ILLUSTRATOR Izzy LEGALITIES Standard Future Historic Timeless Gladiator Pioneer Modern Legacy Pauper Vintage Penny Commander Oathbreaker Standardbrawl Brawl Competitivebrawl Alchemy Paupercommander Duel Oldschool Premodern Predh Tlr LANGUAGES EN FR DE IT JP KR PT RU ES ZH-CN ZH-TW RULINGS 2019-01-25 If Simic Ascendancy doesn't have twenty or more growth counters on it as your upkeep begins, its last ability won't trigger
Miserys Shadow then functions as a great late-game threat by providing an outlet for extra mana
Why its a contender: For years, Jace was the undisputed king of planeswalkers, so powerful he was banned in multiple formats
Rogue's Passage [Cat deck]: If you have that one creature you will benefit from a lot if it deals combat to an opponent, this is he land you want in your deck
Should this happen, however, then this equipment may end up becoming a major threat, especially against slower matchups
I'm unlikely to use him to stop a Thassa's Oracle win, or neuter a Mindslaver activation, but it's nice to know he can jump in and help when something scary gets put on the stack