Jin-Gitaxias (Commander) - Expensive Control

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Force of Negation
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
85%synergy
Mana Drain
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
73%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
67%synergy
Swan Song
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
66%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Urza's Saga
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Strix Serenade
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
57%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Mystic Remora
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
53%synergy
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Sapphire Medallion
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Frantic Search
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Pongify
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Back to Basics
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Mental Misstep
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
43%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Force of Will
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
82%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
77%synergy
Rhystic Study
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
66%synergy
Mystical Tutor
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
67%synergy
Mox Diamond
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
78%synergy
Chrome Mox
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
74%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
71%synergy
Ancient Tomb
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
71%synergy
The One Ring
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
71%synergy
Mana Vault
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Creatures
Flux Channeler
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Spellseeker
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Archaeomancer
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Spellskite
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Displacer Kitten
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Drake
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Ledger Shredder
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Trinket Mage
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Trophy Mage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Soulless Jailer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Flesh Duplicate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
The Reality Chip
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Spark Double
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Leveler
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Phantasmal Image
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Tribute Mage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Archmage's Charm
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Flusterstorm
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Misdirection
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
High Tide
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Gush
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Experimental Augury
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Pact of Negation
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Nexus of Fate
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Reality Shift
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Commandeer
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Radstorm
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Unwind
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Dig Through Time
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Reject Imperfection
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Ripples of Potential
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Dispel
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Disallow
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Serum Snare
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Denial
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Reenact the Crime
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Chain of Vapor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Void Shatter
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Delay
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Submerge
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Cryptic Command
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Stifle
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Rewind
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Long-Term Plans
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Steady Progress
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Spell Pierce
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Miscast
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Brainsurge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Desynchronization
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Trickbind
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
See Double
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Sea Gate Restoration
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Fabricate
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Merchant Scroll
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Solve the Equation
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Windfall
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Timetwister
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Enter the Infinite
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Contentious Plan
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Time Warp
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Lórien Revealed
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Personal Tutor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Expropriate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Echo of Eons
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Time Spiral
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Transmute Artifact
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Consuming Tide
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Swine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Temporal Mastery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Time Stretch
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Day's Undoing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Traverse Eternity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Show and Tell
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Spectral Deluge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Temporal Trespass
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Savor the Moment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ichormoon Gauntlet
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Manifold Key
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Isochron Scepter
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Winter Moon
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Weathered Runestone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Torpor Orb
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Sculpting Steel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Mana Web
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Primal Amulet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Tangle Wire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
The Chain Veil
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Omniscience
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
22%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Training Grounds
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
As Foretold
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Inexorable Tide
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Mirrormade
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
The Tale of Tamiyo
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Aether Barrier
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Trade Routes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Estrid's Invocation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Copy Artifact
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Overburden
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Thought Lash
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Copy Enchantment
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Treachery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Pendrell Mists
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dress Down
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Rising Waters
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Dream Tides
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Surgery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Embargo
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Karn's Bastion
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Academy Ruins
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
7%synergy
City of Traitors
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Inventors' Fair
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Castle Vantress
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Nesting Grounds
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Saprazzan Skerry
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Mage-Ring Network
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Seat of the Synod
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Blast Zone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Glacial Chasm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Staff of Compleation
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Thought Vessel
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Grim Monolith
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Lotus Petal
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Basalt Monolith
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Midnight Clock
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Mana Crypt
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Replicating Ring
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Gilded Lotus
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Misleading Signpost
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Misty Rainforest
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
67%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Island
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
67%synergy
Polluted Delta
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
67%synergy
Flooded Strand
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
67%synergy
Sink into Stupor
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
46%synergy
Cavern of Souls
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Prismatic Vista
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mirrex
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy