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
#2049
Current Rank
#1906
Last Week
#2002
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.
The Walls of Ba Sing Se+6% Synergy
$21.33
Zuko's Exile+5% Synergy
$0.07
Boar-q-pine+3% Synergy
$0.05
Redirect Lightning+1% Synergy
$8.84
Fire Nation Palace-1% Synergy
$1.54
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Jaya Ballard, Task Mage's abilities and overall game plan.
Squee, Goblin Nabob+63% Synergy
$0.17
Distorting Lens+62% Synergy
$0.61
Repercussion+53% Synergy
$6.54
Scuttlemutt+52% Synergy
$0.13
Basilisk Collar+51% Synergy
$3.81
Anger+43% Synergy
$1.61
Jaya's Immolating Inferno+39% Synergy
$3.60
Containment Construct+35% Synergy
$0.47
Jaya Ballard+34% Synergy
$0.48
Conspiracy Theorist+32% Synergy
$0.38
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Jaya Ballard, Task Mage decks.
Pyroblast+32% Synergy
$7.40
Red Elemental Blast+23% Synergy
$10.47
Vandalblast+19% Synergy
$2.26
Blasphemous Act+13% Synergy
$1.53
Faithless Looting+12% Synergy
$0.26
Mana Geyser+12% Synergy
$1.55
Lightning Greaves+9% Synergy
$3.86
Thrill of Possibility+7% Synergy
$0.10
Chaos Warp+2% Synergy
$0.38
Ruby Medallion-1% Synergy
$9.75
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Gamble+16% Synergy
$9.60
Underworld Breach+8% Synergy
$11.38
Glacial Chasm+8% Synergy
$17.84
Jeska's Will+2% Synergy
$30.76
The One Ring+2% Synergy
$91.84
Ancient Tomb-2% Synergy
$89.88
Mana Vault-2% Synergy
$83.26
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Jaya Ballard, Task Mage's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Painter's Servant+28% Synergy
$66.56
Brash Taunter+26% Synergy
$0.79
Surly Badgersaur+26% Synergy
$10.20
Magus of the Wheel+25% Synergy
$0.70
Stuffy Doll+25% Synergy
$6.45
Shard Phoenix+22% Synergy
$0.72
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus+20% Synergy
$19.07
Goblin Welder+19% Synergy
$12.54
Glint-Horn Buccaneer+17% Synergy
$6.27
Firewing Phoenix+16% Synergy
$0.14
Goblin Engineer+15% Synergy
$7.57
Solemn Simulacrum+14% Synergy
$0.20
Burnished Hart+14% Synergy
$0.08
Revolutionist+14% Synergy
$0.06
Skarrgan Firebird+14% Synergy
$0.10
Blazing Rootwalla+13% Synergy
$0.12
Anje's Ravager+12% Synergy
$0.26
Magma Phoenix+12% Synergy
$0.23
Inti, Seneschal of the Sun+11% Synergy
$1.28
Toralf, God of Fury+11% Synergy
$3.07
Brallin, Skyshark Rider+11% Synergy
$3.93
Stromkirk Occultist+11% Synergy
$0.06
Imperial Recruiter+10% Synergy
$10.96
Runehorn Hellkite+10% Synergy
$0.66
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell+9% Synergy
$4.40
Chandra's Incinerator+9% Synergy
$1.75
Chandra's Phoenix+9% Synergy
$0.33
Magus of the Moon+8% Synergy
$4.07
Ox of Agonas+8% Synergy
$0.53
Reckless Wurm+8% Synergy
$0.04
Bloodmad Vampire+7% Synergy
$0.02
Jaya's Phoenix+6% Synergy
$0.29
Incorrigible Youths+6% Synergy
$0.07
Dualcaster Mage+5% Synergy
$4.34
Kozilek, the Great Distortion+5% Synergy
$4.45
Magmakin Artillerist+4% Synergy
$0.12
Hoarding Dragon+4% Synergy
$0.13
Pinnacle Monk+3% Synergy
$2.20
Heartless Hidetsugu+3% Synergy
$2.52
Birgi, God of Storytelling+2% Synergy
$21.66
Humble Defector+2% Synergy
$0.19
Young Pyromancer-1% Synergy
$0.19
Simian Spirit Guide-4% Synergy
$2.37
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer-4% Synergy
$36.51
Etali, Primal Storm-5% Synergy
$0.79
Twinflame Tyrant-5% Synergy
$23.14
Runaway Steam-Kin-6% Synergy
$0.97
Iron Myr-6% Synergy
$0.65
Neheb, the Eternal-7% Synergy
$4.84
Guttersnipe-9% Synergy
$0.21
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Jaya Ballard, Task Mage safe.
Fiery Temper+31% Synergy
$0.16
Reverberate+14% Synergy
$2.31
Burnout+13% Synergy
$1.44
Price of Progress+12% Synergy
$5.25
Reiterate+12% Synergy
$11.11
Comet Storm+11% Synergy
$1.41
Violent Eruption+11% Synergy
$0.08
Wild Ricochet+10% Synergy
$0.34
Incinerate+8% Synergy
$0.38
Inferno+8% Synergy
$0.51
Starstorm+7% Synergy
$0.21
Electric Revelation+7% Synergy
$0.11
Wild Magic Surge+6% Synergy
$1.40
Commune with Lava+6% Synergy
$0.32
Punishing Fire+6% Synergy
$0.36
Active Volcano+6% Synergy
$0.55
Jaya's Greeting+6% Synergy
$0.04
Fork+5% Synergy
Boil+5% Synergy
$0.50
Big Score+4% Synergy
$0.72
Flare of Duplication+4% Synergy
$1.81
Delayed Blast Fireball+4% Synergy
$13.13
Invoke Calamity+4% Synergy
$0.33
Lightning Strike+4% Synergy
$0.09
Increasing Vengeance+4% Synergy
$0.60
Ricochet Trap+4% Synergy
$0.46
Lightning Bolt+3% Synergy
$1.28
Pyrokinesis+3% Synergy
$1.62
Unexpected Windfall+2% Synergy
$2.52
Tibalt's Trickery+2% Synergy
$7.08
Pyretic Ritual+1% Synergy
$8.47
Cathartic Pyre+1% Synergy
$0.33
Twinferno+1% Synergy
$0.20
Electrodominance0% Synergy
$0.35
Valakut Awakening-1% Synergy
$11.77
Demand Answers-2% Synergy
$0.37
Return the Favor-3% Synergy
$2.33
Desperate Ritual-5% Synergy
$3.32
Deflecting Swat-6% Synergy
$48.80
Seething Song-9% Synergy
$8.04
Untimely Malfunction-9% Synergy
$5.84
Abrade-13% Synergy
$0.13
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Jaya Ballard, Task Mage's game plan and control the board.
Reforge the Soul+28% Synergy
$3.21
Avacyn's Judgment+18% Synergy
$0.17
Alchemist's Greeting+15% Synergy
$0.02
Chain Reaction+13% Synergy
$0.17
Cathartic Reunion+13% Synergy
$0.20
Wheel of Fortune+13% Synergy
$1499.99
Past in Flames+13% Synergy
$3.25
Reckless Handling+13% Synergy
$0.17
Shattering Spree+8% Synergy
$1.03
Devil's Play+8% Synergy
$0.17
Wheel of Misfortune+7% Synergy
$4.67
Fiery Confluence+7% Synergy
$0.38
Star of Extinction+7% Synergy
$1.16
Wheel of Fate+7% Synergy
$2.38
All Is Dust+7% Synergy
$3.44
Fireball+6% Synergy
$0.13
Jaya's Firenado+5% Synergy
$0.04
Tormenting Voice+4% Synergy
$0.10
Crackle with Power+4% Synergy
$9.17
Wild Guess+4% Synergy
$0.11
Ruination+4% Synergy
$4.58
Shatterskull Smashing+3% Synergy
$5.88
Insurrection+3% Synergy
$8.08
Rolling Earthquake+3% Synergy
$3.42
Mizzium Mortars+2% Synergy
$0.45
Insult // Injury+2% Synergy
$0.89
Trash for Treasure+2% Synergy
$1.09
Pirate's Pillage0% Synergy
$0.38
Grab the Prize-1% Synergy
$0.19
Mizzix's Mastery-1% Synergy
$3.14
Seize the Spoils-4% Synergy
$0.40
Sundering Eruption-4% Synergy
$1.05
Light Up the Stage-6% Synergy
$0.16
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Darksteel Plate+28% Synergy
$4.38
Monument to Endurance+24% Synergy
$15.89
Rings of Brighthearth+24% Synergy
$4.30
Crucible of Worlds+24% Synergy
$30.94
Battlemage's Bracers+23% Synergy
$2.79
Bag of Holding+21% Synergy
$0.11
Magebane Armor+21% Synergy
$0.96
Wayfarer's Bauble+19% Synergy
$0.19
Endless Atlas+19% Synergy
$2.52
Shadowspear+17% Synergy
$36.41
Thousand-Year Elixir+17% Synergy
$13.84
Mithril Coat+16% Synergy
$19.89
Illusionist's Bracers+16% Synergy
$3.74
Mind's Eye+15% Synergy
$4.34
Ensnaring Bridge+14% Synergy
$9.09
Sword of Fire and Ice+12% Synergy
$43.68
Sword of War and Peace+12% Synergy
$7.21
Currency Converter+11% Synergy
$10.49
Resurrection Orb+10% Synergy
$11.52
Expedition Map+9% Synergy
$0.96
Sword of Sinew and Steel+9% Synergy
$12.49
Grindstone+9% Synergy
$10.39
Staff of Nin+8% Synergy
$1.37
Gauntlet of Might+7% Synergy
Chandra's Regulator+7% Synergy
$0.19
Akroma's Memorial+7% Synergy
$29.23
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+6% Synergy
$1.69
Loxodon Warhammer+6% Synergy
$1.55
Sensei's Divining Top+6% Synergy
$34.01
Sword of Forge and Frontier+6% Synergy
$8.73
Batterskull+6% Synergy
$4.47
Armillary Sphere+6% Synergy
$0.11
Journeyer's Kite+5% Synergy
$0.15
Torpor Orb+3% Synergy
$3.68
Aetherflux Reservoir+3% Synergy
$17.53
Sting, the Glinting Dagger+1% Synergy
$4.07
Hammer of Nazahn0% Synergy
$13.50
Swiftfoot Boots-4% Synergy
$1.20
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Jaya Ballard, Task Mage's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Gratuitous Violence+19% Synergy
$0.61
Braid of Fire+18% Synergy
$26.17
Fiery Emancipation+17% Synergy
$13.74
Blood Moon+13% Synergy
$6.52
Furnace of Rath+10% Synergy
$5.65
Dictate of the Twin Gods+9% Synergy
$1.77
The Rollercrusher Ride+8% Synergy
$0.48
Vicious Shadows+8% Synergy
$2.08
Stranglehold+7% Synergy
$4.67
Smoke+7% Synergy
$4.99
Tectonic Reformation+5% Synergy
$0.28
Spiteful Banditry+3% Synergy
$4.50
Artist's Talent+3% Synergy
$19.45
Sunbird's Invocation+3% Synergy
$0.33
War's Toll+3% Synergy
$7.64
Sulfuric Vortex+2% Synergy
$1.48
Virtue of Courage+2% Synergy
$1.28
Valakut Exploration+2% Synergy
$3.38
Burning Earth+2% Synergy
$2.43
Price of Glory+2% Synergy
$11.46
Pyrohemia0% Synergy
$15.52
City on Fire-1% Synergy
$8.73
Powerbalance-1% Synergy
$0.30
Outpost Siege-2% Synergy
$0.26
Count on Luck-2% Synergy
$0.37
Manabarbs-2% Synergy
$4.35
Descent into Avernus-3% Synergy
$9.36
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Jaya Ballard, Task Mage to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Chandra, Torch of Defiance+18% Synergy
$2.86
Jaya, Fiery Negotiator+18% Synergy
$0.47
Daretti, Scrap Savant+15% Synergy
$1.17
Koth of the Hammer+12% Synergy
$1.36
Jaya, Venerated Firemage+11% Synergy
$0.14
Chandra Ablaze+10% Synergy
$4.30
Chandra, Flamecaller+9% Synergy
$0.45
Koth, Fire of Resistance+8% Synergy
$0.30
Chandra, Awakened Inferno+8% Synergy
$8.03
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon+8% Synergy
$12.09
Chandra, Dressed to Kill+5% Synergy
$1.47
Chandra, Hope's Beacon+4% Synergy
$1.80
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+26% Synergy
$16.86
Buried Ruin+16% Synergy
$0.23
Witch's Clinic+16% Synergy
$6.03
Inventors' Fair+15% Synergy
$10.25
Strip Mine+13% Synergy
$21.30
Terrain Generator+12% Synergy
$2.39
Thespian's Stage+10% Synergy
$0.38
War Room+9% Synergy
$4.92
Forgotten Cave+9% Synergy
$0.14
Arcane Lighthouse+9% Synergy
$6.12
Vesuva+9% Synergy
$3.48
Hanweir Battlements+7% Synergy
$1.45
Flamekin Village+7% Synergy
$2.00
Smoldering Crater+6% Synergy
$0.10
Desert of the Fervent+6% Synergy
$0.11
Geier Reach Sanitarium+6% Synergy
$0.57
Shivan Gorge+6% Synergy
$0.45
Drownyard Temple+6% Synergy
$0.10
Temple of the False God+5% Synergy
$0.11
Kher Keep+5% Synergy
$0.20
Ghost Quarter+5% Synergy
$0.78
Urza's Saga+4% Synergy
$34.91
Dormant Volcano+4% Synergy
$0.78
Wasteland+4% Synergy
$20.48
Blast Zone+4% Synergy
$0.33
Scavenger Grounds+2% Synergy
$0.43
Maze of Ith+2% Synergy
$7.19
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+1% Synergy
$38.24
Spinerock Knoll+1% Synergy
$0.52
Tyrite Sanctum+1% Synergy
$2.77
Great Furnace-2% Synergy
$2.63
Arena of Glory-3% Synergy
$10.11
Reliquary Tower-3% Synergy
$2.26
Mines of Moria-6% Synergy
$1.24
Command Beacon-6% Synergy
$4.93
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Caged Sun+24% Synergy
$3.17
Gauntlet of Power+24% Synergy
$3.48
Pyromancer's Goggles+22% Synergy
$1.02
Extraplanar Lens+14% Synergy
$9.68
Fire Diamond+12% Synergy
$0.26
Mind Stone+8% Synergy
$0.17
Thran Dynamo+8% Synergy
$3.16
Hedron Archive+8% Synergy
$0.23
Worn Powerstone+7% Synergy
$0.24
Patriar's Seal+6% Synergy
$3.04
Liquimetal Torque+5% Synergy
$2.18
Gilded Lotus+5% Synergy
$0.83
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+5% Synergy
$18.57
Coldsteel Heart+5% Synergy
$1.02
Glittering Stockpile+4% Synergy
$0.35
Throne of Eldraine+1% Synergy
$25.64
Everflowing Chalice0% Synergy
$0.16
Fellwar Stone-2% Synergy
$0.92
Commander's Sphere-2% Synergy
$0.15
Sol Ring-4% Synergy
$1.21
Thought Vessel-5% Synergy
$1.22
Arcane Signet-6% Synergy
$0.34
Cursed Mirror-8% Synergy
$1.96
Lands
The mana base foundation for Jaya Ballard, Task Mage decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Myriad Landscape+14% Synergy
$0.17
Snow-Covered Mountain+11% Synergy
$0.46
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$4.69
Pinnacle Monk+3% Synergy
$2.20
Shatterskull Smashing+3% Synergy
$5.88
Scalding Tarn+3% Synergy
$25.18
Arid Mesa+3% Synergy
$24.24
Wooded Foothills+3% Synergy
$13.68
Prismatic Vista+3% Synergy
$30.82
Bloodstained Mire+2% Synergy
$13.30
Demolition Field+1% Synergy
$0.42
Valakut Awakening-1% Synergy
$11.77
Sundering Eruption-4% Synergy
$1.05
Mountain-11% Synergy
$0.10
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