Jace, the Living Guildpact
Legendary Planeswalker — Jace
+1: Look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your graveyard.
−3: Return another target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
−8: Each player shuffles their hand and graveyard into their library. You draw seven cards.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- San Diego Comic-Con 2014
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #16970
Jace, the Living Guildpact offers a +1 that sculpts your hand and a -3 that bounces any nonland permanent — real, repeatable interaction stapled to a five-mana planeswalker. The problem is that five mana buys you The One Ring in formats where that's legal, and Jace's ultimate rarely resolves before he dies, leaving you with a value engine that underperforms its price of entry.
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 |
In Commander, Jace, the Living Guildpact is a fringe inclusion — the bounce effect is useful and the looting keeps your hand full, but five mana is steep when you're one of four opponents and planeswalkers die fast at a crowded table. In Legacy and Vintage, the competition from cheaper, more explosive blue threats makes him unplayable competitively. Pioneer is the friendliest non-rotating home: he survives in slower midrange shells where the +1 filters toward your threats and the -3 answers problem permanents. Modern is too fast for a five-mana planeswalker with no immediate board impact. Oathbreaker is the format where Jace, the Living Guildpact most naturally slots in, since his spell-slinging identity pairs well with signature spells that let you cash in the hand-sculpting immediately.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card



The One RingDisplacer KittenJace, the Living Guildpact
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you; You have protection from everything; Lock
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Current price
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Current pricing data for Jace, the Living Guildpact isn't available here — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number. Historically he's sat in the bulk-rare range, which makes him easy to pick up if the effect fits your deck, but the low price also reflects genuine low demand rather than a hidden gem waiting to be discovered.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.