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Jaya Ballard, Task Mage {1}{R}{R}

Legendary Creature — Human Spellshaper

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{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Destroy target blue permanent. {1}{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Jaya Ballard deals 3 damage to any target. A creature dealt damage this way can't be regenerated this turn. {5}{R}{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Jaya Ballard deals 6 damage to each creature and each player.

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Time Spiral

English · 2006-10-06

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerNOT LEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from The List (released 2022-09-09), which has rotated out of Standard.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: a1f85b2a-7836-4058-87a5-859c4311a7e4
Oracle ID: cbbad3da-695e-4527-9678-0942f3751287
TCGplayer ID: 14270

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