Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
$0.14
$0.14Legendary Creature — Human Spellshaper
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Decent Pick
Moderately popular, encounter occasionally.
Ranking
#1985
Current Rank
#1852
Last Week
#1956
Last Month
Mono-Red Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Jaya Ballard, Task Mage.
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Jaya Ballard, Task Mage decks.
Wisecrack+4% Synergy
$0.13
Spider-Punk+2% Synergy
$2.72
Redirect Lightning+1% Synergy
$17.36
Shadow of the Goblin+1% Synergy
$0.89
Electro, Assaulting Battery-2% Synergy
$2.34
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Jaya Ballard, Task Mage's abilities and overall game plan.
Squee, Goblin Nabob+64% Synergy
$0.16
Distorting Lens+61% Synergy
$0.59
Scuttlemutt+53% Synergy
$0.16
Basilisk Collar+53% Synergy
$5.40
Repercussion+51% Synergy
$6.10
Anger+41% Synergy
$1.45
Jaya's Immolating Inferno+40% Synergy
$1.23
Containment Construct+34% Synergy
$0.42
Jaya Ballard+34% Synergy
$0.50
Conspiracy Theorist+33% Synergy
$0.40
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Jaya Ballard, Task Mage decks.
Pyroblast+30% Synergy
$6.79
Brash Taunter+27% Synergy
$0.68
Vandalblast+18% Synergy
$4.78
Blasphemous Act+13% Synergy
$1.83
Mana Geyser+13% Synergy
$1.86
Faithless Looting+11% Synergy
$0.23
Thrill of Possibility+7% Synergy
$0.12
Lightning Greaves+7% Synergy
$4.12
Chaos Warp+1% Synergy
$0.50
Ruby Medallion-1% Synergy
$7.68
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Gamble+17% Synergy
$11.61
Underworld Breach+8% Synergy
$8.47
Glacial Chasm+8% Synergy
$20.29
The One Ring+3% Synergy
$78.29
Jeska's Will+2% Synergy
$28.63
Mana Vault-1% Synergy
$78.39
Chrome Mox-2% Synergy
$109.39
Ancient Tomb-3% Synergy
$94.95
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Jaya Ballard, Task Mage's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Painter's Servant+28% Synergy
$67.21
Surly Badgersaur+26% Synergy
$9.69
Magus of the Wheel+25% Synergy
$0.70
Stuffy Doll+25% Synergy
$8.62
Shard Phoenix+22% Synergy
$0.73
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus+20% Synergy
$16.90
Goblin Welder+20% Synergy
$12.73
Goblin Engineer+16% Synergy
$7.52
Glint-Horn Buccaneer+16% Synergy
$4.97
Firewing Phoenix+16% Synergy
$0.12
Burnished Hart+15% Synergy
$0.09
Solemn Simulacrum+14% Synergy
$0.26
Skarrgan Firebird+14% Synergy
$0.18
Revolutionist+14% Synergy
$0.03
Magma Phoenix+13% Synergy
$0.23
Blazing Rootwalla+13% Synergy
$0.12
Anje's Ravager+12% Synergy
$0.33
Stromkirk Occultist+12% Synergy
$0.07
Inti, Seneschal of the Sun+11% Synergy
$2.36
Imperial Recruiter+10% Synergy
$11.33
Toralf, God of Fury+10% Synergy
$2.26
Brallin, Skyshark Rider+10% Synergy
$3.38
Runehorn Hellkite+10% Synergy
$0.65
Chandra's Incinerator+9% Synergy
$1.67
Chandra's Phoenix+9% Synergy
$0.33
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell+8% Synergy
$3.79
Magus of the Moon+8% Synergy
$4.43
Ox of Agonas+8% Synergy
$0.53
Reckless Wurm+7% Synergy
$0.04
Bloodmad Vampire+7% Synergy
$0.04
Jaya's Phoenix+6% Synergy
$0.26
Incorrigible Youths+6% Synergy
$0.06
Kozilek, the Great Distortion+5% Synergy
$4.48
Pinnacle Monk+4% Synergy
$1.59
Dualcaster Mage+4% Synergy
$3.31
Hoarding Dragon+4% Synergy
$0.15
Heartless Hidetsugu+3% Synergy
$1.51
Godo, Bandit Warlord+3% Synergy
$0.77
Birgi, God of Storytelling+2% Synergy
$21.80
Humble Defector+2% Synergy
$0.12
Dockside Extortionist0% Synergy
$13.05
Young Pyromancer-2% Synergy
$0.14
Simian Spirit Guide-3% Synergy
$2.02
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer-4% Synergy
$31.65
Etali, Primal Storm-5% Synergy
$0.44
Twinflame Tyrant-5% Synergy
$21.13
Iron Myr-6% Synergy
$0.70
Runaway Steam-Kin-7% Synergy
$0.99
Neheb, the Eternal-7% Synergy
$1.09
Guttersnipe-10% Synergy
$0.15
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Jaya Ballard, Task Mage safe.
Fiery Temper+31% Synergy
$0.24
Red Elemental Blast+21% Synergy
$9.63
Reverberate+14% Synergy
$1.87
Price of Progress+12% Synergy
$4.73
Reiterate+12% Synergy
$6.32
Burnout+12% Synergy
$1.14
Comet Storm+11% Synergy
$0.99
Violent Eruption+11% Synergy
$0.11
Wild Ricochet+9% Synergy
$0.30
Inferno+9% Synergy
$0.48
Incinerate+8% Synergy
$0.33
Wild Magic Surge+7% Synergy
$1.18
Starstorm+7% Synergy
$0.19
Electric Revelation+7% Synergy
$0.11
Jaya's Greeting+7% Synergy
$0.05
Commune with Lava+6% Synergy
$0.32
Punishing Fire+6% Synergy
$0.37
Active Volcano+6% Synergy
$0.53
Lightning Strike+5% Synergy
$1.89
Ricochet Trap+5% Synergy
$0.50
Increasing Vengeance+5% Synergy
$0.47
Boil+5% Synergy
$0.50
Big Score+4% Synergy
$0.69
Flare of Duplication+4% Synergy
$1.42
Delayed Blast Fireball+4% Synergy
$10.65
Invoke Calamity+4% Synergy
$0.16
Fork+4% Synergy
Lightning Bolt+3% Synergy
$1.01
Pyrokinesis+3% Synergy
$1.88
Unexpected Windfall+2% Synergy
$1.33
Pyretic Ritual+2% Synergy
$7.59
Cathartic Pyre+2% Synergy
$0.28
Twinferno+2% Synergy
$0.15
Tibalt's Trickery+1% Synergy
$9.52
Valakut Awakening-1% Synergy
$11.42
Demand Answers-2% Synergy
$0.27
Return the Favor-4% Synergy
$1.53
Deflecting Swat-5% Synergy
$52.81
Desperate Ritual-5% Synergy
$2.80
Untimely Malfunction-8% Synergy
$4.14
Seething Song-9% Synergy
$6.37
Abrade-11% Synergy
$0.12
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Jaya Ballard, Task Mage's game plan and control the board.
Reforge the Soul+27% Synergy
$2.85
Avacyn's Judgment+19% Synergy
$0.10
Past in Flames+14% Synergy
$2.67
Alchemist's Greeting+14% Synergy
$0.03
Chain Reaction+13% Synergy
$0.23
Cathartic Reunion+13% Synergy
$0.16
Wheel of Fortune+13% Synergy
$1486.43
Reckless Handling+13% Synergy
$0.18
Devil's Play+9% Synergy
$0.19
Star of Extinction+8% Synergy
$0.85
Wheel of Misfortune+7% Synergy
$5.19
Shattering Spree+7% Synergy
$0.95
Fireball+7% Synergy
$0.10
All Is Dust+7% Synergy
$3.95
Fiery Confluence+6% Synergy
$0.47
Wheel of Fate+6% Synergy
$2.44
Crackle with Power+5% Synergy
$6.13
Jaya's Firenado+5% Synergy
$0.03
Wild Guess+4% Synergy
$0.10
Ruination+4% Synergy
$4.67
Tormenting Voice+3% Synergy
$0.08
Shatterskull Smashing+3% Synergy
$8.02
Insurrection+3% Synergy
$6.47
Rolling Earthquake+3% Synergy
$3.66
Brotherhood's End+3% Synergy
$0.91
Mizzium Mortars+2% Synergy
$0.47
Insult // Injury+2% Synergy
$0.44
Ignite the Future+2% Synergy
$0.36
Trash for Treasure+1% Synergy
$1.07
Banefire+1% Synergy
$0.47
Pirate's Pillage0% Synergy
$0.49
Grab the Prize-1% Synergy
$0.20
Sundering Eruption-4% Synergy
$0.93
Seize the Spoils-5% Synergy
$0.38
Light Up the Stage-6% Synergy
$0.19
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Darksteel Plate+28% Synergy
$4.91
Rings of Brighthearth+24% Synergy
$4.96
Crucible of Worlds+24% Synergy
$28.62
Monument to Endurance+23% Synergy
$8.56
Battlemage's Bracers+23% Synergy
$3.05
Bag of Holding+22% Synergy
$0.08
Magebane Armor+21% Synergy
$0.98
Wayfarer's Bauble+19% Synergy
$0.21
Endless Atlas+19% Synergy
$2.26
Mithril Coat+17% Synergy
$18.76
Thousand-Year Elixir+17% Synergy
$12.72
Shadowspear+16% Synergy
$36.97
Illusionist's Bracers+16% Synergy
$4.18
Mind's Eye+14% Synergy
$4.12
Ensnaring Bridge+13% Synergy
$10.86
Sword of Fire and Ice+12% Synergy
$42.00
Sword of War and Peace+12% Synergy
$7.37
Resurrection Orb+11% Synergy
$13.63
Currency Converter+10% Synergy
$9.70
Expedition Map+9% Synergy
$1.06
Sword of Sinew and Steel+9% Synergy
$11.95
Grindstone+9% Synergy
$10.91
Staff of Nin+8% Synergy
$1.36
Gauntlet of Might+7% Synergy
Chandra's Regulator+7% Synergy
$0.21
Loxodon Warhammer+6% Synergy
$1.59
Sensei's Divining Top+6% Synergy
$32.17
Akroma's Memorial+6% Synergy
$27.67
Batterskull+6% Synergy
$4.69
Armillary Sphere+6% Synergy
$0.13
Journeyer's Kite+6% Synergy
$0.13
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+5% Synergy
$2.20
Sword of Forge and Frontier+5% Synergy
$8.52
Butcher's Cleaver+5% Synergy
$0.06
Torpor Orb+3% Synergy
$2.20
The Endstone+3% Synergy
$3.76
Lithoform Engine+3% Synergy
$6.46
Soul-Guide Lantern+3% Synergy
$0.15
Aetherflux Reservoir+3% Synergy
$19.62
Nevinyrral's Disk+3% Synergy
$0.88
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+1% Synergy
$2.62
Hammer of Nazahn0% Synergy
$15.81
Swiftfoot Boots-4% Synergy
$1.14
Hazoret's Monument-12% Synergy
$1.43
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Jaya Ballard, Task Mage's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Gratuitous Violence+20% Synergy
$0.77
Fiery Emancipation+17% Synergy
$10.71
Braid of Fire+17% Synergy
$18.46
Blood Moon+11% Synergy
$6.68
Furnace of Rath+10% Synergy
$5.67
Dictate of the Twin Gods+9% Synergy
$0.95
The Rollercrusher Ride+9% Synergy
$0.45
Vicious Shadows+8% Synergy
$2.24
Stranglehold+7% Synergy
$4.28
Smoke+6% Synergy
$4.89
Artist's Talent+4% Synergy
$6.69
Tectonic Reformation+4% Synergy
$0.23
Spiteful Banditry+3% Synergy
$4.09
Price of Glory+3% Synergy
$10.62
War's Toll+3% Synergy
$6.22
Virtue of Courage+2% Synergy
$1.50
Valakut Exploration+2% Synergy
$5.12
Burning Earth+2% Synergy
$2.39
Sunbird's Invocation+2% Synergy
$0.28
Sulfuric Vortex+1% Synergy
$0.98
City on Fire0% Synergy
$8.08
Descent into Avernus-2% Synergy
$9.50
Outpost Siege-2% Synergy
$0.24
Powerbalance-2% Synergy
$0.29
Mechanized Warfare-2% Synergy
$0.44
Manabarbs-3% Synergy
$4.00
Count on Luck-3% Synergy
$0.34
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Jaya Ballard, Task Mage to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jaya, Fiery Negotiator+19% Synergy
$0.39
Chandra, Torch of Defiance+17% Synergy
$4.00
Daretti, Scrap Savant+15% Synergy
$0.75
Koth of the Hammer+11% Synergy
$1.63
Jaya, Venerated Firemage+11% Synergy
$0.15
Chandra Ablaze+10% Synergy
$4.24
Chandra, Flamecaller+10% Synergy
$0.38
Chandra, Awakened Inferno+8% Synergy
$9.16
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon+8% Synergy
$11.69
Koth, Fire of Resistance+7% Synergy
$0.30
Chandra, Dressed to Kill+5% Synergy
$1.05
Chandra, Hope's Beacon+4% Synergy
$1.84
Chandra, Acolyte of Flame+4% Synergy
$0.55
Chandra, Fire Artisan+3% Synergy
$0.25
Ugin, the Ineffable+3% Synergy
$1.15
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle+25% Synergy
$17.39
Buried Ruin+16% Synergy
$0.29
Inventors' Fair+16% Synergy
$11.40
Witch's Clinic+15% Synergy
$6.15
Strip Mine+13% Synergy
$18.47
Terrain Generator+12% Synergy
$2.90
Thespian's Stage+11% Synergy
$0.51
Vesuva+9% Synergy
$3.90
War Room+8% Synergy
$3.03
Forgotten Cave+8% Synergy
$0.15
Arcane Lighthouse+8% Synergy
$9.33
Desert of the Fervent+7% Synergy
$0.10
Hanweir Battlements+7% Synergy
$1.72
Flamekin Village+6% Synergy
$1.96
Smoldering Crater+5% Synergy
$0.10
Shivan Gorge+5% Synergy
$0.42
Geier Reach Sanitarium+5% Synergy
$0.68
Wasteland+5% Synergy
$21.23
Drownyard Temple+5% Synergy
$0.12
Urza's Saga+4% Synergy
$35.36
Temple of the False God+4% Synergy
$0.13
Kher Keep+4% Synergy
$0.17
Ghost Quarter+4% Synergy
$0.65
Dormant Volcano+4% Synergy
$0.70
Blast Zone+4% Synergy
$0.52
Maze of Ith+2% Synergy
$7.61
Spinerock Knoll+1% Synergy
$0.66
Scavenger Grounds+1% Synergy
$0.39
Tyrite Sanctum+1% Synergy
$1.89
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx0% Synergy
$39.21
Great Furnace-2% Synergy
$3.27
Arena of Glory-3% Synergy
$8.42
Reliquary Tower-3% Synergy
$1.99
Command Beacon-6% Synergy
$5.95
Mines of Moria-7% Synergy
$1.07
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Caged Sun+24% Synergy
$3.55
Gauntlet of Power+24% Synergy
$3.64
Pyromancer's Goggles+22% Synergy
$0.99
Extraplanar Lens+13% Synergy
$8.70
Fire Diamond+11% Synergy
$0.23
Thran Dynamo+8% Synergy
$2.63
Hedron Archive+8% Synergy
$0.26
Mind Stone+7% Synergy
$0.13
Worn Powerstone+7% Synergy
$0.22
Liquimetal Torque+5% Synergy
$2.08
Patriar's Seal+5% Synergy
$3.69
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+5% Synergy
$16.72
Glittering Stockpile+4% Synergy
$0.22
Gilded Lotus+4% Synergy
$1.06
Coldsteel Heart+4% Synergy
$1.06
Throne of Eldraine+1% Synergy
$23.37
Everflowing Chalice0% Synergy
$0.25
Mox Opal-1% Synergy
$181.24
Fellwar Stone-2% Synergy
$1.05
Commander's Sphere-2% Synergy
$0.17
Thought Vessel-4% Synergy
$1.04
Sol Ring-5% Synergy
$1.46
Arcane Signet-5% Synergy
$0.49
Cursed Mirror-8% Synergy
$1.22
Lands
The mana base foundation for Jaya Ballard, Task Mage decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Myriad Landscape+14% Synergy
$0.16
Snow-Covered Mountain+11% Synergy
$0.36
Pinnacle Monk+4% Synergy
$1.59
Prismatic Vista+4% Synergy
$32.18
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$4.81
Shatterskull Smashing+3% Synergy
$8.02
Scalding Tarn+3% Synergy
$23.54
Wooded Foothills+3% Synergy
$12.77
Arid Mesa+3% Synergy
$22.31
Bloodstained Mire+2% Synergy
$12.90
Demolition Field+1% Synergy
$0.52
Valakut Awakening-1% Synergy
$11.42
Sundering Eruption-4% Synergy
$0.93
Mountain-11% Synergy
$0.05
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