wotc
Because it’s a loyalty ability, Jaya’s first ability isn’t a mana ability. It can be activated only any time you could cast a sorcery. It uses the stack and can be responded to.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #1062
Jaya Ballard
sld·#1062·mythic·borderless
Illus. Fajareka Setiawan
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Nov '22
3 yr ago
Value
$4.88+$0 (+1.8%)
30 days high $3.90 · low $3.68
Volatility · moderate
Tracking since · May 5, 2026
USD$3.66EUR€2.74
NM
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EDHrec rank #8,702 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Legendary Planeswalker — Jaya
+1: Add {R}{R}{R}. Spend this mana only to cast instant or sorcery spells.
+1: Discard up to three cards, then draw that many cards.
−8: You get an emblem with "You may cast instant and sorcery spells from your graveyard. If a spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead."
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Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
You choose how many cards to discard while Jaya’s second ability is resolving. You can choose to discard zero cards this way (and then draw zero cards) if you wish.
wotc
Mana produced by Jaya’s first ability can be spent among any number of instant and/or sorcery spells.
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