Jin-Gitaxias (Commander) - Budget

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Jul 2, 2025
How To Play Blue Differently in EDH
Blue is known for control in Magic, but that's far from the only thing it does. Let's look at ways you can play blue "off-color" in Commander.
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Amazing Acrobatics
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tezzeret's Gambit
65%inclusion211 decks323 decks
60%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
69%inclusion224 decks323 decks
55%synergy
Thrummingbird
57%inclusion185 decks323 decks
52%synergy
Reject Imperfection
55%inclusion178 decks323 decks
52%synergy
Experimental Augury
56%inclusion182 decks323 decks
51%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
51%inclusion165 decks323 decks
49%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
54%inclusion173 decks323 decks
49%synergy
Steady Progress
47%inclusion153 decks323 decks
44%synergy
Serum Snare
48%inclusion154 decks323 decks
44%synergy
Flux Channeler
49%inclusion157 decks323 decks
43%synergy
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Negate
54%inclusion176 decks323 decks
16%synergy
Frantic Search
54%inclusion175 decks323 decks
25%synergy
High Tide
54%inclusion174 decks323 decks
9%synergy
Counterspell
53%inclusion172 decks323 decks
-14%synergy
Aetherize
53%inclusion171 decks323 decks
25%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
50%inclusion160 decks323 decks
33%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
46%inclusion148 decks323 decks
43%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
45%inclusion145 decks323 decks
40%synergy
Quick Study
44%inclusion143 decks323 decks
37%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
42%inclusion136 decks323 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
14%inclusion45 decks323 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Defiler of Dreams
40%inclusion130 decks323 decks
31%synergy
Chasm Skulker
34%inclusion111 decks323 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
34%inclusion109 decks323 decks
11%synergy
Trawler Drake
33%inclusion108 decks323 decks
33%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
33%inclusion108 decks323 decks
28%synergy
Serum Sovereign
33%inclusion107 decks323 decks
32%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
32%inclusion103 decks323 decks
21%synergy
Archaeomancer
31%inclusion101 decks323 decks
16%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
31%inclusion99 decks323 decks
22%synergy
Body of Knowledge
29%inclusion93 decks323 decks
22%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
28%inclusion92 decks323 decks
14%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
26%inclusion85 decks323 decks
15%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
24%inclusion79 decks323 decks
22%synergy
Gitaxian Anatomist
22%inclusion72 decks323 decks
22%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
21%inclusion69 decks323 decks
0%synergy
Archmage of Runes
18%inclusion35 decks194 decks
6%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
17%inclusion42 decks249 decks
13%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
16%inclusion53 decks323 decks
-8%synergy
Malcator's Watcher
16%inclusion51 decks323 decks
15%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
15%inclusion48 decks323 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion42 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Meldweb Curator
13%inclusion41 decks323 decks
12%synergy
Myr Convert
12%inclusion40 decks323 decks
11%synergy
Glistener Seer
12%inclusion39 decks323 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion30 decks249 decks
-1%synergy
Homunculus Horde
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Atmosphere Surgeon
11%inclusion36 decks323 decks
11%synergy
Transplant Theorist
11%inclusion34 decks323 decks
9%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
11%inclusion34 decks323 decks
3%synergy
Blighted Agent
11%inclusion34 decks323 decks
8%synergy
Ichor Synthesizer
11%inclusion34 decks323 decks
10%synergy
Viral Drake
10%inclusion32 decks323 decks
8%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Watchful Blisterzoa
10%inclusion31 decks323 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Prowler
9.3%inclusion30 decks323 decks
9%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
9.0%inclusion29 decks323 decks
4%synergy
Peregrine Drake
8.0%inclusion26 decks323 decks
0%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.0%inclusion26 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
8.0%inclusion26 decks323 decks
-10%synergy
Haughty Djinn
7.7%inclusion25 decks323 decks
0%synergy
Plague Myr
7.4%inclusion24 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
7.4%inclusion24 decks323 decks
1%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
6.9%inclusion11 decks159 decks
4%synergy
Gitaxian Raptor
6.8%inclusion22 decks323 decks
7%synergy
Unctus's Retrofitter
6.8%inclusion22 decks323 decks
7%synergy
Quicksilver Fisher
6.8%inclusion22 decks323 decks
7%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
6.5%inclusion15 decks231 decks
1%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
6.0%inclusion14 decks232 decks
-2%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
5.9%inclusion19 decks323 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Ingester
5.9%inclusion19 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Prologue to Phyresis
42%inclusion135 decks323 decks
39%synergy
Rewind
41%inclusion133 decks323 decks
29%synergy
Unwind
37%inclusion121 decks323 decks
28%synergy
Fact or Fiction
34%inclusion111 decks323 decks
24%synergy
Dig Through Time
31%inclusion101 decks323 decks
21%synergy
Archmage's Charm
28%inclusion90 decks323 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
26%inclusion85 decks323 decks
-15%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
24%inclusion78 decks323 decks
18%synergy
Brainsurge
23%inclusion58 decks252 decks
15%synergy
Opt
22%inclusion72 decks323 decks
-3%synergy
Refute
22%inclusion43 decks194 decks
16%synergy
Filter Out
22%inclusion70 decks323 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Confluence
22%inclusion70 decks323 decks
12%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
21%inclusion68 decks323 decks
19%synergy
Reality Shift
20%inclusion64 decks323 decks
-8%synergy
Cancel
18%inclusion57 decks323 decks
12%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
15%inclusion50 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
15%inclusion48 decks323 decks
3%synergy
Evacuation
14%inclusion45 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion43 decks323 decks
-6%synergy
Assimilate Essence
12%inclusion40 decks323 decks
12%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
11%inclusion37 decks323 decks
8%synergy
Out of Air
11%inclusion37 decks323 decks
11%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion35 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
11%inclusion35 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Saw It Coming
11%inclusion34 decks323 decks
7%synergy
Aetherspouts
10%inclusion33 decks323 decks
3%synergy
Foil
10%inclusion33 decks323 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion32 decks323 decks
-26%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion31 decks323 decks
-25%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion31 decks323 decks
-26%synergy
Snap
9.0%inclusion29 decks323 decks
-9%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
9.0%inclusion29 decks323 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
8.7%inclusion28 decks323 decks
-32%synergy
See Double
8.7%inclusion28 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Turnabout
8.4%inclusion27 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Bane's Contingency
8.0%inclusion26 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Aspirant's Ascent
8.0%inclusion26 decks323 decks
8%synergy
Supreme Will
7.4%inclusion24 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Consider
7.1%inclusion23 decks323 decks
-7%synergy
Disallow
7.1%inclusion23 decks323 decks
0%synergy
Dream Fracture
7.1%inclusion23 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.1%inclusion23 decks323 decks
-1%synergy
Twist Reality
6.6%inclusion14 decks213 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Genius
6.2%inclusion20 decks323 decks
4%synergy
Essence Scatter
6.2%inclusion20 decks323 decks
3%synergy
Confounding Riddle
6.2%inclusion20 decks323 decks
4%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.2%inclusion20 decks323 decks
1%synergy
Dissipate
6.2%inclusion20 decks323 decks
3%synergy
Chemister's Insight
6.2%inclusion20 decks323 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Contentious Plan
42%inclusion135 decks323 decks
37%synergy
Treasure Cruise
37%inclusion121 decks323 decks
26%synergy
Deep Analysis
33%inclusion108 decks323 decks
28%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
31%inclusion101 decks323 decks
28%synergy
Ravenform
30%inclusion97 decks323 decks
20%synergy
Eyes of Gitaxias
24%inclusion77 decks323 decks
24%synergy
Distorted Curiosity
14%inclusion46 decks323 decks
14%synergy
Lunar Insight
14%inclusion27 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Enter the Infinite
13%inclusion42 decks323 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion40 decks323 decks
-12%synergy
Time Stretch
12%inclusion39 decks323 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Swine
11%inclusion37 decks323 decks
0%synergy
River's Rebuke
11%inclusion36 decks323 decks
8%synergy
Serum Visions
11%inclusion35 decks323 decks
0%synergy
Solve the Equation
11%inclusion35 decks323 decks
-2%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion34 decks323 decks
-19%synergy
Divination
10%inclusion33 decks323 decks
9%synergy
Compulsive Research
10%inclusion32 decks323 decks
8%synergy
Finale of Revelation
10%inclusion31 decks323 decks
3%synergy
Commit // Memory
8.7%inclusion28 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Mind's Desire
8.7%inclusion28 decks323 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
7.7%inclusion25 decks323 decks
-15%synergy
Spectral Deluge
7.7%inclusion25 decks323 decks
-3%synergy
Flood of Tears
7.4%inclusion24 decks323 decks
4%synergy
Lock and Load
7.1%inclusion19 decks266 decks
6%synergy
Clear the Mind
7.1%inclusion23 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
6.8%inclusion22 decks323 decks
-5%synergy
Consuming Tide
6.8%inclusion22 decks323 decks
3%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
6.8%inclusion22 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Flow of Ideas
6.8%inclusion22 decks323 decks
2%synergy
Walk the Aeons
6.5%inclusion21 decks323 decks
4%synergy
Overflowing Insight
6.5%inclusion21 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Traverse Eternity
6.5%inclusion21 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Seize the Secrets
6.4%inclusion17 decks266 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.2%inclusion20 decks323 decks
-3%synergy
Aminatou's Augury
6.2%inclusion20 decks323 decks
4%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
5.6%inclusion18 decks323 decks
3%synergy
Relm's Sketching
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
5.3%inclusion17 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
29%inclusion94 decks323 decks
11%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
25%inclusion82 decks323 decks
-31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion37 decks323 decks
-17%synergy
Contagion Clasp
11%inclusion35 decks323 decks
9%synergy
The Magic Mirror
10%inclusion33 decks323 decks
4%synergy
Tamiyo's Immobilizer
6.8%inclusion22 decks323 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
6.2%inclusion20 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
6.1%inclusion13 decks213 decks
5%synergy
Tamiyo's Logbook
5.9%inclusion19 decks323 decks
5%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Insight Engine
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Teferi's Ageless Insight
41%inclusion133 decks323 decks
24%synergy
Wizard Class
35%inclusion114 decks323 decks
19%synergy
Ominous Seas
35%inclusion112 decks323 decks
24%synergy
Mesmerizing Dose
30%inclusion97 decks323 decks
29%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion81 decks323 decks
-4%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
24%inclusion73 decks298 decks
20%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
22%inclusion71 decks323 decks
10%synergy
The Bath Song
21%inclusion68 decks323 decks
20%synergy
Inexorable Tide
20%inclusion63 decks323 decks
16%synergy
Omniscience
17%inclusion54 decks323 decks
8%synergy
As Foretold
16%inclusion52 decks323 decks
12%synergy
Shark Typhoon
13%inclusion41 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Thought Reflection
12%inclusion38 decks323 decks
10%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
10%inclusion32 decks323 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
10%inclusion31 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.3%inclusion30 decks323 decks
0%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
9.0%inclusion29 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Copy Enchantment
9.0%inclusion29 decks323 decks
7%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
7.7%inclusion23 decks297 decks
0%synergy
Extravagant Replication
7.4%inclusion24 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7.2%inclusion18 decks251 decks
2%synergy
Behold the Unspeakable
6.5%inclusion21 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Mirrormade
6.5%inclusion21 decks323 decks
1%synergy
Stasis Field
6.5%inclusion21 decks323 decks
6%synergy
One with the Multiverse
6.2%inclusion20 decks323 decks
3%synergy
Corruption of Towashi
6.2%inclusion20 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
5.9%inclusion19 decks323 decks
2%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
5.6%inclusion18 decks323 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Vryn
7.4%inclusion24 decks323 decks
7%synergy
Invasion of Arcavios
6.5%inclusion21 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
35%inclusion112 decks323 decks
20%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
11%inclusion34 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Mordenkainen
10%inclusion33 decks323 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
54%inclusion175 decks323 decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion105 decks323 decks
-18%synergy
The Surgical Bay
28%inclusion92 decks323 decks
27%synergy
Karn's Bastion
26%inclusion83 decks323 decks
21%synergy
Castle Vantress
20%inclusion64 decks323 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
16%inclusion53 decks323 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion41 decks323 decks
2%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.0%inclusion26 decks323 decks
-2%synergy
Remote Isle
7.7%inclusion25 decks323 decks
2%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
6.8%inclusion22 decks323 decks
3%synergy
The Monumental Facade
6.2%inclusion20 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion249 decks323 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
62%inclusion200 decks323 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion194 decks323 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
48%inclusion155 decks323 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
46%inclusion150 decks323 decks
36%synergy
Midnight Clock
46%inclusion150 decks323 decks
26%synergy
Sky Diamond
45%inclusion146 decks323 decks
21%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
43%inclusion138 decks323 decks
28%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
30%inclusion98 decks323 decks
14%synergy
Replicating Ring
20%inclusion65 decks323 decks
18%synergy
Hedron Archive
17%inclusion55 decks323 decks
11%synergy
Worn Powerstone
16%inclusion53 decks323 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion42 decks323 decks
1%synergy
Staff of Compleation
12%inclusion39 decks323 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion39 decks323 decks
-8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion37 decks323 decks
-2%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
11%inclusion36 decks323 decks
8%synergy
Caged Sun
8.0%inclusion26 decks323 decks
-4%synergy
Coalition Relic
5.9%inclusion19 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.6%inclusion18 decks323 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion322 decks323 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
37%inclusion120 decks323 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion30 decks249 decks
-1%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion35 decks323 decks
5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.2%inclusion20 decks323 decks
1%synergy