Foundations Jumpstart Sealed · Booster pack

Is Magic: The Gathering Foundations - Jumpstart Booster Pack Worth Opening?

Name: Magic: The Gathering Foundations - Jumpstart Booster Pack
Brand: Magic: The Gathering

Foundations JumpstartJ25

TCGplayer market · Nov 9, 2026 $5.05

1-year range $4.82$6.12 17.5% below the 1-year high

Value gaugeCard value per dollar of pack price HOLD

0.80×

EV $4.06, $0.99 less card value than the pack costs.

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The slot-by-slot breakdown is not available for this pack yet. Its EV and verdict are unaffected.

About Magic: The Gathering Foundations - Jumpstart Booster Pack

At $5.05 it trades in the middle of its one-year range of $4.82 to $6.12.

Outcome rangeOne pack

Likely range for one pack

The middle half of modeled outcomes for a single pack at today’s market prices. EV is the average; this is the spread around it.

Mean$4.06Equals the pack EV

Middle half spans$8.19High end minus low end

Modeled from pull rates and market prices. Selling fees and shipping are not included.

The bounds are estimated P25 and P75 values, normal-approximation estimates rather than percentiles measured from opened packs.

How we price a pack

Middle half of modeled outcomes

$0.00 to $8.19

Middle half, estimated 25th to 75th percentile
Mean
Pack price

Best Pulls in Magic: The Gathering Foundations - Jumpstart Booster Pack

Dionus, Elvish Archdruid is the best pull at $14.39. Pulls are expected copies per pack; EV is pulls times market price.

All Foundations Jumpstart prices

#	Card	Rarity	Market	Pulls	Odds	EV	Share of EV
1	Dionus, Elvish ArchdruidMain set · Nonfoil · J25 #52	Uncommon	$14.39	0.03	1 in 30 packs	$0.48	11.8%
2	Scythecat CubMain set · Nonfoil · J25 #24	Rare	$26.12	0.02	1 in 60 packs	$0.43	10.6%
3	Rev, Tithe ExtractorMain set · Nonfoil · J25 #45	Rare	$22.95	0.02	1 in 60 packs	$0.38	9.4%
4	General Kreat, the BoltbringerMain set · Nonfoil · J25 #48	Uncommon	$7.31	0.03	1 in 30 packs	$0.24	5.9%
5	Kodama of the West TreeMain set · Nonfoil · J25 #78	Mythic	$20.35	0.01	1 in 121 packs	$0.17	4.2%
6	Vito, Thorn of the Dusk RoseMain set · Nonfoil · J25 #71	Rare	$10.15	0.02	1 in 60 packs	$0.17	4.2%
7	Generous PupMain set · Nonfoil · J25 #4	Rare	$9.53	0.02	1 in 60 packs	$0.16	3.9%
8	Aphelia, Viper WhispererMain set · Nonfoil · J25 #40	Mythic	$14.84	0.01	1 in 121 packs	$0.12	3.0%
These eight together		$2.15, 53.0% of pack EV. The other $1.91 comes from the rest of the set.

#1 Dionus, Elvish Archdruid

J25 #52

Nonfoil

$14.39

EV $0.48 · 1 in 30 packs

#2 Scythecat Cub

J25 #24

Nonfoil

$26.12

EV $0.43 · 1 in 60 packs

#3 Rev, Tithe Extractor

J25 #45

Nonfoil

$22.95

EV $0.38 · 1 in 60 packs

#4 General Kreat, the Boltbringer

J25 #48

Nonfoil

$7.31

EV $0.24 · 1 in 30 packs

#5 Kodama of the West Tree

J25 #78

Nonfoil

$20.35

EV $0.17 · 1 in 121 packs

#6 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

J25 #71

Nonfoil

$10.15

EV $0.17 · 1 in 60 packs

#7 Generous Pup

J25 #4

Nonfoil

$9.53

EV $0.16 · 1 in 60 packs

#8 Aphelia, Viper Whisperer

J25 #40

Nonfoil

$14.84

EV $0.12 · 1 in 121 packs

1
Dionus, Elvish Archdruid
J25 #52Nonfoil
$14.39 market · 0.03 per pack · 1 in 30 packs
$0.4811.8% of EV
2
Scythecat Cub
J25 #24Nonfoil
$26.12 market · 0.02 per pack · 1 in 60 packs
$0.4310.6% of EV
3
Rev, Tithe Extractor
J25 #45Nonfoil
$22.95 market · 0.02 per pack · 1 in 60 packs
$0.389.4% of EV
4
General Kreat, the Boltbringer
J25 #48Nonfoil
$7.31 market · 0.03 per pack · 1 in 30 packs
$0.245.9% of EV
5
Kodama of the West Tree
J25 #78Nonfoil
$20.35 market · 0.01 per pack · 1 in 121 packs
$0.174.2% of EV
6
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
J25 #71Nonfoil
$10.15 market · 0.02 per pack · 1 in 60 packs
$0.174.2% of EV
7
Generous Pup
J25 #4Nonfoil
$9.53 market · 0.02 per pack · 1 in 60 packs
$0.163.9% of EV
8
Aphelia, Viper Whisperer
J25 #40Nonfoil
$14.84 market · 0.01 per pack · 1 in 121 packs
$0.123.0% of EV

These eight together$2.15, 53.0% of pack EV

All Foundations Jumpstart prices

Magic: The Gathering Foundations - Jumpstart Booster Pack Price History

TCGplayer market price for the sealed pack, past 12 months, against its crack EV.

$4$5$6Nov 2025Feb 2026MayAugNovPack price$5.05Crack EV$4.06Mana Pool$4.65Crack EV tracked since Oct 71Y high $6.121Y low $4.82

Mana Pool lowest listing · USD, before shipping · last observed Nov 9, 2026

Crack EV has held below pack price for 34 days.

Now: $5.05; TCGplayer market
1-year high: $6.12; 21.2% above today
1-year low: $4.82; Today is 4.8% higher

The Foundations Jumpstart lineup

Every Foundations Jumpstart product we track, ranked by card value per dollar of sealed price.

Sealed screener

Crack or keep sealed

EV Notes

Verdict: Hold 0.80×

The Magic: The Gathering Foundations - Jumpstart Booster Pack sells for $5.05 and carries $4.06 in expected card value at market, a 0.80× ratio and $0.99 less than the pack costs.

Five-tier verdictEV ratio

Crack 1.10× and up Open it.

Favored 1.00× to 1.10× Slight crack.

Neutral 0.90× to 1.00× Coin flip.

Hold 0.75× to 0.90× This pack, 0.80×

Skip under 0.75× Pass.

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