Magic: The Gathering's Foundations Jumpstart Isn't Just Another Tie-In with the Similarly Named Foundations

Despite the name, Magic: The Gathering's Foundations Jumpstart isn't just another tie-in with the similarly named Foundations.

Magic: The Gathering is getting two new products on November 15, and while Foundations is the main event, setting the stage for the upcoming March of the Machine storyline, it's not the only new product.

We're also getting Foundations Jumpstart, a new set of 20-card packs that can be shuffled together to create a playable deck. Despite the name, this set is entirely separate from Foundations, and the cards you'll find within are not Standard-legal unless they were already printed in a Standard-legal set.

These sets are always an absolute blast to play, and offer a chance for you to get your hands on some real powerhouse cards. Here's every single card you'll be able to find in Foundations Jumpstart.

Like the original Jumpstart set, Cats and Dogs seem to be the big draw of white in Foundations Jumpstart. Generous Pup is definitely one card to watch, as it goes wild with cards like Cathar's Crusade or any +1/+1 counter doubler.

White cards in Foundations Jumpstart:

Cathar's Crusade

Generous Pup

Kor Blademaster

Leonin Warleader

Mentor of the Meek

Selfless Savior

Sigarda's Summons

Sun Titan

Tocasia's Welcome

Ninjas are set to be a theme in Foundations Jumpstart, thanks to the clumsy Turtle Taeko, the Patient Avalanche.

Blue cards in Foundations Jumpstart:

Avalanche Caller

Dream Stalker

Flunk

Ninja of the Deep Hours

Taigam, Ojutai Master

Telepathy

Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive

Turtle Taeko, the Patient Avalanche

Winged Words

Drawing cards, losing life, and sacrificng creatures are all in black's wheelhouse, which makes the reprint of Vilis, Broker of Blood a great inclusion for this set.

Black cards in Foundations Jumpstart:

Bloodline Keeper

Corpse Knight

Cryptbreaker

Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Phyrexian Tower

Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord

Vilis, Broker of Blood

Viscera Seer

Zulaport Cutthroat

Zada, Hedron Grinder is getting some fun now toys in Foundations Jumpstart, thanks to Frontline Heroism copying your spells for extra value, and Hearts on Fire giving you the option to only target one creature. Expect to go wide and use a lot of burn spells in red this set.

Red cards in Foundations Jumpstart:

Chain Reaction

Chandra, Torch of Defiance

Frontline Heroism

Goblin Chainwhirler

Goblin Rabblemaster

Grenzo, Dungeon Warden

Hearts on Fire

Impact Tremors

Torbran, Thane of Red Fell

If you won't lay down your life for Shroofus Sproutsire, then you should be ashamed. That perfect chap is an impressive new Saproling commander, and backed up by cards like Scythecat Cub could be pumping out dozens of tokens each turn.

Green cards in Foundations Jumpstart:

Beast Within

Cultivate

Druids' Repository

Kodama of the East Tree

Old Growth Troll

Scute Swarm

Shroomfolk

Shroofus Sproutsire

Scythecat Cub

Jumpstart sets don't tend to have a heavy focus on multicolour cards, as pack themes are usually mono-coloured. The original Jumpstart only had a few, and Jumpstart 2022 didn't have any at all. But who knows, maybe Foundations Jumpstart will buck the trend?

Multicolored cards in Foundations Jumpstart:

Esper Sentinel

Grist, the Hunger Tide

Korvold, Fae-Cursed King

Llanowar Elves

Nissa, Vastwood Seer

Phyrexian Metamorph

Squee, the Immortal

Thalia, Guardian of Thraben

Colourless cards are the backbone of Jumpstart sets, as they give you access to all-important artifact synergies and mana smoothing. We'll also be getting multicolor lands to help make whatever deck you throw together work.

Colorless cards in Foundations Jumpstart:

Arcane Signet

Chromatic Lantern

Expedition Map

Fellwar Stone

Hedron Archive

Mind Stone

Sol Ring

Thran Dynamo

Treasure Map