Jaya Ballard, Task Mage

Jaya Ballard, Task Mage

Legendary Creature — Human Spellshaper

Mana cost: {1}{R}{R}

How we read this card

Destroy target blue permanent.

activated {R}, {T}, Discard a card —

activated {R}, {T}, Discard a card —

Jaya Ballard deals 3 damage to any target. A creature dealt damage this way can't be regenerated this turn.

activated {1}{R}, {T}, Discard a card —

activated {1}{R}, {T}, Discard a card — deals 3 damage

Jaya Ballard deals 6 damage to each creature and each player.

activated {5}{R}{R}, {T}, Discard a card —

activated {5}{R}{R}, {T}, Discard a card — deals 6 damage

activated {5}{R}{R}, {T}, Discard a card — deals 6 damage

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: discard a card, a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, anything deals noncombat damage, a creature deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a permanent in a graveyard — 173 cards in the game can cause this (Jaya Ballard is one).

Jaya Ballard, Task Mage:

  1. Cosmic Rebirth — puts cards into the graveyard that Cosmic Rebirth can bring back
  2. Starving Revenant — fills your graveyard toward the 8 or more permanent cards Starving Revenant needs
  3. Yuna's Decision — puts cards into the graveyard that Yuna's Decision can bring back
  4. Squirming Emergence — puts cards into the graveyard, and Squirming Emergence gets bigger
  5. Hologram Stalker — puts cards into the graveyard that Hologram Stalker can bring back
  6. Badlands Revival — puts cards into the graveyard that Badlands Revival can bring back
  7. Urborg Repossession — puts cards into the graveyard that Urborg Repossession can bring back
  8. Return of the Mole Man — puts cards into the graveyard, and Return of the Mole Man gets bigger
  9. Puca's Covenant — puts cards into the graveyard that Puca's Covenant can bring back
  10. Trystan's Command — puts cards into the graveyard that Trystan's Command can bring back

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

a nontoken permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 173 cards in the game can cause this (Jaya Ballard is one).

  1. Liability — When a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Jaya Ballard, Task Mage, Liability makes a player lose 1 life

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 174 cards in the game can cause this (Jaya Ballard is one).

When a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Jaya Ballard, Task Mage:

  1. Prince of Thralls — brings a card back
  2. Kothophed, Soul Hoarder — draws you 1 card
  3. Last Laugh — deals 1 damage
  4. Sarulf, Realm Eater — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Patron of the Nezumi — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a permanent leaves the battlefield — 315 cards in the game can cause this (Jaya Ballard is one).

  1. Super Shredder — When a permanent leaves the battlefield thanks to Jaya Ballard, Task Mage, Super Shredder puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

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

When Jaya Ballard, Task Mage 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. Lazotep Chancellor — puts 2 counters on a Zombie or Army
  6. Magmakin Artillerist — deals that much damage
  7. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — exiles a card from your library
  8. Pitchstone Wall — sacrifices itself
  9. Currency Converter — exiles it
  10. Hostile Investigator — triggers

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

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Jaya Ballard is one).

When Jaya Ballard, Task Mage deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Soul-Scar Mage — puts that many counters on a permanent
  3. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  4. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  5. Dragonborn Champion — draws you 1 card
  6. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  7. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  8. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  9. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  10. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

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

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Jaya Ballard is one).

When Jaya Ballard, Task Mage makes a player lose life:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — raises your speed
  3. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — raises your speed
  4. Aether Syphon — raises your speed
  5. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — raises your speed
  6. Embalmed Ascendant — raises your speed
  7. Slick Imitator — raises your speed
  8. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment
  9. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — triggers
  10. Lich's Mastery — triggers

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

a Human enters the battlefield — 4,639 cards in the game can cause this (Jaya Ballard is one).

When Jaya Ballard, Task Mage enters:

  1. General Kudro of Drannith — hits a graveyard
  2. Heronblade Elite — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Kyler, Sigardian Emissary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Thalia's Lieutenant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Champion of the Parish — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Captain of the Mists — untaps itself
  7. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  8. Beregond of the Guard — gives +1/+1
  9. Lossarnach Captain — taps a creature an opponent controls

3 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 (Jaya Ballard is one).

  1. Charnelhoard Wurm — Jaya Ballard, Task Mage puts cards into the graveyard that Charnelhoard Wurm can bring back

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

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Jaya Ballard is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Jaya Ballard, Task Mage attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

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

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Jaya Ballard is one).

  1. Anthem of Rakdos — When Jaya Ballard, Task Mage attacks, Anthem of Rakdos gives +2/+0

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

a creature is dealt damage — 18,923 cards in the game can cause this (Jaya Ballard is one).

  1. Soul Link — When Jaya Ballard, Task Mage is dealt damage, Soul Link gains you that much life

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