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{{Infobox set
{{Infobox set
|logo = [[File:Logo Jace vs Vraska.jpg|250px]]
  |image = Logo Jace vs Vraska.jpg
|symbol description = Half Jace's symbol, half Vraska's hair.
  |symbol_description = Half Jace's symbol, half Vraska's hair.
|design team = [[Chris Millar]],<br/>[[Sam Stoddard]]
  |design = [[Chris Millar]],<br />[[Sam Stoddard]]
|development team = Chris Millar,<br/>Sam Stoddard  
  |development = Chris Millar,<br />Sam Stoddard
|art director =
  |release = March 14, 2014
|date_release = March 14, 2014
  |size = 120<br /><small>(two 60-card theme decks)</small>
|mechanics =
  |code_expansion = DDM
|keywords =
  |code_expansion_ref = [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?type=symbol&size=large&set=DDM set symbol URL on Gatherer]
|size = 120<br/><small>(two 60-card theme decks)</small>
  |code_expansion_explain = (for Duel Decks M)
|code_expansion = DDM
  |series = [[Duel Decks]]
|code_expansion_explain =(for Duel Decks M)
  |first = {{series|Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters}}
|block name = [[Duel Decks]]
  |second = {{series|Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska}}
|first set = [[Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters]]
  |third = {{series|Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning}}
|second set = [[Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska]]
  |previous = Born of the Gods
|third set = [[Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning]]
  |next = Journey into Nyx
|previous set = [[Born of the Gods]]
  |plane = [[Ravnica]]<br/>[[Multiverse|Multiversal]]
|next set = [[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.<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>
'''''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>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/arcana/1346|Announcing Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska|[[Trick Jarrett]]|October 21, 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/arcana/1438|Decklists and New Art for ''Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska''|[[Mike McArtor]]|February 26, 2014}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/feature/289|Playing with Jace & Vraska|[[Sam Stoddard]]|March 03, 2014}}</ref> <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/arcana/1446|New in Jace vs. Vraska|[[Trick Jarrett]]|March 10, 2014}}</ref>


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


==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===
{{main|Magic Story}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! 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==
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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>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/arcana/1449|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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*{{Prodpage|node=122701|Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska}}
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Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska
[[File:{{#setmainimage:Logo Jace vs Vraska.jpg}}|250px]]
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

Jace

Planeswalker (1)

1 Jace, Architect of Thought

Creatures (20)

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 (15)

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 (24)

1 Dread Statuary

2 Halimar Depths

21 Island

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

Vraska

Planeswalker (1)

1 Vraska the Unseen

Creatures (24)

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 (11)

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 (24)

9 Forest

1 Golgari Guildgate

1 Rogue's Passage

11 Swamp

2 Tainted Wood

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.

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