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
#1804
Current Rank
#1965
Last Week
#1877
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.
Dauntless Scrapbot+5% Synergy
$0.10
Melded Moxite+5% Synergy
$0.05
World Map+2% Synergy
$0.15
Clive, Ifrit's Dominant-1% Synergy
$3.94
The Fire Crystal-14% Synergy
$4.85
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Jaya Ballard, Task Mage's abilities and overall game plan.
Squee, Goblin Nabob+64% Synergy
$0.19
Distorting Lens+62% Synergy
$0.59
Scuttlemutt+53% Synergy
$0.20
Basilisk Collar+52% Synergy
$3.11
Repercussion+51% Synergy
$5.86
Anger+42% Synergy
$1.61
Jaya's Immolating Inferno+40% Synergy
$1.19
Jaya Ballard+35% Synergy
$0.47
Containment Construct+35% Synergy
$0.52
Conspiracy Theorist+33% Synergy
$0.39
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Jaya Ballard, Task Mage decks.
Pyroblast+28% Synergy
$5.39
Brash Taunter+25% Synergy
$0.64
Vandalblast+18% Synergy
$2.73
Blasphemous Act+15% Synergy
$1.13
Faithless Looting+11% Synergy
$0.29
Mana Geyser+11% Synergy
$1.76
Lightning Greaves+8% Synergy
$4.45
Thrill of Possibility+6% Synergy
$0.06
Chaos Warp0% Synergy
$0.34
Ruby Medallion0% Synergy
$7.78
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Gamble+18% Synergy
$7.91
Underworld Breach+8% Synergy
$8.13
Glacial Chasm+8% Synergy
$15.53
The One Ring+4% Synergy
$67.99
Jeska's Will+1% Synergy
$26.15
Mana Vault-1% Synergy
$71.05
Chrome Mox-2% Synergy
$92.16
Ancient Tomb-3% Synergy
$94.69
Deflecting Swat-5% Synergy
$46.20
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Jaya Ballard, Task Mage's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Painter's Servant+28% Synergy
$66.72
Surly Badgersaur+28% Synergy
$7.39
Stuffy Doll+26% Synergy
$3.61
Magus of the Wheel+24% Synergy
$0.57
Shard Phoenix+23% Synergy
$0.70
Goblin Welder+19% Synergy
$12.87
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus+18% Synergy
$14.70
Glint-Horn Buccaneer+18% Synergy
$3.65
Firewing Phoenix+18% Synergy
$0.15
Goblin Engineer+15% Synergy
$6.86
Skarrgan Firebird+15% Synergy
$0.15
Solemn Simulacrum+14% Synergy
$0.26
Burnished Hart+14% Synergy
$0.12
Anje's Ravager+14% Synergy
$0.25
Revolutionist+14% Synergy
$0.02
Magma Phoenix+14% Synergy
$0.27
Blazing Rootwalla+13% Synergy
$0.17
Stromkirk Occultist+12% Synergy
$0.07
Runehorn Hellkite+12% Synergy
$0.62
Toralf, God of Fury+11% Synergy
$1.76
Inti, Seneschal of the Sun+11% Synergy
$1.03
Brallin, Skyshark Rider+11% Synergy
$3.03
Chandra's Phoenix+10% Synergy
$0.36
Imperial Recruiter+9% Synergy
$10.80
Ox of Agonas+9% Synergy
$0.70
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell+8% Synergy
$1.86
Chandra's Incinerator+8% Synergy
$1.70
Jaya's Phoenix+7% Synergy
$0.27
Bloodmad Vampire+7% Synergy
$0.04
Reckless Wurm+7% Synergy
$0.05
Incorrigible Youths+7% Synergy
$0.07
Magus of the Moon+6% Synergy
$5.36
Kozilek, the Great Distortion+6% Synergy
$4.26
Hoarding Dragon+5% Synergy
$0.17
Pinnacle Monk+4% Synergy
$1.74
Godo, Bandit Warlord+4% Synergy
$0.94
Dualcaster Mage+3% Synergy
$2.44
Heartless Hidetsugu+3% Synergy
$1.30
Birgi, God of Storytelling+2% Synergy
$19.52
Feldon of the Third Path+1% Synergy
$0.85
Humble Defector0% Synergy
$0.14
Dockside Extortionist-1% Synergy
$11.87
Twinflame Tyrant-3% Synergy
$21.28
Young Pyromancer-3% Synergy
$0.23
Simian Spirit Guide-4% Synergy
$1.43
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer-4% Synergy
$27.60
Etali, Primal Storm-4% Synergy
$0.34
Iron Myr-5% Synergy
$0.46
Neheb, the Eternal-6% Synergy
$0.91
Runaway Steam-Kin-8% Synergy
$0.85
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Jaya Ballard, Task Mage safe.
Fiery Temper+31% Synergy
$0.11
Red Elemental Blast+19% Synergy
$8.43
Reverberate+12% Synergy
$1.93
Comet Storm+12% Synergy
$0.94
Burnout+12% Synergy
$0.83
Violent Eruption+12% Synergy
$0.04
Reiterate+11% Synergy
$5.24
Price of Progress+10% Synergy
$5.53
Wild Ricochet+9% Synergy
$0.38
Inferno+9% Synergy
$0.46
Jaya's Greeting+8% Synergy
$0.10
Commune with Lava+7% Synergy
$0.32
Electric Revelation+7% Synergy
$0.10
Incinerate+7% Synergy
$0.41
Starstorm+6% Synergy
$0.25
Punishing Fire+6% Synergy
$0.27
Active Volcano+6% Synergy
$0.43
Big Score+5% Synergy
$0.62
Wild Magic Surge+5% Synergy
$0.53
Increasing Vengeance+5% Synergy
$0.47
Ricochet Trap+5% Synergy
$0.51
Boil+5% Synergy
$0.45
Invoke Calamity+4% Synergy
$0.16
Fork+4% Synergy
Unexpected Windfall+3% Synergy
$0.98
Delayed Blast Fireball+3% Synergy
$8.75
Lightning Strike+3% Synergy
$0.06
Tibalt's Trickery+2% Synergy
$8.49
Pyretic Ritual+2% Synergy
$5.81
Flare of Duplication+2% Synergy
$1.05
Cathartic Pyre+2% Synergy
$0.22
Twinferno+2% Synergy
$0.20
Lightning Bolt+1% Synergy
$0.99
Pyrokinesis+1% Synergy
$1.80
Valakut Awakening0% Synergy
$11.68
Electrodominance0% Synergy
$0.25
Demand Answers-2% Synergy
$0.28
Return the Favor-6% Synergy
$1.38
Untimely Malfunction-7% Synergy
$4.20
Desperate Ritual-7% Synergy
$2.33
Seething Song-9% Synergy
$6.27
Abrade-12% Synergy
$0.15
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Jaya Ballard, Task Mage's game plan and control the board.
Reforge the Soul+26% Synergy
$1.84
Avacyn's Judgment+19% Synergy
$0.16
Alchemist's Greeting+15% Synergy
$0.02
Past in Flames+14% Synergy
$3.16
Chain Reaction+13% Synergy
$0.23
Cathartic Reunion+12% Synergy
$0.14
Wheel of Fortune+12% Synergy
$1474.14
Reckless Handling+11% Synergy
$0.16
Shattering Spree+8% Synergy
$1.41
Devil's Play+8% Synergy
$0.19
Wheel of Misfortune+7% Synergy
$4.42
Star of Extinction+7% Synergy
$0.71
Fireball+7% Synergy
$0.07
Wheel of Fate+7% Synergy
$2.59
All Is Dust+7% Synergy
$4.02
Wild Guess+5% Synergy
$0.09
Jaya's Firenado+5% Synergy
$0.03
Fiery Confluence+4% Synergy
$0.43
Crackle with Power+4% Synergy
$5.26
Ruination+4% Synergy
$4.65
Change of Fortune+4% Synergy
$0.21
Rolling Earthquake+3% Synergy
$2.83
Insurrection+3% Synergy
$6.51
Shatterskull Smashing+2% Synergy
$9.10
Mizzium Mortars+2% Synergy
$0.51
Insult // Injury+2% Synergy
$0.85
Banefire+2% Synergy
$0.45
Ignite the Future+2% Synergy
$0.26
Tormenting Voice+1% Synergy
$0.08
Pirate's Pillage+1% Synergy
$0.31
Grab the Prize-1% Synergy
$0.21
Seize the Spoils-3% Synergy
$0.36
Sundering Eruption-5% Synergy
$1.03
Light Up the Stage-6% Synergy
$0.20
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Darksteel Plate+31% Synergy
$6.10
Battlemage's Bracers+25% Synergy
$3.04
Rings of Brighthearth+24% Synergy
$4.02
Crucible of Worlds+23% Synergy
$27.08
Monument to Endurance+22% Synergy
$5.79
Bag of Holding+22% Synergy
$0.06
Magebane Armor+21% Synergy
$0.97
Wayfarer's Bauble+20% Synergy
$0.24
Endless Atlas+20% Synergy
$1.73
Shadowspear+18% Synergy
$31.55
Thousand-Year Elixir+17% Synergy
$11.66
Illusionist's Bracers+17% Synergy
$4.01
Mithril Coat+16% Synergy
$17.15
Mind's Eye+14% Synergy
$4.01
Sword of Fire and Ice+13% Synergy
$38.01
Sword of War and Peace+13% Synergy
$8.42
Ensnaring Bridge+12% Synergy
$11.23
Resurrection Orb+11% Synergy
$17.97
Currency Converter+11% Synergy
$8.84
Expedition Map+10% Synergy
$0.92
Sword of Sinew and Steel+10% Synergy
$13.24
Staff of Nin+9% Synergy
$1.42
Gauntlet of Might+8% Synergy
Akroma's Memorial+8% Synergy
$26.63
Grindstone+8% Synergy
$10.98
Loxodon Warhammer+7% Synergy
$1.06
Chandra's Regulator+7% Synergy
$0.22
Batterskull+7% Synergy
$3.87
Armillary Sphere+7% Synergy
$0.14
Journeyer's Kite+7% Synergy
$0.10
Sensei's Divining Top+6% Synergy
$29.26
Sword of Forge and Frontier+6% Synergy
$8.42
Butcher's Cleaver+5% Synergy
$0.07
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+4% Synergy
$1.10
Torpor Orb+3% Synergy
$3.27
Lithoform Engine+3% Synergy
$5.78
Soul-Guide Lantern+3% Synergy
$0.30
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+1% Synergy
$1.04
Hammer of Nazahn-1% Synergy
$17.44
Swiftfoot Boots-4% Synergy
$1.30
Sword of the Animist-4% Synergy
$7.32
Hazoret's Monument-11% Synergy
$2.29
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Jaya Ballard, Task Mage's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Gratuitous Violence+21% Synergy
$0.57
Braid of Fire+17% Synergy
$16.17
Fiery Emancipation+15% Synergy
$8.53
Furnace of Rath+9% Synergy
$5.66
Blood Moon+8% Synergy
$5.91
Stranglehold+8% Synergy
$4.58
The Rollercrusher Ride+8% Synergy
$0.66
Vicious Shadows+7% Synergy
$2.22
Dictate of the Twin Gods+6% Synergy
$0.99
Smoke+6% Synergy
$5.05
Tectonic Reformation+6% Synergy
$0.24
Spiteful Banditry+4% Synergy
$2.85
Artist's Talent+3% Synergy
$4.21
Visions of Phyrexia+3% Synergy
$0.18
Valakut Exploration+2% Synergy
$1.41
Virtue of Courage+1% Synergy
$1.01
Sulfuric Vortex0% Synergy
$0.83
City on Fire-1% Synergy
$5.62
Powerbalance-2% Synergy
$0.26
Count on Luck-2% Synergy
$0.35
Mechanized Warfare-2% Synergy
$0.44
Outpost Siege-3% Synergy
$0.25
Descent into Avernus-3% Synergy
$5.49
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Jaya Ballard, Task Mage to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jaya, Fiery Negotiator+19% Synergy
$0.36
Chandra, Torch of Defiance+16% Synergy
$3.07
Daretti, Scrap Savant+14% Synergy
$0.58
Koth of the Hammer+12% Synergy
$1.37
Chandra Ablaze+12% Synergy
$4.13
Jaya, Venerated Firemage+12% Synergy
$0.17
Chandra, Flamecaller+11% Synergy
$0.46
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon+9% Synergy
$13.44
Chandra, Awakened Inferno+8% Synergy
$7.91
Koth, Fire of Resistance+7% Synergy
$0.30
Chandra, Dressed to Kill+5% Synergy
$1.00
Ugin, Eye of the Storms+5% Synergy
$27.80
Chandra, Acolyte of Flame+4% Synergy
$0.48
Ugin, the Ineffable+4% Synergy
$0.97
Chandra, Hope's Beacon+3% Synergy
$2.21
Chandra, Fire Artisan+3% Synergy
$0.33
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle+26% Synergy
$16.55
Inventors' Fair+17% Synergy
$9.47
Buried Ruin+16% Synergy
$0.46
Witch's Clinic+15% Synergy
$5.17
Strip Mine+14% Synergy
$14.84
Thespian's Stage+12% Synergy
$0.64
Terrain Generator+11% Synergy
$2.85
Vesuva+9% Synergy
$4.02
War Room+8% Synergy
$2.73
Forgotten Cave+8% Synergy
$0.15
Arcane Lighthouse+8% Synergy
$7.23
Desert of the Fervent+7% Synergy
$0.16
Hanweir Battlements+7% Synergy
$0.94
Smoldering Crater+6% Synergy
$0.15
Shivan Gorge+6% Synergy
$0.56
Geier Reach Sanitarium+6% Synergy
$1.28
Flamekin Village+6% Synergy
$1.93
Drownyard Temple+6% Synergy
$0.19
Kher Keep+5% Synergy
$0.21
Ghost Quarter+5% Synergy
$0.63
Wasteland+5% Synergy
$21.49
Urza's Saga+4% Synergy
$38.71
Temple of the False God+4% Synergy
$0.14
Dormant Volcano+4% Synergy
$0.66
Blast Zone+4% Synergy
$0.46
Tyrite Sanctum+2% Synergy
$2.02
Maze of Ith+2% Synergy
$7.01
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+1% Synergy
$34.54
Spinerock Knoll+1% Synergy
$0.47
Scavenger Grounds+1% Synergy
$0.40
Arena of Glory-1% Synergy
$11.65
Great Furnace-2% Synergy
$1.64
Reliquary Tower-4% Synergy
$1.98
Command Beacon-5% Synergy
$5.08
Mines of Moria-6% Synergy
$0.55
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Gauntlet of Power+25% Synergy
$3.21
Caged Sun+24% Synergy
$3.61
Pyromancer's Goggles+22% Synergy
$0.92
Extraplanar Lens+14% Synergy
$7.59
Fire Diamond+12% Synergy
$0.24
Worn Powerstone+8% Synergy
$0.24
Hedron Archive+8% Synergy
$0.25
Mind Stone+7% Synergy
$0.22
Thran Dynamo+6% Synergy
$2.44
Gilded Lotus+5% Synergy
$1.28
Liquimetal Torque+4% Synergy
$1.29
Glittering Stockpile+4% Synergy
$0.23
Patriar's Seal+4% Synergy
$1.79
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+4% Synergy
$15.07
Coldsteel Heart+4% Synergy
$0.84
Throne of Eldraine+1% Synergy
$17.16
Everflowing Chalice+1% Synergy
$0.19
Mox Opal-1% Synergy
$153.22
Commander's Sphere-2% Synergy
$0.16
Fellwar Stone-4% Synergy
$1.12
Sol Ring-5% Synergy
$1.07
Thought Vessel-5% Synergy
$1.33
Arcane Signet-7% Synergy
$0.51
Cursed Mirror-9% Synergy
$0.96
Lands
The mana base foundation for Jaya Ballard, Task Mage decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Myriad Landscape+15% Synergy
$0.11
Snow-Covered Mountain+13% Synergy
$0.45
Wooded Foothills+5% Synergy
$14.12
Scalding Tarn+5% Synergy
$24.04
Pinnacle Monk+4% Synergy
$1.74
Arid Mesa+4% Synergy
$24.53
Bloodstained Mire+4% Synergy
$13.68
Prismatic Vista+4% Synergy
$30.44
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$3.53
Shatterskull Smashing+2% Synergy
$9.10
Urza's Cave+2% Synergy
$1.78
Demolition Field+1% Synergy
$0.50
Valakut Awakening0% Synergy
$11.68
Sundering Eruption-5% Synergy
$1.03
Mountain-13% Synergy
$0.06
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