Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound (Jace, Vryn's Prodigy)

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard // Legendary Planeswalker — Jace

Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound

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The Commander

{T} : Draw a card, then discard a card. If there are five or more cards in your graveyard, exile Jace, then return him to the battlefield transformed under his owner's control.

+1: Up to one target creature gets -2/-0 until your next turn.

−3: You may cast target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard this turn. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.

−9: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a spell, target opponent mills five cards."

Guide

Gameplan

Mono-blue self-mill and card advantage that flips Jace into a planeswalker, then leverages instants/sorceries from the graveyard to grind value, protect yourself, and combo off. You loot to fill the graveyard early, flip Jace, and use his -3 to recast key spells while building toward a control or combo finish.

Strengths

Cheap two-mana commander that provides repeatable card filtering and graveyard fuel
Flips into a planeswalker that recasts spells from the graveyard, generating huge value
Mono-blue gives access to the best counterspells, card draw, and interaction in the format
Enables graveyard-matters and spellslinger synergies for very little investment

Weaknesses

Fragile front side dies to any removal or combat before flipping
Mono-blue struggles with permanent-based threats and lacks efficient creature/enchantment removal
Self-mill can fuel opponents' graveyard hate or mill yourself out if careless
Slow to close games without a dedicated combo or finisher

Key Cards

Snapcaster Mage — Doubles down on Jace's graveyard-recursion theme, flashing back your best instants and sorceries.
Mystic Sanctuary — Returns a key instant or sorcery to the top of your library, looping powerful spells with islands in play.
Brain Freeze — With storm and Jace's mill emblem or recasting, it becomes a one-card mill kill.
Thassa's Oracle — Mono-blue's cleanest win after self-milling your own library down to zero.
Dramatic Reversal — Pairs with Isochron Scepter and mana rocks for an infinite mana combo to fuel a win.

Upgrade Path

Add fast mana and tutors (Mana Crypt, Mystic Remora, Mystical Tutor) to assemble combos faster and protect Jace through flips. Lean into a compact win like Isochron Scepter + Dramatic Reversal with a payoff such as Aetherflux Reservoir or a wheel/mill engine, and pack premium counterspells (Force of Will, Mana Drain, Fierce Guardianship) to defend the plan.

Core Cards

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Win Conditions

▸Thassa's Oracle or Laboratory Maniac after emptying your library
▸Isochron Scepter + Dramatic Reversal into infinite mana and a mill or draw outlet
▸Jace's -9 emblem milling opponents out with every spell
▸Grinding value with recurred counterspells until an unstoppable threat resolves

Archetypes

Spellslinger — Jace's -3 recasts instants and sorceries, rewarding a high spell count and storm-style chains.
Control — Mono-blue counters and card advantage plus a recurring planeswalker let you grind the game to your terms.
Combo — Self-mill enables Thassa's Oracle/Laboratory Maniac kills and Jace recurs tutors and combo pieces.
Mill — His -9 emblem and self-mill package support a dedicated graveyard/mill strategy.