Why supply my own prices instead of pulling them automatically?

Single-card prices vary wildly by marketplace, condition, printing, and region, and they change daily. Entering the prices you actually see gives a far more accurate budget than a stale generic feed, and keeps the tool fully offline.

How is cost per card calculated?

The tool sums quantity times price across every tier to get the total, then divides by the total number of cards. This blended figure shows what an average card in your specific list costs, which is useful for comparing two deck options.

Which tier usually dominates the cost?

In most constructed decks a small number of chase rares or mythics drive the majority of the price, while the commons and uncommons are nearly free. The percentage breakdown highlights exactly which band is your budget pressure point.

Can I use this for any card game?

Yes. The tiers are generic price bands, so you can map them to MTG commons, uncommons, rares and mythics, to Pokemon commons through ultra rares, or to Lorcana commons through legendaries and enchanteds — whatever rarity labels your game uses.

Does it account for buying playsets or shipping?

It totals exactly the quantities you enter, so include the real counts from your list. Shipping, taxes, and bulk discounts vary by seller, so add or subtract those separately once you have the card subtotal.

TCG Deck Building Budget Calculator

Before you commit to a deck list, it helps to know what it will actually cost. This calculator totals your deck price from card counts and your own per-tier single prices, then shows where the money is going.

How it works

Each rarity tier contributes its count times your entered price, and the totals are blended:

tier cost   = quantity × price (per tier)
total cost  = Σ tier cost
cost / card = total cost ÷ Σ quantity
tier share  = tier cost ÷ total cost

Because you supply the prices, the result reflects the real market you are buying from rather than a generic feed, and it works for any game’s rarity labels.

Tips and example

A 60-card deck of 24 commons at 0.10, 16 uncommons at 0.30, 16 rares at 2.00, and 4 chase cards at 18.00 totals about 111.20, but the four chase cards alone account for roughly 65 percent of that. That is the classic TCG pattern: a handful of cards sets your budget. If the chase-tier share is high, look for budget swaps or a slightly off-meta build to drop the most expensive singles while keeping the deck’s core intact.