Jace's Archivist
Commander 2015 95 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2015
- Collector number
- 95
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- James Ryman
- Market price
- $7.85
What it does
blue mana, tap: Each player discards their hand, then draws cards equal to the greatest number of cards a player discarded this way.
"This is a sacred duty. Master Beleren's trust has bought an eternity of my loyalty."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Jace's Archivist was first released in the 2011 Magic: The Gathering Commander product, later reappearing in Commander 2015 as part of the specialized mono-blue 'Seize Control' deck. The card is designed to represent the collective knowledge of the planeswalker Jace Beleren, serving as a creature-based version of the classic spell 'Windfall.' Its ability to force all players to discard their hands and draw new cards represents a chaotic, high-variance style of play that is a hallmark of blue magic in the Commander format.
The artwork for the card was created by Aleksi Briclot, a prolific illustrator whose work has defined the visual identity of several prominent Magic: The Gathering sets. Briclot's design emphasizes the intellectual and mystical nature of the character, depicting Jace within his library archives. The card was received by players as a powerful utility tool for graveyard-focused strategies and decks that thrive on hand-cycling, cementing its status as a staple for blue-aligned commanders.
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