Foundations Sealed · Booster pack

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

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

FoundationsFDN

TCGplayer market · Nov 8, 2026 $6.27

1-year range $4.76$6.66 5.9% below the 1-year high

Value gaugeCard value per dollar of pack price SKIP

0.68×

EV $4.26, $2.01 less card value than the pack costs.

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Magic: The Gathering Foundations - Play Booster Pack Expected Value by Slot

Expected card value of one pack at today’s market prices, built up slot by slot: $4.26, or 0.68× the $6.27 the pack costs, drawn as the dashed line.

EV per pack $4.26 vs $6.27 paid per pack

Wildcard and foil, per pack $1.19 of the $4.26 in each pack

Break-even sell-through 147.0% of market value covers the pack

Card value below price −$2.01 before fees and shipping

$0$2$4$6$8

$1.19 27.9%

$2.52 59.2%

$0.50 11.7%

$0.05 1.2%

$4.26 100%

−$2.01 card value below the pack price

Pack price$6.27

Wildcard / Treatment3 slots per pack

Rare / Mythic1 slots per pack

Commons & Uncommons9 slots per pack

Lands1 slots per pack

Pack EVSum of every slot

Pack price $6.27

Wildcard / Treatment$1.19 · 27.9%

Rare / Mythic$2.52 · 59.2%

Commons & Uncommons$0.50 · 11.7%

Lands$0.05 · 1.2%

Pack EV$4.26

$2.01 under price

About Magic: The Gathering Foundations - Play Booster Pack

At $6.27 it trades in the middle of its one-year range of $4.76 to $6.66.

What’s in the pack

14 slots per pack that carry card value, averaged across pack configurations

Common 6 per pack

Uncommon 3 per pack

Rare or Mythic 1 per pack

Wildcard 2 per pack

Traditional Foil 1 per pack

Land 1 per pack

Common6 per pack

Uncommon3 per pack

Rare or Mythic1 per pack

Wildcard2 per pack

Traditional Foil1 per pack

Land1 per pack

14 slots per pack carry card value. Counts are averaged across pack configurations, so some products show fractions.

Where your value comes from

The 14 cards that carry value, priced at market. The commons and uncommons in each pack are worth about $0.06 apiece.

Slot	Cards	EV per pack	Per card	Share of pack EV
Wildcard / TreatmentWildcard and traditional foil slots	3	$1.19	$0.40	27.9%
Rare / MythicOne per pack	1	$2.52	$2.52	59.2%
Commons & UncommonsNine per pack	9	$0.50	$0.06	11.7%
LandsBasic or showcase land	1	$0.05	$0.05	1.2%
Bonus sheetNo bonus sheet value in this product	0	$0.00	n/a	0.0%
Pack total, 14 cards	14	$4.26	$0.30	100%

Wildcard / Treatment$1.19
27.9%
3 cards per pack · $0.40 per card · Wildcard and traditional foil slots
Rare / Mythic$2.52
59.2%
1 card per pack · $2.52 per card · One per pack
Commons & Uncommons$0.50
11.7%
9 cards per pack · $0.06 per card · Nine per pack
Lands$0.05
1.2%
1 card per pack · $0.05 per card · Basic or showcase land
Bonus sheet$0.00
0.0%
0 cards per pack · n/a per card · No bonus sheet value in this product
Pack total, 14 cards$4.26

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$4.26Equals the pack EV

Middle half spans$8.90High 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 $8.90

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

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

Doubling Season is the best pull at $33.38. Pulls are expected copies per pack; EV is pulls times market price.

All Foundations prices

#	Card	Rarity	Market	Pulls	Odds	EV	Share of EV
1	Doubling SeasonMain set · Nonfoil · FDN #216	Mythic	$33.38	0.01	1 in 116 packs	$0.29	6.8%
2	Bloodthirsty ConquerorMain set · Nonfoil · FDN #58	Mythic	$36.50	0.01	1 in 132 packs	$0.28	6.6%
3	Hare ApparentMain set · Nonfoil · FDN #15	Common	$2.75	0.09	1 in 11 packs	$0.25	5.9%
4	Mossborn HydraMain set · Nonfoil · FDN #107	Rare	$12.90	0.02	1 in 66 packs	$0.19	4.5%
5	Twinflame TyrantMain set · Nonfoil · FDN #97	Mythic	$22.89	0.01	1 in 132 packs	$0.17	4.0%
6	Sire of Seven DeathsMain set · Nonfoil · FDN #1	Mythic	$17.91	0.01	1 in 132 packs	$0.14	3.3%
7	Banner of KinshipMain set · Nonfoil · FDN #127	Rare	$7.15	0.02	1 in 66 packs	$0.11	2.6%
8	BoltwaveMain set · Nonfoil · FDN #79	Uncommon	$2.85	0.04	1 in 28 packs	$0.10	2.3%
These eight together		$1.53, 35.9% of pack EV. The other $2.73 comes from the rest of the set.

Bloodthirsty Conqueror — The three mythics, $36.50, $33.38 and $22.89. Each turns up about once in 127 packs.

#1 Doubling Season

FDN #216

Nonfoil

$33.38

EV $0.29 · 1 in 116 packs

#2 Bloodthirsty Conqueror

FDN #58

Nonfoil

$36.50

EV $0.28 · 1 in 132 packs

#3 Hare Apparent

FDN #15

Nonfoil

$2.75

EV $0.25 · 1 in 11 packs

#4 Mossborn Hydra

FDN #107

Nonfoil

$12.90

EV $0.19 · 1 in 66 packs

#5 Twinflame Tyrant

FDN #97

Nonfoil

$22.89

EV $0.17 · 1 in 132 packs

#6 Sire of Seven Deaths

FDN #1

Nonfoil

$17.91

EV $0.14 · 1 in 132 packs

#7 Banner of Kinship

FDN #127

Nonfoil

$7.15

EV $0.11 · 1 in 66 packs

#8 Boltwave

FDN #79

Nonfoil

$2.85

EV $0.10 · 1 in 28 packs

1
Doubling Season
FDN #216Nonfoil
$33.38 market · 0.01 per pack · 1 in 116 packs
$0.296.8% of EV
2
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
FDN #58Nonfoil
$36.50 market · 0.01 per pack · 1 in 132 packs
$0.286.6% of EV
3
Hare Apparent
FDN #15Nonfoil
$2.75 market · 0.09 per pack · 1 in 11 packs
$0.255.9% of EV
4
Mossborn Hydra
FDN #107Nonfoil
$12.90 market · 0.02 per pack · 1 in 66 packs
$0.194.5% of EV
5
Twinflame Tyrant
FDN #97Nonfoil
$22.89 market · 0.01 per pack · 1 in 132 packs
$0.174.0% of EV
6
Sire of Seven Deaths
FDN #1Nonfoil
$17.91 market · 0.01 per pack · 1 in 132 packs
$0.143.3% of EV
7
Banner of Kinship
FDN #127Nonfoil
$7.15 market · 0.02 per pack · 1 in 66 packs
$0.112.6% of EV
8
Boltwave
FDN #79Nonfoil
$2.85 market · 0.04 per pack · 1 in 28 packs
$0.102.3% of EV

These eight together$1.53, 35.9% of pack EV

All Foundations prices

Magic: The Gathering Foundations - Play Booster Pack Price History

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

$2$4$6Nov 2025Feb 2026MayAugNovPack price$6.27Crack EV$4.26Mana Pool$4.091Y high $6.661Y low $4.76

Mana Pool lowest listing · USD, before shipping · last observed Nov 8, 2026

Crack EV has held below pack price for 237 days.

Now: $6.27; TCGplayer market
1-year high: $6.66; 6.2% above today
1-year low: $4.76; Today is 31.7% higher

The Foundations lineup

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

Sealed screener

Crack or keep sealed

EV Notes

Verdict: Skip 0.68×

The Magic: The Gathering Foundations - Play Booster Pack sells for $6.27 and carries $4.26 in expected card value at market, a 0.68× ratio and $2.01 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× Keep it sealed.

Skip under 0.75× This pack, 0.68×

Magic: The Gathering Foundations - Play Booster Pack FAQ