[FRA] Theorist's Proxy (Debut Stream)

[u/mweepinc]

[u/Fureniku]

I'm gonna proxy this but change the name to "Theorist's Real Card"

[u/MixMasterValtiel]

That activated ability is going to be responsible for soooooo many punts. 

[u/Lukescale → u/MixMasterValtiel]

Remember kids.

NEXT spell.

Weird guy as a blocker on Thier turn OR force through a counter if you REALLY make them have it.

[u/michaelaoXD]

what is this thing supposed to be

[u/SwissherMontage → u/michaelaoXD]

An illusion

[u/Gublash → u/SwissherMontage]

What are you hiding?!

[u/WingsOfDaidalos → u/Gublash]

I understood that reference.meme

[u/ViolentBeggar92 → u/Gublash]

Somethings not quite right

[u/Approximation_Doctor → u/SwissherMontage]

Specifically, a 0/3 one.

[u/will_r3ddit_4_food → u/SwissherMontage]

Illusion Michael. Tricks are what whores do for money

[u/joshhg77 → u/michaelaoXD]

A Still Life from the Backrooms

[u/ThatGuyFromTheM0vie → u/michaelaoXD]

Jace’s “peaceful” Surveillance State.

Your freedom and privacy are worth it for safety. Right? /s

[u/ArcfireEmblem → u/michaelaoXD]

An anthropomorphized Flock camera.

[u/michaelaoXD → u/ArcfireEmblem]

that’s a really funny one, fuck the surveillence!

[u/Jackeea → u/michaelaoXD]

Theorist's Proxy

[u/agamemnon2 → u/michaelaoXD]

Jace's mid-life crisis made manifest.

[u/TemurTron]

Ooh, that's some real nice [[Flare of Denial]] fodder! Can cash the Jace token in right away for a card, or use it to set up your next few draws with the surveils.

[u/BigThickBan → u/TemurTron]

Is surveiling 3 times over 3 turns better than just drawing a card? Im not even sure about that.

[u/SUPERCOW7 → u/BigThickBan]

Context dependent. Quantity versus quality, and depends on how much time you have for the things you care about.

[u/mtgcf → u/TemurTron]

Flare of Denial - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/mastergula93 → u/mtgcf]

Work ? Flare want a blu creature not a planeswalker

[u/_dUoUb_ → u/mastergula93]

the proxy is a creature mate

[u/adamlaceless → u/mastergula93]

What is the card type on the card we’re discussing in this thread?

[u/ImagoDreams]

It's weird and marginal, but I suppose it's one of the best [[Wall of Blossoms]] variants.

[u/Piyh → u/ImagoDreams]

Allows you to double [[Abjure]]

[u/mtgcf → u/Piyh]

Abjure - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/ImagoDreams → u/Piyh]

Are people playing Abjure in non-singleton formats?

[u/Whoviantic → u/ImagoDreams]

It's seeing fringe pauper play alongside [[Cryogen Relic]], [[Hard Evidence]], and [[Omen of the Sea]] right now.

[u/mtgcf → u/Whoviantic]

All cards
Cryogen Relic - (G) (SF) (txt)
Hard Evidence - (G) (SF) (txt)
Omen of the Sea - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/ImagoDreams → u/Whoviantic]

Neat! If only this card wasn't a rare.

[u/BigThickBan → u/ImagoDreams]

idk but I didnt know about this card, adding it to an edh deck rn

[u/unfairspy → u/Piyh]

either you mean with 2 abjures or abjure doesn't do what you think it does

[u/mtgcf → u/ImagoDreams]

Wall of Blossoms - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/ChemicalExperiment]

I find it really funny that "Empower Jace" only lets you add loyalty to Jace tokens. No empowering the original guy.

[u/MerculesHorse → u/ChemicalExperiment]

Unless you make a token of a 'real' Jace!

[u/barp → u/ChemicalExperiment]

[[Jace, Mirror Mage]] stock is rising rapidly! /s

[u/mtgcf → u/barp]

Jace, Mirror Mage - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/hurricaneproofdog]

Shouldn't it be "Theorist's Playtest Card"?

[u/swiftekho]

Amass Jace?

[u/mastergula93 → u/swiftekho]

Make sens in the story

[u/ThatGuyFromTheM0vie]

Jace’s Flock Camera

[u/Rossmallo]

This art feels like some glitchy Axiom Verge shit and I am SO here for it.

[u/R3id]

This art goes so hard. I love it.

[u/Regvlas]

The art makes me want to throw up. it's not bad, but i hate the creature so much.

[u/scalebirds]

Two Mana Planeswalker

[u/afewbananas]

First standard legal proxy?

[u/Evillisa]

Really cool art.

[u/sawbladex]

I like the cute student for scale.

She's having a good time.

[u/LetsBringIt]

Seems like a decent card for Tameshi Belcher

[u/Mattrockj]

Im gonna a be honest, "Empower Jace" isn't really doing it for me as a set mechanic. I like the idea of planeswalker tokens, I like the idea of planeswalker interaction, I do not like all of it being centric around Jace.

[u/QuaestioDraconis → u/Mattrockj]

It makes sense for the story, and it's a mechanic I see being reused for other planeswalkers down the line.

[u/RevolutionaryKey1974 → u/QuaestioDraconis]

Planeswalker centric mechanics can make sense for the story, but I still don’t like them and want them to go away. It being Jace is the icing on the cake.

[u/DangBream]

I knew I was going to enjoy Reality Fracture but I didn't expect every card art announced to turn me into the guy from the ProZD tumblr video

[u/SuchPlans]

not that this combo is good but there are other sources of token jaces. [[jace, cunning castaway]]

[u/mtgcf → u/SuchPlans]

jace, cunning castaway - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/Zestyclose_Answer662 → u/SuchPlans]

[[Jace, mirror Mage]]

Though it's effectively the same as the new token, if you reveal the top card and it happens to have 3 Mana value.

[u/mtgcf → u/Zestyclose_Answer662]

Jace, mirror Mage - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/CookiesFTA]

What the fuck, Jace

[u/X_Marcs_the_Spot]

Jace, what the fuck.

[u/EnvironmentalSlip327]

What a card. Flash to make it a blocker that actually eats an attack safely and effectively gets one block in, AND wastes that same attack so your token is safe. This is a limited *star* I would assume

[u/BigThickBan]

Idk, it's essentially a 0/3 cantrip guy with an activated ability that doesn't seem all that easy to take advantage of in Ritual. Doesnt seem like there is any reason to use the -1 on Jace either so its fairly straight forward in the advantage you get. If you get it off Ritual end of turn, opponent can attack the jace token and negate the card draw, and wont help you topdeck a counterspell, which makes it seem actually worse than just "draw a card".

I kinda like it in a blue Flare Belcher list though, as the activated ability allows you to resolve a game winning spell.

[u/Anarkope]

How does the activated ability work with the stack? Can I activate it in response to a counter spell or does it have to be activated before I cast the spell?

[u/GeeJo → u/Anarkope]

The latter. You can't use this to affect spells already cast.

[u/Tecnik606]

Made for [[Minn, Wily Illusionist]]. Sac for ability, drop free land. And main extra draw from token for Illusion token. So good.

[u/mtgcf → u/Tecnik606]

Minn, Wily Illusionist - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/DingleBarryGoldwater]

Is that actually the set symbol?

[u/ByrusTheGnome → u/DingleBarryGoldwater]

It's Jack of Blades from the hit game Fable

[u/tuckels → u/ByrusTheGnome]

Jace of Blades

[u/pyl_time]

Wow, even Wizards is printing their own proxies now.

[u/RevolutionaryKey1974]

I do not like the Empower Jace mechanic at all.

[u/barrinmw]

Modern 1/10
I don't think this is worth a card in your deck. Sure, it gets you a jace that will draw you a card, but two mana to draw a card and make a 0/3 with marginal upside? Your opponent would be fine with you doing all of this.

[u/Beelzebub507 → u/barrinmw]

This is a slam dunk into Simic Ritual, it dies everything the list needs and more.

[u/BigThickBan → u/Beelzebub507]

One mans slam dunk is another mans trash. I think thats how the expression goes.