Jace, Vryn's Prodigy (Commander) - Optimized

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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
64%inclusion53 decks83 decks
49%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
48%inclusion40 decks83 decks
45%synergy
Jace Beleren
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
42%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
42%inclusion35 decks83 decks
40%synergy
High Tide
84%inclusion70 decks83 decks
40%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
41%inclusion34 decks83 decks
38%synergy
Enter the Infinite
41%inclusion34 decks83 decks
36%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
47%inclusion39 decks83 decks
36%synergy
Turnabout
39%inclusion32 decks83 decks
35%synergy
Jace, Architect of Thought
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
35%synergy
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Counterspell
83%inclusion69 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
81%inclusion67 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
72%inclusion60 decks83 decks
31%synergy
Frantic Search
58%inclusion48 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Negate
58%inclusion48 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Preordain
57%inclusion47 decks83 decks
33%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
54%inclusion45 decks83 decks
35%synergy
Mystic Remora
52%inclusion43 decks83 decks
25%synergy
Snap
52%inclusion43 decks83 decks
33%synergy
Ponder
52%inclusion43 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
72%inclusion60 decks83 decks
49%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
58%inclusion48 decks83 decks
24%synergy
Rhystic Study
55%inclusion46 decks83 decks
23%synergy
Force of Will
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
29%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
39%inclusion32 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
35%inclusion29 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
35%inclusion29 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
28%synergy
Chrome Mox
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Spellseeker
39%inclusion32 decks83 decks
30%synergy
Spark Double
37%inclusion31 decks83 decks
24%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Jace's Archivist
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Flux Channeler
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
24%synergy
Jace's Projection
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
25%synergy
Palinchron
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Deepglow Skate
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Jace's Mindseeker
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Displacer Kitten
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Archaeomancer
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Guildpact Informant
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
-4%synergy
Thrummingbird
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
-10%synergy
Peregrine Drake
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Gilded Drake
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Phantasmal Image
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Sentinel
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-9%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Venser, Shaper Savant
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
1%synergy
The Mindskinner
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Ruin Crab
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-7%synergy
Lulu, Stern Guardian
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Docent of Perfection
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Hedron Crab
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Micromancer
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
51%inclusion42 decks83 decks
24%synergy
Swan Song
43%inclusion36 decks83 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
41%inclusion34 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
39%inclusion32 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Dig Through Time
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
36%inclusion30 decks83 decks
25%synergy
Fact or Fiction
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
24%synergy
Narset's Reversal
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Force of Negation
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Dispel
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Flusterstorm
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Pact of Negation
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Impulse
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
-13%synergy
Mission Briefing
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Delay
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Ingenuity
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Opt
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
-5%synergy
Spell Pierce
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Intuition
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Consider
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Aetherize
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
-13%synergy
Archmage's Charm
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Chain of Vapor
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
-22%synergy
Mental Misstep
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Brain Freeze
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Cryptic Command
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Misdirection
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Unwind
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Capsize
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Reenact the Crime
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Serum Snare
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Commandeer
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Dizzy Spell
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Mana Leak
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Evacuation
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Experimental Augury
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Whir of Invention
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
-16%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Nexus of Fate
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Engulf the Shore
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Long-Term Plans
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Paradoxical Outcome
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
49%inclusion41 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Solve the Equation
45%inclusion37 decks83 decks
32%synergy
Merchant Scroll
43%inclusion36 decks83 decks
34%synergy
Fabricate
39%inclusion32 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Treasure Cruise
34%inclusion28 decks83 decks
23%synergy
Jace's Triumph
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
30%synergy
Flood of Recollection
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
26%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
29%inclusion24 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Finale of Revelation
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
18%synergy
Echo of Eons
25%inclusion21 decks83 decks
23%synergy
Mind's Desire
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
21%synergy
Time Spiral
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Personal Tutor
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Contentious Plan
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
14%synergy
Deep Analysis
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Time Warp
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Ruse
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Trespass
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Bond of Insight
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Transmute Artifact
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Traumatize
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Stock Up
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Fractured Sanity
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Time Stretch
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Expropriate
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Cut Your Losses
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Temporal Mastery
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Timetwister
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Flood of Tears
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Mind Sculpt
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Part the Waterveil
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
47%inclusion39 decks83 decks
29%synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
33%inclusion27 decks83 decks
31%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
17%synergy
The Water Crystal
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
7%synergy
The Chain Veil
17%inclusion14 decks83 decks
16%synergy
Candelabra of Tawnos
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
12%synergy
The Magic Mirror
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Voltaic Key
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-11%synergy
Venser's Journal
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Winter Moon
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Omniscience
40%inclusion33 decks83 decks
31%synergy
Propaganda
39%inclusion32 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Oath of Jace
30%inclusion25 decks83 decks
30%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
24%synergy
Jace's Erasure
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
22%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Back to Basics
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Inexorable Tide
16%inclusion13 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Search for Azcanta
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-7%synergy
Dress Down
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Copy Artifact
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Over Matter
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Talent
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-4%synergy
Threads of Disloyalty
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Court of Cunning
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Control Magic
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Fraying Sanity
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Memory Erosion
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
37%inclusion31 decks83 decks
35%synergy
Jace, Mirror Mage
33%inclusion27 decks83 decks
31%synergy
Jace Reawakened
33%inclusion27 decks83 decks
31%synergy
Jace, Cunning Castaway
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Jace, the Living Guildpact
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
24%synergy
Jace, Arcane Strategist
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
19%synergy
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Mordenkainen
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
77%inclusion64 decks83 decks
27%synergy
Reliquary Tower
51%inclusion42 decks83 decks
-6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
31%inclusion26 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Karn's Bastion
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
17%synergy
Castle Vantress
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Interplanar Beacon
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Rivendell
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-10%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
War Room
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion70 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion52 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
47%inclusion39 decks83 decks
-5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
33%inclusion27 decks83 decks
25%synergy
Mox Amber
28%inclusion23 decks83 decks
20%synergy
Lotus Petal
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion18 decks83 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Vault
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
0%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Diamond
13%inclusion11 decks83 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
-4%synergy
Hedron Archive
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Grim Monolith
11%inclusion9 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-2%synergy
Basalt Monolith
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
-1%synergy
Caged Sun
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-6%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.2%inclusion6 decks83 decks
-13%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Bloom
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
-3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
89%inclusion74 decks83 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion22 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion20 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
23%inclusion19 decks83 decks
15%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion17 decks83 decks
12%synergy
Misty Rainforest
19%inclusion16 decks83 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Tarn
18%inclusion15 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
2%synergy