Set Prospective
Foundations Jumpstart
This article is part of our community-sourced Set Prospective series. We survey Cube designers before the set’s official release to document their first impressions of new cards.
Jumpstart Foundations is the best way to teach someone Magic, but also a great source of cards and inspiration for Cube. We surveyed 114 designers to highlight the most-hyped cards from this new supplemental.
Results
The median designer of our 114 respondents is testing 2 J25 cards, and has assigned a median rating of 6.5. For the most part, folks are just focusing on a handful of especially appealing singles.
| Card | Testers▼ | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Scythecat Cub | 37.7% | 6.9 |
| Ivora, Insatiable Heir | 22.8% | 7.4 |
| General Kreat, the Boltbringer | 15.8% | 5.8 |
| Sutina, Speaker of the Tajuru | 14.9% | 5.7 |
| Go Forth | 13.2% | 6.8 |
| Scholar of Combustion | 12.3% | 5.6 |
| Generous Pup | 10.5% | 6.0 |
| Shardless Outlander | 10.5% | 7.2 |
| Wriggling Grub | 10.5% | 5.0 |
| Gilded Scuttler | 9.6% | 5.8 |
| Neerdiv, Devious Diver | 9.6% | 7.2 |
| Eidolon of Astral Winds | 7.9% | 5.6 |
| Urdnan, Dromoka Warrior | 7.0% | 6.1 |
| Phantasmal Shieldback | 7.0% | 5.2 |
| Anep, Vizier of Hazoret | 6.1% | 6.7 |
| Gornog, the Red Reaper | 6.1% | 6.1 |
| Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder | 6.1% | 5.6 |
Single Card Discussion
The most popular card of J25 is Scythecat Cub, whose Bristly Bill impersonation carries a cuter creature type and a more aggressive base statline. The highest-rated card, Ivora, Insatiable Heir, is tested by significantly fewer people, but promises to bring mechanical novelty to an aggressive Red section. There are even new common cards for rarity-restricted designers, with Go Forth leading the pack.
Though most Jumpstart sets contain reprints, J25 is unique in offering updated art for many popular cube cards. Especially if anime is your thing, J25 might be worth a second look.
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