Jace R by lessardn3

Format: Commander

Commander: Jace, Multiverse Architect

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 45

Deck overview

This deck is a 4-color (non-green) control and combo-adjacent midrange deck commanded by Jace, Multiverse Architect. The primary strategy leverages Jace's [-3] loyalty ability as a repeatable 'polymorph' engine from the command zone. By sacrificing low-cost tokens created by cards like Skrelv's Hive, Staff of the Storyteller, and Empower Jace spells, Jace cheats massive, game-warping creatures and planeswalkers directly from the library onto the battlefield. Payoffs include devastating attrition engines like Archon of Cruelty and Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God, lock pieces like Hullbreaker Horror and Serra's Emissary, and combat finishers like Aurelia, the Warleader. A dense package of 2-CMC mana rocks ensures consistent Turn 4 commander deployment, while passive combat taxes (Propaganda, Jace's combat tax) and robust countermagic protect the planeswalker core. The deck closes games across Turns 6–7 through overwhelming combat damage and sustained resource denial.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Ajani Unrelenting
  • 1 Aminatou, the Fateshifter
  • 1 Angel of the Ruins
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archon of Cruelty
  • 1 Armaggon, Future Shark
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Horror
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Brainsurge
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Countersculpt
  • 1 Cursed Mirror
  • 1 Deepglow Skate
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Divergent Transformations
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dreamtide Whale
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
  • 1 Escape Tunnel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fatehold Annex
  • 1 Fatehold Charm
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flux Channeler
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grand Crescendo
  • 1 Hullbreaker Horror
  • 1 Ichormoon Gauntlet
  • 1 Innovative Commons
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Jace's Machinations
  • 1 Jace, Multiverse Architect
  • 1 Kher Keep
  • 1 Loyal Tutor
  • 1 Martial Coup
  • 1 Mass Polymorph
  • 1 Memnarch, the Warden
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
  • 1 Nissa, Leyline Tamer
  • 1 Oath of Teferi
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, the Ascended
  • 1 Overlord of the Mistmoors
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Plan for All Outcomes
  • 1 Polymorph
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Proteus Staff
  • 1 Radiant Summit
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Ripples of Potential
  • 1 Sanctum Lurker
  • 1 Secure the Wastes
  • 1 Serra's Emissary
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Skrelv's Hive
  • 1 Skycloud Expanse
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spark Double
  • 1 Staff of the Storyteller
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
  • 1 The Theorist, Jace Beleren
  • 1 Theorix Annex
  • 1 Turbulent Crater
  • 1 Turbulent Shore
  • 1 Turbulent Wetlands
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
  • 1 Whirlwind of Thought