Jace, Vryn's Prodigy (Commander) - Control

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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Flow State
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9%synergy
Mana Sculpt
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
57%synergy
Jace Beleren
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
55%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
69%inclusion31 decks45 decks
54%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
48%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
48%synergy
Jace, Architect of Thought
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
46%synergy
Jace, Cunning Castaway
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Jace, Mirror Mage
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Oath of Jace
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
42%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
30%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Fact or Fiction
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Negate
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Mana Drain
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
18%synergy
High Tide
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Jace's Archivist
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Jace's Erasure
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
40%synergy
Ponder
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
40%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Rhystic Study
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Force of Will
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Chrome Mox
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Spark Double
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Jace's Projection
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Jace's Mindseeker
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Spellseeker
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Guildpact Informant
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Flux Channeler
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Jace's Sentinel
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Archmage of Runes
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Displacer Kitten
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Krovikan Mist
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Phantasmal Image
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Ruin Crab
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Deepglow Skate
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Trinket Mage
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Venser, Shaper Savant
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Palinchron
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Illusionary Servant
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Mockingbird
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-15%synergy
Illusory Angel
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Crab
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Fog Bank
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Portal Mage
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
The Reality Chip
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Leyline Phantom
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Clever Impersonator
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Riddlekeeper
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Thrummingbird
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Dispel
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Snap
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Force of Negation
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-16%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Unsubstantiate
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Pact of Negation
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Chain of Vapor
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Consider
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Opt
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Flusterstorm
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Jace's Ingenuity
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Narset's Reversal
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Turnabout
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Jace's Scrutiny
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Evacuation
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Blue Elemental Blast
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Thought Scour
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Intuition
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Brain Freeze
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Mental Misstep
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Epiphany at the Drownyard
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Lay Bare
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
No Escape
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Aetherspouts
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Memory Lapse
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Spiral
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Psychic Rebuttal
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Archmage's Charm
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Disallow
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Redirect
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Calculated Dismissal
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Perilous Voyage
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Clash of Wills
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Comparative Analysis
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Preordain
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Flood of Recollection
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Jace's Triumph
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Enter the Infinite
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
22%synergy
Merchant Scroll
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Solve the Equation
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Strategic Planning
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Contentious Plan
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Time Spiral
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Treasure Cruise
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Fabricate
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Contingency Plan
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Mind's Desire
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Traumatize
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Echo of Eons
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Mind Sculpt
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Personal Tutor
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Jace's Ruse
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Pore Over the Pages
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Uncovered Clues
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Pieces of the Puzzle
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Fractured Sanity
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Stock Up
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Devastation Tide
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Grasping Current
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Expropriate
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Whelming Wave
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Ugin's Insight
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Timetwister
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Transmute Artifact
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Flood of Tears
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Cut Your Losses
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Distorted Curiosity
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Bribery
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Spectral Deluge
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Recurring Insight
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Time Warp
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Isochron Scepter
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
14%synergy
The Water Crystal
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Thaumatic Compass
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Azor's Gateway
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Codex Shredder
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
The Chain Veil
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Candelabra of Tawnos
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
The Filigree Sylex
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Contagion Clasp
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Sphinx's Tutelage
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Remora
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Omniscience
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Control Magic
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Mind Control
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
Dress Down
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Inexorable Tide
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Threads of Disloyalty
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Castaway's Despair
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Secrets
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Memory Erosion
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Telepathy
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Back to Basics
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Copy Artifact
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Induced Amnesia
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Talent
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Search for Azcanta
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Mirrormade
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Counterbalance
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Copy Enchantment
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Fraying Sanity
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Trail of Evidence
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace Reawakened
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Jace, the Living Guildpact
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Jace, Arcane Strategist
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Mordenkainen
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Vronos, Masked Inquisitor
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
73%inclusion33 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
-10%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Castle Vantress
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Halimar Depths
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Remote Isle
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Karn's Bastion
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Academy Ruins
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Coral Atoll
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Memorial to Genius
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Mystifying Maze
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Terrain Generator
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Moonring Island
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Interplanar Beacon
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Blighted Cataract
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
War Room
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Rivendell
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Soldevi Excavations
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Wreckage
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Drownyard Temple
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
-18%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
-23%synergy
Mox Amber
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Mana Vault
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Hedron Archive
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Grim Monolith
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-22%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Island
89%inclusion40 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Scalding Tarn
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Flooded Strand
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Polluted Delta
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy