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Jaya Ballard, Task Mage - Decklist

Creatures 27$7.39

  1. Anger1Anger$0.34
  2. Anje's Ravager1Anje's Ravager$0.30
  3. Blazing Rootwalla1Blazing Rootwalla$0.20
  4. Burnished Hart1Burnished Hart$0.11
  5. Chandra's Phoenix1Chandra's Phoenix$0.26
  6. Charmbreaker Devils1Charmbreaker Devils$0.17
  7. Conspiracy Theorist1Conspiracy Theorist$0.31
  8. Containment Construct1Containment Construct$0.27
  9. Firewing Phoenix1Firewing Phoenix$0.07

Creatures continued

  1. Hazoret the Fervent1Hazoret the Fervent$0.37
  2. Incorrigible Youths1Incorrigible Youths$0.20
  3. Jaya's Phoenix1Jaya's Phoenix$0.43
  4. Kuldotha Phoenix1Kuldotha Phoenix$0.25
  5. Magma Phoenix1Magma Phoenix$0.18
  6. Magus of the Wheel1Magus of the Wheel$1.12
  7. Mindsparker1Mindsparker$0.07
  8. Phoenix of Ash1Phoenix of Ash$0.25
  9. Reckless Wurm1Reckless Wurm$0.10

Creatures continued

  1. Revolutionist1Revolutionist$0.23
  2. Scuttlemutt1Scuttlemutt$0.14
  3. Shard Phoenix1Shard Phoenix$0.54
  4. Skarrgan Firebird1Skarrgan Firebird$0.19
  5. Skophos Reaver1Skophos Reaver$0.32
  6. Skyfire Phoenix1Skyfire Phoenix$0.26
  7. Solemn Simulacrum1Solemn Simulacrum$0.26
  8. Squee, Goblin Nabob1Squee, Goblin Nabob$0.29
  9. Stromkirk Occultist1Stromkirk Occultist$0.16

Planeswalkers 6$4.07

  1. Chandra, Flamecaller1Chandra, Flamecaller$0.44
  2. Chandra, Torch of Defiance1Chandra, Torch of Defiance$1.79
  3. Daretti, Scrap Savant1Daretti, Scrap Savant$0.84
  4. Jaya Ballard1Jaya Ballard$0.37
  5. Jaya, Fiery Negotiator1Jaya, Fiery Negotiator$0.47
  6. Jaya, Venerated Firemage1Jaya, Venerated Firemage$0.16

Instants 8$4.97

  1. Boil1Boil$0.62
  2. Burnout1Burnout$1.42
  3. Chaotic Backlash1Chaotic Backlash$0.15
  4. Fiery Temper1Fiery Temper$0.21
  5. Inferno1Inferno$0.45
  6. Jaya's Greeting1Jaya's Greeting$0.10
  7. Red Elemental Blast1Red Elemental Blast$1.91
  8. Violent Eruption1Violent Eruption$0.11

Sorceries 4$3.80

  1. Alchemist's Greeting1Alchemist's Greeting$0.07
  2. Avacyn's Judgment1Avacyn's Judgment$0.23
  3. Jaya's Immolating Inferno1Jaya's Immolating Inferno$1.78
  4. Vandalblast1Vandalblast$1.72

Artifacts 12$6.83

  1. Bag of Holding1Bag of Holding$0.21
  2. Butcher's Cleaver1Butcher's Cleaver$0.22
  3. Currency Converter1Currency Converter$0.27
  4. Distorting Lens1Distorting Lens$0.79
  5. Endless Atlas1Endless Atlas$0.53
  6. Expedition Map1Expedition Map$1.40
  7. Journeyer's Kite1Journeyer's Kite$0.18
  8. Loxodon Warhammer1Loxodon Warhammer$1.21
  9. Magebane Armor1Magebane Armor$0.97
  10. Mind's Eye1Mind's Eye$0.30
  11. Pyromancer's Goggles1Pyromancer's Goggles$0.44
  12. Wayfarer's Bauble1Wayfarer's Bauble$0.31

Enchantments 4$4.48

  1. Dictate of the Twin Gods1Dictate of the Twin Gods$1.11
  2. Gratuitous Violence1Gratuitous Violence$1.00
  3. Magnetic Mountain1Magnetic Mountain$0.41
  4. Vicious Shadows1Vicious Shadows$1.96

Lands 38 / 38$17.07

  1. Arcane Lighthouse1Arcane Lighthouse$1.70
  2. Ash Barrens1Ash Barrens$0.15
  3. Blast Zone1Blast Zone$0.34
  4. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  5. Castle Embereth1Castle Embereth$0.37
  6. Darksteel Citadel1Darksteel Citadel$0.45
  7. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  8. Desert of the Fervent1Desert of the Fervent$0.13
  9. Dormant Volcano1Dormant Volcano$0.61
  10. Drownyard Temple1Drownyard Temple$0.24
  11. Dwarven Mine1Dwarven Mine$0.36

Lands continued

  1. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  2. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  3. Flamekin Village1Flamekin Village$0.27
  4. Forgotten Cave1Forgotten Cave$0.13
  5. Geier Reach Sanitarium1Geier Reach Sanitarium$0.79
  6. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44
  7. Hanweir Battlements1Hanweir Battlements$1.95
  8. Kher Keep1Kher Keep$0.25
  9. Mountain×55Mountain$0.40
  10. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  11. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21

Lands continued

  1. Shivan Gorge1Shivan Gorge$1.03
  2. Smoldering Crater1Smoldering Crater$0.18
  3. Snow-Covered Mountain×44Snow-Covered Mountain$2.00
  4. Spinerock Knoll1Spinerock Knoll$0.47
  5. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  6. Terrain Generator1Terrain Generator$1.38
  7. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  8. Thespian's Stage1Thespian's Stage$0.40
  9. War Room1War Room$0.82

About this Jaya Ballard, Task Mage deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Jaya Ballard, Task Mage, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $48.88 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Jaya Ballard, Task Mage decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Squee, Goblin Nabob, Distorting Lens and Vandalblast. The picks most particular to this commander are Scuttlemutt, Jaya Ballard and Fiery Temper, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Red decks.

Its average mana value is 3.56. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Vicious Shadows ($1.96), Red Elemental Blast ($1.91) and Chandra, Torch of Defiance ($1.79); 44 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $31.90, and with no limit $655.65; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.56
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match56%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 7 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 9 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 16 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 10 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 14 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 4 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 2 cards

The curve and the average cover Jaya Ballard, Task Mage and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1213+1
Targeted disruption1215+3
Mass disruption67+1
Lands3838+0
Plan3025-5

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 8 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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Full deck price by per-card cap

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Jaya Ballard, Task Mage at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Jaya Ballard, Task Mage decks usually play.

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