Jin-Gitaxias (Commander) - Expensive Control

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Mike Carrozza
Nov 19, 2025
Am I the Bolas? - Grace
This week's Am I the Bolas? sees Mike Carrozza tackle a question of what to do when the archenemy can't take the heat.
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Force of Negation
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85%synergy
Swan Song
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
74%synergy
Mana Drain
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
73%synergy
Mystic Remora
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
73%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
66%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
64%synergy
Urza's Saga
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
60%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
59%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
56%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
55%synergy
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Sapphire Medallion
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Frantic Search
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Mental Misstep
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
55%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
49%synergy
Flusterstorm
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
52%synergy
Back to Basics
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
39%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
67%synergy
Force of Will
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
83%synergy
Chrome Mox
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
91%synergy
Mox Diamond
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
94%synergy
The One Ring
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
80%synergy
Mana Vault
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
82%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
69%synergy
Mystical Tutor
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
69%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
50%synergy
Ancient Tomb
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
65%synergy
Creatures
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
41%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Displacer Kitten
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Spellseeker
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Gilded Drake
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Flux Channeler
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Spellskite
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Trinket Mage
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Ledger Shredder
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Katara, Waterbending Master
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Trophy Mage
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
The Reality Chip
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Soulless Jailer
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Archaeomancer
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Phantasmal Image
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Tribute Mage
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Curie, Emergent Intelligence
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Leveler
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Clever Impersonator
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Filigree Sages
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
33%synergy
High Tide
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Pact of Negation
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Misdirection
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Strix Serenade
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
36%synergy
Pongify
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Gush
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Brainstorm
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Archmage's Charm
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Commandeer
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Nexus of Fate
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Dispel
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Resculpt
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Narset's Reversal
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
18%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Unwind
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
21%synergy
Experimental Augury
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Radstorm
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Spell Pierce
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Dig Through Time
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Serum Snare
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Denial
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Whir of Invention
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Chain of Vapor
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Reject Imperfection
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Void Shatter
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-12%synergy
Foil
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Disallow
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Tale's End
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Delay
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Submerge
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Stifle
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Rewind
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Long-Term Plans
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Miscast
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Reenact the Crime
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
This Town Ain't Big Enough
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Brainsurge
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
1%synergy
Desynchronization
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Sea Gate Restoration
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
54%synergy
Solve the Equation
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Windfall
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Fabricate
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Enter the Infinite
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Merchant Scroll
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Personal Tutor
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Timetwister
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Time Warp
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Lórien Revealed
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Contentious Plan
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Temporal Mastery
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Expropriate
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Transmute Artifact
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-14%synergy
Echo of Eons
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Show and Tell
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Time Spiral
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Reshape
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Time Stretch
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Day's Undoing
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Traverse Eternity
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-16%synergy
Spectral Deluge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Savor the Moment
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Manifold Key
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Isochron Scepter
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Insight Engine
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Winter Moon
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Unwinding Clock
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Weathered Runestone
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Torpor Orb
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Moonsilver Key
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Panoptic Mirror
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Cursed Totem
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Sculpting Steel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Chalice of the Void
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mana Web
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Tangle Wire
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Imposter Mech
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Omniscience
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Inexorable Tide
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Training Grounds
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Mirrormade
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Copy Artifact
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Copy Enchantment
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Dress Down
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-15%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
The Tale of Tamiyo
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Aether Barrier
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Trade Routes
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mind Over Matter
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Overburden
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Thought Lash
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Pendrell Mists
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Rising Waters
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Dream Tides
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
As Foretold
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Surgery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Embargo
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
-18%synergy
Karn's Bastion
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Seat of the Synod
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
14%synergy
City of Traitors
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Academy Ruins
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Vantress
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Mage-Ring Network
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Vesuva
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Scorched Ruins
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Glacial Chasm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Inventors' Fair
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Nesting Grounds
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Saprazzan Skerry
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Mox Opal
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
67%synergy
Lotus Petal
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
49%synergy
Fellwar Stone
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
42%synergy
Thought Vessel
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Staff of Compleation
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
52%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Grim Monolith
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Basalt Monolith
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Mox Amber
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Gilded Lotus
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Mana Crypt
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Clock
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Replicating Ring
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-7%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Coveted Jewel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Misleading Signpost
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Island
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
-17%synergy
Misty Rainforest
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
61%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
54%synergy
Scalding Tarn
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
61%synergy
Polluted Delta
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
53%synergy
Sink into Stupor
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
33%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
48%synergy
Flooded Strand
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Cavern of Souls
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Prismatic Vista
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Mirrex
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-18%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy