You may have also spotted that outside of the Commander decks, alternate art treatments, and the Through the Ages showcase reprints (which give classic Magic: The Gathering cards reprints with Final Fantasy artwork and names), every character only gets one card
This new version of Jace introduces us to a new mechanic that is the defining characteristic of the War of the Spark planeswalkers: static abilities
The set is inspired by its Japanese counterpart, Battle Partners, which is set to release earlier on January 24, 2025
Dont cast it before attacking, and cards that can allow you to cast it on opponents turns arent going to help you
The card is also really flexible on its surface, it obviously just looks like its graveyard hate, but in actual gameplay its a well-sized body against creature decks and the flash ability makes it good against control decks as you can play around counterspells or flash it in at their end-step and pressure their planeswalkers
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