Jace, Vryn's Prodigy (Commander)

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Alex Wicker
Jul 22, 2025
Commander Philosophy - How Does "Dies To Removal" Actually Work?
In this Commander Philosophy, let's talk about that old phrase "Dies to removal." What does it mean, and how does it affect Commander games?
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Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
1%synergy
Agna Qel'a
3.5%inclusion3 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Chakra Meditation
1.2%inclusion1 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Ember Island Production
1.1%inclusion1 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
1.0%inclusion1 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Jace Beleren
71%inclusion1.04K decks1.47K decks
68%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
70%inclusion1.03K decks1.47K decks
67%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
67%inclusion981 decks1.47K decks
64%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
64%inclusion938 decks1.47K decks
62%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
76%inclusion1.11K decks1.47K decks
61%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
64%inclusion942 decks1.47K decks
61%synergy
Jace, Architect of Thought
60%inclusion876 decks1.47K decks
59%synergy
Oath of Jace
57%inclusion834 decks1.47K decks
56%synergy
Jace's Triumph
56%inclusion823 decks1.47K decks
56%synergy
Jace Reawakened
57%inclusion767 decks1.35K decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
83%inclusion1.22K decks1.47K decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
69%inclusion1.01K decks1.47K decks
28%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
65%inclusion955 decks1.47K decks
8%synergy
Negate
58%inclusion855 decks1.47K decks
20%synergy
Jace, Mirror Mage
56%inclusion819 decks1.47K decks
54%synergy
Spark Double
54%inclusion797 decks1.47K decks
41%synergy
Jace's Projection
54%inclusion796 decks1.47K decks
53%synergy
High Tide
54%inclusion787 decks1.47K decks
9%synergy
Jace's Archivist
54%inclusion785 decks1.47K decks
50%synergy
Jace, Cunning Castaway
53%inclusion782 decks1.47K decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
54%inclusion793 decks1.47K decks
30%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
43%inclusion627 decks1.47K decks
8%synergy
Rhystic Study
38%inclusion550 decks1.47K decks
4%synergy
Force of Will
24%inclusion350 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
22%inclusion328 decks1.47K decks
9%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
21%inclusion308 decks1.47K decks
9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
21%inclusion302 decks1.47K decks
-3%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
12%inclusion177 decks1.47K decks
0%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion168 decks1.47K decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion152 decks1.47K decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Jace's Phantasm
46%inclusion676 decks1.47K decks
42%synergy
Jace's Mindseeker
43%inclusion629 decks1.47K decks
42%synergy
Flux Channeler
38%inclusion561 decks1.47K decks
33%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
35%inclusion507 decks1.47K decks
17%synergy
Guildpact Informant
30%inclusion444 decks1.47K decks
28%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
30%inclusion437 decks1.47K decks
18%synergy
Jace's Sentinel
29%inclusion421 decks1.47K decks
29%synergy
Deepglow Skate
27%inclusion398 decks1.47K decks
25%synergy
Thrummingbird
22%inclusion319 decks1.47K decks
17%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
20%inclusion300 decks1.47K decks
18%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
18%inclusion220 decks1.24K decks
14%synergy
Ruin Crab
17%inclusion252 decks1.47K decks
9%synergy
Spellseeker
17%inclusion250 decks1.47K decks
9%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
17%inclusion247 decks1.47K decks
10%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
15%inclusion222 decks1.47K decks
4%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
14%inclusion204 decks1.47K decks
10%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
14%inclusion204 decks1.47K decks
-7%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
12%inclusion173 decks1.47K decks
-2%synergy
Archaeomancer
11%inclusion167 decks1.47K decks
-4%synergy
Hedron Crab
11%inclusion163 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
11%inclusion161 decks1.47K decks
-14%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
10%inclusion153 decks1.47K decks
-4%synergy
Chasm Skulker
10%inclusion150 decks1.47K decks
-2%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
10%inclusion148 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Displacer Kitten
9.5%inclusion139 decks1.47K decks
0%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
9.5%inclusion139 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Fog Bank
9.3%inclusion137 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
The Mindskinner
8.8%inclusion94 decks1.07K decks
6%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
8.6%inclusion126 decks1.47K decks
-6%synergy
Palinchron
8.1%inclusion119 decks1.47K decks
7%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
8.1%inclusion119 decks1.47K decks
-2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.5%inclusion110 decks1.47K decks
-15%synergy
Fleet Swallower
7.2%inclusion106 decks1.47K decks
3%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
6.9%inclusion80 decks1.15K decks
-1%synergy
Phantasmal Image
6.8%inclusion99 decks1.47K decks
1%synergy
Archmage of Runes
6.6%inclusion65 decks978 decks
-5%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
6.6%inclusion97 decks1.47K decks
1%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.4%inclusion94 decks1.47K decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
6.4%inclusion94 decks1.47K decks
-12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.2%inclusion77 decks1.24K decks
-7%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
5.9%inclusion87 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Peregrine Drake
5.9%inclusion86 decks1.47K decks
-2%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
5.8%inclusion85 decks1.47K decks
3%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
5.4%inclusion79 decks1.47K decks
-4%synergy
Silent Arbiter
5.3%inclusion77 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
5.2%inclusion76 decks1.47K decks
-3%synergy
Lulu, Stern Guardian
5.1%inclusion26 decks509 decks
3%synergy
Ledger Shredder
5.0%inclusion74 decks1.47K decks
-1%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
5.0%inclusion74 decks1.47K decks
1%synergy
Instants
Fact or Fiction
41%inclusion598 decks1.47K decks
31%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
39%inclusion567 decks1.47K decks
19%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion561 decks1.47K decks
9%synergy
Jace's Ingenuity
36%inclusion532 decks1.47K decks
36%synergy
Dispel
36%inclusion522 decks1.47K decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion489 decks1.47K decks
-3%synergy
Mana Drain
30%inclusion443 decks1.47K decks
3%synergy
Pongify
30%inclusion434 decks1.47K decks
-11%synergy
Snap
26%inclusion388 decks1.47K decks
8%synergy
Swan Song
26%inclusion380 decks1.47K decks
0%synergy
Jace's Scrutiny
23%inclusion341 decks1.47K decks
23%synergy
Unsubstantiate
23%inclusion340 decks1.47K decks
21%synergy
Dig Through Time
22%inclusion318 decks1.47K decks
12%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
22%inclusion317 decks1.47K decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion314 decks1.47K decks
-15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion286 decks1.47K decks
-15%synergy
Force of Negation
19%inclusion284 decks1.47K decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion280 decks1.47K decks
-9%synergy
Clash of Wills
19%inclusion279 decks1.47K decks
19%synergy
Evacuation
19%inclusion279 decks1.47K decks
11%synergy
Opt
19%inclusion276 decks1.47K decks
-6%synergy
Narset's Reversal
18%inclusion265 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
17%inclusion180 decks1.06K decks
15%synergy
Psychic Rebuttal
17%inclusion243 decks1.47K decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion203 decks1.25K decks
-5%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion235 decks1.47K decks
-12%synergy
Ripples of Potential
15%inclusion227 decks1.47K decks
13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
15%inclusion226 decks1.47K decks
-1%synergy
Experimental Augury
15%inclusion226 decks1.47K decks
10%synergy
Redirect
15%inclusion224 decks1.47K decks
14%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion221 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
15%inclusion218 decks1.47K decks
14%synergy
Lay Bare
15%inclusion213 decks1.47K decks
14%synergy
Comparative Analysis
14%inclusion211 decks1.47K decks
14%synergy
Flusterstorm
14%inclusion209 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Jace's Defeat
14%inclusion203 decks1.47K decks
14%synergy
Turnabout
14%inclusion202 decks1.47K decks
11%synergy
No Escape
14%inclusion201 decks1.47K decks
13%synergy
Epiphany at the Drownyard
13%inclusion195 decks1.47K decks
13%synergy
Consider
13%inclusion189 decks1.47K decks
-1%synergy
Archmage's Charm
12%inclusion180 decks1.47K decks
-4%synergy
Cryptic Command
11%inclusion166 decks1.47K decks
0%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion160 decks1.47K decks
3%synergy
Bring the Ending
10%inclusion149 decks1.47K decks
10%synergy
Serum Snare
10%inclusion146 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Impulse
10%inclusion143 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Brain Freeze
9.2%inclusion135 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Mental Misstep
8.9%inclusion131 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Essence Scatter
8.7%inclusion128 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Chain of Vapor
8.1%inclusion119 decks1.47K decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
44%inclusion650 decks1.47K decks
37%synergy
Windfall
37%inclusion544 decks1.47K decks
14%synergy
Flood of Recollection
36%inclusion532 decks1.47K decks
33%synergy
Ponder
36%inclusion526 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
34%inclusion501 decks1.47K decks
34%synergy
Jace's Ruse
34%inclusion498 decks1.47K decks
34%synergy
Contentious Plan
34%inclusion494 decks1.47K decks
29%synergy
Preordain
32%inclusion462 decks1.47K decks
7%synergy
Solve the Equation
22%inclusion319 decks1.47K decks
9%synergy
Mind Sculpt
21%inclusion306 decks1.47K decks
19%synergy
Merchant Scroll
20%inclusion290 decks1.47K decks
10%synergy
Grasping Current
19%inclusion272 decks1.47K decks
18%synergy
Contingency Plan
18%inclusion268 decks1.47K decks
18%synergy
Enter the Infinite
18%inclusion260 decks1.47K decks
13%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
18%inclusion259 decks1.47K decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
17%inclusion251 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Fractured Sanity
17%inclusion246 decks1.47K decks
10%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
16%inclusion237 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Traumatize
15%inclusion227 decks1.47K decks
11%synergy
Fabricate
15%inclusion222 decks1.47K decks
-7%synergy
Strategic Planning
14%inclusion203 decks1.47K decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion197 decks1.47K decks
-1%synergy
Echo of Eons
12%inclusion178 decks1.47K decks
9%synergy
Finale of Revelation
12%inclusion172 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Mind's Desire
12%inclusion171 decks1.47K decks
10%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
11%inclusion165 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Ugin's Insight
11%inclusion163 decks1.47K decks
10%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
10%inclusion148 decks1.47K decks
10%synergy
Personal Tutor
10%inclusion143 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Pieces of the Puzzle
9.3%inclusion136 decks1.47K decks
9%synergy
Cut Your Losses
8.7%inclusion128 decks1.47K decks
4%synergy
Time Spiral
8.4%inclusion123 decks1.47K decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
7.6%inclusion111 decks1.47K decks
-3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.3%inclusion107 decks1.47K decks
-2%synergy
Selective Memory
7.1%inclusion104 decks1.47K decks
7%synergy
Time Warp
7.0%inclusion102 decks1.47K decks
1%synergy
Uncovered Clues
6.9%inclusion101 decks1.47K decks
7%synergy
Distorted Curiosity
6.0%inclusion88 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.4%inclusion79 decks1.47K decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ichormoon Gauntlet
37%inclusion546 decks1.47K decks
35%synergy
Isochron Scepter
26%inclusion380 decks1.47K decks
8%synergy
The Water Crystal
24%inclusion116 decks486 decks
14%synergy
The Chain Veil
22%inclusion321 decks1.47K decks
21%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
15%inclusion225 decks1.47K decks
0%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
14%inclusion206 decks1.47K decks
13%synergy
Azor's Gateway
11%inclusion168 decks1.47K decks
11%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion166 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion140 decks1.47K decks
-3%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.6%inclusion112 decks1.47K decks
4%synergy
Tamiyo's Journal
7.5%inclusion110 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.0%inclusion102 decks1.47K decks
-11%synergy
The Magic Mirror
6.7%inclusion98 decks1.47K decks
0%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
6.5%inclusion54 decks835 decks
3%synergy
Luxior, Giada's Gift
6.3%inclusion93 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
6.3%inclusion92 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Candelabra of Tawnos
5.8%inclusion85 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Mindcrank
5.7%inclusion83 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Jace's Sanctum
52%inclusion764 decks1.47K decks
48%synergy
Jace's Erasure
52%inclusion759 decks1.47K decks
50%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
39%inclusion578 decks1.47K decks
32%synergy
Omniscience
39%inclusion568 decks1.47K decks
30%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion478 decks1.47K decks
27%synergy
Propaganda
32%inclusion462 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Mystic Remora
27%inclusion391 decks1.47K decks
-1%synergy
Control Magic
21%inclusion308 decks1.47K decks
19%synergy
Inexorable Tide
20%inclusion296 decks1.47K decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
15%inclusion220 decks1.47K decks
-2%synergy
Teferi's Talent
13%inclusion195 decks1.47K decks
13%synergy
Wizard Class
13%inclusion192 decks1.47K decks
-4%synergy
Threads of Disloyalty
13%inclusion190 decks1.47K decks
13%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
13%inclusion107 decks835 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
12%inclusion178 decks1.47K decks
8%synergy
Mind Control
12%inclusion170 decks1.47K decks
11%synergy
Memory Erosion
11%inclusion160 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion158 decks1.47K decks
7%synergy
Trail of Evidence
11%inclusion154 decks1.47K decks
10%synergy
Court of Cunning
10%inclusion140 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Fraying Sanity
9.3%inclusion137 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.0%inclusion132 decks1.47K decks
-1%synergy
Induced Amnesia
8.8%inclusion129 decks1.47K decks
9%synergy
Back to Basics
8.5%inclusion124 decks1.47K decks
1%synergy
Castaway's Despair
8.2%inclusion120 decks1.47K decks
8%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.6%inclusion112 decks1.47K decks
-3%synergy
Dress Down
7.4%inclusion109 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Search for Azcanta
7.4%inclusion109 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.9%inclusion101 decks1.47K decks
-5%synergy
Counterbalance
5.0%inclusion74 decks1.47K decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Living Guildpact
51%inclusion747 decks1.47K decks
50%synergy
Jace, Arcane Strategist
48%inclusion699 decks1.47K decks
47%synergy
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
47%inclusion686 decks1.47K decks
46%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
11%inclusion160 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
7.9%inclusion116 decks1.47K decks
3%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
7.1%inclusion104 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
6.9%inclusion101 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
5.1%inclusion75 decks1.47K decks
-4%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
62%inclusion910 decks1.47K decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
58%inclusion851 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Karn's Bastion
33%inclusion485 decks1.47K decks
28%synergy
Castle Vantress
31%inclusion451 decks1.47K decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
26%inclusion385 decks1.47K decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
21%inclusion302 decks1.47K decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
20%inclusion293 decks1.47K decks
4%synergy
Interplanar Beacon
16%inclusion237 decks1.47K decks
16%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
15%inclusion222 decks1.47K decks
1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
15%inclusion75 decks512 decks
10%synergy
Rivendell
12%inclusion175 decks1.47K decks
0%synergy
Drownyard Temple
10%inclusion153 decks1.47K decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion153 decks1.47K decks
0%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion150 decks1.47K decks
-6%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion140 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
9.4%inclusion138 decks1.47K decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.3%inclusion136 decks1.47K decks
-3%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.3%inclusion121 decks1.47K decks
-10%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.9%inclusion116 decks1.47K decks
-9%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.5%inclusion52 decks697 decks
-2%synergy
Terrain Generator
6.7%inclusion98 decks1.47K decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.1%inclusion76 decks1.24K decks
2%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
5.5%inclusion80 decks1.47K decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.0%inclusion74 decks1.47K decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion1.11K decks1.47K decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
54%inclusion786 decks1.47K decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
49%inclusion713 decks1.47K decks
-3%synergy
Hedron Archive
27%inclusion399 decks1.47K decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion385 decks1.47K decks
-10%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion236 decks1.47K decks
-8%synergy
Midnight Clock
15%inclusion226 decks1.47K decks
-5%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion203 decks1.47K decks
7%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
13%inclusion195 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion180 decks1.47K decks
-8%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion176 decks1.47K decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion142 decks1.47K decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.1%inclusion119 decks1.47K decks
-6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.0%inclusion117 decks1.47K decks
-8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.6%inclusion112 decks1.47K decks
-5%synergy
Mox Opal
7.4%inclusion108 decks1.47K decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.2%inclusion105 decks1.47K decks
-4%synergy
Caged Sun
7.0%inclusion102 decks1.47K decks
-5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.9%inclusion101 decks1.47K decks
3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.8%inclusion100 decks1.47K decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.5%inclusion96 decks1.47K decks
-4%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.5%inclusion95 decks1.47K decks
1%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.5%inclusion80 decks1.47K decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
92%inclusion1.35K decks1.47K decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion380 decks1.47K decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion203 decks1.25K decks
-5%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion222 decks1.47K decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion220 decks1.47K decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion202 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion197 decks1.47K decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion196 decks1.47K decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion157 decks1.47K decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
10%inclusion142 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.3%inclusion93 decks1.47K decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.2%inclusion77 decks1.24K decks
-7%synergy