Jace's Archivist
Jace's Archivist: Creature - Vedalken Wizard, Commander 2015. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Vedalken Wizard
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Commander 2015 (C15)
- Released
- 2015-11-13
- Collector number
- 95
- Artist
- James Ryman
- Commander rank
- 1,898 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Jace's Archivist
Jace's Archivist is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue creature from Commander 2015 (C15), a Commander product released in November 2015. It is collector number 95 in that set, with art by James Ryman. It costs {1}{U}{U} (one generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Magic 2012 (2011) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $7.84 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
{U}, {T}: Each player discards their hand, then draws cards equal to the greatest number of cards a player discarded this way.
"This is a sacred duty. Master Beleren's trust has bought an eternity of my loyalty."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $7.84 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Jace's Archivist by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Jace's Archivist
Jace's Archivist has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2515 | Rare | 2026 |
| The List (PLST) #M12-59 | Rare | 2023 |
| Commander 2013 (C13) #48 | Rare | 2013 |
| Magic 2012 (M12) #59 | Rare | 2011 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Jace's Archivist.
- If this ability causes a player to draw more cards than are left in their library, that player loses the game as a state-based action. If this ability causes all players to do this, the game is a draw.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.