Jin-Gitaxias (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

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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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mana Drain
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
73%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
73%synergy
Force of Negation
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
72%synergy
Flux Channeler
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
60%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
57%synergy
Swan Song
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Experimental Augury
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Mystic Remora
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Pact of Negation
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
33%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Omniscience
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Windfall
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Frantic Search
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Nexus of Fate
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
51%synergy
High Tide
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Solve the Equation
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
67%synergy
Mana Vault
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
85%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
73%synergy
Force of Will
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
79%synergy
Ancient Tomb
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
80%synergy
Mystical Tutor
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
68%synergy
The One Ring
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
74%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Chrome Mox
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
69%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Creatures
Faerie Mastermind
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Spellskite
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Thrummingbird
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Spellseeker
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Displacer Kitten
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Gilded Drake
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Archaeomancer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Ledger Shredder
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
10%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Peregrine Drake
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Wandering Archaic
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Void Winnower
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Phantasmal Image
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Clever Impersonator
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Trophy Mage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Spark Double
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Leveler
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Trinket Mage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Quantum Riddler
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Flusterstorm
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Pongify
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mental Misstep
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Brainstorm
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-23%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Archmage's Charm
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Misdirection
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Serum Snare
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Gush
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Reality Shift
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Commandeer
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Steady Progress
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Chain of Vapor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Strix Serenade
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Radstorm
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Dig Through Time
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Foil
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Reject Imperfection
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Fact or Fiction
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ripples of Potential
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Delay
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Submerge
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Cryptic Command
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Unwind
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Turnabout
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Disallow
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Rewind
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Brainsurge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Negate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-29%synergy
Flare of Denial
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Intuition
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Aetherspouts
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Quick Study
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Sea Gate Restoration
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Ponder
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Enter the Infinite
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
39%synergy
Time Warp
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Contentious Plan
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Fabricate
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Lórien Revealed
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Expropriate
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Merchant Scroll
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Temporal Mastery
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Time Stretch
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Timetwister
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Personal Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Time Spiral
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Stock Up
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Temporal Trespass
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Walk the Aeons
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Bribery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mind's Desire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Transmute Artifact
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Aminatou's Augury
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Thoughtcast
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Savor the Moment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Unwinding Clock
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Voltaic Key
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Manifold Key
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Winter Moon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Helm of Awakening
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
The Endstone
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Insight Engine
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-5%synergy
Enchantments
Back to Basics
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Mirrormade
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Inexorable Tide
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Copy Artifact
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Overburden
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Training Grounds
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Shark Typhoon
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
As Foretold
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-17%synergy
Aether Barrier
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Frozen Aether
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Stasis
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Dream Tides
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Copy Enchantment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Pendrell Mists
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Urza's Saga
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Karn's Bastion
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-26%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
21%synergy
War Room
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
10%synergy
City of Traitors
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Mistrise Village
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Emergence Zone
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Seat of the Synod
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Academy Ruins
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Command Beacon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Tolaria West
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Homeward Path
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Mox Diamond
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
60%synergy
Lotus Petal
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Mox Opal
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Grim Monolith
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Fellwar Stone
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Thought Vessel
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Staff of Compleation
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Basalt Monolith
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Gilded Lotus
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Mox Amber
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Glistening Sphere
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Thran Dynamo
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Caged Sun
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Sky Diamond
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
91%inclusion21 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Sink into Stupor
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Polluted Delta
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Flooded Strand
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Misty Rainforest
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Scalding Tarn
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Cavern of Souls
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mirrex
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy