This guy is a house- it's rather shocking how under valued he is compared to some of the flashier planeswalkers, but I think this guy is the best of them all, by virtue of practicality and low casting cost.
MetalCrisis
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(6 votes)
I really like this guy. At worst, he's a Howling Mine, and at best he's a Phyrexian Arena. I don't think you'll use his final ability that much unless you have a milling deck, but his first two abilities are reason enough to play him.
Jace's one drawback is that he has no way to defend himself. You'll find that he takes a lot of damage because can't spit out tokens every turn to block for him like Elsepth and Garruk do.
AshlingThePilgrim
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(5 votes)
In my Faerie deck this guy is mean to my opponents. While i bribe them with free cards i also can unleash a 20 card mill (esspecially against a deck with flying creatures.
macic666
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.8/5.0)(5 votes)
A cool card to draw a deck, i would reaaaly like to have him in my blue 'Justice' deck....
I named my deck Justice...whatever...
Marrion
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(8 votes)
Let's see... you put Jace for 1UU. Then, you draw a card for free. Next turn, you draw a card for free. Next turn, both you and opponent draw, and here we go again... Most powerful drawing engine to be printed. Ever.
BrimandVormay
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5.0)(3 votes)
even if you're not in a milling deck, jace has the focus to allow you to make an opponent discard 40 cards in 9 turns, combined with the fact that they have 9 extra cards almost 50 cards in there deck would have been used already. the best part is that even though your opponent might have 9 extra cards if you want to hold off on his effect for an extra turn you can have 11 extra cards at your disposal... not too shabby. all in all this guy is a bamf, he's in my opinion one of the top 3 planeswalkers. i do however think that elspeth (precious invincibility for all your cards) and lithiana (all the creatures in the graveyard come into play under your control) still have him for final effects though.
Dingo777
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Jace is great, I love him (although the alternative art looks better) but I wish his -1 ability was counter target card, but then his ability would be instant speed, hmm, you know, I think I would be happy if his cost was 2UUU and he used his -1 to counter at instant
it feels more blue to be countering then milling, although my mill deck is mono blue ;)
True_Mumin
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(6 votes)
Jace is very good, although he might not seem like much compared to other Planeswalkers. What I REALLY love about him, though, is the illustration. His design is astonishing, so menacing... He just radiates power. A frightening power, I might add. The barren background also plays a role here. In my eyes, other Planeswalkers look more like mere legends when compared to him. I consider Jace to be one of the characters with the best design, not just in Magic, but in general.
I used him in my UW deck (which I disas$embled a few minutes ago) and as long as I kept his loyalty below 4 everyone I played with didn't seem to mind him being on the field. That makes him the only planeswalker of the four that I have that didn't become top priority for my oponents to kill. Using him as a drawing engine is ouright useful, and other players don't really see him as much of a threat (as long as you keep his counters low) so he sticks around to help you out longer then most planeswalkers. I think Jace is my favorite planeswalker.
LordAlvon
★☆☆☆☆ (1.9/5.0)(4 votes)
Why is this rated higher than Jace TMS?
Who in their right mind...grumble
Nagoragama
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
Uh, its not a dress, its a sorcerer's robe. Haven't you seen... well, any fantasy art depicting wizards?
Kodanshi
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
I absolutely adore the artwork on this, and certainly more than that for the Walletslayer. He kills that Planeswalker stone dead, and makes for a great drawing engine. His +2 ability helps keep him on the battlefield, and with Consecrated Sphinx now around, it allows you to draw 3 cards while adding loyalty counters to Jace. Excellent!
DacenOctavio
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(6 votes)
Card Advantage {1UU} Planeswalker- Card Advantage +2: Game goes faster. -1: Card Advantage. -10: Don't activate this ability. It doesn't do anything.
Sutebe
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
Little did Wizards realise the monster they were going to unleash.
TheExcellentEmrakul
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
His last ability OH MY GOD it's great!
MICKEY.KNOX
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The original... love these Lorwyn non mythic walkers. My first born is named Jace for cryin out loud...
DeepGreen
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
2/5, Just 'cause I wanted him to dive to a less than 4.0 rating. Because.....EFF BLUE!
Axelle
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
"At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card. Every third turn, your opponent draws a card."
Comments (22)
I was wondering.
@ kagoodrich, yes it is.
Jace's one drawback is that he has no way to defend himself. You'll find that he takes a lot of damage because can't spit out tokens every turn to block for him like Elsepth and Garruk do.
I named my deck Justice...whatever...
it feels more blue to be countering then milling, although my mill deck is mono blue ;)
Oh, and take a look at THIS:
http://www.coolstuffinc.com/images/Products/mtg%20art/Promo/book-jace-beleren.jpg
That's just epic. Kudos to Aleksi Briclot.
Who in their right mind...grumble
{1UU}
Planeswalker- Card Advantage
+2: Game goes faster.
-1: Card Advantage.
-10: Don't activate this ability. It doesn't do anything.
My first born is named Jace for cryin out loud...