Jace's Defeat
Hour of Devastation 38 • uncommon
- Set
- Hour of Devastation
- Collector number
- 38
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Kieran Yanner
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
Counter target blue spell. If it was a Jace planeswalker spell, scry 2.
"I had hoped for more from you, Jace. But I expected as much."— Nicol Bolas
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Jace's Defeat was released in 2017 as part of the Hour of Devastation set for Magic: The Gathering. The card depicts a pivotal narrative moment from the Amonkhet block, specifically showing the planeswalker Jace Beleren being mentally overpowered by the elder dragon Nicol Bolas. The design intent was to provide blue-aligned players with a situational counterspell that specifically punished opposing blue strategies, fitting the set's theme of the devastating confrontation between the gatewatch and the antagonist.
The artwork was commissioned from Kieran Yanner, a prolific contributor to the game known for his dynamic character portraits. Yanner was tasked with illustrating the psychological toll of Jace’s defeat, focusing on the visual representation of his mental defenses fracturing under the pressure of Bolas's superior power. Upon release, the card saw moderate play in competitive formats where blue-on-blue interaction was common, and it remains a notable artifact of the game's ongoing storyline.
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