Way of the Paradox 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
When Way of the Paradox enters, empower Jace 5. (Put five loyalty counters on a Jace token you control. If you don't control one, first create a blue Jace planeswalker token with "[−1]: Surveil 1" and "[−3]: Draw a card.") Whenever you activate a loyalty ability, you gain 1 life. You may play an additional land this turn.
How it works : Way of the Paradox
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Empower Jace won't let you put loyalty counters on nontoken Jace planeswalkers. However, if you control a Jace planeswalker token that you got another way (such as an effect that creates a token that's a copy of a permanent), empower Jace will put loyalty counters on that.
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- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Some spells and abilities that empower Jace may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't empower Jace.
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- #3· Wizards of the Coast
To empower Jace N, if you don't control a Jace planeswalker token, create a blue Jace planeswalker token with 0 loyalty, "[−1]: Surveil 1," and "[−3]: Draw a card." Choose a Jace planeswalker token you control. Put N loyalty counters on it.
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- #4· Wizards of the Coast
If you control a Jace planeswalker token, you can't choose to create a new one when you empower Jace. You have to put the loyalty counters on your existing Jace planeswalker token. In the rare case that you control multiple Jace planeswalker tokens, you'll choose one of those tokens to put the loyalty counters on.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Way of the Paradox + Heart of Kiran + Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes + Simic Growth Chamber
Infinite landfall triggersInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite surveil
- 1Play Simic Growth Chamber
- 2When Simic Growth Chamber enters, it and Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes trigger.
- 3Resolve the Simic Growth Chamber trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
- 4Resolve the Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes trigger, causing you to create a Jace planeswalker token and put two loyalty counters on it.
- 5Activate the Jace token by removing a loyalty counter from it.
- 6Way of the Paradox triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and allowing you to play another land this turn.
- 7Resolve the Jace token's ability, causing you to surveil 1.
- 8Activate Heart of Kiran's crew ability by removing a loyalty counter from the Jace token.
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#2
Way of the Paradox + Heart of Kiran + Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes + Selesnya Sanctuary
Infinite landfall triggersInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite surveil
- 1Play Selesnya Sanctuary
- 2When Selesnya Sanctuary enters, it and Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes trigger.
- 3Resolve the Selesnya Sanctuary trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
- 4Resolve the Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes trigger, causing you to create a Jace planeswalker token and put two loyalty counters on it.
- 5Activate the Jace token by removing a loyalty counter from it.
- 6Way of the Paradox triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and allowing you to play another land this turn.
- 7Resolve the Jace token's ability, causing you to surveil 1.
- 8Activate Heart of Kiran's crew ability by removing a loyalty counter from the Jace token.
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#3
Way of the Paradox + Heart of Kiran + Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes + Izzet Boilerworks
Infinite landfall triggersInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite surveil
- 1Play Izzet Boilerworks
- 2When Izzet Boilerworks enters, it and Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes trigger.
- 3Resolve the Izzet Boilerworks trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
- 4Resolve the Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes trigger, causing you to create a Jace planeswalker token and put two loyalty counters on it.
- 5Activate the Jace token by removing a loyalty counter from it.
- 6Way of the Paradox triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and allowing you to play another land this turn.
- 7Resolve the Jace token's ability, causing you to surveil 1.
- 8Activate Heart of Kiran's crew ability by removing a loyalty counter from the Jace token.
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#4
Way of the Paradox + Heart of Kiran + Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes + Dimir Aqueduct
Infinite landfall triggersInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite surveil
- 1Play Dimir Aqueduct
- 2When Dimir Aqueduct enters, it and Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes trigger.
- 3Resolve the Dimir Aqueduct trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
- 4Resolve the Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes trigger, causing you to create a Jace planeswalker token and put two loyalty counters on it.
- 5Activate the Jace token by removing a loyalty counter from it.
- 6Way of the Paradox triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and allowing you to play another land this turn.
- 7Resolve the Jace token's ability, causing you to surveil 1.
- 8Activate Heart of Kiran's crew ability by removing a loyalty counter from the Jace token.
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#5
Way of the Paradox + Heart of Kiran + Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes + Orzhov Basilica
Infinite landfall triggersInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite surveil
- 1Play Orzhov Basilica
- 2When Orzhov Basilica enters, it and Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes trigger.
- 3Resolve the Orzhov Basilica trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
- 4Resolve the Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes trigger, causing you to create a Jace planeswalker token and put two loyalty counters on it.
- 5Activate the Jace token by removing a loyalty counter from it.
- 6Way of the Paradox triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and allowing you to play another land this turn.
- 7Resolve the Jace token's ability, causing you to surveil 1.
- 8Activate Heart of Kiran's crew ability by removing a loyalty counter from the Jace token.
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#6
Way of the Paradox + Heart of Kiran + Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes + Golgari Rot Farm
Infinite landfall triggersInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite surveil
- 1Play Golgari Rot Farm
- 2When Golgari Rot Farm enters, it and Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes trigger.
- 3Resolve the Golgari Rot Farm trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
- 4Resolve the Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes trigger, causing you to create a Jace planeswalker token and put two loyalty counters on it.
- 5Activate the Jace token by removing a loyalty counter from it.
- 6Way of the Paradox triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and allowing you to play another land this turn.
- 7Resolve the Jace token's ability, causing you to surveil 1.
- 8Activate Heart of Kiran's crew ability by removing a loyalty counter from the Jace token.
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#7
Way of the Paradox + Heart of Kiran + Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes + Guildless Commons
Infinite landfall triggersInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite surveil
- 1Play Guildless Commons
- 2When Guildless Commons enters, it and Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes trigger.
- 3Resolve the Guildless Commons trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
- 4Resolve the Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes trigger, causing you to create a Jace planeswalker token and put two loyalty counters on it.
- 5Activate the Jace token by removing a loyalty counter from it.
- 6Way of the Paradox triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and allowing you to play another land this turn.
- 7Resolve the Jace token's ability, causing you to surveil 1.
- 8Activate Heart of Kiran's crew ability by removing a loyalty counter from the Jace token.
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#8
Way of the Paradox + Heart of Kiran + Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes + Boros Garrison
Infinite landfall triggersInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite surveil
- 1Play Boros Garrison
- 2When Boros Garrison enters, it and Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes trigger.
- 3Resolve the Boros Garrison trigger, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
- 4Resolve the Avatar of Burgeoning Echoes trigger, causing you to create a Jace planeswalker token and put two loyalty counters on it.
- 5Activate the Jace token by removing a loyalty counter from it.
- 6Way of the Paradox triggers, causing you to gain 1 life and allowing you to play another land this turn.
- 7Resolve the Jace token's ability, causing you to surveil 1.
- 8Activate Heart of Kiran's crew ability by removing a loyalty counter from the Jace token.
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