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   |size = 120<br /><small>(two 60-card theme decks)</small>
   |size = 120<br /><small>(two 60-card theme decks)</small>
   |code_expansion = DDM
   |code_expansion = DDM
   |code_expansion_ref = <ref>[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?type=symbol&size=large&set=DDM set symbol URL on Gatherer]</ref>
   |code_expansion_ref = [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?type=symbol&size=large&set=DDM set symbol URL on Gatherer]
   |code_expansion_explain = (for Duel Decks M)
   |code_expansion_explain = (for Duel Decks M)
   |series = [[Duel Decks]]
   |series = [[Duel Decks]]
   |first = [[Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters]]
   |first = {{series|Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters}}
   |second = [[Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska]]
   |second = {{series|Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska}}
   |third = [[Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning]]
   |third = {{series|Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning}}
   |previous = [[Born of the Gods]]
   |previous = Born of the Gods
   |next = [[Journey into Nyx]]
   |next = Journey into Nyx
  |plane = [[Ravnica]]<br/>[[Multiverse|Multiversal]]
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'''''Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska''''' is the 13<sup>th</sup> set in the [[Duel Decks]] series. It was released on March 14, 2014, with an MSRP of US$19.99. <ref>{{NewRef|arcana/announcing-duel-decks-jace-vs-vraska-2013-10-21|Announcing Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska|[[Trick Jarrett]]|October 21, 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{NewRef|feature/decklists-and-new-art-duel-decks-jace-vs-vraska-2014-02-26|Decklists and New Art for ''Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska''|[[Mike McArtor]]|February 26, 2014}}</ref> <ref>{{NewRef|feature/playing-jace-vraska-2014-03-03|Playing with Jace & Vraska|[[Sam Stoddard]]|March 03, 2014}}</ref> <ref>{{NewRef|arcana/new-jace-vs-vraska-2014-03-10-0|New in Jace vs. Vraska|[[Trick Jarrett]]|March 10, 2014}}</ref>
'''''Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska''''' is the 13th set in the [[Duel Decks]] series. It was released on March 14, 2014, with an MSRP of US$19.99.<ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/announcing-duel-decks-jace-vs-vraska-2013-10-21|Announcing Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska|[[Trick Jarrett]]|October 21, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/decklists-and-new-art-duel-decks-jace-vs-vraska-2014-02-26|Decklists and New Art for ''Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska''|[[Mike McArtor]]|February 26, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/playing-jace-vraska-2014-03-03|Playing with Jace & Vraska|[[Sam Stoddard]]|March 03, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|arcana/new-jace-vs-vraska-2014-03-10-0|New in Jace vs. Vraska|[[Trick Jarrett]]|March 10, 2014}}</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
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==Background==
==Background==
[[Jace]] is the embodiment of the [[Guildpact (spell)|guildpact]], a pact that's the agreement of the [[Guilds of Ravnica]] to share power. [[Vraska]] is an assassin who follows her own moral code, unrestrained by guild-allegiance. Vraska's assassinations could lead to the destabilization of Ravnica and Jace refuses to let that happen.
[[Jace]] is the embodiment of the [[Guildpact (spell)|guildpact]], a pact that is the agreement of the different [[Ravnican guild]]s to share power. [[Vraska]] is an assassin who follows her own moral code, unrestrained by guild-allegiance. Vraska's assassinations could lead to the destabilization of Ravnica and Jace refuses to let that happen.


===Magic Story===
===Magic Story===
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! Title !! Author !! Release Date !! Setting (plane) !! Featuring
! Title !! Author !! Release Date !! Setting (plane) !! Featuring
|-
|-
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/gorgon-and-guildpact-2014-03-12|The Gorgon and the Guildpact}} || [[Doug Beyer]] || 2014-03-12 || [[Ravnica]] || [[Jace Beleren]], [[Vraska]]
| {{ArticleArchive|magic-story/gorgon-and-guildpact-2014-03-12|The Gorgon and the Guildpact}} || [[Doug Beyer]] || 2014-03-12 || [[Ravnica]] || [[Jace Beleren]], [[Lavinia]], [[Aurelia]], Linna Stradek, Shann Dilara, Haszin Dycar, [[Vraska]], Milada, Kobrev, Zdenya, Dibor, [[Emmara Tandris]], Kallist,  Kavin, [[Garruk Wildspeaker]], [[Isperia]]
|}
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Planeswalker
Planeswalker
1 Jace, Architect of Thought
1 Jace, Architect of Thought
Lands
1 Dread Statuary
2 Halimar Depths
21 Island


Creatures
Creatures
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1 Summoner's Bane
1 Summoner's Bane
2 Thought Scour
2 Thought Scour
Lands
1 Dread Statuary
2 Halimar Depths
21 Island
</deck>
</deck>


The [[rare]]s in this deck are: <c>Jace, Architect of Thought</c> ([[mythic]] premium [[foil]], new art <ref>{{NewRef|feature/premium-jace-and-vraska-2014-03-13|Premium Jace and Vraska|[[Trick Jarrett]]|March 13, 2014}}</ref>), <c>Aeon Chronicler</c>, <c>Body Double</c> (new art), <c>Future Sight</c> (new art), <c>Jace's Mindseeker</c> and <c>Spelltwine</c>
The [[rare]]s in this deck are: <c>Jace, Architect of Thought</c> ([[mythic]] premium [[foil]], new art <ref>{{DailyRef|feature/premium-jace-and-vraska-2014-03-13|Premium Jace and Vraska|[[Trick Jarrett]]|March 13, 2014}}</ref>), <c>Aeon Chronicler</c>, <c>Body Double</c> (new art), <c>Future Sight</c> (new art), <c>Jace's Mindseeker</c> and <c>Spelltwine</c>


===Vraska===
===Vraska===
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Planeswalker
Planeswalker
1 Vraska the Unseen
1 Vraska the Unseen
Lands
9 Forest
1 Golgari Guildgate
1 Rogue's Passage
11 Swamp
2 Tainted Wood


Creatures
Creatures
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1 Treasured Find
1 Treasured Find
1 Underworld Connections
1 Underworld Connections
Lands
9 Forest
1 Golgari Guildgate
1 Rogue's Passage
11 Swamp
2 Tainted Wood
</deck>
</deck>
The rares in this deck are <c>Vraska the Unseen</c> (mythic premium foil, new art), <c>Underworld Connections</c>, <c>Ohran Viper</c>, <c>Spawnwrithe</c>, <c>Vinelasher Kudzu</c> and <c>Reaper of the Wilds</c>.
The rares in this deck are <c>Vraska the Unseen</c> (mythic premium foil, new art), <c>Underworld Connections</c>, <c>Ohran Viper</c>, <c>Spawnwrithe</c>, <c>Vinelasher Kudzu</c> and <c>Reaper of the Wilds</c>.
==Worlds Smallest ''Magic: The Gathering'' Duels decks==
In 2020, [https://www.knickknacktoyshack.com/collections/worlds-smallest-toys Worlds Smallest Toys] released a mini-version of Jace vs. Vraska.<ref>{{TwitterRef|theMMcast|1231712182045478912|author=MMCast Magic Podcasts about Magic|title=Officially Previewing for the first time the Worlds Smallest Magic The Gathering Duels decks!|date=February 23, 2020}}</ref> Each deck includes 60 fully playable cards, and measures approximately 1.75 x 1.37 x 1.00 inches.
===Gallery===
<gallery>
File:Small Jace vs Vraska 1.jpg
File:Small Jace vs Vraska 2.jpg
File:Small Jace vs Vraska 3.jpg
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska
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Set Information
Set symbol
Symbol description Half Jace's symbol, half Vraska's hair.
Design Chris Millar,
Sam Stoddard
Development Chris Millar,
Sam Stoddard
Release date March 14, 2014
Plane Ravnica
Multiversal
Set size 120
(two 60-card theme decks)
Expansion code DDM[1]
(for Duel Decks M)
Duel Decks
Heroes vs. Monsters Jace vs. Vraska Speed vs. Cunning
Magic: The Gathering Chronology
Born of the Gods Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska Journey into Nyx

Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska is the 13th set in the Duel Decks series. It was released on March 14, 2014, with an MSRP of US$19.99.[2][3][4][5]

Description

Seven cards receive new artwork: Jace, Architect of Thought, Vraska the Unseen, Body Double, Remand, Putrid Leech, Night's Whisper and Future Sight. Consume Strength, Future Sight, Hypnotic Cloud, Memory Lapse, Prohibit and Tainted Wood are printed in modern frames for the first time.

The Duel Deck includes a Magic "learn to play" guide, a strategy insert, and three copies of a 1/1 black assassin token.

Background

Jace is the embodiment of the guildpact, a pact that is the agreement of the different Ravnican guilds to share power. Vraska is an assassin who follows her own moral code, unrestrained by guild-allegiance. Vraska's assassinations could lead to the destabilization of Ravnica and Jace refuses to let that happen.

Magic Story

Main article: Magic Story
Title Author Release Date Setting (plane) Featuring
The Gorgon and the Guildpact Doug Beyer 2014-03-12 Ravnica Jace Beleren, Lavinia, Aurelia, Linna Stradek, Shann Dilara, Haszin Dycar, Vraska, Milada, Kobrev, Zdenya, Dibor, Emmara Tandris, Kallist, Kavin, Garruk Wildspeaker, Isperia

Decklists

Jace

The rares in this deck are: Jace, Architect of Thought (mythic premium foil, new art [6]), Aeon Chronicler, Body Double (new art), Future Sight (new art), Jace's Mindseeker and Spelltwine

Vraska

The rares in this deck are Vraska the Unseen (mythic premium foil, new art), Underworld Connections, Ohran Viper, Spawnwrithe, Vinelasher Kudzu and Reaper of the Wilds.

Worlds Smallest Magic: The Gathering Duels decks

In 2020, Worlds Smallest Toys released a mini-version of Jace vs. Vraska.[7] Each deck includes 60 fully playable cards, and measures approximately 1.75 x 1.37 x 1.00 inches.

Gallery

References

  1. set symbol URL on Gatherer
  2. Trick Jarrett (October 21, 2013). "Announcing Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. Mike McArtor (February 26, 2014). "Decklists and New Art for Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. Sam Stoddard (March 03, 2014). "Playing with Jace & Vraska". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. Trick Jarrett (March 10, 2014). "New in Jace vs. Vraska". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. Trick Jarrett (March 13, 2014). "Premium Jace and Vraska". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  7. MMCast Magic Podcasts about Magic (February 23, 2020). "Officially Previewing for the first time the Worlds Smallest Magic The Gathering Duels decks!". Twitter.

External links