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Jace's Machinations

First printed in Reality Fracture (2026)

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Jace's Machinations

Instant

Until end of turn, you may activate loyalty abilities of Jace planeswalkers you control on any player's turn any time you could cast an instant.
Empower Jace 8. (Put eight loyalty counters on a Jace token you control. If you don't control one, first create a blue Jace planeswalker token with "[−1]: Surveil 1" and "[−3]: Draw a card.")

Illustrated by
Serena Malyon

Legality

Rulings (5)

  • You may still activate only one loyalty ability of each permanent you control during the turn you cast Jace's Machinations.
  • If you control a Jace planeswalker token, you can't choose to create a new one when you empower Jace. You have to put the loyalty counters on your existing Jace planeswalker token. In the rare case that you control multiple Jace planeswalker tokens, you'll choose one of those tokens to put the loyalty counters on.
  • To empower Jace N, if you don't control a Jace planeswalker token, create a blue Jace planeswalker token with 0 loyalty, "[−1]: Surveil 1," and "[−3]: Draw a card." Choose a Jace planeswalker token you control. Put N loyalty counters on it.
  • Some spells and abilities that empower Jace may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't empower Jace.
  • Empower Jace won't let you put loyalty counters on nontoken Jace planeswalkers. However, if you control a Jace planeswalker token that you got another way (such as an effect that creates a token that's a copy of a permanent), empower Jace will put loyalty counters on that.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.08 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Standard In 96 of 1770 decks (5.4%), most in UB (unclassified)

Share of decks
5.5%
▲ 5.4 vs previous 30 days
10 Aug: 0.0% 17 Aug: 0.0% 24 Aug: 0.0% 31 Aug: 0.0% 7 Sep: 0.0% 14 Sep: 0.0% 21 Sep: 0.0% 28 Sep: 1.9% 5 Oct: 6.9% 12 Oct: 4.2% 19 Oct: 5.0% 26 Oct: 6.9%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
97
97 main, 1 sideboard
Avg. copies
3.1
in the main deck
Win rate
59%
14 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug0.0%
17 Aug0.0%
24 Aug0.0%
31 Aug0.0%
7 Sep0.0%
14 Sep0.0%
21 Sep0.0%
28 Sep1.9%
5 Oct6.9%
12 Oct4.2%
19 Oct5.0%
26 Oct6.9%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
UB (unclassified) 9.3% 2%
Azorius Control 5.9% 80%
WU (unclassified) 4.3% 4%
UBR (unclassified) 2.3% 8%
WUR (unclassified) 1.3% 4%
Mono-Blue (unclassified) 0.1% 50%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Countersculpt100%16.3
The Theorist, Jace Beleren100%6.2
Theorist's Sanctum99%14.5
Consult the Star Charts98%8.7
Petrified Hamlet97%9.0
Three Steps Ahead95%11.4
Day of Judgment92%7.8
Hallowed Fountain92%4.7
No More Lies91%10.6
Deserted Beach91%9.0
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

DeckRecord
UBR
McWinSauce in Standard Showcase Challenge
8-2
80%
Azorius Control
_BigMom_ in Standard Challenge 32
7-2
78%
Azorius Control
Black_72 in Standard Showcase Challenge
6-2
75%
Azorius Control
SoulStrong in Standard Challenge 32
6-2
75%
UB
Scappie in Standard Challenge 16
5-2
71%
UBR
vtuberArmpits in Standard Challenge 16
5-2
71%
Azorius Control
GLSwadow in Standard Challenge 32
5-2
71%
Azorius Control
karatedom in Standard Challenge 32
5-2
71%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
UBR
McWinSauce,
2 main #3 (top 8)
of 187
8-2
Azorius Control
Black_72,
3 main #9
of 187
6-2
Azorius Control
TyMan96,
3 main 5-0
Azorius Control
JDBJD,
3 main #18
of 44
3-3
Azorius Control
mindslaver909,
3 main #24
of 44
3-3
UBR
roter_Erzengel,
2 main #26
of 44
2-3
UBR
vtuberArmpits,
2 main #5 (top 8)
of 36
5-2
UB
Scappie,
3 main #6 (top 8)
of 36
5-2

Duel Commander In 3 of 102 decks (2.9%), most in Jace, Multiverse Architect

Share of decks
3.6%
▲ 2.9 vs previous 30 days
10 Aug: 0.0% 17 Aug: 0.0% 24 Aug: 0.0% 31 Aug: 0.0% 7 Sep: 0.0% 14 Sep: 0.0% 21 Sep: 0.0% 28 Sep: 10.3% 5 Oct: 5.7% 12 Oct: 0.0% 19 Oct: 0.0% 26 Oct: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
4
4 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
0 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug0.0%
17 Aug0.0%
24 Aug0.0%
31 Aug0.0%
7 Sep0.0%
14 Sep0.0%
21 Sep0.0%
28 Sep10.3%
5 Oct5.7%
12 Oct0.0%
19 Oct0.0%
26 Oct0.0%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Jace, Multiverse Architect 3.9% 75%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Jace, Multiverse Architect100%18.5
Peek100%15.9
Evasive Action100%15.9
Flashback100%13.9
Fire Nation Occupation100%8.5
Thundering Falls100%6.2
Badlands100%6.2
Scrubland100%5.8
Snow-Covered Island100%5.8
Steam Vents100%5.3
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

No results yet.

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Jace, Multiverse Architect
Pasdejambon,
1 main 5-0
Jace, Multiverse Architect
Pasdejambon,
1 main 5-0
Jace, Multiverse Architect
Gatss,
1 main 5-0

Pioneer In 3 of 646 decks (0.5%), most in WU (unclassified)

Share of decks
0.5%
▲ 0.5 vs previous 30 days
10 Aug: 0.0% 17 Aug: 0.0% 24 Aug: 0.0% 31 Aug: 0.0% 7 Sep: 0.0% 14 Sep: 0.0% 21 Sep: 0.0% 28 Sep: 0.0% 5 Oct: 0.7% 12 Oct: 0.6% 19 Oct: 0.6% 26 Oct: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
3
3 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
3.7
in the main deck
Win rate
–
0 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug0.0%
17 Aug0.0%
24 Aug0.0%
31 Aug0.0%
7 Sep0.0%
14 Sep0.0%
21 Sep0.0%
28 Sep0.0%
5 Oct0.7%
12 Oct0.6%
19 Oct0.6%
26 Oct0.0%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
WU (unclassified) 5.1% 3%
URG (unclassified) 1.5% 10%
UBG (unclassified) 0.3% 50%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Consult the Star Charts100%15.5
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

No results yet.

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
URG
karatedom,
4 main #27
of 27
0-2
UBG
Univerce,
4 main #29
of 32
0-2
WU
Luzur,
3 main 5-0

Commander In 3 of 5718 decks (0.1%), most in Jace, Multiverse Architect

Share of decks
0.1%
= vs previous 30 days
17 Aug: 0.0% 24 Aug: 0.0% 31 Aug: 0.0% 7 Sep: 0.0% 14 Sep: 0.0% 21 Sep: 0.0% 28 Sep: 0.1% 5 Oct: 0.1% 12 Oct: 0.1% 19 Oct: 0.1% 26 Oct: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
3
3 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
35%
1 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug–
17 Aug0.0%
24 Aug0.0%
31 Aug0.0%
7 Sep0.0%
14 Sep0.0%
21 Sep0.0%
28 Sep0.1%
5 Oct0.1%
12 Oct0.1%
19 Oct0.1%
26 Oct0.0%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Jace, Multiverse Architect 0.2% 23%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Jace, Multiverse Architect100%408.4
Black Mage's Rod100%63.5
Undercity Sewers100%21.0
Touch the Spirit Realm100%10.4
Hullbreaker Horror100%8.2
Hallowed Fountain100%7.7
Blood Crypt100%6.7
Steam Vents100%6.0
Flash Photography100%6.0
Intuition100%5.8
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Jace, Multiverse Architect
Corey in Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S3W3
3-3
50%
Jace, Multiverse Architect
Corey in Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S3W2
1-4
20%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Jace, Multiverse Architect
Corey,
1 main #1 (top 8)
of 23
3-3
Jace, Multiverse Architect
Corey,
1 main #11
of 18
1-4
Jace, Multiverse Architect
Corey,
1 main #18
of 19
0-4

Legacy No decks in this period

No decks with this card in this period.

Limited On MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Win rates of Jace's Machinations in Limited
Set GIH WR vs set IWD Games
Reality Fracture (FRA), Premier Draft 58.1% +2.7 +4.1 7622
Reality Fracture (FRA), Sealed 60.2% +3.5 +4.6 1925
GIH WR
win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set
points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD
improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games
games in which the card was seen