Jump Scare! Precon: Decklist, Value, and Verdict

Zimone, Mystery Unraveler

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, manifest dread if this is the first time this ability has resolved this turn. Otherwise, you may turn a permanent you control face up. (To manifest dread, look at the top two cards of your library. Put one onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature and the other into your graveyard. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)

Singles value

$97.95

TCGplayer market, 82 cards, basic lands counted at $0

Sealed price

$68.05

TCGplayer price for the box · singles are 1.4× that · MSRP $50.00

New cards

10 / 100

First printings in this deck

Bracket

Core, out of the box

Is Jump Scare! worth buying?

from Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander Decks: Are They Worth It? by Timothy Zaccagnino

I’m usually not a fan of the “GUx ramp deck” that seems to come in every collection of Commander precons. I had this gripe with the Tricky Terrain deck from Modern Masters 3 Commander, where it had a really cool premise that was overshadowed by the typical Simic ramp stuff we see all the time. Jump Scare! does that a little, but I think the commander is very novel and the manifest approach makes it feel distinct. There’s a lot more customization options for a deck like this that differentiate it from a typical Simic ramp deck, which I appreciate. Overall, I’m a fan.

Logistically, the value of the deck is almost entirely tied to two cards that’ll likely tank in price, though having those reprinted is a big deal. The mana base is noticeably lackluster. It’s functional for precon purposes, but I’m continuing to dock points for lousy precon mana bases.

How Jump Scare! plays

primer from Jump Scare! Upgrade Guide: 20 Easy Changes You Can Make by Steve Vrooman

Zimone, Mystery Unraveler

Jump Scare! Is a Simic ramp deck with a face-down creature component. It’s looking to spend the early turns accelerating its mana, after which it can either cast giant green battlecruisers or hopefully manifest a few creatures to jump scare your opponents with. It makes good use of the new manifest dread variant and incorporates some light morph elements.

The face commander is Zimone, Mystery Unraveler, a pretty straightforward Simic card that uses landfall as a way to manipulate face-down creatures. Honestly, it’s a pretty cool take on a Simic commander, and I like that you’re capped at one new manifest per turn but still rewarded for subsequent landfall triggers.

Kianne, Corrupted Memory is much less exciting, though the toggling between flashing in creatures and non-creature spells is interesting. It’s a draw spell payoff with no inherent ways to draw cards, though having half a Vedalken Orrery in your command zone at any given point could be powerful.