Jace, Cunning Castaway
Legendary Planeswalker — Jace$10.27
+1: Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player this turn, draw a card, then discard a card. −2: Create a 2/2 blue Illusion creature token with "When this token becomes the target of a spell, sacrifice it." −5: Create two tokens that are copies of Jace, except they're not legendary.
Legal in Commander
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Makes tokens
Combos 22
Jace, Cunning Castaway + Ichormoon Gauntlet + The Chain Veil
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite copies of a specific planeswalker
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Jace has at least five loyalty counters on it.
Steps
Activate The Chain Veil by paying {4} and tapping it, allowing you an additional activation of your planeswalkers' abilities this turn. Activate Jace's third loyalty ability by removing five loyalty counters from it, creating two token copies of Jace that aren't legendary. Activate a Jace token by putting no loyalty counters on it, putting a loyalty counter on it and the other Jace token. Repeat step 3 using the other Jace token. Activate a Jace token's third loyalty ability by removing five loyalty counters from it, creating two token copies of Jace that aren't legendary. Repeat from step 3.
Jace, Cunning Castaway + Ichormoon Gauntlet + Oath of Teferi
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite copies of a specific planeswalker
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Jace has at least five loyalty counters on it.
Steps
Activate Jace's third loyalty ability by removing five loyalty counters from it, creating two token copies of Jace that aren't legendary. Activate a Jace token by putting no loyalty counters on it, putting a loyalty counter on it and the other Jace token. Repeat step 2 using the other Jace token. Activate a Jace token's third loyalty ability by removing five loyalty counters from it, creating two token copies of Jace that aren't legendary. Repeat from step 2.
Jace, Cunning Castaway + Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus + Ichormoon Gauntlet
- Infinite copies of a specific planeswalker
- Infinite proliferate
- Infinite turns after one turn cycle
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Jace has at least five loyalty counters on it.
Steps
Activate Jace's third loyalty ability by removing five loyalty counters from it, creating two token copies of it that aren't legendary. Activate a Jace token using the first ability from Ichormoon Gauntlet by putting zero loyalty counters on it, proliferating twice due to Tekuthal. Activate the second Jace token's third ability by removing five loyalty counters from it, creating two token copies of itself that aren't legendary. Repeat from step 2. Once you have infinite Jace tokens with infinite loyalty counters, starting on your next turn, you may activate any number of instances of the second ability granted by Ichormoon Gauntlet by removing loyalty counters from Jace tokens to take infinite turns.
Jace, Cunning Castaway + Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God + Ichormoon Gauntlet
- Infinite planeswalker activations
- Infinite copies of a specific planeswalker
- Infinite proliferate
- Infinite turns
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Nicol Bolas has at least five loyalty counters on it.
Steps
Activate Nicol Bolas using Jace's third ability by removing five loyalty counters from it. If Nicol Bolas has zero loyalty, it dies as a state-based action. Resolve the Nicol Bolas ability, creating two token copies of Nicol Bolas that aren't legendary. Activate a Nicol Bolas token by putting zero loyalty counter on it, putting a loyalty counters on the other Nicol Bolas token. Repeat from step 1 using the second Nicol Bolas token.
Jace, Cunning Castaway + Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God + Oath of Teferi
- Exile all permanents opponents control
- Infinite card draw
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite copies of a specific planeswalker
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Nicol Bolas has at least four loyalty counters on it.
Steps
Activate Nicol Bolas using Jace's first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, causing you to loot whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player this turn. Activate Nicol Bolas using Jace's third loyalty ability by removing five loyalty counters from it, creating two copies of Nicol Bolas. Repeat using a Nicol Bolas token instead.
Jace, Cunning Castaway + Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God + The Chain Veil
- Exile all permanents opponents control
- Infinite card draw
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite copies of a specific planeswalker
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Nicol Bolas has at least four loyalty counters on it.
Steps
Activate The Chain Veil by paying {4} and tapping it, allowing you to activate each planeswalker's loyalty abilities an extra time this turn. Activate Nicol Bolas using Jace's first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it, causing you to loot whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player this turn. Activate Nicol Bolas using Jace's third loyalty ability by removing five loyalty counters from it, creating two copies of Nicol Bolas. Repeat from step 2 using a Nicol Bolas token instead. Once you have infinite Nicol Bolas tokens, each one that can still activate a loyalty ability may do so, allowing you to draw any number of cards and cause each opponent to exile that many cards from their hand and/or permanents they control; and creating any number of Illusion creature tokens by using them to activate Jace's -2 ability.
Jace, Cunning Castaway + Oath of Gideon + Oath of Teferi
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite copies of a specific planeswalker
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Jace has at least five loyalty counters on it.
Steps
Activate Jace's third loyalty ability by removing five loyalty counters from it, creating two token copies of Jace that aren't legendary, which each enter the battlefield with four loyalty counters on them due to Oath of Gideon. Activate a Jace token's first loyalty ability by putting a loyalty counter on it. Activate a Jace token's third loyalty ability by removing five loyalty counters from it, creating two token copies of Jace that aren't legendary, which each enter the battlefield with four loyalty counters on them due to Oath of Gideon. Repeat from step 2.
Jace, Cunning Castaway + Doubling Season
- Infinite copies of a specific planeswalker
- Infinite creature tokens
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Jace by paying {1}{U}{U}. Jace enters the battlefield with six loyalty counters due to Doubling Season Activate Jace's third loyalty ability by removing five loyalty counters from it, creating four nonlegendary copies of Jace that enter the battlefield with six loyalty counters each due to Doubling Season. Repeat step 2 using a Jace token.
Jace, Cunning Castaway + Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion + Oath of Teferi
- Infinite creature tokens
- Infinite copies of a specific planeswalker
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Jace by paying {1}{U}{U}. Jace enters the battlefield with four loyalty counters due to Lae'zel. Activate Jace's first loyalty ability by putting two loyalty counters on it, causing you to loot whenever you deal combat damage to a player this turn. Activate Jace's third loyalty ability by removing five loyalty counters from it, creating two non-legendary copies of Jace, which enter with four loyalty counters each due to Lae'zel. Repeat from step 3 using a Jace token. Once you have infinite Jace tokens, you may activate their second loyalty abilities by removing two loyalty counters from them, creating infinite 2/2 Illusion creature tokens.
Jace, Cunning Castaway + Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion + Ichormoon Gauntlet
- Infinite copies of a specific planeswalker
- Infinite proliferate
- Infinite turns after one turn cycle
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Jace has at least five loyalty counters on it.
Steps
Activate Jace's third loyalty ability by removing five loyalty counters from it, creating two token copies of it that aren't legendary. Activate a Jace token using the first ability from Ichormoon Gauntlet by putting zero loyalty counters on it, proliferating and putting two loyalty counters onto each Jace. Activate the second Jace token's third ability by removing five loyalty counters from it, creating two token copies of itself that aren't legendary. Repeat from step 2. Once you have infinite Jace tokens with infinite loyalty counters, starting on your next turn, you may activate any number of instances of the second ability granted by Ichormoon Gauntlet by removing loyalty counters from Jace tokens to take infinite turns.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Sefris of the Hidden WaysJace, Cunning Castaway fills your graveyard, which Sefris of the Hidden Ways can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
- Oskar, Rubbish ReclaimerJace, Cunning Castaway fills your graveyard, which Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Xavier Sal, Infested CaptainJace, Cunning Castaway makes creature tokens and Xavier Sal, Infested Captain sacrifices your creatures.
- The Eighth DoctorJace, Cunning Castaway fills your graveyard, which The Eighth Doctor can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Adrix and Nev, TwincastersJace, Cunning Castaway makes creature tokens and Adrix and Nev, Twincasters doubles tokens.
- Bard, King of DaleJace, Cunning Castaway makes creature tokens and Bard, King of Dale doubles tokens.
- Donatello, the BrainsJace, Cunning Castaway makes creature tokens and Donatello, the Brains doubles tokens.
- Grimgrin, Corpse-BornJace, Cunning Castaway makes creature tokens and Grimgrin, Corpse-Born sacrifices your creatures.
- Kels, Fight FixerJace, Cunning Castaway makes creature tokens and Kels, Fight Fixer sacrifices your creatures.
- Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath UnboundJace, Cunning Castaway fills your graveyard, which Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.