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Jump In!
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Jump In! is a rotating limited format created for Magic: The Gathering Arena. Players draft two themed packets of 20 cards to build their deck and then play in best-of-one matches.[1]

Description

Introduced on October 14, 2021, Jump In! was created as a continuation of the Jumpstart format. The format was targeted toward new players with a low cost of entry, minor prize support, and a focus on collection building via the rare or mythic rare offered in each packet.[2] While Jumpstart uses themes and cards from across Magic's history, Jump In! uses a theme from a set currently legal in Standard or Alchemy. This allows players to experience a limited format without the complexity of a booster draft or sealed environment.

Packets

A Jump In! packet consists of twelve unique, thematically linked cards (8 commons, 3 uncommons, 1 rare or mythic rare) and can have one, two, or three colors. Packets also contain eight land cards but the specific cards included are not determined until the player has finished drafting both packets.

The packet has a percentage chance of containing an alternate card for between three and five card slots. A card slot can have up to two alternate cards. For example, the Dragon Ramp packet has a 60% chance of containing Oyaminartok, Polar Werebear, a 30% chance of containing Earthquake Dragon, and a 10% chance of containing Ancient Bronze Dragon in the rare/mythic slot.

The themes used in Jump In! highlight mechanics from the individual sets in standard. Themes can be keywords like Double Team, typal synergies like Werewolves, cross-set themes like evasive creatures and saboteur abilities in the Saboteurs packet, or general strategies like card draw/looting in the Educated packet. The exact contents of each packet are not shown to the player during the draft but hovering over one will show a single card that highlights the packet's theme or mechanics.

Packet selection

Players must choose one of three semi-randomly selected options for the first packet.[1] At least one of the three options will be a packet that the player has never selected in a previous Jump In! draft.[a] At least one packet will be a mono-colored option and at least one will be a multicolored option. None of the three packets will have the same color identity as any other.

The player is presented with another three semi-randomly selected options for the second packet. The second packet options are based on the color or colors of the first packet. All packets have an equal chance of being selected using the following rules:

First packet Second packet picks
One color At least one mono-color option and at least one multicolor option.
All multicolor options will include the color of the first packet.
Two colors At least two mono-color options - one of each color in the first packet.
If there is a multicolor option, either its colors will be the same as the first packet selected or it will contain both of those colors plus a third color.
Three colors At least two mono-color options, covering two of the three colors.
If there is a multicolor option, it will only contain colors within the first packet selection's color. Note - there are not currently any three-color packets available.

Land selection

After drafting packets, players automatically receive 16 lands based on the colors of their chosen packets.[3] Players first receive a mix of common dual lands from Dominaria United in colors appropriate for their drafted deck. Basic lands are then added in a mix balanced for the costs and activated abilities on the spells in the drafted packets.

A deck consisting of two mono packets of different colors will receive an even split of basics for those two colors. (Typically seven of each when both packets contain twelve specified cards.) A deck consisting of one mono and one dual packet will have two extra basics for the shared color (thus eight and six when both packets contain twelve specified cards). The DMU packets including additional duals reduce both basics evenly.

Many of the DMU packets include extra dual lands (for kicker and/or domain support). Wandering includes two GW and one of each GU BG RG dual lands. The other mono DMU packets include two of their specified dual land (for kicker support).

In the past, when tri packets were available, a mono packet combined with a tri packet would yield 6/3/3 basics and the two duals that include the mono color. (If the mono packet includes more than twelve specified cards, I do not know which basics are reduced first.) Conversely, a dual packet combined with a tri packet would yield 4/4/4 basics, one dual land that matches the dual packet, and one other dual (including the third color and one of the dual colors).

For an extreme example, combining Wandering and Globetrotting includes an additional eight dual lands (three from Globetrotting and five from Wandering) reducing the basics to only two Islands and four Forests.

In the past, there were several months where there was an error and an invalid choice would be offered as an option for the second packet. This is no longer the case. When invalid color combinations were chosen, basics would be evenly split - thus a mono combined with a non-matching tri would result in a 3/3/3/3 split for basics, making the mana base for the spells from the mono packet very unreliable.

Nonbasic lands that the player doesn't already have in their collection are added to their collection.

History

Jump In! was introduced on October 14, 2021, with Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Jump In!.[4] This was a continuation of the previously successful Jumpstart format but with the card pool reduced to only Standard legal cards. The format largely targets newer players as an entry point to both Magic: The Gathering and Arena.

With the launch of Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate, designed-for-digital cards were added to Jump In! packets. At the same time, as part of the preparations for Standard rotation, all packets using themes from the rotating sets were retired.[5] The Kaldheim dual lands were replaced with the life-gain taplands from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty.[3]

From the release of Dominaria United onwards Jump In! functions as the digital equivalent of a set's Jumpstart boosters.[6] The dual lands were replaced with the basic-typed taplands from Dominaria United.[7]

With the release of Wilds of Eldraine, packs from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt, Innistrad: Crimson Vow, Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, Streets of New Capenna, and Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate were removed from the pool, suggesting that the Jump In! pool is on a 2-year rotation (matching that of the Alchemy format).

Themes

As of Aetherdrift there were 83 packets in the format from the 8 Standard-legal sets that will remain standard-legal after the next rotation. [8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Packet Color(s) Set Theme Rare/Mythic
Apprentice Blue mana WOE Creatures with Instant and Sorcery adventures Ingenious Prodigy; Horned Loch-Whale
Artifacts Blue manaWhite mana DFT Artifacts and Affinity Mendicant Core, Guidelight; Voyager Glidecar; Salvation Engine
Bats Black manaWhite mana BLB Life gain and life loss / Bat typal Zoraline, Cosmos Caller; Lunar Convocation;
Battalion Red manaWhite mana MKM Attacks with three or more creatures (Battalion, without the keyword) Warleader's Call; Aurelia, the Law Above; Agrus Kos, Spirit of Justice
Bittersweet Black mana WOE Food mechanic Gumdrop Poisoner; Virtue of Persistence
Casting Blue mana OTJ Casting 2 or more spells per turn Archmage's Newt; The Key to the Vault; Geralf, the Fleshwright
Cats White mana DFT Cat typal Basri, Tomorrow's Champion; Lifecraft Engine
Cats White mana FDN Cat typal; Life gain Arahbo, The First Fang; Regal Caracal;
Celebration Red manaWhite mana WOE Celebration Raging Battle Mouse; Goddric, Cloaked Reveler
Charmed White mana WOE Aura Enchantments and Role tokens Spellbook Vendor; Virtue of Loyalty
Crafting White mana LCI Artifacts and the Craft mechanic Unstable Glyphbridge // Sandswirl Wanderglyph; Threefold Thunderhulk; Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
Crimes Blue manaBlack mana OTJ Committing a crime Duelist of the Mind; Vadmir, New Blood; Gisa, the Hellraiser
Delirium Red mana DSK Delirium Fear of Missing Out; Enduring Courage; The Rollercrusher Ride
Depths Black mana LCI Self-mill and Descend Starving Revenant; Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead
Descent Green manaBlack mana LCI Self-mill and Descend Corpses of the Lost; The Mycotyrant
Detectives White manaBlue mana MKM Detective typal Ezrim, Agency Chief; Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth
Dinosaurs Red mana LCI Dinosaur typal / Discover Trumpeting Carnosaur; Bonehoard Dracosaur
Disguised Red manaGreen mana MKM Disguise Pyrotechnic Performer; Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods; Anzrag, the Quake-Mole
Drawing Blue mana FDN Drawing cards Homonculus Horde; Arcanis the Omnipotent
Dress Up Green manaWhite mana WOE Aura Enchantments and Role tokens Yenna, Redtooth Regent; Archon of the Wild Rose
Eerie Blue mana DSK Eerie Enduring Curiosity; Entity Tracker; Mirror Room // Fractured Realm
Elusive Blue manaBlack mana MKM Hard-to-block creatures, e.g. Flying Lazav, Wearer of Faces; Drag the Canal
Elves Green mana FDN Elf typal Elvish Archdruid; Preposterous Proportions
Entering White mana OTJ Flickering creatures with enter abilities. Another Round; Fortune, Loyal Steed
Evidence Blue manaGreen mana MKM Collect evidence Steamcore Scholar; Doppelgang
Exhausted Blue manaGreen mana DFT Exhaust Afterburner Expert; Sita Varma, Masked Racer
Explorers Green manaBlue mana LCI Explore Deepfathom Echo; Jadelight Spelunker
Exploring Green mana BLB Ramp, Land, Offspring Tender Wildguide; Fecund Greenshell; Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
Faeries Black manaBlue mana WOE Faerie synergies; Flying creatures; Talion's Messenger; Talion, the Kindly Lord
Flyers White manaBlue mana FDN Flying creatures High Fae Trickster; Celestial Armor; Valkyrie's Call
Forensics Black manaGreen mana MKM Creature leaves Graveyard Izoni, Center of the Web
Freezing White manaBlue mana WOE Tapping and stunning opponent's creatures Hylda's Crown of Winter; Hylda of the Icy Crown
Frogs Green manaBlue mana BLB Bouncing and flickering creatures with enter abilities / Frog typal Clement, the Worrywort; Dreamdew Entrancer
Frontier Green mana OTJ Deserts and +1/+1 counters Ornery Tumblewagg; Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
Fueled Up Blue mana DFT Drawing cards Thopter Fabricator; Vnwxt, Verbose Host
Gadgets Blue manaRed mana MKM Artifact sacrifice Forensic Gadgeteer; Krenko, Baron of Tin Street
Goblins Red mana FDN Goblin typal Dropkick Bomber; Krenko, Mob Boss
Graveyard Black manaGreen mana DFT Self-mill / graveyard payoffs Bloodghast; Aatchik, Emerald Radian
Graveyard Black mana OTJ Reanimation of creatures and playing spells from the Graveyard Kaervek, the Punisher; Pitiless Carnage; Tinybones, the Pickpocket
Growth Red manaGreen mana FDN Creatures with Power 4 or greater Sylvan Scavenging; Flamewake Phoenix; Halana and Alena, Partners
Hares White mana FDN Hare Apparent Skyknight Squire; Raise The Past
Hungry Green mana WOE Food tokens and Bargain Bramble Familiar; Elvish Archivist
Life Black mana DSK Drain life Enduring Tenacity; Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber; Meathook Massacre II
Lizards Red mana BLB Dealing damage to opponent / Lizard typal Hearthborn Battler; Valley Flamecaller; Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
Looted Blue manaRed mana LCI Pirate typal / Artifacts Breeches, Eager Pillager; The Belligerent
Manifest Blue manaGreen mana DSK Manifest Dread Valgavoth's Onslaught; Hedge Shredder; Hauntwoods Shrieker
Mice Red manaWhite mana BLB Valiant / Mouse typal Mabel, Heir to Cragflame; Manifold Mouse
Militia Red manaWhite mana LCI Tap extra artifacts + creatures for value / Go wide / Discover Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand; Quintorius Kand
Monsters Red manaGreen mana WOE 4-Power creatures matter The Huntsman's Redemption; Realm-Scorcher Hellkite
Mounts Green manaWhite mana OTJ Mount creatures and Saddle Seraphic Steed; Wylie Duke, Atiin Hero
Offerings White manaBlack mana LCI Sacrifice Sanguine Evangelist; Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
Outlaws Black manaRed mana OTJ Outlaw typal Laughing Jasper Flint; Hellspur Posse Boss
Otters Blue manaRed mana BLB Noncreature spells / Prowess / Otter typal Alania, Divergent Storm; Festival of Embers; Ral, Crackling Wit
Patience White manaBlue mana OTJ Plot / Play spells on the opponent's turn Stoic Sphinx; Fblthp, Lost on the Range
Power Red manaGreen mana OTJ Creatures with Power 4 or greater Terror of the Peaks; Outcaster Trailblazer
Prehistoric Green mana LCI Dinosaur typal / Ramp Intrepid Paleontologist; Hulking Raptor; Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
Primordial Green mana DFT Dinosaur typal / Big green stompy Agonasaur Rex; Oviya, Automech Artisan; Thunderous Velocipede
Rabbits White mana BLB Go wide / Tokens / Rabbit typal Valley Questcaller; Caretakers Talent; Warren Warleader
Raiders Black manaRed mana FDN Raid Alesha, who Laughs at Fate; Immersturm Predator
Rats Black mana BLB Discard Cruelclaw's Heist; Coiling Rebirth; Rottenmouth Viper
Rats Black manaRed mana WOE 1/1 Rat tokens / Sacrifice / Rat typal Lord Skitter, Sewer King; Redcap Gutter-Dweller
Revives White manaBlack mana DSK Reanimation Unstoppable Slasher; Come Back Wrong; Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
Road Rage White manaRed mana DFT Vehicle aggro Skyseer's Chariot; Kolodin, Triumph Caster; Valor's Flagship
Room Blue manaRed mana DSK Room Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna; Entity Tracker;
Sacrifice Black manaRed mana DSK Sacrifice Grievous Wound; Enduring Courage;
Scrappy White manaBlack mana MKM Creatures with Power 2 or less Teysa, Opulent Oligarch; Delney, Streetwise Lookout
Secrets Blue mana LCI Self-mill and Descend / Artifacts The Everflowing Well // The Myriad Pools; Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core
Slime Against Humanity Green mana + [one Green mana Surveil multiland] MKM Slime Against Humanity Commercial District; Hedge Maze; Lush Portico; Underground Mortuary
Spelunking White manaBlue manaBlack manaRed manaGreen mana LCI Caves / Ramp / Discover Cosmium Confluence; Chimil, the Inner Sun
Squirrels Black manaGreen mana BLB Forage / Squirrel typal Camellia, the Seedmiser; Osteomancer Adept; Ygra, Eater of All
Strong Green manaWhite mana FDN +1/+1 counters Mossborn Hydra; Felidar Retreat; Quilled Greatwurm
Summoned Green mana DSK Self-mill / Say Its Name + Altanak, the Thrice-Called Enduring Vitality; Twitching Doll; Overlord of the Hauntwoods
Survival Green manaWhite mana DSK Survival Rip, Spawn Hunter; Dazzling Theater // Prop Room; Tyvar, the Pummeler
Suspects Black manaRed mana MKM Suspect Case of the Stashed Skeleton; Barbed Servitor
Teeny White mana DSK Creatures with Power 2 or less Enduring Innocence; Toby, Beastie Befriender; Overlord of the Mistmoors
Threshold Blue mana BLB Threshold Portent of Calamity; Azure Beastbinder; Kitsa, Otterball Elite
Threshold Blue manaBlack mana FDN Threshold Kiora, the Rising Tide; Dread Summons
Top Speed Black manaRed mana DFT Start your engines! Gas Guzzler; Burnout Bashtronaut; Hazoret, Godseeker
Treasured Red mana OTJ Creatures and spells that create Treasure tokens as a bonus Magda, the Hoardmaster; Hell to Pay
Undercover White manaGreen mana MKM Cloak / Disguise Hide in Plain Sight ; Tolsimir, Midnight's Light; Trostani, Three Whispers
Wrecked Red mana DFT Cycling / rummaging Gastal Thrillroller; Monument to Endurance
Zombie Black mana DFT Self-mill / Graveyard recursion Cursecloth Wrappings; Radiant Lotus
Zombie Black mana FDN Zombie typal / Graveyard recursion Zul Ashur, Lich Lord; Midnight Reaper; Liliana, Dreadhorde General

Retired packets

The following packs were removed from the pool with the release of Bloomburrow (or earlier)[7][15][16][17]:

Packet Color(s) Set Theme Rare/Mythic
Arcanist Blue mana + [Black mana][b] DMU Instant and Sorcery spells Haughty Djinn
Balanced White manaBlack mana NEO Balance mechanic Soul Transfer
Bewitching White mana MID Coven mechanic Sungold Sentinel
Bloodthirsty Black mana VOW Vampires / Blood token / Dealing damage to opponent Voldaren Bloodcaster // Bloodbat Summoner; Falkenrath Forebear
Boosted White manaGreen mana MOM +1/+1 counters Dusk Legion Duelist; Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
Citizens Green manaWhite mana SNC Citizen typal / Go wide Park Heights Pegasus; Halo Fountain
Compleat White mana ONE Elesh Norn's forces / Toxic and Mite tokens Norn's Wellspring; Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
Contagion Green manaBlue mana ONE Proliferate Evolved Spinoderm; Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres; Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
Convertible Blue mana MOM Colored Phyrexian mana (Off-color) Transform / Incubate Chrome Host Seedshark; Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis
Convoke Blue manaRed mana MOM Convoke spells and creature tokens to cast them Invasion of Segovia // Caetus, Sea Tyrant of Segovia; Baral and Kari Zev
Corrupted White manaBlack mana ONE Toxic creatures and the Corrupted mechanic Skrelv's Hive; Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold
Counters White manaBlue mana SNC Shield counters and +1/+1 counters synergy Ledger Shredder; Scheming Fence
Crawlies Green manaBlue mana VOW Self-mill / Graveyard synergies Slogurk, the Overslime; Grolnok, the Omnivore
Cultists White manaBlack mana DMU Sleeper agents/ Sacrifice / graveyard recursion Braids, Arisen Nightmare; Serra Paragon
Cutthroat Black mana ONE Creature Sacrifice Vraan, Executioner Thane; Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
Dead and Buried Green mana MID Graveyard synergies Willow Geist; Spring-Leaf Avenger
Double Team Red manaWhite mana HBG Double team mechanic Ulder Ravengard, Marshal
Double Trouble Red mana VOW Attacking with exactly two creatures Creepy Puppeteer
Dragonventures Blue manaRed mana HBG Dragon typal / Adventures Wrathful Red Dragon; Ancient Copper Dragon
Dragon Ramp Green manaBlue mana HBG Ramp into big Dragons Oyaminartok, Polar Werebear; Earthquake Dragon; Ancient Bronze Dragon
Educated Blue mana MID Card draw / Looting Triskaidekaphile
Enchanting White manaGreen mana NEO Enchantment matters Weaver of Harmony; Kami of Transience
Equipped Red mana NEO Reconfigure / Equipment matters Lizard Blades; Ogre-Head Helm
Excavation White mana BRO Aggro Artifacts / Unearth mechanic Steel Seraph; Platoon Dispenser
Expendable Black manaRed mana MOM Sacrifice and Reanimation Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen; Rankle and Torbran
Fangs Black manaRed mana VOW Vampire typal Anje, Maid of Dishonor; Olivia, Crimson Bride
Globetrotting Green manaBlue mana + [Red mana][c] DMU Domain mechanic / Ramp Vodalian Mindsinger; Sphinx of Clear Skies
Graveyard Blue manaBlack mana SNC Self-mill / 5 cards with different mana values in the graveyard Aven Heartstabber
Hexgold Red manaWhite mana ONE Equipment / For Mirrodin! Jor Kadeen, First Goldwarden; Nahiri, the Unforgiving
High-Tech Red manaBlue mana NEO Artifacts matter Mechtitan Core; Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh
Hoard Black mana HBG Sacrifice / Treasure synergies Grim Hireling
Humans White manaGreen mana MID Human typal Katilda, Dawnhart Prime ; Torens, Fist of the Angels
Incubation Black manaGreen mana MOM Incubate / Phyrexians Bloated Processor; Glissa, Herald of Predation
Inspired Blue manaBlack mana BRO Drawing a second card each turn Gixian Puppeteer; Bladecoil Serpent
Invaders White mana + [R/P][d] MOM Incubator tokens Progenitor Exarch; Elesh Norn // The Argent Etchings
Junkyard Black manaRed mana BRO Sacrifice / Powerstone token synergies Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
Knights White manaBlue mana MOM Knight typal Knight-Errant of Eos; Invasion of New Phyrexia // Teferi Akosa of Zhalfir
Mechs Blue mana NEO Vehicless Mindlink Mech; Reckoner Bankbuster; Surgehacker Mech
Minions Black mana MID Sacrifice Jerren, Corrupted Bishop // Ormendahl, the Corrupter
Mishra's Red mana BRO Mishra's forces Mishra's Command; Skitterbeam Battalion
Modified Red manaGreen mana NEO Modified mechanic Thundering Raiju; Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei
Modified Red manaWhite mana n/a [e] Modified creatures Inchblade Companion; Sanctuary Warden
Monsters Green mana HBG Big creatures matter Monster Manual; Lukamina, Moon Druid
Muscle Red manaWhite mana DMU Go wide and Enlist to raise creatures' power Guardian of New Benalia
Ninjas Blue manaBlack mana NEO Ninjas and Ninjutsu Satoru Umezawa; Thousand-Faced Shadow; Kaito Shizuki
Oily Red mana ONE Oil counters Urabrask's Forge; All Will Be One
Onslaught Black mana + [Red mana][f] DMU Phyrexians / Discard and Reanimation synergies The Raven Man; Liliana of the Veil
Phyrexian Black mana + [G/P][g] MOM Phyrexian typal Grafted Butcher; Sheoldred // The True Scriptures
Prototype Green mana BRO Argoth's forces / Prototype mechanic Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea; Rootwire Amalgam
Recruits White mana + [Blue mana][h] DMU The Coalition / Enlist mechanic / Soldier tokens Defiler of Faith
Resistance Red mana MOM Backup Voldaren Thrillseeker; Chandra, Hope's Beacon
Resurrected Black mana BRO Self-mill / Reanimation Gix's Command; Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
Rooted Green mana MOM Colored Phyrexian mana (Off-color) Transform / Ramp / Big creatures Deeproot Wayfinder; Vorinclex // The Grand Evolution
Saboteurs Blue mana HBG Evasive creatures and Saboteur abilities Imoen, Trickster Friend
Sacrifice Black manaRed mana SNC Sacrifice / Death triggers / Blitz mechanic Jaxis, the Troublemaker; Sanguine Spy; Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
Sagas Green manaWhite mana NEO Saga Enchantments Satsuki, the Living Lore; Jugan Defends the Temple // Remnant of the Rising Star
Samurai White mana NEO Samurai or Warriors attacking alone The Restoration of Eiganjo // Architect of Restoration; The Wandering Emperor; Mothrider Cavalry
Science Blue mana ONE Artifacts matter Unctus, Grand Metatect; Jace, the Perfected Mind
Sluggers Red manaGreen mana BRO Stompy creatures Tyrant of Kher Ridges; Titania's Command; Sarinth Greatwurm
Sneaky Black mana NEO Evasive creatures and Ninjutsu Biting-Palm Ninja; Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
Soldiers White manaBlue mana BRO Soldier typal Siege Veteran; Skystrike Officer
Speedy Red mana HBG Aggro / Haste / Double team Kardum, Patron of Flames; Chaos Balor
Spellcraft Red mana MID Casting Instant and Sorcery spells Smoldering Egg // Ashmouth Dragon; Manaform Hellkite
Spirits White manaBlue mana VOW Spirit typal / Disturb enchantments Dorothea, Vengeful Victim // Dorothea's Retribution; Katilda, Dawnhart Martyr // Katilda's Rising Dawn
Spooky Blue mana VOW Spirit typal / Disturb with Innistrad horror flavor Mirrorhall Mimic // Ghastly Mimicry
Stampede Red manaGreen mana DMU Aggro creatures / Enlist Squee, Dubious Monarch; Shivan Devastator
Synthesized Blue manaRed mana ONE Gaining Oil counters by casting Instant and Sorcery spells. Mercurial Spelldancer; Ovika, Enigma Goliath
Tech Green manaWhite mana BRO Artifacts entering Teething Wurmlet; Clay Champion
Tough Black manaGreen mana VOW High toughness matters Old Rutstein; Saryth, the Viper's Fang
Training White mana VOW Training mechanic Savior of Ollenbock
Tricky Blue manaRed mana DMU Casting Instant and Sorcery spells to pump creatures Keldon Flamesage; Jaya, Fiery Negotiator
Transience White manaBlack mana HBG Enter / Leaves the Battlefield triggers Klement, Novice Acolyte; Black Market Connections
Treasure Red manaGreen mana SNC Treasure synergies Black Market Tycoon; Professional Face-Breaker
Urza's Blue mana BRO Urza's forces Urza's Command; Surge Engine
Vampires Black manaRed mana MID Vampires / Damaging opponent each turn Florian, Voldaren Scion
Venom Green mana ONE Toxic and Proliferate Bloated Contaminator; Tyrranax Rex
Vermin Black manaGreen mana + [Blue mana][i] DMU Urborg-inspired horrors / Off-color Kicker costs Llanowar Greenwidow
Virulent Black manaGreen mana ONE Poison counters and Proliferate Venerated Rotpriest; Glissa Sunslayer
Vitality White mana HBG Lifegain Sune's Intervention; Champions of Tyr
Wandering Green mana + [White mana][j] DMU Domain mechanic / Treefolk Herd Migration; Silverback Elder
Warlock Black manaGreen mana HBG Self-mill / Reanimation The Hourglass Coven; Ancient Brass Dragon
Werewolves Red manaGreen mana MID Werewolf / Wolf typal Tovolar, Dire Overlord // Tovolar, the Midnight Scourge; Arlinn, the Pack's Hope // Arlinn, the Moon's Fury
Wolf Pack Green mana VOW Aggro Wolf / Werewolf typal Ascendant Packleader; Tovolar's Huntmaster // Tovolar's Packleader; Avabruck Caretaker // Hollowhenge Huntmaster
Zombies Blue manaBlack mana MID Zombie typal Champion of the Perished; Headless Rider; Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia

Foundations Jumpstart

During the release of Magic: The Gathering Foundations, a special Jump In! season was launched to give Arena users a way to collect Foundations Jumpstart cards without using wildcards.[18]. Each packet contained at least one one guaranteed rare or mythic, and many had one or more additional variable slots that have a 50% chance to be rare.

Packet Color(s) Theme Rare/Mythic Bonus Rares (50% chance each)
Angels White mana Angel typal Giada, Font of Hope Herald of War
Armed White mana Equipment Mace of the Valiant Mace of the Valiant; Stone Haven Outfitter
Enchanted White mana Enchantments Starfield Mystic Starfield Mystic; Archon of Sun's Grace
Giddyap White mana Pegasus/Horse/Unicorn typal Thurid, Mare of Destiny
Healers White mana Life gain Speaker of the Heavens Valkyrie Harbinger
Heroes White mana Heroic Brigone, Soldier of Meletis Ojutai Exemplars
Legion White mana Go wide Adeline, Resplendent Cathar Venerated Loxodon
Prideful White mana Cat typal Brimaz, King of Oreskos
Stalwart White mana +1/+1 counters Generous Pup
Bookworms Blue mana Drawing cards Sphinx of Enlightenment Nadir Kraken
Drowned Blue mana Self-mill / Flashback Neerdiv, Devious Diver Cackling Counterpart
Illusions Blue mana Illusion typal Lord of the Unreal; Pol Jamaar, Illusionist
Inventive Blue mana Artifacts Sai, Master Thopterist Padeem, Consul of Innovation; Shimmer Dragon
Ninjas Blue mana Ninja typal / Ninjutsu Taeko, the Patient Avalanche
Of the Coast Blue mana Toughness matters / Aquatic creature flavor Plagon, Lord of the Beach
Soaring Blue mana Flying Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer Sprite Noble; Stolen by the Fae
Surprise Blue mana Flash Thryx, the Sudden Storm
Wizards Blue mana Wizard typal Naban, Dean of Iteration Aether Channeler
Clerics Black mana Cleric typal / Reanimation Taborax, Hope's Demise Nullpriest of Oblivion; Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Ghastly Black mana Morbid-ish Reaper from the Abyss
Grave Robbers Black mana Reanimation / Graveyard recursion Gorex, the Tombshell Doomed Necromancer; Isareth the Awakener
Icky Black mana Insect typal / Sacrifice Fumulus, the Infestation Endless Cockroaches
Ne'er-Do-Wells Black mana Black pile Rev, Tithe Extractor Thieves' Guild Enforcer
Nefarious Black mana Paying Life to draw cards Dark Confidant; Vilis, Broker of Blood
Snakes Black mana Snake typal / Deathtouch Aphelia, Viper Whisperer; Hooded Blightfang
Treasures Black mana Treasure and Sacrifice Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder Ruthless Technomancer
Vampires Black mana Vampire typal / Life drain Sangromancer Crossway Troublemakers
Bloody Red mana Vampire typal / Madness / Blood tokens Anje's Ravager Markov Blademaster; Markov Enforcer; Falkenrath Marauders
Burning Red mana Direct damage / Noncreature spells Rionya, Fire Dancer
Copied Red mana Casting Instant and Sorcery spells to pump creatures Zada, Hedron Grinder Charmbreaker Devils
Dragons Red mana Dragon typal Lathliss, Dragon Queen Sarkhan, Fireblood
Goblins Red mana Goblin typal Dropkick Bomber Goblin Goliath
Stoked Red mana Heroic Frontline Heroism Dreadhorde Acanist
Too Many Red mana Red pile Fiendish Duo
Warriors Red mana Warrior typal / Cowards Gornog, the Red Reaper Kargan Intimidator
Zealots Red mana Exert aggro Zealous Conscripts
Beasts Green mana Beast typal Slinza, The Spiked Stampede
Dinner Green mana Food Hurska Sweet-Tooth Elvish Archdruid
Dinosaurs Green mana Dinosaur typal Ghalta, Primal Hunger Topiary Stomper
Elves Green mana Elf typal Leaf-Crowned Visionary Elvish Archdruid
Encounter Green mana +1/+1 counters Forgotten Ancient Oran-Rief Ooze
Explorers Green mana Lands matter Realm Seekers Tireless Tracker
Fun Guys Green mana Fungus/Saproling typal Shroofus Sproutsire Verdeloth the Ancient; Verdeloth the Ancient
Modified Green mana Modified Kodama of the West Tree
Landfall Green mana Landfall Lotus Cobra; Undergrowth Champion

Jump into Middle-earth

During the release of The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth, a special Jump In! season was launched, replacing the previous 80 packet format.[19] The new format introduced 20 packets that used exclusively Middle-earth themes. The dual lands included in packets returned to the life-gain taplands from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty.[20] In addition to their standard rare or mythic rare cards, all packets have a 1% chance of The One Ring replacing a common card.

Packet Color(s) Theme Rare/Mythic
Breakfast White mana White Weenie with Food The Battle of Bywater; Dawn of a New Age
Insight Blue mana Drawing additional cards Rangers of Ithilien; Storm of Saruman
Sauron's Black mana The host of Mordor / Amass Orcs via creatures Sauron, the Necromancer; Witch-king of Angmar
Moria Red mana Aggro creatures with incidental damage. There and Back Again; Andúril, Flame of the West
Shire Green mana The Shirefolk with Food payoff Delighted Halfling; Radagast the Brown
Amass Blue manaBlack mana The host of Isengard / Amass Orcs via instant and sorcery spells Sauron's Ransom; Shadow of the Enemy
Elves Green manaBlue mana Elf typal with Scry matters Galadriel of Lothlórien; Elrond, Master of Healing
Tokens White manaBlack mana Go wide tokens with sacrifice payoffs Frodo, Sauron's Bane
Wild Red manaGreen mana Ramp and creatures with power 4 or greater Gimli, Mournful Avenger
Humans Red manaWhite mana Aggro Human typal Éowyn, Fearless Knight
Rallying White mana Midrange creatures that pump power Gandalf, White Rider
Adorned Blue mana Creatures with counters (primarily +1/+1 counters) Goldberry, River-Daughter
Greedy Black mana Gaining benefits from permanents leaving the battlefield Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
Horde Red mana Aggro burn Fires of Mount Doom
Treefolk Green mana Ramp with Treefolk payoffs Fangorn, Tree Shepherd; Last March of the Ents
Stalwart Green manaWhite mana The Ring Tempts You Aragorn, Company Leader
Captain White manaBlue mana Tempo Soldier tokens Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
Wizard Blue manaRed mana Spells matter Gandalf the Grey
Foul Black manaRed mana Amass Orcs with a sacrifice sub-theme The Balrog, Durin's Bane; Sauron, the Lidless Eye
Blighted Black manaGreen mana Spider typal Shelob, Child of Ungoliant

Notes

  1. If a player has previously selected all of the Jump In! packets, they will be presented with three random packets.
  2. The Arcanist packet only includes Blue mana nonland cards but has Black mana kicker costs for Phyrexian Espionage and Rona's Vortex.
  3. The Globetrotting packet includes lands with all five basic land types but it only includes Green manaBlue mana nonland cards and uses Red mana for kicker costs.
  4. The Invaders packet only includes White mana cards but has R/P costs for Sun-Blessed Guardian.
  5. This packet replaced the Red manaGreen mana "Modified" packet from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty at some point in 2022
  6. The Onslaught packet only includes Black mana nonland cards but has Red mana kicker costs for Aggressive Sabotage and Balduvian Atrocity.
  7. The Phyrexian packet only includes Black mana cards but has G/P costs for Blightreaper Thallid.
  8. The Recruits packet only includes White mana nonland cards but has Blue mana kicker costs for Runic Shot and Stall for Time.
  9. The Vermin packet includes lands with all five basic land types but it only includes Black manaGreen mana nonland cards and uses Blue mana for kicker costs.
  10. The Wandering packet includes lands with all five basic land types but it only includes Green manaWhite mana nonland cards and uses White mana for kicker costs.

References

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  8. Wizards of the Coast (September 5, 2023). "Jump In! Update for Wilds of Eldraine". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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