The Theorist, Jace Beleren

The Theorist, Jace Beleren

Legendary Planeswalker — Jace

Mana cost: {2}{U}{U}

How we read this card

At the beginning of each opponent's draw step, you draw a card.

triggered — draws you 1 card

Create a 1/1 blue Illusion creature token.

activated +1 — makes a token

For each opponent, return up to one target artifact or creature that player controls to its owner's hand.

activated −2 — bounce

Draw three cards. Then put X +1/+1 counters on each creature you control, where X is the number of cards in your hand.

activated −6 — draws you 3 cards

activated −6 — puts counters on it

Causes: draw a card, create an Illusion creature token, put an Illusion creature token onto the battlefield, an artifact leaves the battlefield, a creature leaves the battlefield, put a counter on a creature.

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 The Theorist, Jace Beleren an extra ability
  2. Way of the Cryomancer — Way of the Cryomancer gives The Theorist, Jace Beleren 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 (The Theorist is one).

When The Theorist, Jace Beleren 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 (The Theorist is one).

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

a creature gets a counter — 2,691 cards in the game can cause this (The Theorist is one).

  1. Scurry Oak — When Scurry Oak gets a counter thanks to The Theorist, Jace Beleren, it makes a token
  2. Fathom Mage — When Fathom Mage gets a counter thanks to The Theorist, Jace Beleren, it draws you 1 card
  3. Hollowmurk Siege — When a creature gets a counter thanks to The Theorist, Jace Beleren, Hollowmurk Siege draws you 1 card
  4. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — When a creature gets a counter thanks to The Theorist, Jace Beleren, Ant-Man, Colony Commander makes a token
  5. Earth Kingdom General — When a creature gets a counter thanks to The Theorist, Jace Beleren, Earth Kingdom General gains you that much life
  6. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — When a creature gets a counter thanks to The Theorist, Jace Beleren, Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute deals that much damage
  7. Shalai and Hallar — When a creature gets a counter thanks to The Theorist, Jace Beleren, Shalai and Hallar deals that much damage
  8. Danny Pink — When a creature gets a counter thanks to The Theorist, Jace Beleren, Danny Pink draws you 1 card
  9. Enduring Scalelord — When a creature gets a counter thanks to The Theorist, Jace Beleren, Enduring Scalelord puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order — When a creature gets a counter thanks to The Theorist, Jace Beleren, Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order draws you 1 card

33 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 — The Theorist, Jace Beleren makes fodder for Jalira, Master Polymorphist
  2. Polymorph — The Theorist, Jace Beleren makes fodder for Polymorph
  3. Proteus Staff — The Theorist, Jace Beleren makes fodder for Proteus Staff
  4. Synthetic Destiny — The Theorist, Jace Beleren makes fodder for Synthetic Destiny
  5. Mass Polymorph — The Theorist, Jace Beleren 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 (The Theorist is one).

When an Illusion enters thanks to The Theorist, Jace Beleren:

  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 (The Theorist is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When The Theorist, Jace Beleren 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 (The Theorist is one).

When an Illusion enters thanks to The Theorist, Jace Beleren:

  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 (The Theorist is one).

When The Theorist, Jace Beleren 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 (The Theorist is one).

When The Theorist, Jace Beleren makes a player draw a card:

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

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

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (The Theorist is one).

  1. Dual Nature — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to The Theorist, Jace Beleren, Dual Nature exiles a creature

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

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (The Theorist is one).

When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to The Theorist, Jace Beleren:

  1. Extractor Demon — mills a card
  2. Valor of the Worthy — makes a token
  3. Traveling Plague — returns itself from the graveyard
  4. Funeral March — makes a player sacrifice a creature

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

anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (The Theorist is one).

  1. Lonis, Genetics Expert — When Lonis, Genetics Expert gets a counter thanks to The Theorist, Jace Beleren, it triggers

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

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (The Theorist is one).

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — When an Illusion enters thanks to The Theorist, Jace Beleren, Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom gains you 1 life

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