Jin-Gitaxias (Commander) - Budget

DougY
Aug 2, 2024
Top 10 Free Spells
There's no free lunch in Commander, unless you're talking about free spells, that is. Doug shows us alternative costs and tricks of the trade when you're short on mana value.
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Moxfield
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MTGStocks
Clinquant Skymage
75% of 8 decks +64% synergy
Refute
50% of 24 decks +33% synergy
Lunar Insight
45% of 20 decks +38% synergy
Archmage of Runes
38% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Mischievous Mystic
38% of 8 decks +14% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tezzeret's Gambit
64% of 318 decks +58% synergy
Thrummingbird
61% of 318 decks +55% synergy
Psychosis Crawler
65% of 318 decks +51% synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
53% of 312 decks +49% synergy
Reject Imperfection
54% of 312 decks +49% synergy
Experimental Augury
55% of 314 decks +48% synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
54% of 315 decks +47% synergy
Quick Study
56% of 179 decks +46% synergy
Flux Channeler
48% of 318 decks +42% synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
46% of 315 decks +41% synergy
Top Cards
Negate
58% of 318 decks +18% synergy
High Tide
58% of 318 decks +13% synergy
Counterspell
56% of 318 decks -13% synergy
Frantic Search
53% of 318 decks +25% synergy
Mind Stone
50% of 318 decks +10% synergy
Midnight Clock
50% of 317 decks +28% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
46% of 317 decks +30% synergy
Commander's Sphere
46% of 318 decks +34% synergy
Flow of Knowledge
46% of 316 decks +27% synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
45% of 288 decks +38% synergy
Creatures
Defiler of Dreams
45% of 317 decks +32% synergy
Dreamtide Whale
39% of 70 decks +32% synergy
Chasm Skulker
37% of 318 decks +26% synergy
Serum Sovereign
37% of 314 decks +34% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
36% of 318 decks +30% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
35% of 318 decks +12% synergy
Triskaidekaphile
34% of 317 decks +21% synergy
Trawler Drake
33% of 312 decks +32% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
33% of 318 decks +17% synergy
Archaeomancer
32% of 318 decks +16% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
31% of 318 decks +17% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
30% of 317 decks +20% synergy
Body of Knowledge
30% of 317 decks +23% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
29% of 318 decks +17% synergy
Gitaxian Anatomist
27% of 312 decks +25% synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
25% of 314 decks +22% synergy
Homunculus Horde
25% of 20 decks +7% synergy
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
20% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
20% of 41 decks -0% synergy
Malcator's Watcher
19% of 295 decks +18% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
18% of 317 decks -4% synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
18% of 147 decks +10% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
16% of 317 decks -8% synergy
Burnished Hart
16% of 318 decks +8% synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
16% of 315 decks +7% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16% of 70 decks -5% synergy
High Fae Trickster
15% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
15% of 41 decks +3% synergy
Meldweb Curator
15% of 295 decks +14% synergy
Myr Convert
12% of 314 decks +10% synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
12% of 147 decks +7% synergy
Glistener Seer
12% of 312 decks +12% synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
12% of 318 decks +4% synergy
Atmosphere Surgeon
12% of 312 decks +11% synergy
Transplant Theorist
11% of 312 decks +9% synergy
Ichor Synthesizer
11% of 312 decks +10% synergy
Chrome Prowler
11% of 295 decks +10% synergy
Blighted Agent
10% of 318 decks +7% synergy
Watchful Blisterzoa
10% of 312 decks +9% synergy
Peregrine Drake
9% of 318 decks +1% synergy
Viral Drake
9% of 318 decks +7% synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
9% of 35 decks -6% synergy
Myojin of Cryptic Dreams
9% of 317 decks +7% synergy
Haughty Djinn
9% of 317 decks +0% synergy
Murmuring Mystic
8% of 318 decks -4% synergy
Mocking Sprite
8% of 179 decks +4% synergy
Unctus's Retrofitter
8% of 295 decks +7% synergy
Gitaxian Raptor
8% of 312 decks +8% synergy
Spellskite
8% of 318 decks -3% synergy
Quicksilver Fisher
7% of 295 decks +7% synergy
Instants
Steady Progress
44% of 318 decks +40% synergy
Serum Snare
44% of 312 decks +38% synergy
Aetherize
42% of 318 decks +20% synergy
Unwind
40% of 318 decks +30% synergy
Rewind
40% of 318 decks +27% synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
39% of 312 decks +35% synergy
Fact or Fiction
36% of 318 decks +23% synergy
Filter Out
33% of 225 decks +24% synergy
Dig Through Time
32% of 318 decks +20% synergy
Brainstorm
32% of 318 decks -12% synergy
Brainsurge
28% of 79 decks +18% synergy
Thirst for Discovery
24% of 317 decks +16% synergy
Opt
24% of 318 decks -1% synergy
Reality Shift
24% of 318 decks -6% synergy
Out of Air
24% of 135 decks +22% synergy
Fuel for the Cause
21% of 318 decks +19% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
19% of 318 decks +10% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
19% of 318 decks +6% synergy
Twist Reality
19% of 31 decks +16% synergy
Mystic Confluence
18% of 318 decks +8% synergy
Saw It Coming
15% of 317 decks +11% synergy
Assimilate Essence
15% of 266 decks +15% synergy
Resculpt
15% of 317 decks -8% synergy
Cancel
15% of 318 decks +10% synergy
Archmage's Charm
14% of 317 decks -0% synergy
Get Out
14% of 29 decks -4% synergy
Aetherspouts
14% of 318 decks +6% synergy
Behold the Multiverse
13% of 317 decks +9% synergy
Spell Pierce
13% of 318 decks +3% synergy
Snap
12% of 318 decks -4% synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
11% of 318 decks +6% synergy
Foil
11% of 318 decks +4% synergy
Evacuation
11% of 318 decks +3% synergy
Desynchronization
10% of 48 decks +0% synergy
Turnabout
10% of 318 decks +6% synergy
Ertai's Scorn
10% of 317 decks +7% synergy
Arcane Denial
10% of 318 decks -25% synergy
Aspirant's Ascent
9% of 312 decks +8% synergy
Bane's Contingency
9% of 317 decks +5% synergy
Silundi Vision
8% of 317 decks +2% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8% of 317 decks -26% synergy
Artistic Refusal
8% of 269 decks +6% synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8% of 318 decks +2% synergy
Meeting of Minds
8% of 271 decks +3% synergy
See Double
8% of 288 decks +2% synergy
Ice Out
8% of 180 decks +6% synergy
Reenact the Crime
8% of 104 decks +3% synergy
Consider
7% of 317 decks -6% synergy
Unfathomable Truths
7% of 56 decks +6% synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
7% of 240 decks +7% synergy
Sorceries
Contentious Plan
41% of 318 decks +36% synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
37% of 315 decks +32% synergy
Treasure Cruise
37% of 318 decks +24% synergy
Ravenform
36% of 317 decks +22% synergy
Deep Analysis
35% of 318 decks +29% synergy
Eyes of Gitaxias
30% of 266 decks +29% synergy
Lock and Load
20% of 87 decks +18% synergy
Serum Visions
17% of 318 decks +6% synergy
Distorted Curiosity
17% of 312 decks +16% synergy
Preordain
16% of 318 decks -11% synergy
Spectral Deluge
15% of 317 decks +2% synergy
Traverse Eternity
14% of 153 decks +12% synergy
River's Rebuke
13% of 318 decks +10% synergy
Flood of Tears
13% of 317 decks +8% synergy
Commit // Memory
13% of 318 decks +10% synergy
Seize the Secrets
12% of 98 decks +12% synergy
Time Stretch
12% of 318 decks +8% synergy
Solve the Equation
11% of 317 decks -6% synergy
Mind's Desire
11% of 318 decks +9% synergy
Pearl of Wisdom
11% of 47 decks +10% synergy
Ponder
10% of 318 decks -22% synergy
Divination
10% of 318 decks +8% synergy
Enter the Infinite
10% of 318 decks +5% synergy
Curse of the Swine
10% of 318 decks -4% synergy
Lórien Revealed
10% of 187 decks -2% synergy
Overflowing Insight
9% of 318 decks +9% synergy
Windfall
8% of 318 decks -16% synergy
Compulsive Research
8% of 318 decks +6% synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
8% of 125 decks +7% synergy
Consuming Tide
8% of 317 decks +4% synergy
Clear the Mind
8% of 318 decks +6% synergy
Walk the Aeons
8% of 318 decks +5% synergy
Clone Legion
8% of 318 decks +5% synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
7% of 318 decks +4% synergy
Gitaxian Probe
7% of 318 decks -7% synergy
Aminatou's Augury
6% of 318 decks +4% synergy
Finale of Revelation
6% of 318 decks +1% synergy
Eagle Vision
6% of 50 decks +5% synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
6% of 318 decks +4% synergy
Deem Inferior
5% of 73 decks +5% synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
5% of 317 decks +3% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
33% of 318 decks +13% synergy
Hedron Archive
21% of 318 decks +14% synergy
Marina Vendrell's Grimoire
20% of 35 decks +18% synergy
The Magic Mirror
15% of 317 decks +7% synergy
Sapphire Medallion
14% of 318 decks -35% synergy
Contagion Clasp
12% of 318 decks +10% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12% of 318 decks -17% synergy
Tamiyo's Logbook
10% of 312 decks +8% synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9% of 288 decks +7% synergy
Winter Moon
9% of 82 decks +1% synergy
Tamiyo's Immobilizer
6% of 312 decks +6% synergy
Font of Progress
6% of 312 decks +6% synergy
Enchantments
Case of the Ransacked Lab
39% of 122 decks +30% synergy
Ominous Seas
38% of 317 decks +27% synergy
Wizard Class
36% of 317 decks +19% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
34% of 317 decks +16% synergy
Mesmerizing Dose
31% of 312 decks +29% synergy
The Bath Song
26% of 208 decks +24% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
19% of 318 decks +8% synergy
Propaganda
16% of 318 decks -9% synergy
Amphibian Downpour
15% of 73 decks +7% synergy
As Foretold
15% of 318 decks +11% synergy
Thought Reflection
14% of 318 decks +12% synergy
Inexorable Tide
12% of 318 decks +8% synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
12% of 318 decks +8% synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
12% of 110 decks +1% synergy
Jace's Sanctum
11% of 318 decks +6% synergy
Stasis Field
11% of 240 decks +10% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
11% of 318 decks +0% synergy
Corrupted Conscience
10% of 318 decks +8% synergy
Behold the Unspeakable
9% of 317 decks +8% synergy
Shark Typhoon
9% of 317 decks +3% synergy
Swarm Intelligence
9% of 318 decks +7% synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
9% of 135 decks +3% synergy
Bottomless Pool // Locker Room
9% of 35 decks +7% synergy
Omniscience
8% of 318 decks +0% synergy
Corruption of Towashi
8% of 266 decks +8% synergy
Candlekeep Sage
8% of 317 decks +7% synergy
One with the Multiverse
8% of 316 decks +4% synergy
Utter Insignificance
7% of 70 decks +5% synergy
The Phasing of Zhalfir
6% of 317 decks +4% synergy
Mystic Remora
6% of 318 decks -25% synergy
Witness Protection
5% of 317 decks -1% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Vryn
12% of 266 decks +11% synergy
Invasion of Arcavios
10% of 269 decks +9% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
31% of 318 decks +15% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
15% of 318 decks -0% synergy
Mordenkainen
9% of 317 decks +5% synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
9% of 316 decks +1% synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
5% of 314 decks +1% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
51% of 318 decks -5% synergy
The Surgical Bay
31% of 312 decks +27% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29% of 317 decks -25% synergy
Karn's Bastion
22% of 318 decks +16% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
15% of 318 decks -1% synergy
Castle Vantress
15% of 317 decks -7% synergy
Temple of the False God
13% of 318 decks +2% synergy
Terrain Generator
7% of 318 decks -1% synergy
Halimar Depths
6% of 318 decks -5% synergy
Coral Atoll
6% of 318 decks +1% synergy
Hidden Cataract
5% of 147 decks +3% synergy
Archway of Innovation
5% of 56 decks -12% synergy
Remote Isle
5% of 318 decks -1% synergy
The Monumental Facade
5% of 315 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79% of 318 decks -7% synergy
Arcane Signet
58% of 317 decks -7% synergy
Thought Vessel
58% of 318 decks +7% synergy
Sky Diamond
40% of 318 decks +14% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
32% of 318 decks +14% synergy
Replicating Ring
21% of 317 decks +19% synergy
Fellwar Stone
17% of 318 decks -3% synergy
Worn Powerstone
16% of 318 decks +10% synergy
Gilded Lotus
13% of 318 decks -0% synergy
Thran Dynamo
11% of 318 decks -3% synergy
Coalition Relic
9% of 318 decks +8% synergy
Astral Cornucopia
9% of 318 decks +6% synergy
Staff of Compleation
9% of 314 decks +5% synergy
Caged Sun
8% of 318 decks -6% synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7% of 318 decks +6% synergy
Bounty Board
7% of 87 decks +7% synergy
Glistening Sphere
6% of 314 decks +4% synergy
Tablet of Compleation
6% of 315 decks +5% synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6% of 317 decks -3% synergy
Lands
Myriad Landscape
37% of 318 decks +9% synergy
Command Tower
7% of 318 decks +3% synergy