Jace, Vryn's Prodigy (Commander) - Optimized

Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
44 decks (0.001%) Rank #1074
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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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The Water Crystal
38% of 16 decks +27% synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
19% of 16 decks +14% synergy
Lulu, Stern Guardian
19% of 16 decks +17% synergy
Magic Damper
6% of 16 decks +4% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
80% of 44 decks +65% synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
64% of 44 decks +61% synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
55% of 44 decks +53% synergy
Jace, Architect of Thought
52% of 44 decks +51% synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
55% of 44 decks +51% synergy
Jace Beleren
55% of 44 decks +51% synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
52% of 44 decks +49% synergy
Oath of Jace
45% of 44 decks +45% synergy
Jace, Mirror Mage
45% of 44 decks +44% synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
43% of 44 decks +41% synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
86% of 44 decks +32% synergy
High Tide
84% of 44 decks +39% synergy
Counterspell
82% of 44 decks +14% synergy
Brainstorm
73% of 44 decks +31% synergy
Negate
57% of 44 decks +18% synergy
Mana Drain
57% of 44 decks +30% synergy
Windfall
55% of 44 decks +31% synergy
Mystic Remora
52% of 44 decks +24% synergy
Preordain
50% of 44 decks +25% synergy
Dramatic Reversal
50% of 44 decks +29% synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
73% of 44 decks +47% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
61% of 44 decks +24% synergy
Rhystic Study
59% of 44 decks +24% synergy
Force of Will
48% of 44 decks +29% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
45% of 44 decks +22% synergy
Thassa's Oracle
41% of 44 decks +27% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
39% of 44 decks +26% synergy
Gifts Ungiven
32% of 44 decks +31% synergy
Chrome Mox
30% of 44 decks +20% synergy
Intuition
18% of 44 decks +16% synergy
Creatures
Baral, Chief of Compliance
45% of 44 decks +33% synergy
Spark Double
43% of 44 decks +29% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
43% of 44 decks +26% synergy
Snapcaster Mage
36% of 44 decks +30% synergy
Spellseeker
36% of 44 decks +27% synergy
Flux Channeler
36% of 44 decks +31% synergy
Jace's Archivist
36% of 44 decks +32% synergy
Jace's Projection
30% of 44 decks +28% synergy
Jace's Mindseeker
25% of 44 decks +24% synergy
Deepglow Skate
25% of 44 decks +23% synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
23% of 44 decks +20% synergy
Thrummingbird
23% of 44 decks +18% synergy
Displacer Kitten
20% of 44 decks +11% synergy
Guildpact Informant
20% of 44 decks +18% synergy
Archaeomancer
20% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
18% of 44 decks -3% synergy
Jace's Phantasm
18% of 44 decks +14% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
18% of 44 decks +14% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
18% of 44 decks -6% synergy
Triskaidekaphile
18% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Palinchron
16% of 44 decks +15% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
16% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Cloud of Faeries
16% of 44 decks +13% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
16% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
16% of 44 decks +10% synergy
Valley Floodcaller
14% of 43 decks +11% synergy
Dreamtide Whale
14% of 43 decks +10% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
14% of 44 decks -4% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
14% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Psychosis Crawler
11% of 44 decks -3% synergy
Jace's Sentinel
11% of 44 decks +11% synergy
The Mindskinner
9% of 43 decks +6% synergy
Thunderclap Drake
9% of 43 decks +4% synergy
Peregrine Drake
9% of 44 decks +1% synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
9% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Micromancer
9% of 44 decks +8% synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
7% of 42 decks +3% synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
7% of 43 decks +4% synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
7% of 43 decks -3% synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
7% of 44 decks +4% synergy
The Reality Chip
7% of 44 decks -6% synergy
Gilded Drake
7% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Body of Knowledge
7% of 44 decks +0% synergy
Ruin Crab
7% of 44 decks -1% synergy
Leveler
7% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Phantasmal Image
7% of 44 decks +1% synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
7% of 44 decks -2% synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
7% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
48% of 44 decks +19% synergy
Swan Song
43% of 44 decks +18% synergy
Snap
43% of 44 decks +26% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
41% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Pongify
39% of 44 decks -2% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
34% of 44 decks +22% synergy
Turnabout
32% of 44 decks +28% synergy
Sink into Stupor
28% of 43 decks +8% synergy
Fact or Fiction
27% of 44 decks +16% synergy
Force of Negation
27% of 44 decks +11% synergy
Narset's Reversal
27% of 44 decks +15% synergy
Dig Through Time
27% of 44 decks +17% synergy
Dispel
25% of 44 decks +15% synergy
Opt
25% of 44 decks -0% synergy
Aetherize
23% of 44 decks -4% synergy
Flusterstorm
23% of 44 decks +13% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20% of 44 decks -14% synergy
Muddle the Mixture
18% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Brain Freeze
18% of 44 decks +14% synergy
Consider
18% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Pact of Negation
18% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Impulse
18% of 44 decks +13% synergy
Chain of Vapor
16% of 44 decks +10% synergy
Nexus of Fate
16% of 44 decks +10% synergy
Archmage's Charm
16% of 44 decks +0% synergy
Jace's Ingenuity
16% of 44 decks +15% synergy
Mental Misstep
14% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Experimental Augury
14% of 44 decks +9% synergy
Arcane Denial
14% of 44 decks -22% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
14% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Misdirection
14% of 44 decks +8% synergy
Mission Briefing
14% of 44 decks +10% synergy
Serum Snare
14% of 44 decks +10% synergy
Strix Serenade
12% of 43 decks +2% synergy
Into the Flood Maw
12% of 43 decks +7% synergy
Whir of Invention
11% of 44 decks -2% synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
11% of 44 decks +8% synergy
Reality Shift
11% of 44 decks -18% synergy
Delay
11% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Commandeer
11% of 44 decks +8% synergy
Three Steps Ahead
9% of 43 decks -0% synergy
Flare of Denial
9% of 43 decks +3% synergy
Brainsurge
9% of 43 decks +2% synergy
Ripples of Potential
9% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
9% of 44 decks +8% synergy
Capsize
9% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Cryptic Command
9% of 44 decks -2% synergy
Visions of Beyond
9% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Radstorm
9% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Spell Pierce
9% of 44 decks +0% synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
48% of 44 decks +17% synergy
Solve the Equation
39% of 44 decks +24% synergy
Fabricate
36% of 44 decks +14% synergy
Jace's Triumph
36% of 44 decks +36% synergy
Enter the Infinite
34% of 44 decks +29% synergy
Treasure Cruise
34% of 44 decks +22% synergy
Merchant Scroll
34% of 44 decks +23% synergy
Maddening Cacophony
30% of 44 decks +22% synergy
Gitaxian Probe
25% of 44 decks +13% synergy
Lórien Revealed
25% of 44 decks +16% synergy
Finale of Revelation
25% of 44 decks +19% synergy
Flood of Recollection
23% of 44 decks +19% synergy
Mind's Desire
23% of 44 decks +21% synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
20% of 44 decks +15% synergy
Contentious Plan
18% of 44 decks +14% synergy
Jace's Ruse
18% of 44 decks +18% synergy
Echo of Eons
16% of 44 decks +13% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Personal Tutor
16% of 44 decks +11% synergy
Serum Visions
14% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Deep Analysis
14% of 44 decks +8% synergy
Temporal Manipulation
14% of 44 decks +10% synergy
Talent of the Telepath
14% of 44 decks +13% synergy
Time Spiral
14% of 44 decks +12% synergy
Stock Up
12% of 42 decks +9% synergy
Expropriate
11% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Temporal Trespass
11% of 44 decks +9% synergy
Time Warp
11% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Traumatize
11% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
11% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Temporal Mastery
9% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Time Stretch
9% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Fractured Sanity
9% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Transmute Artifact
9% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Bond of Insight
7% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Mind Sculpt
7% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Part the Waterveil
7% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Grasping Current
7% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Retraced Image
7% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Show and Tell
7% of 44 decks +6% synergy
River's Rebuke
7% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
7% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
43% of 44 decks +24% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
30% of 44 decks +14% synergy
The One Ring
27% of 44 decks +15% synergy
The Chain Veil
23% of 44 decks +22% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
18% of 44 decks +12% synergy
Primal Amulet
11% of 44 decks +8% synergy
Candelabra of Tawnos
11% of 44 decks +11% synergy
Riverchurn Monument
10% of 42 decks +6% synergy
Luxior, Giada's Gift
9% of 44 decks +9% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9% of 44 decks -10% synergy
Scroll Rack
7% of 44 decks +5% synergy
The Magic Mirror
7% of 44 decks -0% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7% of 44 decks -22% synergy
Enchantments
Omniscience
48% of 44 decks +39% synergy
Propaganda
43% of 44 decks +15% synergy
Jace's Sanctum
36% of 44 decks +31% synergy
Jace's Erasure
27% of 44 decks +25% synergy
Psychic Corrosion
23% of 44 decks +15% synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
20% of 44 decks +15% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
20% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Back to Basics
16% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Inexorable Tide
16% of 44 decks +12% synergy
Mind Over Matter
11% of 44 decks +9% synergy
Threads of Disloyalty
11% of 44 decks +11% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
11% of 44 decks +1% synergy
Wizard Class
9% of 44 decks -7% synergy
Thought Lash
9% of 44 decks +8% synergy
Shark Typhoon
9% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Teferi's Talent
9% of 44 decks +9% synergy
Search for Azcanta
9% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Unstoppable Plan
7% of 42 decks +0% synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7% of 43 decks +1% synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
7% of 43 decks -1% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
7% of 43 decks +2% synergy
Court of Cunning
7% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Forced Fruition
7% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Ominous Seas
7% of 44 decks -4% synergy
Copy Artifact
7% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Drowned Secrets
7% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Reawakened
42% of 43 decks +40% synergy
Jace, Cunning Castaway
41% of 44 decks +40% synergy
Jace, the Living Guildpact
39% of 44 decks +38% synergy
Jace, Arcane Strategist
34% of 44 decks +33% synergy
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
30% of 44 decks +29% synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
14% of 44 decks +12% synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
14% of 44 decks +8% synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
11% of 44 decks +9% synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
11% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
9% of 44 decks -1% synergy
Mordenkainen
7% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
70% of 44 decks +19% synergy
Reliquary Tower
59% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
36% of 44 decks +11% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
27% of 44 decks +11% synergy
Karn's Bastion
27% of 44 decks +22% synergy
Castle Vantress
18% of 44 decks -2% synergy
Interplanar Beacon
16% of 44 decks +16% synergy
Urza's Saga
16% of 44 decks -1% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
16% of 44 decks +1% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Ancient Tomb
14% of 44 decks +1% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Temple of the False God
14% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Mistrise Village
13% of 31 decks +4% synergy
Halimar Depths
9% of 44 decks -1% synergy
Desert of the Mindful
9% of 44 decks +5% synergy
War Room
9% of 44 decks -7% synergy
Academy Ruins
9% of 44 decks -8% synergy
Rivendell
7% of 44 decks -6% synergy
Maze of Ith
7% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7% of 44 decks -4% synergy
Terrain Generator
7% of 44 decks -1% synergy
Nesting Grounds
7% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Arcane Signet
68% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Thought Vessel
52% of 44 decks +1% synergy
Extraplanar Lens
34% of 44 decks +26% synergy
Mox Amber
32% of 44 decks +25% synergy
Fellwar Stone
23% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Mana Vault
20% of 44 decks +9% synergy
Mind Stone
18% of 44 decks -20% synergy
Hedron Archive
16% of 44 decks +10% synergy
Lotus Petal
16% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Basalt Monolith
16% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Sky Diamond
11% of 44 decks -14% synergy
Mox Opal
11% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Caged Sun
9% of 44 decks -4% synergy
Grim Monolith
9% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Throne of Eldraine
9% of 44 decks -1% synergy
Thran Dynamo
9% of 44 decks -4% synergy
Mox Diamond
9% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7% of 44 decks -10% synergy
Commander's Sphere
7% of 44 decks -4% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7% of 44 decks -8% synergy
Gilded Lotus
7% of 44 decks -5% synergy
Midnight Clock
7% of 44 decks -15% synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Lands
Island
91% of 44 decks -2% synergy
Myriad Landscape
30% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Flooded Strand
30% of 44 decks +21% synergy
Sink into Stupor
28% of 43 decks +8% synergy
Polluted Delta
27% of 44 decks +19% synergy
Misty Rainforest
25% of 44 decks +17% synergy
Scalding Tarn
20% of 44 decks +13% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Prismatic Vista
14% of 44 decks +9% synergy
Demolition Field
11% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Command Tower
9% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Snow-Covered Island
9% of 44 decks +1% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
9% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Ash Barrens
7% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Evolving Wilds
7% of 44 decks +3% synergy