Way of the Pyromancer

Commanders that run Way of the Pyromancer most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

• Tam, the Possibility: 4,178 decks
• Jace, Multiverse Architect: 3,061 decks
• Commodore Guff: 517 decks
• Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh // Chandra, Roaring Flame: 233 decks
• Leori, Sparktouched Hunter: 187 decks
• Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge: 163 decks
• Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen: 97 decks
• Dihada, Binder of Wills: 87 decks

Often played with Way of the Pyromancer

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

• Way of the Warlord
• Keeper of the Quiet Hour
• Way of the Wildspeaker
• Violent Echoes
• Arcane Amphisbaena
• No Admittance
• Inspired Tethermage
• Oath of Chandra
• Chandra, Legacy of Fire
• Way of the Paradox

Rulings

• 2026-08-21: If you control a Jace planeswalker token, you can't choose to create a new one when you empower Jace. You have to put the loyalty counters on your existing Jace planeswalker token. In the rare case that you control multiple Jace planeswalker tokens, you'll choose one of those tokens to put the loyalty counters on.
• 2026-08-21: Only one loyalty ability of each planeswalker may be activated per turn, no matter how many it has gained.
• 2026-08-21: Loyalty abilities can't be mana abilities. The ability granted by Way of the Pyromancer uses the stack and can be countered or otherwise responded to. Like all loyalty abilities, it can be activated only once per turn, during your main phase, when the stack is empty, and only if no other loyalty abilities of this permanent have been activated this turn.
• 2026-08-21: To empower Jace N, if you don't control a Jace planeswalker token, create a blue Jace planeswalker token with 0 loyalty, "[−1]: Surveil 1," and "[−3]: Draw a card." Choose a Jace planeswalker token you control. Put N loyalty counters on it.
• 2026-08-21: Some spells and abilities that empower Jace may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't empower Jace.
• 2026-08-21: Empower Jace won't let you put loyalty counters on nontoken Jace planeswalkers. However, if you control a Jace planeswalker token that you got another way (such as an effect that creates a token that's a copy of a permanent), empower Jace will put loyalty counters on that.