Jace, Cunning Castaway

Jace, Cunning Castaway

Legendary Planeswalker — Jace

Mana cost: {1}{U}{U}

How we read this card

Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player this turn, draw a card, then discard a card.

activated +1 — draws you 1 card

activated +1 —

Create a 2/2 blue Illusion creature token with that ability

activated −2 — makes a token

When this token becomes the target of a spell, sacrifice it.
Create two tokens that are copies of Jace, except they're not legendary.

activated −5 — makes 2 tokens

Causes: draw a card, discard a card, create an Illusion creature token, put an Illusion creature token onto the battlefield, create a token, put a token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a planeswalker it grants abilities to — 312 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Ichormoon Gauntlet — Ichormoon Gauntlet gives Jace, Cunning Castaway an extra ability
  2. Way of the Cryomancer — Way of the Cryomancer gives Jace, Cunning Castaway an extra ability

310 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a planeswalker is cast — 361 cards in the game can cause this (Jace is one).

When Jace, Cunning Castaway is cast:

  1. Jaya's Phoenix — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Interplanar Beacon — gains you 1 life
  3. Defiler of Dreams — draws you 1 card
  4. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  5. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  6. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  7. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  8. Summon: Good King Mog XII — makes a token
  9. Kykar, Wind's Fury — makes a token
  10. Blood Funnel — sacrifices a creature

239 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a planeswalker enters the battlefield — 366 cards in the game can cause this (Jace is one).

  1. Liliana the Repentant — When an Illusion enters thanks to Jace, Cunning Castaway, Liliana the Repentant mills a card
  2. Liliana the Faultless — When an Illusion enters thanks to Jace, Cunning Castaway, Liliana the Faultless gains you 1 life
  3. Builder's Talent — When Jace, Cunning Castaway enters, Builder's Talent puts a counter on a creature
  4. Brainstealer Dragon — When an Illusion enters thanks to Jace, Cunning Castaway, Brainstealer Dragon makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
  5. Cloudstone Curio — When an Illusion enters thanks to Jace, Cunning Castaway, Cloudstone Curio triggers

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (Jace is one).

When Jace, Cunning Castaway makes a player discard a card:

  1. Ivora, Insatiable Heir — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Cool but Rude — deals 2 damage
  3. Containment Construct — brings a card back
  4. Moonstone, Harsh Mistress — brings a card back
  5. Sangromancer — gains you 3 life
  6. Lo and Li, Royal Advisors — puts a counter on an Advisor
  7. Nath of the Gilt-Leaf — makes a token
  8. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — exiles a card from your library
  9. Pitchstone Wall — sacrifices itself
  10. Currency Converter — exiles it

51 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

provide a creature to sacrifice — 2,720 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jace, Cunning Castaway makes fodder for Jalira, Master Polymorphist
  2. Polymorph — Jace, Cunning Castaway makes fodder for Polymorph
  3. Proteus Staff — Jace, Cunning Castaway makes fodder for Proteus Staff
  4. Synthetic Destiny — Jace, Cunning Castaway makes fodder for Synthetic Destiny
  5. Mass Polymorph — Jace, Cunning Castaway makes fodder for Mass Polymorph

2,715 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature token enters the battlefield — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Jace is one).

When an Illusion enters thanks to Jace, Cunning Castaway:

  1. Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
  3. Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token is created — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Jace is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Jace, Cunning Castaway makes an Illusion token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Jace is one).

When an Illusion enters thanks to Jace, Cunning Castaway:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Jace is one).

When Jace, Cunning Castaway makes an Illusion token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

17 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Jace is one).

When Jace, Cunning Castaway makes a player draw a card:

  1. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — gives +1/+1
  2. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — deals 1 damage
  3. Aether Syphon — mills a card
  4. The Locust God — makes a token
  5. Starving Revenant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Diviner's Wand — gets +1/+1
  7. Ominous Seas — puts a foreshadow counter on itself
  8. Dream Trawler — gets +1/+0
  9. Iron Man, Armored Avenger — puts a counter on a creature
  10. The Astonishing Ant-Man — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

57 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Jace is one).

Jace, Cunning Castaway:

  1. Samwise Gamgee — puts cards into the graveyard that Samwise Gamgee can bring back
  2. Bloodbond March — puts cards into the graveyard that Bloodbond March can bring back
  3. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — puts cards into the graveyard that Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy can bring back
  4. Harness the Storm — puts cards into the graveyard that Harness the Storm can bring back
  5. Transplant Theorist — puts cards into the graveyard that Transplant Theorist can bring back
  6. Heart-Shaped Herb — puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  7. Wayward Angel — fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Wayward Angel needs

437 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.