Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
$0.18
$0.18Legendary 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
#2172
Current Rank
#2322
Last Week
#2047
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.
Lavaleaper+8% Synergy
$0.36
Goliath Daydreamer+5% Synergy
$0.26
Spinerock Tyrant+4% Synergy
$2.46
Hexing Squelcher-11% Synergy
$16.81
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Jaya Ballard, Task Mage's abilities and overall game plan.
Squee, Goblin Nabob+63% Synergy
$0.21
Distorting Lens+60% Synergy
$0.61
Repercussion+52% Synergy
$6.93
Scuttlemutt+51% Synergy
$0.19
Basilisk Collar+50% Synergy
$3.04
Anger+42% Synergy
$1.99
Jaya's Immolating Inferno+39% Synergy
$3.40
Containment Construct+35% Synergy
$0.51
Jaya Ballard+35% Synergy
$0.54
Pyroblast+32% Synergy
$7.66
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Jaya Ballard, Task Mage decks.
Brash Taunter+27% Synergy
$2.12
Red Elemental Blast+24% Synergy
$12.12
Vandalblast+17% Synergy
$2.27
Faithless Looting+12% Synergy
$0.25
Mana Geyser+12% Synergy
$1.58
Blasphemous Act+11% Synergy
$0.93
Lightning Greaves+8% Synergy
$4.38
Thrill of Possibility+7% Synergy
$0.12
Chaos Warp+1% Synergy
$0.47
Ruby Medallion+1% Synergy
$10.32
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Gamble+15% Synergy
$10.73
Underworld Breach+7% Synergy
$13.17
Glacial Chasm+7% Synergy
$18.67
Jeska's Will+2% Synergy
$42.23
The One Ring+2% Synergy
$99.32
Mana Vault-1% Synergy
$86.10
Ancient Tomb-3% Synergy
$98.84
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Jaya Ballard, Task Mage's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Conspiracy Theorist+32% Synergy
$0.35
Painter's Servant+31% Synergy
$67.53
Magus of the Wheel+25% Synergy
$0.92
Stuffy Doll+25% Synergy
$6.28
Surly Badgersaur+25% Synergy
$9.28
Shard Phoenix+21% Synergy
$0.75
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus+20% Synergy
$23.55
Goblin Welder+18% Synergy
$12.94
Glint-Horn Buccaneer+16% Synergy
$6.14
Goblin Engineer+15% Synergy
$7.80
Firewing Phoenix+15% Synergy
$0.13
Revolutionist+14% Synergy
$0.04
Blazing Rootwalla+14% Synergy
$0.11
Skarrgan Firebird+14% Synergy
$0.15
Solemn Simulacrum+13% Synergy
$0.23
Burnished Hart+13% Synergy
$0.20
Inti, Seneschal of the Sun+12% Synergy
$1.82
Anje's Ravager+12% Synergy
$0.26
Toralf, God of Fury+11% Synergy
$4.58
Stromkirk Occultist+11% Synergy
$0.08
Magma Phoenix+11% Synergy
$0.20
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell+10% Synergy
$5.34
Imperial Recruiter+10% Synergy
$11.65
Brallin, Skyshark Rider+10% Synergy
$3.95
Chandra's Incinerator+9% Synergy
$2.00
Runehorn Hellkite+9% Synergy
$0.64
Chandra's Phoenix+9% Synergy
$0.28
Reckless Wurm+8% Synergy
$0.03
Magus of the Moon+7% Synergy
$4.54
Ox of Agonas+7% Synergy
$0.47
Jaya's Phoenix+7% Synergy
$0.31
Bloodmad Vampire+7% Synergy
$0.04
Incorrigible Youths+6% Synergy
$0.06
Pinnacle Monk+5% Synergy
$1.86
Dualcaster Mage+5% Synergy
$4.94
Magmakin Artillerist+5% Synergy
$0.18
Charmbreaker Devils+5% Synergy
$0.19
Heartless Hidetsugu+4% Synergy
$2.44
Hoarding Dragon+4% Synergy
$0.12
Birgi, God of Storytelling+3% Synergy
$20.98
Humble Defector+2% Synergy
$0.16
Young Pyromancer-1% Synergy
$0.18
Leyline Tyrant-2% Synergy
$2.67
Simian Spirit Guide-4% Synergy
$2.75
Iron Myr-5% Synergy
$0.74
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer-5% Synergy
$37.52
Twinflame Tyrant-5% Synergy
$26.28
Runaway Steam-Kin-6% Synergy
$0.96
Neheb, the Eternal-7% Synergy
$5.69
Guttersnipe-8% Synergy
$0.25
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Jaya Ballard, Task Mage safe.
Fiery Temper+32% Synergy
$0.20
Reverberate+14% Synergy
$2.59
Burnout+13% Synergy
$1.19
Reiterate+12% Synergy
$16.54
Price of Progress+11% Synergy
$6.20
Comet Storm+11% Synergy
$3.17
Violent Eruption+11% Synergy
$0.09
Wild Ricochet+10% Synergy
$0.33
Inferno+9% Synergy
$0.51
Incinerate+8% Synergy
$0.40
Starstorm+7% Synergy
$0.29
Electric Revelation+7% Synergy
$0.17
Wild Magic Surge+6% Synergy
$1.33
Jaya's Greeting+6% Synergy
$0.07
Commune with Lava+5% Synergy
$0.43
Fork+5% Synergy
Punishing Fire+5% Synergy
$0.39
Active Volcano+5% Synergy
$0.53
Big Score+4% Synergy
$0.86
Flare of Duplication+4% Synergy
$1.97
Delayed Blast Fireball+4% Synergy
$14.12
Invoke Calamity+4% Synergy
$0.30
Ricochet Trap+4% Synergy
$0.57
Lightning Bolt+3% Synergy
$1.76
Lightning Strike+3% Synergy
$0.06
Pyrokinesis+3% Synergy
$1.70
Increasing Vengeance+3% Synergy
$0.70
Unexpected Windfall+1% Synergy
$3.78
Tibalt's Trickery+1% Synergy
$8.67
Pyretic Ritual+1% Synergy
$12.38
Cathartic Pyre+1% Synergy
$0.06
Electrodominance0% Synergy
$0.46
Valakut Awakening-1% Synergy
$11.47
Demand Answers-2% Synergy
$0.45
Redirect Lightning-2% Synergy
$9.63
Return the Favor-3% Synergy
$2.96
Deflecting Swat-5% Synergy
$62.01
Desperate Ritual-5% Synergy
$4.51
Untimely Malfunction-9% Synergy
$6.16
Seething Song-10% Synergy
$9.71
Abrade-11% Synergy
$0.17
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Jaya Ballard, Task Mage's game plan and control the board.
Reforge the Soul+28% Synergy
$3.31
Avacyn's Judgment+18% Synergy
$0.18
Alchemist's Greeting+14% Synergy
$0.02
Chain Reaction+13% Synergy
$0.15
Cathartic Reunion+13% Synergy
$0.08
Past in Flames+13% Synergy
$3.24
Reckless Handling+12% Synergy
$0.17
Wheel of Fortune+11% Synergy
$1719.97
Wheel of Misfortune+8% Synergy
$5.76
Wheel of Fate+8% Synergy
$2.60
Devil's Play+8% Synergy
$0.19
Fiery Confluence+7% Synergy
$0.41
Fireball+7% Synergy
$0.12
Shattering Spree+7% Synergy
$1.06
Star of Extinction+6% Synergy
$1.38
All Is Dust+6% Synergy
$3.26
Jaya's Firenado+6% Synergy
$0.05
Tormenting Voice+4% Synergy
$0.15
Crackle with Power+4% Synergy
$12.56
Ruination+4% Synergy
$4.59
Wild Guess+4% Synergy
$0.11
Pyroclasm+4% Synergy
$0.17
Insult // Injury+3% Synergy
$0.64
Insurrection+3% Synergy
$8.06
Rolling Earthquake+3% Synergy
$3.40
Shatterskull Smashing+2% Synergy
$6.99
Mizzium Mortars+2% Synergy
$0.44
Trash for Treasure+2% Synergy
$1.19
Ignite the Future+2% Synergy
$0.40
Earthquake+1% Synergy
$0.64
Pirate's Pillage0% Synergy
$0.44
Grab the Prize-1% Synergy
$0.25
Mizzix's Mastery-1% Synergy
$3.83
Sundering Eruption-4% Synergy
$1.07
Seize the Spoils-5% Synergy
$0.46
Light Up the Stage-5% Synergy
$0.19
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Darksteel Plate+28% Synergy
$5.18
Monument to Endurance+25% Synergy
$14.62
Crucible of Worlds+24% Synergy
$31.64
Battlemage's Bracers+23% Synergy
$3.45
Rings of Brighthearth+22% Synergy
$4.86
Magebane Armor+20% Synergy
$0.94
Wayfarer's Bauble+19% Synergy
$0.23
Bag of Holding+19% Synergy
$0.11
Endless Atlas+18% Synergy
$2.18
Thousand-Year Elixir+17% Synergy
$13.90
Mithril Coat+16% Synergy
$24.06
Shadowspear+16% Synergy
$41.18
Illusionist's Bracers+16% Synergy
$3.56
Mind's Eye+14% Synergy
$5.07
Ensnaring Bridge+14% Synergy
$11.09
Sword of Fire and Ice+11% Synergy
$44.79
Currency Converter+11% Synergy
$11.91
Expedition Map+10% Synergy
$0.73
Resurrection Orb+10% Synergy
$12.78
Sword of War and Peace+10% Synergy
$8.89
Grindstone+9% Synergy
$10.31
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+8% Synergy
$2.50
Sword of Sinew and Steel+8% Synergy
$12.27
Sensei's Divining Top+7% Synergy
$34.49
Chandra's Regulator+7% Synergy
$0.15
Staff of Nin+7% Synergy
$1.36
Loxodon Warhammer+6% Synergy
$2.84
Gauntlet of Might+6% Synergy
Akroma's Memorial+6% Synergy
$31.93
Sword of Forge and Frontier+5% Synergy
$11.05
Armillary Sphere+5% Synergy
$0.09
Batterskull+5% Synergy
$4.53
Torpor Orb+3% Synergy
$5.53
Aetherflux Reservoir+3% Synergy
$19.38
Crawlspace+2% Synergy
$6.38
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+1% Synergy
$4.19
Hammer of Nazahn0% Synergy
$13.88
Swiftfoot Boots-3% Synergy
$1.58
Hazoret's Monument-11% Synergy
$2.14
The Fire Crystal-18% Synergy
$2.88
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Jaya Ballard, Task Mage's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Braid of Fire+20% Synergy
$26.34
Gratuitous Violence+19% Synergy
$0.45
Fiery Emancipation+17% Synergy
$23.48
Blood Moon+13% Synergy
$6.98
Furnace of Rath+11% Synergy
$5.73
The Rollercrusher Ride+9% Synergy
$0.59
Dictate of the Twin Gods+8% Synergy
$2.15
Vicious Shadows+8% Synergy
$2.05
Stranglehold+7% Synergy
$5.05
Smoke+6% Synergy
$5.18
Artist's Talent+4% Synergy
$15.04
Tectonic Reformation+4% Synergy
$0.26
Spiteful Banditry+3% Synergy
$6.84
Burning Earth+3% Synergy
$2.73
Sunbird's Invocation+3% Synergy
$0.29
Sulfuric Vortex+2% Synergy
$1.45
Virtue of Courage+2% Synergy
$1.63
Valakut Exploration+2% Synergy
$4.01
Pyrohemia+1% Synergy
$16.62
City on Fire-1% Synergy
$10.37
Powerbalance-1% Synergy
$0.30
Descent into Avernus-2% Synergy
$9.54
Outpost Siege-2% Synergy
$0.27
Count on Luck-2% Synergy
$0.43
Manabarbs-2% Synergy
$4.62
Mechanized Warfare-2% Synergy
$0.47
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Jaya Ballard, Task Mage to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Chandra, Torch of Defiance+18% Synergy
$3.18
Jaya, Fiery Negotiator+17% Synergy
$0.50
Daretti, Scrap Savant+15% Synergy
$1.48
Jaya, Venerated Firemage+12% Synergy
$0.17
Koth of the Hammer+10% Synergy
$1.42
Chandra Ablaze+9% Synergy
$3.71
Koth, Fire of Resistance+8% Synergy
$0.30
Chandra, Flamecaller+8% Synergy
$0.58
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon+8% Synergy
$12.54
Chandra, Awakened Inferno+7% Synergy
$9.64
Chandra, Dressed to Kill+5% Synergy
$1.54
Chandra, Hope's Beacon+4% Synergy
$1.85
Chandra, Acolyte of Flame+4% Synergy
$0.63
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle+25% Synergy
$15.29
Buried Ruin+16% Synergy
$0.28
Inventors' Fair+16% Synergy
$11.66
Witch's Clinic+16% Synergy
$9.32
Strip Mine+12% Synergy
$21.55
Terrain Generator+11% Synergy
$2.13
Thespian's Stage+10% Synergy
$0.46
Forgotten Cave+9% Synergy
$0.13
Arcane Lighthouse+9% Synergy
$6.96
Vesuva+8% Synergy
$3.95
War Room+7% Synergy
$5.27
Drownyard Temple+7% Synergy
$0.10
Kher Keep+6% Synergy
$0.19
Smoldering Crater+6% Synergy
$0.09
Hanweir Battlements+6% Synergy
$1.64
Desert of the Fervent+6% Synergy
$0.10
Flamekin Village+6% Synergy
$0.16
Temple of the False God+5% Synergy
$0.11
Geier Reach Sanitarium+5% Synergy
$0.64
Shivan Gorge+5% Synergy
$0.53
Ghost Quarter+5% Synergy
$0.82
Dormant Volcano+5% Synergy
$0.92
Wasteland+4% Synergy
$22.52
Blast Zone+4% Synergy
$0.39
Urza's Saga+3% Synergy
$35.94
Spinerock Knoll+1% Synergy
$0.92
Scavenger Grounds+1% Synergy
$0.59
Tyrite Sanctum+1% Synergy
$3.25
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx0% Synergy
$45.08
Great Furnace-2% Synergy
$1.97
Arena of Glory-3% Synergy
$10.90
Reliquary Tower-3% Synergy
$3.28
Fire Nation Palace-5% Synergy
$2.33
Command Beacon-6% Synergy
$5.66
Mines of Moria-6% Synergy
$1.71
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Caged Sun+23% Synergy
$3.30
Pyromancer's Goggles+23% Synergy
$0.77
Gauntlet of Power+22% Synergy
$3.53
Extraplanar Lens+14% Synergy
$8.99
Fire Diamond+12% Synergy
$0.28
Mind Stone+9% Synergy
$0.23
Thran Dynamo+7% Synergy
$3.55
Hedron Archive+7% Synergy
$0.20
Patriar's Seal+6% Synergy
$3.74
Worn Powerstone+6% Synergy
$0.29
Liquimetal Torque+5% Synergy
$4.51
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+5% Synergy
$16.99
Coldsteel Heart+4% Synergy
$1.00
Glittering Stockpile+3% Synergy
$0.45
Gilded Lotus+3% Synergy
$0.88
Throne of Eldraine+1% Synergy
$31.84
Everflowing Chalice0% Synergy
$0.23
Fellwar Stone-3% Synergy
$0.72
Commander's Sphere-3% Synergy
$0.17
Thought Vessel-4% Synergy
$1.71
Sol Ring-5% Synergy
$1.04
Arcane Signet-6% Synergy
$0.32
Cursed Mirror-9% Synergy
$1.94
Lands
The mana base foundation for Jaya Ballard, Task Mage decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Myriad Landscape+13% Synergy
$0.21
Snow-Covered Mountain+12% Synergy
$0.43
Pinnacle Monk+5% Synergy
$1.86
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$4.93
Scalding Tarn+3% Synergy
$26.93
Urza's Cave+3% Synergy
$1.49
Prismatic Vista+3% Synergy
$30.30
Shatterskull Smashing+2% Synergy
$6.99
Arid Mesa+2% Synergy
$25.34
Wooded Foothills+2% Synergy
$15.87
Bloodstained Mire+2% Synergy
$15.26
Demolition Field+1% Synergy
$0.27
Valakut Awakening-1% Synergy
$11.47
Sundering Eruption-4% Synergy
$1.07
Mountain-11% Synergy
$0.16
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