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{{Infobox set | |image = Logo Jace vs Vraska.jpg | ||
|symbol_description = Half Jace's symbol, half Vraska's hair. | |||
|design = [[Chris Millar]],<br />[[Sam Stoddard]] | |||
|development = Chris Millar,<br />Sam Stoddard | |||
|release = March 14, 2014 | |||
|size = 120<br /><small>(two 60-card theme decks)</small> | |||
|code_expansion = DDM | |||
|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) | |||
|series = [[Duel Decks]] | |||
|first = {{series|Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters}} | |||
|second = {{series|Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska}} | |||
|third = {{series|Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning}} | |||
|previous = Born of the Gods | |||
|next = Journey into Nyx | |||
|plane = [[Ravnica]]<br/>[[Multiverse|Multiversal]] | |||
}} | |||
'''''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== | |||
Seven cards receive new [[art]]work: <c>Jace, Architect of Thought</c>, <c>Vraska the Unseen</c>, <c>Body Double</c>, <c>Remand</c>, <c>Putrid Leech</c>, <c>Night's Whisper</c> and <c>Future Sight</c>. <c>Consume Strength</c>, <c>Future Sight</c>, <c>Hypnotic Cloud</c>, <c>Memory Lapse</c>, <c>Prohibit</c> and <c>Tainted Wood</c> 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 (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=== | ||
[[Jace]] | {{main|Magic Story}} | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
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! 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]], [[Lavinia]], [[Aurelia]], Linna Stradek, Shann Dilara, Haszin Dycar, [[Vraska]], Milada, Kobrev, Zdenya, Dibor, [[Emmara Tandris]], Kallist, Kavin, [[Garruk Wildspeaker]], [[Isperia]] | |||
|} | |||
==Decklists== | ==Decklists== | ||
===Jace=== | ===Jace=== | ||
<deck title="Jace"> | |||
Planeswalker | |||
1 Jace, Architect of Thought | |||
Creatures | |||
1 Aeon Chronicler | |||
1 Æther Adept | |||
1 Æther Figment | |||
1 Archaeomancer | |||
1 Body Double | |||
1 Chronomaton | |||
1 Crosstown Courier | |||
1 Dream Stalker | |||
1 Errant Ephemeron | |||
1 Jace's Mindseeker | |||
1 Jace's Phantasm | |||
2 Krovikan Mist | |||
1 Leyline Phantom | |||
1 Merfolk Wayfinder | |||
1 Phantasmal Bear | |||
1 Phantasmal Dragon | |||
1 Riftwing Cloudskate | |||
1 Sea Gate Oracle | |||
1 Stealer of Secrets | |||
Spells | |||
1 Agoraphobia | |||
1 Claustrophobia | |||
1 Control Magic | |||
1 Future Sight | |||
1 Griptide | |||
1 Into the Roil | |||
1 Jace's Ingenuity | |||
1 Memory Lapse | |||
1 Prohibit | |||
1 Ray of Command | |||
1 Remand | |||
1 Spelltwine | |||
1 Summoner's Bane | |||
2 Thought Scour | |||
Lands | |||
1 Dread Statuary | |||
2 Halimar Depths | |||
21 Island | |||
</deck> | |||
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=== | ||
<deck title="Vraska"> | |||
Planeswalker | |||
1 Vraska the Unseen | |||
Creatures | |||
1 Acidic Slime | |||
1 Corpse Traders | |||
1 Death-Hood Cobra | |||
1 Drooling Groodion | |||
1 Festerhide Boar | |||
2 Gatecreeper Vine | |||
1 Highway Robber | |||
1 Mold Shambler | |||
1 Nekrataal | |||
1 Ohran Viper | |||
1 Oran-Rief Recluse | |||
1 Pulse Tracker | |||
1 Putrid Leech | |||
1 Reaper of the Wilds | |||
1 River Boa | |||
1 Sadistic Augermage | |||
1 Shadow Alley Denizen | |||
1 Slate Street Ruffian | |||
1 Spawnwrithe | |||
1 Stonefare Crocodile | |||
1 Tavern Swindler | |||
1 Vinelasher Kudzu | |||
1 Wight of Precinct Six | |||
Spells | |||
1 Consume Strength | |||
1 Grisly Spectacle | |||
1 Hypnotic Cloud | |||
1 Last Kiss | |||
1 Marsh Casualties | |||
1 Night's Whisper | |||
1 Stab Wound | |||
2 Tragic Slip | |||
1 Treasured Find | |||
1 Underworld Connections | |||
Lands | |||
9 Forest | |||
1 Golgari Guildgate | |||
1 Rogue's Passage | |||
11 Swamp | |||
2 Tainted Wood | |||
</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>. | |||
==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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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 | |||||
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Magic: The Gathering Chronology | |||||
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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
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
Planeswalker (1)
Creatures (24)
Spells (11)
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
- ↑ set symbol URL on Gatherer
- ↑ Trick Jarrett (October 21, 2013). "Announcing Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mike McArtor (February 26, 2014). "Decklists and New Art for Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Sam Stoddard (March 03, 2014). "Playing with Jace & Vraska". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Trick Jarrett (March 10, 2014). "New in Jace vs. Vraska". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Trick Jarrett (March 13, 2014). "Premium Jace and Vraska". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ MMCast Magic Podcasts about Magic (February 23, 2020). "Officially Previewing for the first time the Worlds Smallest Magic The Gathering Duels decks!". Twitter.