Jace's Ingenuity
Instant
Draw three cards.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Friday Night Magic 2011
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #15507
Jace's Ingenuity draws three cards at instant speed — that's the whole pitch, and for five mana it's a clean, reliable refuel that fits in any blue Commander deck. It's not flashy, but it does exactly what it says and leaves mana open for interaction on your opponents' turns.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Jace's Ingenuity is a Commander card through and through — five mana is a real cost in faster formats, but in a 40-life multiplayer game where card advantage compounds over several turns, drawing three at instant speed is always worth a slot. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's outclassed by cheaper draw spells like Preordain or Consider, and you'd never run it there. Commander is where the math works: you're rarely under pressure to keep your curve tight, and holding up five mana to reload at end of turn before untapping is a well-understood, high-value line.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Price data isn't available at the moment, but Jace's Ingenuity has been reprinted enough times that it typically sits well under a dollar — check your local game store's bulk bin before paying shipping. At nearly any price point it's an acceptable include, though once your deck's budget allows, Fact or Fiction and Inscription of Insight offer more decision-making power for a similar investment.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.