---
name: "Jace's Defeat"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Scry"]
set: "HOU"
set_name: "Hour of Devastation"
collector_number: "38"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Kieran Yanner"
oracle_id: "8ed8e27b-2137-4e19-99bb-5e0d6d32e3af"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/jaces-defeat-hou"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Jace's Defeat
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Scry

## Oracle Text
Counter target blue spell. If it was a Jace planeswalker spell, scry 2.

> *„Du wärst zu so viel mehr in der Lage gewesen, Jace …" —Nicol Bolas*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Hour of Devastation (HOU) #38
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Kieran Yanner
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`