Jace, Vryn's Prodigy (Commander) - Combo

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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, the Mind Sculptor
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
52%synergy
Jace Beleren
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Spellseeker
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Jace, Architect of Thought
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Merchant Scroll
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
39%synergy
High Tide
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Mana Drain
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Brainstorm
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Frantic Search
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Snap
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Windfall
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
22%synergy
The Water Crystal
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Rhystic Study
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Force of Will
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Chrome Mox
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Grim Monolith
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Mana Vault
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Snapcaster Mage
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Spark Double
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Projection
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Palinchron
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Flux Channeler
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Jace's Archivist
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Mindseeker
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Thrummingbird
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Guildpact Informant
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Chasm Skulker
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Quistis Trepe
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Drake
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1%synergy
The Mindskinner
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Displacer Kitten
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Fog Bank
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Body of Knowledge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Phantasmal Image
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Sentinel
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Riddlekeeper
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Fleet Swallower
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Spider-Man 2099, Miguel O'Hara
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Lulu, Stern Guardian
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Vedalken Aethermage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Nadir Kraken
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Sparkshaper Visionary
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Muddle the Mixture
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Flusterstorm
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Swan Song
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Force of Negation
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Pact of Negation
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Turnabout
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Dig Through Time
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Pongify
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Brain Freeze
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Consider
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Narset's Reversal
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Mental Misstep
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Chain of Vapor
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Intuition
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Resculpt
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Impulse
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Dispel
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Dizzy Spell
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Delay
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Mission Briefing
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Spell Pierce
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Opt
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-14%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Long-Term Plans
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Miscast
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Ripples of Potential
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Disallow
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Visions of Beyond
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Archive Trap
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Radstorm
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Unwind
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Mental Note
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Archmage's Charm
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Evacuation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Reenact the Crime
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Preordain
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Echo of Eons
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Solve the Equation
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Ponder
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Enter the Infinite
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Fabricate
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Mind's Desire
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Jace's Triumph
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Time Spiral
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Flood of Recollection
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Personal Tutor
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Fractured Sanity
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Ruse
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Treasure Cruise
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Finale of Revelation
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Timetwister
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Stock Up
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Sleight of Hand
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Contentious Plan
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Bond of Insight
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Cut Your Losses
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Deep Analysis
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Traumatize
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Selective Memory
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Reshape
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Grasping Current
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Recurring Insight
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Transmute Artifact
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Clear the Mind
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Careful Study
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Swine
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Startled Awake
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Strings
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Prosperity
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Whelming Wave
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Recall
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Candelabra of Tawnos
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
The Chain Veil
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Luxior, Giada's Gift
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Codex Shredder
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Blue Mage's Cane
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Staff of the Mind Magus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Crawlspace
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Keening Stone
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Mirage Mirror
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Aether Syphon
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Oath of Jace
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Propaganda
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Omniscience
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Dress Down
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Jace's Erasure
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Court of Cunning
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Inexorable Tide
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Mind Over Matter
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Back to Basics
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Fraying Sanity
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Talent
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Memory Erosion
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Search for Azcanta
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Counterbalance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Steal Enchantment
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Mirrormade
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Thought Lash
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Redaction
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Ever-Watching Threshold
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Telepathy
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Arcane Strategist
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Jace, Mirror Mage
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Jace Reawakened
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Jace, the Living Guildpact
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Jace, Cunning Castaway
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Will Kenrith
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Mordenkainen
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Vronos, Masked Inquisitor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-19%synergy
Urza's Saga
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Castle Vantress
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Interplanar Beacon
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Karn's Bastion
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Rivendell
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Halimar Depths
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Clive's Hideaway
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Mox Amber
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Lotus Petal
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Mox Opal
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-22%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Basalt Monolith
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Caged Sun
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Staff of Compleation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
The Aetherspark
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Flooded Strand
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Misty Rainforest
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Polluted Delta
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Prismatic Vista
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy