Jace, Vryn's Prodigy (Commander) - Cantrips

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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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Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
85%inclusion28 decks33 decks
70%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
66%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
64%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
62%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
55%synergy
Jace Beleren
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
54%synergy
Jace's Triumph
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
54%synergy
Jace's Projection
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
50%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
50%synergy
Jace, Mirror Mage
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
76%inclusion25 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
43%synergy
Brainstorm
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Frantic Search
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Opt
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Preordain
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
34%synergy
High Tide
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Mystical Tutor
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Force of Will
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Spark Double
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
38%synergy
Jace's Mindseeker
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
38%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Jace's Archivist
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
26%synergy
Flux Channeler
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Jace's Sentinel
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Spellseeker
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Icewind Elemental
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
High Fae Trickster
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Displacer Kitten
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Chasm Skulker
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Ledger Shredder
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Thing in the Ice
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Guildpact Informant
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
The Reality Chip
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Ruin Crab
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Phantasmal Image
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Deepglow Skate
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Thrummingbird
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
The Mindskinner
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Palinchron
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Patron Wizard
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Fog Bank
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Snap
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Pongify
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Consider
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Dig Through Time
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Thought Scour
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Dispel
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Reality Shift
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Mana Drain
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Archmage's Charm
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Cryptic Command
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Ingenuity
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Aetherize
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Negation
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Flusterstorm
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Resculpt
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Jace's Scrutiny
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Visions of Beyond
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Evacuation
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Uncharted Voyage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Strix Serenade
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Psychic Rebuttal
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Quicken
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Obsessive Search
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Tolarian Winds
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Memory Lapse
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Mental Note
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Deduce
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Pact of Negation
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Chain of Vapor
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Intuition
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Ripples of Potential
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Brain Freeze
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Keep Safe
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Turnabout
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Predict
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Redirect
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Stock Up
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
97%synergy
Windfall
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Serum Visions
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Treasure Cruise
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Solve the Equation
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Ruse
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Enter the Enigma
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Contentious Plan
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Fabricate
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Merchant Scroll
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Flood of Recollection
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Careful Study
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Lórien Revealed
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Flood of Tears
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Finale of Revelation
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Personal Tutor
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Mind's Desire
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Enter the Infinite
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Ancestral Vision
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Fractured Sanity
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Ravenform
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Portent
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Sleight of Hand
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Tide
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Displacement Wave
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Contingency Plan
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Time Stretch
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Braingeyser
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Grasping Current
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Baral's Expertise
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Time Spiral
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Open into Wonder
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Transmute Artifact
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Traumatize
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Whelming Wave
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
25%synergy
The Magic Mirror
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Luxior, Giada's Gift
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Folio of Fancies
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Candelabra of Tawnos
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Scroll Rack
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Conqueror's Galleon
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
The Chain Veil
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Oath of Jace
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Jace's Erasure
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Wizard Class
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Ominous Seas
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Omniscience
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Dress Down
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Starlight Snare
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Talent
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Search for Azcanta
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Unable to Scream
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Memory Erosion
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Court of Cunning
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Inexorable Tide
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Copy Artifact
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Future Sight
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Trail of Evidence
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
94%synergy
Jace, Architect of Thought
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
44%synergy
Jace, Arcane Strategist
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
44%synergy
Jace Reawakened
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Jace, the Living Guildpact
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
42%synergy
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
42%synergy
Jace, Cunning Castaway
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Vronos, Masked Inquisitor
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Will Kenrith
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Mistrise Village
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
91%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Castle Vantress
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Halimar Depths
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Karn's Bastion
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Rivendell
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
2%synergy
War Room
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Terrain Generator
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Mage-Ring Network
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Tolaria West
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Coral Atoll
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Interplanar Beacon
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Remote Isle
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Academy Ruins
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Moonring Island
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Guildless Commons
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion29 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Sky Diamond
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Petal
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Misleading Signpost
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Chrome Mox
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Mox Diamond
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Mana Crypt
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Misty Rainforest
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Scalding Tarn
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Flooded Strand
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Escape Tunnel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy