Jace, Vryn's Prodigy (Commander)

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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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Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon
4.3%inclusion6 decks139 decks
2%synergy
Spider-Man 2099, Miguel O'Hara
0.4%inclusion1 decks256 decks
0%synergy
Spider-Bot
0.4%inclusion1 decks256 decks
0%synergy
Mechanical Mobster
0.4%inclusion1 decks256 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Jace Beleren
71%inclusion1.02K decks1.44K decks
68%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
70%inclusion1.01K decks1.44K decks
67%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
67%inclusion963 decks1.44K decks
64%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
64%inclusion914 decks1.44K decks
62%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
76%inclusion1.10K decks1.44K decks
62%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
65%inclusion929 decks1.44K decks
61%synergy
Jace, Architect of Thought
59%inclusion853 decks1.44K decks
58%synergy
Oath of Jace
57%inclusion820 decks1.44K decks
56%synergy
Jace's Triumph
56%inclusion811 decks1.44K decks
56%synergy
Jace Reawakened
57%inclusion721 decks1.28K decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
83%inclusion1.20K decks1.44K decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
69%inclusion998 decks1.44K decks
28%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
65%inclusion934 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Negate
58%inclusion840 decks1.44K decks
20%synergy
Jace, Mirror Mage
56%inclusion801 decks1.44K decks
54%synergy
Spark Double
55%inclusion785 decks1.44K decks
41%synergy
Jace's Projection
54%inclusion783 decks1.44K decks
53%synergy
High Tide
54%inclusion775 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
54%inclusion773 decks1.44K decks
50%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
53%inclusion756 decks1.44K decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
54%inclusion783 decks1.44K decks
30%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
44%inclusion635 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Rhystic Study
38%inclusion544 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Force of Will
24%inclusion349 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
23%inclusion328 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
21%inclusion309 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
11%inclusion152 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion138 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Intuition
6.5%inclusion93 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.3%inclusion90 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Jace's Phantasm
46%inclusion663 decks1.44K decks
42%synergy
Jace's Mindseeker
44%inclusion627 decks1.44K decks
42%synergy
Flux Channeler
38%inclusion546 decks1.44K decks
32%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
35%inclusion499 decks1.44K decks
17%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
30%inclusion434 decks1.44K decks
18%synergy
Guildpact Informant
30%inclusion431 decks1.44K decks
28%synergy
Jace's Sentinel
29%inclusion410 decks1.44K decks
28%synergy
Deepglow Skate
27%inclusion382 decks1.44K decks
25%synergy
Thrummingbird
22%inclusion310 decks1.44K decks
17%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
20%inclusion291 decks1.44K decks
18%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
18%inclusion208 decks1.17K decks
14%synergy
Ruin Crab
18%inclusion252 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Spellseeker
17%inclusion243 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
17%inclusion240 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
16%inclusion232 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
14%inclusion206 decks1.44K decks
-7%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
14%inclusion199 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
12%inclusion172 decks1.44K decks
-2%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
12%inclusion171 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Hedron Crab
11%inclusion163 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Archaeomancer
11%inclusion160 decks1.44K decks
-4%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
11%inclusion158 decks1.44K decks
-14%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
11%inclusion155 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Chasm Skulker
11%inclusion151 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
10%inclusion149 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
10%inclusion145 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Fog Bank
10%inclusion139 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
The Mindskinner
9.3%inclusion93 decks996 decks
6%synergy
Displacer Kitten
9.2%inclusion133 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
8.7%inclusion125 decks1.44K decks
-5%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
8.2%inclusion118 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Palinchron
8.1%inclusion116 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7.4%inclusion106 decks1.44K decks
-15%synergy
Fleet Swallower
7.2%inclusion104 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
7.1%inclusion77 decks1.08K decks
-1%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
7.0%inclusion100 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Archmage of Runes
6.8%inclusion62 decks906 decks
-5%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.8%inclusion98 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Phantasmal Image
6.8%inclusion98 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.4%inclusion75 decks1.17K decks
-7%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
6.3%inclusion91 decks1.44K decks
-12%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
6.1%inclusion87 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
5.6%inclusion81 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Peregrine Drake
5.6%inclusion80 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
5.5%inclusion79 decks1.44K decks
-4%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
5.5%inclusion79 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Silent Arbiter
5.4%inclusion78 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Ledger Shredder
5.1%inclusion74 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
5.1%inclusion74 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Instants
Fact or Fiction
41%inclusion588 decks1.44K decks
30%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
39%inclusion558 decks1.44K decks
19%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion551 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Jace's Ingenuity
37%inclusion527 decks1.44K decks
36%synergy
Dispel
36%inclusion515 decks1.44K decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
34%inclusion483 decks1.44K decks
-2%synergy
Mana Drain
30%inclusion434 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Pongify
29%inclusion422 decks1.44K decks
-11%synergy
Snap
26%inclusion380 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
26%inclusion370 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
23%inclusion330 decks1.44K decks
11%synergy
Jace's Scrutiny
23%inclusion329 decks1.44K decks
23%synergy
Unsubstantiate
23%inclusion327 decks1.44K decks
20%synergy
Dig Through Time
22%inclusion315 decks1.44K decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
21%inclusion301 decks1.44K decks
-15%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
21%inclusion301 decks1.44K decks
-2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion287 decks1.44K decks
-14%synergy
Force of Negation
19%inclusion279 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Evacuation
19%inclusion277 decks1.44K decks
12%synergy
Opt
19%inclusion276 decks1.44K decks
-6%synergy
Clash of Wills
19%inclusion271 decks1.44K decks
18%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion267 decks1.44K decks
-9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
18%inclusion258 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
17%inclusion165 decks986 decks
15%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion237 decks1.44K decks
-12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion193 decks1.18K decks
-5%synergy
Psychic Rebuttal
16%inclusion234 decks1.44K decks
16%synergy
Experimental Augury
15%inclusion222 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
15%inclusion220 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Ripples of Potential
15%inclusion218 decks1.43K decks
13%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion219 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
15%inclusion216 decks1.44K decks
14%synergy
Redirect
15%inclusion215 decks1.44K decks
14%synergy
Lay Bare
15%inclusion209 decks1.44K decks
14%synergy
Comparative Analysis
15%inclusion209 decks1.44K decks
14%synergy
Flusterstorm
14%inclusion200 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Turnabout
14%inclusion199 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Jace's Defeat
14%inclusion196 decks1.44K decks
13%synergy
No Escape
14%inclusion196 decks1.44K decks
13%synergy
Epiphany at the Drownyard
13%inclusion192 decks1.44K decks
13%synergy
Consider
13%inclusion188 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Archmage's Charm
13%inclusion181 decks1.44K decks
-4%synergy
Cryptic Command
11%inclusion161 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion159 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Serum Snare
10%inclusion146 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Bring the Ending
10%inclusion144 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Impulse
10%inclusion142 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Brain Freeze
9.4%inclusion135 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Mental Misstep
9.0%inclusion130 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Essence Scatter
8.6%inclusion124 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
45%inclusion644 decks1.44K decks
37%synergy
Windfall
38%inclusion541 decks1.44K decks
14%synergy
Flood of Recollection
37%inclusion526 decks1.44K decks
34%synergy
Ponder
36%inclusion517 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
34%inclusion493 decks1.44K decks
34%synergy
Jace's Ruse
34%inclusion490 decks1.44K decks
34%synergy
Contentious Plan
34%inclusion482 decks1.44K decks
29%synergy
Preordain
31%inclusion452 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Solve the Equation
22%inclusion316 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Mind Sculpt
21%inclusion309 decks1.44K decks
20%synergy
Merchant Scroll
20%inclusion281 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Grasping Current
18%inclusion265 decks1.44K decks
18%synergy
Contingency Plan
18%inclusion257 decks1.44K decks
17%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
18%inclusion254 decks1.44K decks
12%synergy
Enter the Infinite
18%inclusion253 decks1.44K decks
13%synergy
Treasure Cruise
17%inclusion246 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Fractured Sanity
17%inclusion243 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
16%inclusion235 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Traumatize
15%inclusion219 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Fabricate
15%inclusion212 decks1.44K decks
-7%synergy
Strategic Planning
14%inclusion199 decks1.44K decks
12%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion198 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Echo of Eons
12%inclusion171 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Mind's Desire
12%inclusion169 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Finale of Revelation
11%inclusion162 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
11%inclusion162 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Ugin's Insight
11%inclusion158 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
10%inclusion142 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Personal Tutor
10%inclusion140 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Cut Your Losses
9.2%inclusion132 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Pieces of the Puzzle
9.1%inclusion131 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Time Spiral
8.1%inclusion117 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
7.6%inclusion109 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.2%inclusion104 decks1.44K decks
-2%synergy
Time Warp
7.0%inclusion100 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Selective Memory
6.9%inclusion99 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Uncovered Clues
6.7%inclusion96 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Distorted Curiosity
6.1%inclusion87 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
5.5%inclusion79 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ichormoon Gauntlet
37%inclusion537 decks1.44K decks
35%synergy
Isochron Scepter
26%inclusion381 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
The Water Crystal
23%inclusion95 decks406 decks
13%synergy
The Chain Veil
22%inclusion310 decks1.44K decks
21%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
16%inclusion227 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
14%inclusion203 decks1.44K decks
13%synergy
Azor's Gateway
12%inclusion166 decks1.44K decks
11%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
11%inclusion163 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
9.3%inclusion134 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.9%inclusion114 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Tamiyo's Journal
7.6%inclusion110 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.2%inclusion104 decks1.44K decks
-11%synergy
The Magic Mirror
7.0%inclusion100 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
6.3%inclusion91 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
6.3%inclusion48 decks763 decks
2%synergy
Mindcrank
6.2%inclusion89 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Luxior, Giada's Gift
6.1%inclusion88 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Candelabra of Tawnos
5.6%inclusion81 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Jace's Erasure
52%inclusion741 decks1.44K decks
49%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
40%inclusion570 decks1.44K decks
32%synergy
Omniscience
39%inclusion559 decks1.44K decks
30%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
32%inclusion466 decks1.44K decks
27%synergy
Propaganda
31%inclusion447 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Mystic Remora
27%inclusion388 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Control Magic
21%inclusion301 decks1.44K decks
19%synergy
Inexorable Tide
20%inclusion285 decks1.44K decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
15%inclusion216 decks1.44K decks
-2%synergy
Teferi's Talent
14%inclusion200 decks1.44K decks
13%synergy
Threads of Disloyalty
13%inclusion190 decks1.44K decks
13%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
13%inclusion100 decks763 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
13%inclusion187 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Drowned Secrets
12%inclusion175 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Mind Control
11%inclusion165 decks1.44K decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion159 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Trail of Evidence
11%inclusion155 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Memory Erosion
10%inclusion150 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Court of Cunning
9.5%inclusion136 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Fraying Sanity
9.2%inclusion132 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Induced Amnesia
8.9%inclusion128 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
8.8%inclusion126 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Back to Basics
8.6%inclusion123 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Castaway's Despair
8.1%inclusion116 decks1.44K decks
8%synergy
Search for Azcanta
7.7%inclusion111 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Dress Down
7.5%inclusion108 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Ominous Seas
7.4%inclusion107 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.7%inclusion96 decks1.44K decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Cunning Castaway
52%inclusion754 decks1.44K decks
51%synergy
Jace, the Living Guildpact
50%inclusion725 decks1.44K decks
50%synergy
Jace, Arcane Strategist
47%inclusion681 decks1.44K decks
46%synergy
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
47%inclusion670 decks1.44K decks
46%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
11%inclusion156 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
8.1%inclusion117 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
7.1%inclusion102 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
6.7%inclusion96 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
5.1%inclusion74 decks1.44K decks
-4%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
62%inclusion897 decks1.44K decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
58%inclusion840 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Karn's Bastion
33%inclusion479 decks1.44K decks
28%synergy
Castle Vantress
31%inclusion444 decks1.44K decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
27%inclusion382 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
21%inclusion299 decks1.44K decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
20%inclusion290 decks1.44K decks
4%synergy
Interplanar Beacon
16%inclusion228 decks1.44K decks
16%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
15%inclusion220 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
15%inclusion64 decks432 decks
10%synergy
Rivendell
12%inclusion179 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion159 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion155 decks1.44K decks
-6%synergy
Drownyard Temple
11%inclusion151 decks1.44K decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion140 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.2%inclusion133 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
9.2%inclusion132 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Academy Ruins
8.1%inclusion117 decks1.44K decks
-10%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.9%inclusion113 decks1.44K decks
-9%synergy
Terrain Generator
7.1%inclusion102 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.1%inclusion44 decks623 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.4%inclusion75 decks1.17K decks
2%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
5.7%inclusion82 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.0%inclusion72 decks1.44K decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion1.10K decks1.44K decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion784 decks1.44K decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
49%inclusion702 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Hedron Archive
27%inclusion392 decks1.44K decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion386 decks1.44K decks
-10%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion238 decks1.44K decks
-8%synergy
Midnight Clock
15%inclusion221 decks1.44K decks
-6%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion203 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
13%inclusion194 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion177 decks1.44K decks
-8%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion169 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion148 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.6%inclusion123 decks1.44K decks
-6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.0%inclusion115 decks1.44K decks
-9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.7%inclusion111 decks1.44K decks
-5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.3%inclusion105 decks1.44K decks
-4%synergy
Mox Opal
7.2%inclusion103 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.0%inclusion101 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.8%inclusion98 decks1.44K decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.7%inclusion97 decks1.44K decks
-4%synergy
Caged Sun
6.7%inclusion96 decks1.44K decks
-5%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.3%inclusion76 decks1.44K decks
0%synergy
Misleading Signpost
5.1%inclusion74 decks1.44K decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
92%inclusion1.32K decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion373 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion193 decks1.18K decks
-5%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion217 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion216 decks1.44K decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
14%inclusion198 decks1.44K decks
-1%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion197 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion190 decks1.44K decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion155 decks1.44K decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
10%inclusion140 decks1.44K decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.7%inclusion96 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.4%inclusion75 decks1.17K decks
-7%synergy