Hey everyone! Foundations has been out for a week and we’re ready to jump right into the next event themed around it. Due to my penchant for dad jokes I’m sure you’ve already figured out that this week is focusing on the J25 set or Foundations Jumpstart.
For those of you unfamiliar with Jump In, you are presented with a choice of three themed packs that will be half of your deck. After you choose, you repeat the process for the second half of your deck. You get to know the name of the theme and colors, but even the cards in each theme have a few variations so you won’t know for sure what you’re getting until you’re done.
Event Details
Select two different half-decks from a variety of themes in Alchemy. Combine them, and you’ll have a deck that’s ready to go.
Find out more details about this and upcoming Midweek Magic events HERE.
Duration: November 19th, 2024 @ 2:00 PM PST to November 21st, 2024 @ 2:00 PM PST
Format: Foundations Jumpstart
Entry Fee: Free
Ends After: You can play as much as you like for the duration of the event.
The best advice you can possibly get about jump in is to make sure you take a single-colored pack with your first pick. No matter how powerful you think one of the two color packs is, you REALLY don’t want to look at your second choice and realize you are now stuck playing an unsupported three- or four-color pile.
The next thing you want to do is try to make sure that your two themes are on a similar plan. It’s almost impossible to end up with ones that are doing the exact same thing, but try to make sure they are both aggro or both control plans.
That’s really about it as far as what you can do to maximize your chances in jump in. Outside of that the only thing I have to mention is that even though this event doesn’t say phantom, it is usually safe to assume that any MWM is going to be unless otherwise stated.
Josh is a member of the elite limited team The Draft Lab as well as the host of The Draft Lab Podcast. He was qualifying for Pro Tours, Nationals, and Worlds literally before some of you were born. After a Magic hiatus to play poker and go to medical school, he has been dominating Arena with over an 80% win percentage in Bo3 as well as making #1 rank in Mythic.
