Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
| Jaya Ballard, Task Mage | |
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| Full Name | Jaya Ballard, Task Mage |
| Affinities |
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| Origin set |
 Time Spiral |
| Cost |
295  |
| Stats (max level) | |
| Health | 124 |
| Deck limits |
 6 ·  7 ·  6 |
| Mana bonuses |
 0 ·  +3 ·  -2 ·  +6 ·  +2 |
| Leveling cost |
79,920  |
| Planeswalkers (Infobox · Data) | |
| Planeswalker series | |
|---|---|
| Jaya Ballard (human) | |
  | Jaya Ballard |
 | Jaya, Fiery Negotiator |
 | Jaya Ballard, Task Mage |
Jaya Ballard, Task Mage is a red human Planeswalker, introduced in July 2026 in update 8.0.0, along with the Time Spiral set.
She has above average health and deck limits which slightly favor Spells at the expense of Creatures. She has strong mana gains in red, followed by blue and green.
She has a Passive Ability: Burning Inside.
Jaya Ballard, Task Mage is the third of few playable Planeswalkers in MtGPQ which embody Jaya at different points in her life.
Stats
| Jaya Ballard, Task Mage - level 60 | ||||||||||
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| Mana bonus | Deck limits | Health | Leveling cost | |||||||
 0
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 +3
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 -2
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 +6
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 +2
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 0
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6
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7
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6
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124 | 79,920
|
Abilities
| 1: Jaya’s Pyroblast | |||
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| Ability Level | PW level | 
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Effect |
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6-19 | 12 | Destroy a random opposing non-Red card that costs 12 or less. Then: If that card’s Color Identity is exactly Blue — You may activate loyalty abilities again this turn. |
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20-35 | 11 | Destroy a random opposing non-Red card that costs 11 or less. Then: If that card’s Color Identity is exactly Blue — You may activate loyalty abilities again this turn. |
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36-49 | 10 | Destroy a random opposing non-Red card with the lowest mana cost. Then: If that card’s Color Identity is exactly Blue — You may activate loyalty abilities again this turn. |
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50-60 | 8 | Destroy a random opposing non-Red card with the lowest mana cost. Then: If that card’s Color Identity is exactly Blue — You may activate loyalty abilities again this turn. |
| 2: Jaya’s Incinerate | |||
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| Ability Level | PW level |
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Effect |
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10-25 | 13 | Deal 5 damage to any target. Destroy 1 non-Red gem. If a creature is destroyed this way — Exile that creature. |
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26-39 | 13 | Deal 6 damage to any target. Destroy 2 non-Red gems. If a creature is destroyed this way — Exile that creature. |
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40-55 | 13 | Deal 8 damage to any target. Destroy 2 non-Red gems. If a creature is destroyed this way — Exile that creature. |
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56-60 | 13 | Deal 9 damage to any target. Destroy 3 non-Red gems. If a creature is destroyed this way — Exile that creature. |
| 3: Jaya’s Inferno | |||
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| Ability Level | PW level |
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Effect |
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16-29 | 20 | Your Planeswalker gains Prevent Damage until end of turn. Then: Deal 15 damage to each creature and each Planeswalker. |
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30-45 | 20 | Your Planeswalker gains Prevent Damage until end of turn. Then: Deal 20 damage to each creature and each Planeswalker. |
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46-59 | 20 | Your Planeswalker gains Prevent Damage until end of turn. Then: Deal 25 damage to each creature and each Planeswalker. |
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60 | 20 | Your Planeswalker gains Prevent Damage until end of turn. Then: Deal 35 damage to each creature and each Planeswalker. |
Burning Inside
Passive Ability: When you activate a Loyalty ability: Convert X gems to Red. Then: Discard the last card from your hand. If you do: Convert 2 gems to Red. X is the amount of times you activated Loyalty abilities this game.
Story
Jaya started as a student in the School of the Unseen after being caught stealing from Jodah, the Archmage Eternal himself. Brash as every fire mage before her, Jaya left the school after learning a few spells.
Years later Jaya saved Jodah from Lim-Dûl, paying back her debt to the Eternal Mage for her theft. Jaya came to Jodah’s help again during the fight against Lim-Dûl himself. With the dark mage defeated Jaya set out on her own again, only coming back to Jodah’s side decades later, under the influence of Mairsil, the dark spirit behind Lim-Dûm in the past.
Jaya, with her mind poisoned, attacks Jodah, almost killing him, in the ensuing fight Jaya’s spark ignites, destroying Mairsil’s influence and giving the newly awakened Planeswalker a new way forward.
Starting Deck
| Card name | Type | Cost | Color | Rarity | Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conflagrate | Missing card data | ||||
| Bogardan Rager | Missing card data | ||||
| Boltwave | Missing card data | ||||
| Burst Lightning | Missing card data | ||||
| Quick-Draw Katana | Missing card data | ||||
| Crackling Cyclops | Missing card data | ||||
| Axgard Cavalry | Missing card data | ||||
| Word of Seizing | Missing card data | ||||
| Ghitu Firebreathing | Missing card data | ||||
| Two-Headed Sliver | Missing card data | ||||
