Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
$0.30
$0.30Legendary 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
#2075
Current Rank
#1964
Last Week
#2127
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.
Steal the Show+5% Synergy
$0.30
Naktamun Lorespinner+4% Synergy
$5.76
Cool but Rude+3% Synergy
$4.72
Choreographed Sparks+3% Synergy
$0.31
Flashback+1% Synergy
$4.60
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Jaya Ballard, Task Mage's abilities and overall game plan.
Squee, Goblin Nabob+62% Synergy
$0.27
Distorting Lens+59% Synergy
$0.59
Repercussion+51% Synergy
$8.63
Scuttlemutt+51% Synergy
$0.22
Basilisk Collar+49% Synergy
$3.69
Anger+40% Synergy
$0.52
Jaya's Immolating Inferno+40% Synergy
$2.39
Jaya Ballard+35% Synergy
$0.49
Containment Construct+35% Synergy
$0.29
Painter's Servant+33% Synergy
$63.84
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Jaya Ballard, Task Mage decks.
Pyroblast+30% Synergy
$11.10
Brash Taunter+27% Synergy
$1.73
Red Elemental Blast+21% Synergy
$12.32
Vandalblast+15% Synergy
$2.39
Faithless Looting+12% Synergy
$0.27
Mana Geyser+12% Synergy
$1.22
Blasphemous Act+10% Synergy
$0.65
Lightning Bolt+5% Synergy
$2.89
Chaos Warp+1% Synergy
$0.36
Ruby Medallion-1% Synergy
$11.17
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Gamble+12% Synergy
$15.08
Glacial Chasm+7% Synergy
$23.30
Underworld Breach+6% Synergy
$12.72
The One Ring+1% Synergy
$99.03
Jeska's Will0% Synergy
$41.65
Mana Vault-2% Synergy
$108.93
Ancient Tomb-3% Synergy
$122.46
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Jaya Ballard, Task Mage's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Conspiracy Theorist+31% Synergy
$0.27
Magus of the Wheel+23% Synergy
$1.13
Stuffy Doll+23% Synergy
$5.47
Surly Badgersaur+23% Synergy
$9.53
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus+19% Synergy
$26.28
Shard Phoenix+19% Synergy
$1.06
Goblin Welder+17% Synergy
$18.91
Glint-Horn Buccaneer+16% Synergy
$5.43
Firewing Phoenix+15% Synergy
$0.15
Goblin Engineer+14% Synergy
$9.17
Revolutionist+14% Synergy
$0.13
Blazing Rootwalla+14% Synergy
$0.26
Skarrgan Firebird+14% Synergy
$0.22
Anje's Ravager+13% Synergy
$0.39
Solemn Simulacrum+11% Synergy
$0.31
Burnished Hart+11% Synergy
$0.28
Inti, Seneschal of the Sun+11% Synergy
$1.87
Toralf, God of Fury+11% Synergy
$5.57
Stromkirk Occultist+11% Synergy
$0.16
Magma Phoenix+11% Synergy
$0.24
Imperial Recruiter+10% Synergy
$13.56
Brallin, Skyshark Rider+9% Synergy
$2.67
Chandra's Phoenix+9% Synergy
$0.30
Runehorn Hellkite+9% Synergy
$0.66
Reckless Wurm+9% Synergy
$0.09
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell+8% Synergy
$4.65
Chandra's Incinerator+8% Synergy
$2.30
Magmakin Artillerist+7% Synergy
$0.26
Ox of Agonas+7% Synergy
$0.78
Jaya's Phoenix+7% Synergy
$0.37
Bloodmad Vampire+7% Synergy
$0.13
Incorrigible Youths+7% Synergy
$0.16
Magus of the Moon+6% Synergy
$4.64
Dualcaster Mage+5% Synergy
$5.51
Marauding Mako+5% Synergy
$0.50
Charmbreaker Devils+5% Synergy
$0.34
Pinnacle Monk+4% Synergy
$1.12
Heartless Hidetsugu+4% Synergy
$2.42
Birgi, God of Storytelling+2% Synergy
$31.10
Humble Defector+2% Synergy
$0.21
Young Pyromancer-1% Synergy
$0.25
Simian Spirit Guide-3% Synergy
$2.97
Twinflame Tyrant-4% Synergy
$21.91
Runaway Steam-Kin-5% Synergy
$1.40
Iron Myr-5% Synergy
$1.14
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer-5% Synergy
$48.12
Neheb, the Eternal-6% Synergy
$6.82
Guttersnipe-6% Synergy
$0.27
Etali, Primal Storm-6% Synergy
$0.41
Hexing Squelcher-11% Synergy
$17.28
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Jaya Ballard, Task Mage safe.
Fiery Temper+31% Synergy
$0.30
Burnout+14% Synergy
$0.84
Reverberate+13% Synergy
$3.60
Reiterate+13% Synergy
$16.39
Price of Progress+12% Synergy
$8.23
Violent Eruption+11% Synergy
$0.18
Comet Storm+10% Synergy
$5.08
Wild Ricochet+10% Synergy
$0.24
Incinerate+9% Synergy
$0.43
Inferno+9% Synergy
$0.52
Jaya's Greeting+8% Synergy
$0.11
Electric Revelation+7% Synergy
$0.22
Thrill of Possibility+6% Synergy
$0.26
Wild Magic Surge+6% Synergy
$1.50
Starstorm+6% Synergy
$0.32
Active Volcano+6% Synergy
$0.61
Punishing Fire+5% Synergy
$0.31
Boil+5% Synergy
$0.43
Delayed Blast Fireball+4% Synergy
$18.05
Lightning Strike+4% Synergy
$0.24
Ricochet Trap+4% Synergy
$0.59
Increasing Vengeance+4% Synergy
$0.81
Commune with Lava+4% Synergy
$0.60
Fork+4% Synergy
Tibalt's Trickery+3% Synergy
$9.73
Flare of Duplication+3% Synergy
$1.15
Pyrokinesis+3% Synergy
$2.45
Lightning Axe+3% Synergy
$0.16
Big Score+2% Synergy
$0.63
Invoke Calamity+2% Synergy
$0.42
Unexpected Windfall+1% Synergy
$3.08
Pyretic Ritual+1% Synergy
$14.01
Electrodominance+1% Synergy
$0.44
Cathartic Pyre+1% Synergy
$0.26
Valakut Awakening-2% Synergy
$14.92
Demand Answers-3% Synergy
$0.48
Redirect Lightning-3% Synergy
$10.01
Return the Favor-4% Synergy
$1.86
Desperate Ritual-5% Synergy
$5.45
Deflecting Swat-6% Synergy
$68.07
Untimely Malfunction-9% Synergy
$5.48
Seething Song-10% Synergy
$12.87
Abrade-12% Synergy
$0.35
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Jaya Ballard, Task Mage's game plan and control the board.
Reforge the Soul+27% Synergy
$4.54
Avacyn's Judgment+19% Synergy
$0.28
Cathartic Reunion+14% Synergy
$0.29
Alchemist's Greeting+14% Synergy
$0.03
Chain Reaction+13% Synergy
$0.35
Reckless Handling+12% Synergy
$0.34
Wheel of Fortune+10% Synergy
$2063.83
Past in Flames+10% Synergy
$4.40
Fiery Confluence+8% Synergy
$0.38
Fireball+8% Synergy
$0.23
Devil's Play+8% Synergy
$0.31
Wheel of Fate+7% Synergy
$2.95
Wheel of Misfortune+6% Synergy
$7.29
Star of Extinction+6% Synergy
$1.24
Shattering Spree+6% Synergy
$1.13
All Is Dust+6% Synergy
$4.10
Jaya's Firenado+6% Synergy
$0.05
Crackle with Power+5% Synergy
$12.63
Wild Guess+5% Synergy
$0.27
Pyroclasm+5% Synergy
$0.30
Hammer of Bogardan+5% Synergy
$0.33
Tormenting Voice+4% Synergy
$0.15
Browbeat+4% Synergy
$0.40
Shatterskull Smashing+3% Synergy
$8.21
Insurrection+3% Synergy
$9.51
Ruination+3% Synergy
$4.41
Rolling Earthquake+3% Synergy
$3.34
Mizzium Mortars+2% Synergy
$0.38
Insult // Injury+2% Synergy
$0.59
Banefire+2% Synergy
$1.11
Chain Lightning+2% Synergy
$0.31
Earthquake+1% Synergy
$0.65
Grab the Prize0% Synergy
$0.35
Pirate's Pillage0% Synergy
$0.51
Mizzix's Mastery-1% Synergy
$6.94
Seize the Spoils-5% Synergy
$0.20
Sundering Eruption-5% Synergy
$0.84
Light Up the Stage-6% Synergy
$0.33
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Monument to Endurance+27% Synergy
$17.15
Darksteel Plate+26% Synergy
$6.46
Battlemage's Bracers+24% Synergy
$3.62
Crucible of Worlds+23% Synergy
$30.56
Rings of Brighthearth+20% Synergy
$5.74
Bag of Holding+20% Synergy
$0.17
Magebane Armor+20% Synergy
$0.96
Wayfarer's Bauble+18% Synergy
$0.31
Endless Atlas+18% Synergy
$1.95
Thousand-Year Elixir+17% Synergy
$14.81
Shadowspear+16% Synergy
$36.02
Mithril Coat+15% Synergy
$28.34
Illusionist's Bracers+15% Synergy
$4.89
Ensnaring Bridge+14% Synergy
$11.20
Mind's Eye+13% Synergy
$5.69
Currency Converter+11% Synergy
$3.16
Sword of Fire and Ice+10% Synergy
$47.45
Resurrection Orb+10% Synergy
$14.39
Sword of War and Peace+10% Synergy
$10.81
Grindstone+10% Synergy
$13.00
Expedition Map+9% Synergy
$0.65
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+8% Synergy
$3.75
Sword of Sinew and Steel+8% Synergy
$11.83
Gauntlet of Might+7% Synergy
Staff of Nin+7% Synergy
$1.49
Lightning Greaves+6% Synergy
$3.57
Loxodon Warhammer+6% Synergy
$2.56
Sensei's Divining Top+6% Synergy
$44.59
Chandra's Regulator+6% Synergy
$0.28
Sword of Forge and Frontier+5% Synergy
$10.90
Armillary Sphere+5% Synergy
$0.23
Akroma's Memorial+5% Synergy
$33.58
Aetherflux Reservoir+4% Synergy
$24.42
Batterskull+4% Synergy
$4.47
Nevinyrral's Disk+4% Synergy
$1.93
Lithoform Engine+3% Synergy
$7.32
Torpor Orb+3% Synergy
$7.48
Hammer of Nazahn0% Synergy
$14.83
Sting, the Glinting Dagger0% Synergy
$3.66
Swiftfoot Boots-5% Synergy
$1.85
Hazoret's Monument-11% Synergy
$2.91
The Fire Crystal-16% Synergy
$6.30
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Jaya Ballard, Task Mage's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Braid of Fire+20% Synergy
$25.52
Gratuitous Violence+18% Synergy
$0.36
Fiery Emancipation+15% Synergy
$16.84
Blood Moon+11% Synergy
$6.93
Furnace of Rath+11% Synergy
$5.96
Dictate of the Twin Gods+9% Synergy
$2.51
The Rollercrusher Ride+8% Synergy
$0.63
Stranglehold+7% Synergy
$7.65
Vicious Shadows+7% Synergy
$1.93
Smoke+6% Synergy
$7.16
Tectonic Reformation+5% Synergy
$0.34
Spiteful Banditry+4% Synergy
$7.79
Artist's Talent+4% Synergy
$6.52
Valakut Exploration+2% Synergy
$4.26
Burning Earth+2% Synergy
$3.52
Sulfuric Vortex+1% Synergy
$1.60
Pyrohemia+1% Synergy
$18.30
City on Fire0% Synergy
$11.45
Powerbalance-1% Synergy
$0.26
Mechanized Warfare-1% Synergy
$0.40
Descent into Avernus-2% Synergy
$10.70
Count on Luck-2% Synergy
$0.44
Outpost Siege-3% Synergy
$0.26
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Jaya Ballard, Task Mage to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Chandra, Torch of Defiance+17% Synergy
$2.80
Jaya, Fiery Negotiator+17% Synergy
$0.48
Daretti, Scrap Savant+13% Synergy
$0.92
Jaya, Venerated Firemage+13% Synergy
$0.27
Koth of the Hammer+10% Synergy
$1.35
Chandra Ablaze+9% Synergy
$3.80
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon+8% Synergy
$11.02
Koth, Fire of Resistance+7% Synergy
$0.39
Chandra, Awakened Inferno+7% Synergy
$10.87
Chandra, Flamecaller+7% Synergy
$0.45
Chandra, Dressed to Kill+5% Synergy
$1.44
Chandra, Hope's Beacon+5% Synergy
$2.26
Chandra, Acolyte of Flame+4% Synergy
$0.47
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle+24% Synergy
$17.10
Inventors' Fair+15% Synergy
$12.99
Witch's Clinic+15% Synergy
$12.94
Buried Ruin+14% Synergy
$0.36
Terrain Generator+11% Synergy
$2.17
Forgotten Cave+9% Synergy
$0.29
Strip Mine+9% Synergy
$22.89
Arcane Lighthouse+9% Synergy
$1.79
Thespian's Stage+9% Synergy
$0.43
Drownyard Temple+7% Synergy
$0.20
Vesuva+7% Synergy
$3.50
War Room+6% Synergy
$2.31
Smoldering Crater+6% Synergy
$0.17
Desert of the Fervent+6% Synergy
$0.19
Hanweir Battlements+6% Synergy
$2.09
Temple of the False God+5% Synergy
$1.11
Kher Keep+5% Synergy
$0.31
Geier Reach Sanitarium+5% Synergy
$1.09
Shivan Gorge+5% Synergy
$1.03
Dormant Volcano+5% Synergy
$1.04
Flamekin Village+4% Synergy
$0.33
Ghost Quarter+4% Synergy
$0.95
Blast Zone+4% Synergy
$0.36
Urza's Saga+3% Synergy
$39.75
Spinerock Knoll+1% Synergy
$1.15
Maze of Ith+1% Synergy
$9.82
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx0% Synergy
$51.56
Scavenger Grounds0% Synergy
$0.40
Tyrite Sanctum0% Synergy
$3.26
Arena of Glory-3% Synergy
$11.07
Great Furnace-3% Synergy
$1.79
Reliquary Tower-4% Synergy
$2.51
Fire Nation Palace-4% Synergy
$1.75
Mines of Moria-5% Synergy
$1.48
Command Beacon-6% Synergy
$5.85
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Pyromancer's Goggles+24% Synergy
$0.42
Caged Sun+21% Synergy
$3.87
Gauntlet of Power+20% Synergy
$3.50
Extraplanar Lens+13% Synergy
$10.73
Fire Diamond+10% Synergy
$0.35
Patriar's Seal+8% Synergy
$5.33
Mind Stone+7% Synergy
$0.34
Thran Dynamo+7% Synergy
$4.35
Hedron Archive+7% Synergy
$0.18
Liquimetal Torque+6% Synergy
$3.35
Worn Powerstone+6% Synergy
$0.31
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+5% Synergy
$20.51
Gilded Lotus+4% Synergy
$0.47
Coldsteel Heart+4% Synergy
$0.92
Glittering Stockpile+3% Synergy
$0.39
Throne of Eldraine+1% Synergy
$36.86
Everflowing Chalice0% Synergy
$0.40
Fellwar Stone-2% Synergy
$0.65
Commander's Sphere-2% Synergy
$0.34
Thought Vessel-4% Synergy
$2.90
Sol Ring-6% Synergy
$1.17
Arcane Signet-7% Synergy
$0.39
Cursed Mirror-9% Synergy
$0.46
Lands
The mana base foundation for Jaya Ballard, Task Mage decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Snow-Covered Mountain+14% Synergy
$0.48
Myriad Landscape+12% Synergy
$0.27
Pinnacle Monk+4% Synergy
$1.12
Shatterskull Smashing+3% Synergy
$8.21
Scalding Tarn+3% Synergy
$34.87
Urza's Cave+3% Synergy
$1.04
Prismatic Vista+3% Synergy
$39.10
Fabled Passage+3% Synergy
$1.00
Demolition Field+2% Synergy
$0.28
Arid Mesa+2% Synergy
$32.49
Bloodstained Mire+1% Synergy
$16.20
Wooded Foothills+1% Synergy
$16.39
Valakut Awakening-2% Synergy
$14.92
Sundering Eruption-5% Synergy
$0.84
Mountain-13% Synergy
$0.16
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