Jace, Vryn's Prodigy (Commander) - Expensive

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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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Chakra Meditation
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Merchant Scroll
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71%synergy
Spellseeker
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64%synergy
Flusterstorm
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63%synergy
Force of Negation
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60%synergy
Snap
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58%synergy
Mana Drain
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58%synergy
Time Spiral
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57%synergy
Candelabra of Tawnos
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57%synergy
Echo of Eons
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56%synergy
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55%synergy
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High Tide
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45%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
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26%synergy
Mystic Remora
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55%synergy
Frantic Search
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47%synergy
Swan Song
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50%synergy
Brainstorm
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31%synergy
Isochron Scepter
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54%synergy
Windfall
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48%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
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50%synergy
Solve the Equation
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54%synergy
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Force of Will
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76%synergy
Mystical Tutor
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68%synergy
Rhystic Study
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52%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
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50%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
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59%synergy
Chrome Mox
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68%synergy
Mana Vault
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62%synergy
Mox Diamond
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58%synergy
Intuition
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52%synergy
Ancient Tomb
54%inclusion80 decks149 decks
42%synergy
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Baral, Chief of Compliance
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41%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
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46%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
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30%synergy
Palinchron
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40%synergy
Displacer Kitten
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29%synergy
Gilded Drake
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27%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
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25%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
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12%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
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Hullbreaker Horror
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Valley Floodcaller
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Harbinger of the Seas
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Phantasmal Image
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8%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
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-4%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
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11%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
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0%synergy
Trinket Mage
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1%synergy
Mockingbird
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6%synergy
Jace's Archivist
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Ledger Shredder
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3%synergy
The Reality Chip
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-4%synergy
Peregrine Drake
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1%synergy
Archaeomancer
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-7%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
-13%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
0%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Spark Double
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
-8%synergy
Jace's Projection
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-8%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
62%inclusion92 decks149 decks
-5%synergy
Dig Through Time
57%inclusion85 decks149 decks
47%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
54%inclusion80 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
54%inclusion80 decks149 decks
38%synergy
Turnabout
52%inclusion77 decks149 decks
48%synergy
Narset's Reversal
50%inclusion75 decks149 decks
38%synergy
Mental Misstep
48%inclusion72 decks149 decks
41%synergy
Chain of Vapor
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42%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
40%inclusion59 decks149 decks
28%synergy
Pongify
37%inclusion55 decks149 decks
-3%synergy
Whir of Invention
36%inclusion53 decks149 decks
23%synergy
Impulse
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29%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion44 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
32%inclusion48 decks149 decks
27%synergy
Brain Freeze
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27%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion44 decks149 decks
-9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
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19%synergy
Consider
29%inclusion43 decks149 decks
14%synergy
Dispel
28%inclusion42 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Spell Pierce
27%inclusion40 decks149 decks
18%synergy
Opt
26%inclusion38 decks149 decks
0%synergy
Mission Briefing
24%inclusion36 decks149 decks
21%synergy
Misdirection
24%inclusion36 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
22%inclusion28 decks125 decks
16%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
21%inclusion32 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
21%inclusion32 decks149 decks
-13%synergy
Capsize
21%inclusion32 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
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19%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion29 decks149 decks
-17%synergy
Delay
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15%synergy
Paradoxical Outcome
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14%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
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5%synergy
Nexus of Fate
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8%synergy
Reality Shift
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-14%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
-5%synergy
Reenact the Crime
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11%synergy
Strix Serenade
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2%synergy
Miscast
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8%synergy
Dizzy Spell
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10%synergy
Cryptic Command
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-1%synergy
Archmage's Charm
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
-6%synergy
Wipe Away
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Retraction Helix
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8%synergy
Thought Scour
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2%synergy
Long-Term Plans
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6%synergy
Daze
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7%synergy
Remand
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6%synergy
Commandeer
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3%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
-2%synergy
Flare of Denial
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1%synergy
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Gitaxian Probe
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52%synergy
Ponder
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33%synergy
Preordain
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34%synergy
Fabricate
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29%synergy
Mind's Desire
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46%synergy
Personal Tutor
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41%synergy
Transmute Artifact
41%inclusion61 decks149 decks
37%synergy
Enter the Infinite
40%inclusion60 decks149 decks
36%synergy
Timetwister
34%inclusion50 decks149 decks
31%synergy
Treasure Cruise
32%inclusion48 decks149 decks
21%synergy
Finale of Revelation
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22%synergy
Lórien Revealed
21%inclusion32 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
19%inclusion29 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Serum Visions
17%inclusion25 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Time Warp
15%inclusion23 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Recurring Insight
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
13%inclusion20 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Reshape
13%inclusion20 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Stock Up
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Flood of Recollection
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Sleight of Hand
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Mastery
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Trespass
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Walk the Aeons
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Bribery
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2%synergy
Diminishing Returns
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6%synergy
Expropriate
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Show and Tell
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4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
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51%synergy
The One Ring
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40%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
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46%synergy
Voltaic Key
21%inclusion32 decks149 decks
16%synergy
Winter Moon
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9%synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Manifold Key
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Imposter Mech
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
2%synergy
The Chain Veil
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Copy Artifact
38%inclusion57 decks149 decks
35%synergy
Back to Basics
30%inclusion45 decks149 decks
22%synergy
Dress Down
28%inclusion42 decks149 decks
26%synergy
Counterbalance
22%inclusion33 decks149 decks
18%synergy
Omniscience
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Mind Over Matter
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
-8%synergy
Treachery
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
-24%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
46%inclusion68 decks149 decks
34%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
37%inclusion55 decks149 decks
22%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
25%inclusion37 decks149 decks
22%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
21%inclusion32 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Jace Beleren
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Jace Reawakened
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Jace, Architect of Thought
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Jace, the Living Guildpact
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
5%synergy
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Mystic Sanctuary
80%inclusion119 decks149 decks
29%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
45%inclusion67 decks149 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Saga
35%inclusion52 decks149 decks
18%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
25%inclusion37 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion33 decks149 decks
-34%synergy
Mistrise Village
19%inclusion15 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Academy Ruins
17%inclusion26 decks149 decks
-1%synergy
Inventors' Fair
13%inclusion20 decks149 decks
0%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
-7%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
-12%synergy
Seat of the Synod
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
-11%synergy
War Room
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
-9%synergy
Strip Mine
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Tolaria West
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Rivendell
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
-6%synergy
City of Traitors
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion139 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
73%inclusion109 decks149 decks
61%synergy
Mox Amber
70%inclusion104 decks149 decks
63%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion98 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
62%inclusion92 decks149 decks
52%synergy
Grim Monolith
53%inclusion79 decks149 decks
48%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion53 decks149 decks
16%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
32%inclusion47 decks149 decks
24%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion33 decks149 decks
-30%synergy
Mana Crypt
19%inclusion29 decks149 decks
16%synergy
Basalt Monolith
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
-26%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
-3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
-2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Flooded Strand
77%inclusion115 decks149 decks
69%synergy
Polluted Delta
75%inclusion112 decks149 decks
67%synergy
Scalding Tarn
72%inclusion108 decks149 decks
65%synergy
Misty Rainforest
70%inclusion105 decks149 decks
63%synergy
Island
62%inclusion92 decks149 decks
-32%synergy
Prismatic Vista
60%inclusion90 decks149 decks
56%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
44%inclusion66 decks149 decks
36%synergy
Sink into Stupor
33%inclusion44 decks134 decks
11%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
25%inclusion37 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
19%inclusion29 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
-19%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.2%inclusion7 decks134 decks
-8%synergy