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
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
55%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
51%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
51%synergy
Jace Beleren
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
51%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
47%synergy
Spellseeker
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Jace, Architect of Thought
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Merchant Scroll
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Jace Reawakened
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
High Tide
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Mana Drain
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Counterspell
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Snap
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Frantic Search
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Remora
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
19%synergy
The Water Crystal
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Windfall
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Rhystic Study
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Force of Will
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Chrome Mox
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Grim Monolith
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Mana Vault
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
Laboratory Maniac
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Jace's Projection
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Palinchron
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Jace's Archivist
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Spark Double
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Flux Channeler
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Guildpact Informant
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Chasm Skulker
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Mindseeker
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Thrummingbird
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Gilded Drake
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Lulu, Stern Guardian
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Quistis Trepe
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
The Mindskinner
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Fog Bank
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Fleet Swallower
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Phantasmal Image
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Sentinel
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Riddlekeeper
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Displacer Kitten
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Micromancer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Spider-Man 2099, Miguel O'Hara
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%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
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Vedalken Aethermage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Wall of Frost
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Shadow Kin
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Archaeomancer
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Belltower Sphinx
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Tribute Mage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Flusterstorm
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Swan Song
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Force of Negation
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Pact of Negation
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Pongify
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Turnabout
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Dig Through Time
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Brain Freeze
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Narset's Reversal
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Consider
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Impulse
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Mental Misstep
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Chain of Vapor
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Resculpt
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Intuition
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Dizzy Spell
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Delay
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Mission Briefing
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Spell Pierce
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Dispel
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Ripples of Potential
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Opt
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Long-Term Plans
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Radstorm
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-21%synergy
Miscast
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Archive Trap
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Unwind
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Whir of Invention
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Experimental Augury
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Aetherspouts
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Psychic Spiral
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Daze
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Capsize
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-21%synergy
Sorceries
Solve the Equation
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Preordain
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Echo of Eons
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Enter the Infinite
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Jace's Triumph
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Fabricate
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Personal Tutor
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Mind's Desire
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Time Spiral
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Flood of Recollection
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Fractured Sanity
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Stock Up
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
18%synergy
Jace's Ruse
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Lórien Revealed
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Timetwister
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Cut Your Losses
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Deep Analysis
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Traumatize
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Contentious Plan
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Finale of Revelation
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Bond of Insight
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Selective Memory
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Grasping Current
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Recurring Insight
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Transmute Artifact
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sleight of Hand
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Reshape
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Careful Study
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Recall
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Startled Awake
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Prosperity
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Clear the Mind
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Candelabra of Tawnos
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
The Chain Veil
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Luxior, Giada's Gift
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Codex Shredder
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Staff of the Mind Magus
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Crawlspace
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mirage Mirror
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Grindstone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Keening Stone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Blue Mage's Cane
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Aether Syphon
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Oath of Jace
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Omniscience
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Dress Down
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Inexorable Tide
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Erasure
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Court of Cunning
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Mind Over Matter
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Back to Basics
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Fraying Sanity
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Talent
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Memory Erosion
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Counterbalance
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Forced Fruition
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Steal Enchantment
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Mirrormade
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Thought Lash
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Redaction
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Telepathy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Search for Azcanta
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Arcane Strategist
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Jace, Mirror Mage
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Jace, Cunning Castaway
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Jace, the Living Guildpact
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Vronos, Masked Inquisitor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-26%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Castle Vantress
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Karn's Bastion
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Maze of Ith
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Academy Ruins
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Interplanar Beacon
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Rivendell
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Clive's Hideaway
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Mox Amber
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Lotus Petal
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Mox Opal
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-24%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
The Aetherspark
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Flooded Strand
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Misty Rainforest
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Prismatic Vista
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-18%synergy