Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
Legendary Planeswalker — Jace
+1: Scry 1, then draw a card.
−2: Return target creature to its owner's hand.
−8: You get an emblem with "Whenever an opponent casts their first spell each turn, counter that spell."
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad Remastered
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #6527
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets lands with a scry-1-draw-1 on entry, a repeatable scry-1 plus draw, a bounce minus, and an emblem that counters the first spell each turn — five mana for a planeswalker that takes over a game if it sits a few turns. The cost is real: five mana is a vulnerability window, and in competitive Commander pods it rarely survives to activate twice. Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus doubles every proliferate trigger, which means Jace's loyalty climbs fast enough to actually reach the emblem.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus runs a proliferate engine that doubles Jace, Unraveler of Secrets' loyalty gains — what normally takes four or five turns of ticking up can become two, putting the emblem in realistic reach and turning Jace into a genuine win condition rather than an expensive cantrip.
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, Unraveler of Secrets is a value engine in blue control and proliferate shells — the emblem is near-unbeatable in longer games, and proliferate commanders like Tekuthal accelerate the clock. In Modern and Pioneer, five mana is steep for a planeswalker that doesn't end the game immediately; he sees almost no competitive play in those formats, edged out by cheaper, more explosive options. Legacy and Vintage have access to fast mana that makes the cost more palatable, but even there he's a fringe inclusion at best — those formats move too fast for his incremental draw to matter. Oathbreaker is his friendliest competitive context outside Commander, where the format's slower pace lets the emblem actually resolve.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Current pricing data for Jace, Unraveler of Secrets isn't available here — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number. As a mythic planeswalker with a niche but loyal audience in proliferate Commander builds, supply from multiple printings has kept him accessible, so expect a budget-friendly pickup rather than a premium one.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.