Jace Reawakened
Legendary Planeswalker — Jace
You can't cast Jace Reawakened during your first, second, or third turns of the game.
+1: Draw a card, then discard a card.
+1: You may exile a nonland card with mana value 3 or less from your hand. If you do, it becomes plotted.
−6: Until end of turn, whenever you cast a spell, copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Price
- $1.60
- EDHREC rank
- #7070
Jace Reawakened enters with three loyalty and immediately cantrips, then threatens to freecast spells with mana value three or less on the turn you untap with him — that's a two-for-one floor with a busted ceiling. The cost is real: he can't be played before turn three, and he dies to any stiff breeze in a multiplayer game, so you need a reason to protect him.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kellan, the Kid
Kellan, the Kid tutors up Jace Reawakened directly off the adventure clause, and once Jace is in play, his +1 digs for the next piece of Kellan's go-wide or go-tall plan while the foretell ability lets you slam cheap spells for free on the following turn.
Fblthp, Lost on the Range
Fblthp, Lost on the Range puts Jace Reawakened on top of the library to cast it for free off the plot trigger, turning a three-drop planeswalker into a zero-investment card advantage engine that immediately replaces itself.
Loot, the Key to Everything
Loot, the Key to Everything rewards playing cheap noncreature spells, and Jace Reawakened's foretell ability hands you a free cast each turn that advances Loot's reward triggers without spending extra mana.
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus doubles proliferate triggers, which means every counter-adding activation on Jace Reawakened becomes double-efficient — loyalty builds faster, the ultimate arrives sooner, and Tekuthal's counters scale up in the same stroke.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Jace Reawakened is a low-risk, high-ceiling inclusion in any blue deck that wants card selection and free spells — the three-loyalty floor means he survives exactly one hit before folding, so he rewards decks that can protect him or reset him. In Pioneer and Standard, he slots into tempo and control shells that want a cheap threat capable of pulling ahead in the midgame without a large mana investment. Modern gives him stiffer competition from faster planeswalkers, but the foretell ability generates real value in slower fair decks. Legacy and Vintage have too much raw speed for a three-drop that doesn't immediately end the game, but he's legal if the build calls for it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.60 cheap tier
At $1.60, Jace Reawakened is firmly in budget territory — you're getting a planeswalker with genuine competitive applications for the price of a pack rare. That price is likely a floor given his cross-format playability, but he's easy to pick up now without overpaying.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.