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, Wielder of Mysteries
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Jace Beleren
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Jace, Architect of Thought
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Spellseeker
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Jace, Cunning Castaway
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Jace, Arcane Strategist
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
High Tide
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Mana Drain
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Counterspell
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Frantic Search
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Merchant Scroll
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Snap
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Windfall
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Rhystic Study
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Force of Will
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Chrome Mox
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Ancient Tomb
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Creatures
Laboratory Maniac
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Jace's Projection
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Palinchron
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Spark Double
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Jace's Archivist
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Flux Channeler
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Guildpact Informant
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Chasm Skulker
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Mindseeker
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Thrummingbird
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
16%inclusion4 decks25 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
Displacer Kitten
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Fog Bank
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Fleet Swallower
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Drake
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Sentinel
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Micromancer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Riddlekeeper
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%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
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Vedalken Aethermage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Nadir Kraken
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Wall of Frost
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Shadow Kin
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Body of Knowledge
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Ruin Crab
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Archaeomancer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Instants
Muddle the Mixture
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Negate
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Negation
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Pongify
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Turnabout
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Flusterstorm
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Swan Song
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Dig Through Time
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Brain Freeze
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Consider
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Narset's Reversal
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Impulse
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Mental Misstep
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Chain of Vapor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Dispel
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Opt
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Dizzy Spell
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Resculpt
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Mission Briefing
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Spell Pierce
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Intuition
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Ripples of Potential
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Delay
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Long-Term Plans
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Radstorm
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Miscast
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Archive Trap
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Unwind
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Experimental Augury
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Clash of Wills
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Daze
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Capsize
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-21%synergy
Thought Scour
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Preordain
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Solve the Equation
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Ponder
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Triumph
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Echo of Eons
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Enter the Infinite
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Fabricate
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mind's Desire
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Flood of Recollection
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Personal Tutor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Time Spiral
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Fractured Sanity
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Stock Up
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
18%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Ruse
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Lórien Revealed
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Contentious Plan
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Cut Your Losses
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Deep Analysis
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Finale of Revelation
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Timetwister
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Traumatize
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Sleight of Hand
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Bond of Insight
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Selective Memory
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Grasping Current
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Recurring Insight
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Clear the Mind
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Consuming Tide
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Careful Study
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Recall
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Reshape
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Mind Sculpt
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Startled Awake
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Prosperity
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Transmute Artifact
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Isochron Scepter
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Candelabra of Tawnos
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
16%synergy
The Chain Veil
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
12%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Luxior, Giada's Gift
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Codex Shredder
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Staff of the Mind Magus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Crawlspace
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mirage Mirror
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Keening Stone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Blue Mage's Cane
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Aether Syphon
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Oath of Jace
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Propaganda
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Omniscience
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Inexorable Tide
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Erasure
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Dress Down
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Court of Cunning
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Mind Over Matter
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Back to Basics
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Fraying Sanity
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Talent
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Memory Erosion
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Forced Fruition
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Steal Enchantment
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ominous Seas
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Mirrormade
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Thought Lash
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Mystic Redaction
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Secrets
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Telepathy
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Search for Azcanta
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Mirror Mage
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Jace Reawakened
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Jace, the Living Guildpact
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Vronos, Masked Inquisitor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-28%synergy
Urza's Saga
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Castle Vantress
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Karn's Bastion
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Interplanar Beacon
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Maze of Ith
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Rivendell
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Clive's Hideaway
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Lotus Petal
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Mox Amber
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Mox Opal
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Grim Monolith
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Mana Vault
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Mox Diamond
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Basalt Monolith
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-28%synergy
The Aetherspark
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Scalding Tarn
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Polluted Delta
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Flooded Strand
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Prismatic Vista
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Command Tower
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-18%synergy