Wizards of the coast have revealed JUMPSTART, a new way to play Magic.
But what is Jumpstart? Well, this new booster product is based on thematic decks, mixing Limited and Constructed play into one. Just pick two booster packs, shuffle them together and there you go: a new thematic deck ready to play!
But what theme should you mix? Well, the answer is, whatever you want, that's the best part! Do you want Goblins riding Unicorns? You got it! What about the evil union between mighty Phyrexian and kitties? If you're not afraid of it...
Jumpstart is available July 3rd, 2020.
This new way to play Magic brings a lot of reprints, over 500 of them in total, and a good bunch of new cards. Each Jumpstart booster includes 20 cards fitting a random theme, and most themes have multiple variations—enough to make 121 possible 20-card lists inside any given pack. Themes range from the familiar "Garruk" to the curious "Doctor", and two themes sometimes come together to form an unlikely mishmash "Doctor Garruk".
Jumpstart is different than anything we've seen before, so here are some key things to know about this product.
- Each booster contains 20 cards centred on a theme. What theme each booster contains is randomised, but each themed 20 cards will be sealed inside the pack and labelled.
- One in three boosters includes an extra rare.
- It's loaded with reprints—almost 500!
- Jumpstart introduces 37 new cards to the game. These will not be Standard-, Pioneer-, or Modern-legal cards. They are legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
- It's closely tied to Core Set 2021—they share a lot of content and release near one another—but Jumpstart is a stand-alone product.
- All cards are legal in Eternal formats (Legacy, Vintage, and Commander)
- Every pack includes one basic land with art that matches the pack's theme. A few of them use thematically appropriate lands from M21, but most of them use brand-new themed land art created for Jumpstart."
