Decathlon Event 1: Jump In! Guide

MTG Arena will be hosting a special series of events called the Decathlon. Ten events with a variety of formats spanning fifteen days will be culminating to one final event for a chance to win some big prizes, including up to two copies of each card in the upcoming Phyrexia: All Will Be One set! This guide will contain everything you need to know about the Jump In! event including the schedule, rewards and our exclusive sample decklists.

Event Details

• Duration: January 1, 2023 @ 8:00 AM PST to January 4, 2023 @ 8:00 AM PST
• Format: Pauper
• Entry Fee: 2,000 Gold or 400 Gems
• Ends After: 7 wins or 3 losses, whichever comes first
• Match Structure: Best-of-one matches (BO1)

Rewards

Packs awarded during Decathlon events can be from sets legal in Historic, Standard, and can even include the new Alchemy: Innistrad packs:

• Standard main set: 40%
• Non-Standard main set pack: 40%
• Alchemy set – 10%
• Mythic pack: 10%

You can enter the Decathlon events as many times as you want, but you can only get one decathlon token from each event. You also need to get three different tokens to be able to enter the finals so make plans to play other events if you want to get your hands on some of those sweet finals prizes.

Jump In! Guide

Unfortunately we don’t have any super concrete advice for Jump In! as it’s going to be very much determined by what packs you get offered. However, understanding the rares that each pack offers and picking the most strongest of the Rares and packs that work synergistically with each other is a good idea. To know what has which, be sure to check out the guide and hope to get packs that are more synergistic with each other.

Past Events

2022

The first Decathlon is best-of-one Alchemy! 63 new powerful digital-only cards and 11 rebalanced existing Standard cards to shakeup the metagame in this brand new format, we are bound to see a good variety of decks that feature them. Here’s everything you need to know about this event, rewards and sample decklists from the community that achieved the maximum wins.

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Event Details

MTG Arena Decathlon Event Guide and Schedule – 2023

• Duration: December 18, 2021 @ 8:00 AM PST to December 20, 2021 @ 8:00 AM PST
• Format: Alchemy
• Entry Fee: 2,000 Gold or 400 Gems
• Ends After: 7 wins or 3 losses, whichever comes first
• Match Structure: Best-of-one matches (BO1)

Rewards

Wins	Reward
7 wins	3,000 Gold + Decathlon token
6 wins	3 packs
5 wins	2 packs
3–4 wins	1 pack
0–2 wins	No rewards
Entry Reward	Arena Decathlete Sleeve

Packs awarded during Decathlon events can be from sets legal in Historic, Standard, and can even include the new Alchemy: Innistrad packs:

• Alchemy: Innistrad pack: 20%
• Standard set pack: 40%
• Historic set pack: 40%

You can enter the Decathlon events as many times as you want, but you can only get one decathlon token from each event. You also need to get three different tokens to be able to enter the finals so make plans to play other events if you want to get your hands on some of those sweet finals prizes.

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Alchemy Guide

Below is our latest take on Alchemy (a Premium article) which goes beyond the event but also recommendations for best-of-three.

My Top 5 Alchemy Decks for Grinding Ladder -With Full Bo1 and Bo3 Decklists

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7 Win Alchemy Decklists

Below are the decklists from the community that managed to reach the maximum 7 wins in the event. We have showcased one deck from each archetype – please note that it is not a representation of the Alchemy metagame at large.

Bo1 Abzan Midrange by TroppoFortePerVincere – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-0)

Bo1 Azorius Control by Brandon Large – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-2)

Bo1 Azorius Enchantments by The Chemist – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-0)

Bo1 Azorius Teferi Control by Vottoast – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-1)

Bo1 Bant Blink by Bo Link – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-2)

Bo1 Bant Combo by Flavio Ausilio – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-2)

Bo1 Bant Humans by ratkorga – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-2)

Bo1 Boros Aggro by micronaut25 – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-21)

Bo1 Dimir Control by Reto – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-0)

Bo1 Esper Clerics by LaTen – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-2)

Bo1 Esper Control by Noriyuki Mori – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-0)

Bo1 Esper Control by weedandmagic – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-2)

Bo1 Esper Party by ScottyFischer – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-2)

Bo1 Five-Color Dragons by vandemoortele – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-0)

Bo1 Four-Color Sacrifice by mazereon – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-1)

Bo1 Gruul Werewolves by Amazonian – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-2)

Bo1 Gruul Werewolves by Iniven – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-0)

Bo1 Gruul Werewolves by Mikhail Lyahovets – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-2)

Bo1 Izzet Control by shadowcloak_ – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-1)

Bo1 Izzet Key by CoreHound – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-2)

Bo1 Jeskai Control by David Tosca – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-0)

Bo1 Mono Green Stompy by Amazonian – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-2)

Bo1 Mono Red Dragons by Piccirko – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-0)

Bo1 Mono White Aggro by R8 – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-0)

Bo1 Mono White Lifegain by Simon Nielsen – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-0)

Bo1 Orzhov Clerics by Pelletier Guillaume – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-0)

Bo1 Orzhov Sacrifice by TripleH – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-1)

Bo1 Rakdos Dragons by Efrain Ramirez – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-2)

Bo1 Rakdos Sacrifice by Daniel – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-2)

Bo1 Rakdos Vampires by Ashlizzle – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-1)

Bo1 Selesnya Humans by WIXOSSAIYAI – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-0)

Five-Color Dragons by va5degrees – Decathlon Event 1: Alchemy (7-2)