Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

If you would draw a card while your library has no cards in it, you win the game instead. +1: Target player mills two cards. Draw a card. −8: Draw seven cards. Then if your library has no cards in it, you win the game.

Mox strategy

Jace, Wielder of Mysteries is a strong combo-finisher and self-mill payoff. His biggest strength is turning empty-library situations into an immediate win, while also protecting himself with repeated card draw and incidental mill. Best use cases: combo decks that can empty their library, control decks that need a backup win condition, and commander lists built around self-mill or drawing through the deck quickly. Key synergies: Thassa’s Oracle-style win lines, Laboratory Maniac effects, consultation/tutor combos, self-mill engines, and wheels that rapidly reduce library size. His +1 is useful for dig, disruption, and fueling graveyard strategies; the -8 is mostly a backup if you can already reach the no-library state. Practical tip: include card draw, mill, or library-exile effects that reliably reach zero cards, and protect Jace with counterspells or removal to force opponents to answer him before you combo.

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$5.28market (USD)

USD$5.28

USD Foil$44.58

EUR€4.04

EUR Foil€35.47

Format legality

standard—
pioneerLegal
modernLegal
legacyLegal
vintageLegal
commanderLegal
pauper—
brawlLegal
historicLegal
alchemy—
oathbreakerLegal

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