Arcane Amphisbaena

Immediate Surveil 1 plus a deathtouch blocker is useful, and a surviving Jace lets a second copy draw; it still needs support to beat stronger two-drops.

Could be wrong if More revealed empower-Jace cards could make the token a reliable engine; fast creature decks may instead erase it before the delayed payoff.

Golgari Midrange can test its split permanent and selection, but a 1/1 body and draw contingent on a surviving Jace are low impact at Pioneer efficiency.

Could be wrong if Its resilience to creature-only removal may matter more than expected, while established two-drops may leave no room for it.

Two mana for a 1/1 and delayed selection is far below Modern's normal baseline; the Jace only becomes card advantage with repeat empower or loyalty support.

Could be wrong if An efficient blink, loyalty-counter, or creature-recursion shell could turn repeated ETBs into a real draw engine.

The card is too slow and vulnerable as a standalone value creature; its token provides no immediate card advantage and competes with much more efficient engines.

Could be wrong if A proven free-casting or repeat-ETB shell could exploit its low mana value better than its ordinary rate suggests.

A deathtouch body, immediate Surveil 1, and a separate low-loyalty token give real small-game value, but the card remains slow without repeat empower.

Could be wrong if Pauper's efficient combat and removal may make the 1/1 and Jace token too easy to neutralize; additional common empower support would raise it.

Blink or loyalty-counter decks can charge the Jace toward repeated draws, but alone this is only minor selection plus a fragile deathtouch creature.

Could be wrong if Its adoption depends heavily on how many reliable Jace-token, blink, or proliferate payoffs exist after the full set is known.

Two mana buys a deathtouch trade, immediate surveil, and a second object that can absorb attacks; duplicate or empower cards can eventually convert it to a draw.

Could be wrong if Unknown speed and removal density determine whether the Jace survives long enough to matter; sparse empower support lowers the ceiling.