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
86%inclusion25 decks29 decks
71%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
66%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
63%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
56%synergy
Jace Beleren
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Jace's Triumph
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Jace's Projection
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Jace, Mirror Mage
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Brainstorm
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Frantic Search
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Preordain
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Opt
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
30%synergy
High Tide
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Windfall
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Rhystic Study
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Force of Will
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Intuition
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Jace's Phantasm
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Spark Double
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Jace's Mindseeker
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Jace's Archivist
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
26%synergy
Flux Channeler
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Sentinel
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Spellseeker
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%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
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Displacer Kitten
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Archaeomancer
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Guildpact Informant
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
The Reality Chip
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Ruin Crab
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Deepglow Skate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Ledger Shredder
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Thing in the Ice
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Chasm Skulker
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Phantasmal Image
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Thrummingbird
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
The Mindskinner
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Palinchron
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Fog Bank
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Wall of Frost
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Negate
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Snap
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Pongify
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Dig Through Time
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Consider
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
23%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Scour
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Swan Song
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Fact or Fiction
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Dispel
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Mana Drain
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Archmage's Charm
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Cryptic Command
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Ingenuity
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Aetherize
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Force of Negation
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Resculpt
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Flusterstorm
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Visions of Beyond
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Narset's Reversal
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Scrutiny
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Evacuation
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-3%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
Don't Make a Sound
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Memory Lapse
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Deduce
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Quicken
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Psychic Rebuttal
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Obsessive Search
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Brain Freeze
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Turnabout
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Redirect
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Bane's Contingency
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Unsubstantiate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Drown in Dreams
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Radstorm
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Remand
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Mental Note
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Stock Up
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
97%synergy
Treasure Cruise
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Serum Visions
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Solve the Equation
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Merchant Scroll
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Contentious Plan
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Enter the Enigma
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Flood of Recollection
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Jace's Ruse
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Fabricate
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Lórien Revealed
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Careful Study
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Personal Tutor
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Mind's Desire
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Enter the Infinite
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mind Sculpt
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Finale of Revelation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Flood of Tears
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Fractured Sanity
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Portent
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Sleight of Hand
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Contingency Plan
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Ancestral Vision
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Time Spiral
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Transmute Artifact
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Traumatize
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Whelming Wave
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Ravenform
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
The Magic Mirror
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Isochron Scepter
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Luxior, Giada's Gift
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Folio of Fancies
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Candelabra of Tawnos
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Scroll Rack
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Conqueror's Galleon
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
The Chain Veil
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Jace's Erasure
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Oath of Jace
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Wizard Class
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Ominous Seas
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Omniscience
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Dress Down
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Talent
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Starlight Snare
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Unable to Scream
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Memory Erosion
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Inexorable Tide
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Search for Azcanta
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Court of Cunning
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Copy Artifact
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Future Sight
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Trail of Evidence
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
94%synergy
Jace, Arcane Strategist
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Jace, Architect of Thought
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Jace Reawakened
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Jace, the Living Guildpact
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Jace, Cunning Castaway
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Vronos, Masked Inquisitor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Mistrise Village
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
91%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Castle Vantress
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Rivendell
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Halimar Depths
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Karn's Bastion
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
8%synergy
War Room
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Terrain Generator
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Tolaria West
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Mage-Ring Network
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Coral Atoll
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Academy Ruins
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Remote Isle
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Misleading Signpost
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Opal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Misty Rainforest
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Scalding Tarn
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Flooded Strand
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Demolition Field
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Escape Tunnel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy