Jin-Gitaxias (Commander) - Optimized 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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Peter Parker's Camera
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tezzeret's Gambit
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
72%synergy
Karn's Bastion
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
59%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
59%synergy
Enter the Infinite
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Experimental Augury
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Flux Channeler
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Serum Snare
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
45%synergy
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Sapphire Medallion
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
4%synergy
High Tide
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
27%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Mystic Remora
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Mana Drain
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Archmage's Charm
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Mystical Tutor
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Force of Will
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
33%synergy
The One Ring
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Ancient Tomb
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Creatures
Thrummingbird
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Spellskite
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Spellseeker
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Trinket Mage
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Mm'menon, the Right Hand
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Trophy Mage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Displacer Kitten
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Leveler
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Serum Sovereign
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ledger Shredder
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Lulu, Stern Guardian
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mulldrifter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Meldweb Curator
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Myojin of Cryptic Dreams
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Haughty Djinn
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Wandering Archaic
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
The Reality Chip
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Gilded Drake
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Burnished Hart
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Jace's Archivist
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Kefnet the Mindful
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Blighted Agent
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Tidal Barracuda
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Negate
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Force of Negation
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Frantic Search
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Pongify
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Reality Shift
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Reject Imperfection
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Nexus of Fate
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Disallow
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Dig Through Time
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Strix Serenade
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Spell Pierce
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Unwind
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Resculpt
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Cryptic Command
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Brainsurge
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Opt
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Quick Study
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Whirlwind Denial
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Radstorm
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Narset's Reversal
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Scour for Scrap
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Void Shatter
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Ripples of Potential
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Defabricate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Delay
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Commandeer
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Rewind
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Steady Progress
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Refute
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Solve the Equation
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Contentious Plan
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Windfall
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Temporal Mastery
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Time Warp
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Ponder
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Fabricate
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Expropriate
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Time Stretch
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Treasure Cruise
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Deep Analysis
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Spectral Deluge
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Merchant Scroll
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Curse of the Swine
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Personal Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Trespass
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Walk the Aeons
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Echo of Eons
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Serum Visions
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Invoke the Winds
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Show and Tell
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Step Through
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Temporal Cascade
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Whelming Wave
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Compulsive Research
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Isochron Scepter
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
The Endstone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Moonsilver Key
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Winter Moon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-20%synergy
Venser's Journal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Teferi's Ageless Insight
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Omniscience
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Propaganda
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Inexorable Tide
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Shark Typhoon
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Ominous Seas
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
As Foretold
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Back to Basics
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Wizard Class
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Archmage Ascension
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Training Grounds
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
One with the Multiverse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Aether Barrier
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dissipation Field
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Extravagant Replication
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mirrormade
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Copy Artifact
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Master of Time
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Mordenkainen
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Jace, Architect of Thought
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Castle Vantress
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Academy Ruins
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
The Surgical Bay
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Buried Ruin
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Seat of the Synod
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Terrain Generator
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Archway of Innovation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Mistrise Village
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Mage-Ring Network
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Rivendell
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Blast Zone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Magosi, the Waterveil
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Palace
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Nesting Grounds
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Staff of Compleation
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Midnight Clock
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Mana Vault
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Sky Diamond
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Caged Sun
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Glistening Sphere
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Replicating Ring
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Misleading Signpost
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Relic of Legends
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Sink into Stupor
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Cavern of Souls
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
10%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Mirrex
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy