
TCGplayer	—	—	—	Loading…
eBay	—	—	—	Loading…

How to read this: Think of P/E as “dollars paid for each $1 of expected card value.” 1.00x means the box price and the current mid EV are the same. 1.25x means you are paying $125 for each $100 of expected value. 0.90x means you are paying $90 for each $100 of expected value. Lower is cheaper relative to EV, but EV is only an average estimate, not guaranteed profit.

Simulation Results (after Sift)

Confidence band: —

Each bar groups simulated box totals after cards are drawn, then Sift is applied to pack hits. X-axis = box value, Y-axis = number of simulations in that range.

Name	Set	Card #	Rarity	Treatment	Value ($)	Seller fees (pct + txn)	Boxes / copy
Total (Expected / box) — included sets & Sift							0.00
Sanity total (Expected / box) — all modeled rows (game cards)							0.00
Gap to 504 cards/box							0.00

Sanity check totals (ignore Sift & set toggles; exclude non‑game items)