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Jace, Architect of ThoughtHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 4 min read· Commander Masters· August 4, 2023
Carte Magic Jace, Architect of Thought

Jace, Architect of Thought is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

+1: Until your next turn, whenever a creature an opponent controls attacks, it gets -1/-0 until end of turn. −2: Reveal the top three cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other on the bottom of your library in any order. −8: For each player, search that player's library for a nonland card and exile it, then that player shuffles. You may cast those cards without paying their mana costs.

How it works : Jace, Architect of Thought

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    Jace's first ability creates a delayed triggered ability that triggers whenever a creature an opponent controls attacks. It doesn't matter which player or planeswalker that creature is attacking.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    You pick one of your opponents when Jace's second ability resolves. The ability doesn't target that opponent. All players may see the revealed cards and offer opinions. You (not your opponent) choose which pile is put into your hand and which pile is put on the bottom of your library.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    Piles can be empty. If one of the piles is empty, you choose to put all the revealed cards in your hand or on the bottom of your library.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  4. #4· Wizards of the Coast

    When resolving Jace's third ability, you search each player's library (including yours) and exile the nonland cards before casting any of them.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  5. #5· Wizards of the Coast

    For each library, the search is complete only when you explicitly say it is. For example, you can look through one player's library, set that library down, look at another player's library, choose a nonland card in the first library, then choose a nonland card in the second library. Don't reveal any cards from those libraries to any other player until you exile them.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  6. #6· Wizards of the Coast

    You cast the cards by putting them on the stack one at a time, choosing modes, targets, and so on. The last card you cast will be the first one to resolve.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  7. #7· Wizards of the Coast

    When casting a card this way, ignore timing restrictions based on the card's type. Other timing restrictions, such as “Cast [this card] only during combat,” must be followed.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  8. #8· Wizards of the Coast

    If you can't cast a card, perhaps because there are no legal targets available, or if you choose not to cast one, it will remain exiled. Jace's ability won't allow you to cast it later.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  9. #9· Wizards of the Coast

    If you cast a card “without paying its mana cost,” you can't pay alternative costs such as overload costs. You can pay additional costs such as kicker costs. If the card has mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  10. #10· Wizards of the Coast

    If a card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as its value.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Jace, Architect of Thought
+Wheel of Sun and Moon
+Doubling Season
#1

Jace, Architect of Thought + Wheel of Sun and Moon + Doubling Season

Cast any number of spells from opponents' librariesInfinite storm count
  1. 1Cast Jace, Architect of Thought for {2}{U}{U} which enters with 8 loyalty counters due to Doubling Season.
  2. 2Activate Jace's -8, putting it on the bottom of your library.
  3. 3Search you library for Jace and exile it, and exile a nonland card of your choice.
  4. 4Cast Jace along with any of the nonland cards you wish to cast.
  5. 5Repeat from step 2.
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Legal formats

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