Jin-Gitaxias (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mana Drain
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
69%synergy
Force of Negation
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
69%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
67%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
58%synergy
Mystic Remora
80%inclusion20 decks25 decks
53%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
50%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Experimental Augury
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Flux Channeler
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Swan Song
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
45%synergy
High Tide
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Frantic Search
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
25%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Omniscience
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Counterspell
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Pact of Negation
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Solve the Equation
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Windfall
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
68%synergy
Force of Will
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
79%synergy
Mana Vault
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
82%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
69%synergy
Ancient Tomb
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
76%synergy
The One Ring
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
76%synergy
Mystical Tutor
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
62%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
51%synergy
Chrome Mox
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Mox Diamond
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
62%synergy
Creatures
Thassa's Oracle
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Spellskite
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Thrummingbird
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Displacer Kitten
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Spellseeker
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Gilded Drake
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Archaeomancer
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Phantasmal Image
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Ledger Shredder
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Clever Impersonator
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Peregrine Drake
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Void Winnower
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Spark Double
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
High Fae Trickster
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Trophy Mage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Wandering Archaic
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Trinket Mage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Quantum Riddler
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Nexus of Fate
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Flusterstorm
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Brainstorm
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Pongify
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Mental Misstep
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Archmage's Charm
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Serum Snare
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Misdirection
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Denial
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Commandeer
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Foil
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Dig Through Time
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Cryptic Command
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Chain of Vapor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Gush
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Disallow
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Snap
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Strix Serenade
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Steady Progress
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Unwind
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Rewind
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Reject Imperfection
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Brainsurge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ripples of Potential
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Quick Study
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Delay
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Submerge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Radstorm
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-26%synergy
Dispel
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Stifle
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Confluence
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Spell Pierce
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Evacuation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Silundi Vision
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Cyber Conversion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Sea Gate Restoration
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Enter the Infinite
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Lórien Revealed
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Time Warp
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Ponder
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Expropriate
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Contentious Plan
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Fabricate
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Merchant Scroll
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Temporal Mastery
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Time Stretch
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Timetwister
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Stock Up
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Personal Tutor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Time Spiral
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Echo of Eons
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Bribery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Day's Undoing
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Blatant Thievery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Trespass
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Thoughtcast
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Aminatou's Augury
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Savor the Moment
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mind's Desire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Transmute Artifact
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Unwinding Clock
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Insight Engine
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
The Water Crystal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Voltaic Key
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Manifold Key
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Mirage Mirror
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Winter Moon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-18%synergy
Helm of Awakening
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Imposter Mech
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
The Endstone
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Back to Basics
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Mirrormade
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Inexorable Tide
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Overburden
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Copy Artifact
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Training Grounds
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
As Foretold
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Aether Barrier
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Frozen Aether
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Stasis
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Pendrell Mists
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Copy Enchantment
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Dream Tides
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Urza's Saga
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Karn's Bastion
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Seat of the Synod
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
5%synergy
War Room
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
City of Traitors
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Mistrise Village
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Castle Vantress
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Academy Ruins
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Crystal Vein
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Tolaria West
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Homeward Path
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Mox Opal
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
58%synergy
Thought Vessel
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Grim Monolith
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
55%synergy
Lotus Petal
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
48%synergy
Mind Stone
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Staff of Compleation
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Basalt Monolith
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Gilded Lotus
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Mox Amber
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Midnight Clock
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Glistening Sphere
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Caged Sun
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
57%synergy
Sink into Stupor
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Polluted Delta
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Flooded Strand
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Misty Rainforest
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Cavern of Souls
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Scalding Tarn
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Prismatic Vista
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Silundi Vision
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-18%synergy