Jin-Gitaxias (Commander) - Budget Cantrips

DougY
Aug 2, 2024
Top 10 Free Spells
There's no free lunch in Commander, unless you're talking about free spells, that is. Doug shows us alternative costs and tricks of the trade when you're short on mana value.
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Moxfield
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MTGStocks
Tezzeret's Gambit
86% of 44 decks +80% synergy
Psychosis Crawler
89% of 44 decks +75% synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
77% of 44 decks +74% synergy
Thrummingbird
77% of 44 decks +72% synergy
Experimental Augury
80% of 44 decks +72% synergy
Steady Progress
75% of 44 decks +71% synergy
The Surgical Bay
75% of 44 decks +71% synergy
Reject Imperfection
75% of 44 decks +70% synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
73% of 44 decks +68% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
76% of 21 decks +67% synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
82% of 44 decks +55% synergy
Mind Stone
82% of 44 decks +41% synergy
Defiler of Dreams
77% of 44 decks +63% synergy
Quick Study
76% of 25 decks +65% synergy
Triskaidekaphile
75% of 44 decks +62% synergy
Negate
75% of 44 decks +35% synergy
Counterspell
75% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
73% of 44 decks +65% synergy
Commander's Sphere
73% of 44 decks +61% synergy
High Tide
73% of 44 decks +28% synergy
Creatures
Mercurial Spelldancer
70% of 44 decks +65% synergy
Flux Channeler
70% of 44 decks +64% synergy
Chasm Skulker
70% of 44 decks +60% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
70% of 44 decks +54% synergy
Archaeomancer
68% of 44 decks +52% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
68% of 44 decks +45% synergy
Serum Sovereign
66% of 44 decks +63% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
66% of 44 decks +59% synergy
Dreamtide Whale
60% of 10 decks +53% synergy
Trawler Drake
57% of 44 decks +55% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
57% of 44 decks +44% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
57% of 44 decks +43% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
52% of 44 decks +41% synergy
Body of Knowledge
45% of 44 decks +39% synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
43% of 44 decks +40% synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
41% of 22 decks +32% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
40% of 10 decks +16% synergy
Gitaxian Anatomist
34% of 44 decks +33% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
16% of 44 decks -7% synergy
Malcator's Watcher
14% of 44 decks +13% synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
14% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Ichor Synthesizer
11% of 44 decks +11% synergy
Burnished Hart
11% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Peregrine Drake
11% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
11% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Mulldrifter
9% of 44 decks +1% synergy
Chrome Prowler
7% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Glistener Seer
7% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Meldweb Curator
7% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Oracle of Tragedy
7% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Kefnet the Mindful
7% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Zenith Chronicler
7% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Plague Myr
7% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
7% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
7% of 44 decks +1% synergy
Nadir Kraken
7% of 44 decks +1% synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
7% of 44 decks -4% synergy
Murmuring Mystic
7% of 44 decks -5% synergy
Instants
Unwind
70% of 44 decks +60% synergy
Aetherize
70% of 44 decks +49% synergy
Rewind
68% of 44 decks +56% synergy
Serum Snare
66% of 44 decks +61% synergy
Flow of Knowledge
66% of 44 decks +46% synergy
Filter Out
64% of 39 decks +54% synergy
Fact or Fiction
57% of 44 decks +43% synergy
Dig Through Time
50% of 44 decks +38% synergy
Opt
39% of 44 decks +14% synergy
Brainsurge
36% of 11 decks +26% synergy
Brainstorm
34% of 44 decks -11% synergy
Out of Air
32% of 22 decks +30% synergy
Reality Shift
20% of 44 decks -10% synergy
Mystic Confluence
16% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Consider
16% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Dream Fracture
14% of 44 decks +11% synergy
Spell Pierce
14% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Arcane Denial
14% of 44 decks -21% synergy
Aetherspouts
11% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
11% of 44 decks -2% synergy
Dismiss
9% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Bane's Contingency
9% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Essence Scatter
9% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Jwari Disruption
9% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
9% of 44 decks -0% synergy
Assimilate Essence
7% of 43 decks +6% synergy
Repulse
7% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Aspirant's Ascent
7% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Supreme Will
7% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Keep Safe
7% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Fuel for the Cause
7% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Artistic Refusal
7% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Blur
7% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Saw It Coming
7% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Silundi Vision
7% of 44 decks +1% synergy
Foil
7% of 44 decks +0% synergy
See Double
7% of 44 decks -0% synergy
Mana Leak
7% of 44 decks -1% synergy
Archmage's Charm
7% of 44 decks -7% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7% of 44 decks -26% synergy
Sorceries
Contentious Plan
70% of 44 decks +65% synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
64% of 44 decks +58% synergy
Eyes of Gitaxias
63% of 43 decks +62% synergy
Treasure Cruise
59% of 44 decks +46% synergy
Deep Analysis
55% of 44 decks +49% synergy
Ravenform
43% of 44 decks +29% synergy
Lock and Load
42% of 12 decks +39% synergy
Preordain
32% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Serum Visions
30% of 44 decks +17% synergy
Traverse Eternity
22% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Seize the Secrets
20% of 15 decks +19% synergy
Devastation Tide
16% of 44 decks +13% synergy
Spectral Deluge
16% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Clear the Mind
14% of 44 decks +12% synergy
Flood of Tears
9% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Ponder
9% of 44 decks -23% synergy
Vivisection
7% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Distorted Curiosity
7% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Commit // Memory
7% of 44 decks +4% synergy
River's Rebuke
7% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Time Stretch
7% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Enter the Infinite
7% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Curse of the Swine
7% of 44 decks -7% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
64% of 44 decks +56% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
52% of 44 decks +32% synergy
The Magic Mirror
23% of 44 decks +15% synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
14% of 44 decks +12% synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11% of 44 decks -34% synergy
Endless Atlas
9% of 44 decks +8% synergy
Tamiyo's Logbook
9% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Bident of Thassa
9% of 44 decks -2% synergy
Ichor Wellspring
7% of 44 decks +4% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7% of 44 decks -22% synergy
Enchantments
Ominous Seas
70% of 44 decks +59% synergy
Wizard Class
70% of 44 decks +53% synergy
The Bath Song
69% of 35 decks +66% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
68% of 44 decks +50% synergy
Mesmerizing Dose
61% of 44 decks +59% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
32% of 44 decks +20% synergy
Thought Reflection
20% of 44 decks +18% synergy
Ever-Watching Threshold
9% of 44 decks +8% synergy
Behold the Unspeakable
9% of 44 decks +8% synergy
Curse of Verbosity
7% of 44 decks +5% synergy
The Phasing of Zhalfir
7% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Dissipation Field
7% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Inexorable Tide
7% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
7% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Omniscience
7% of 44 decks -1% synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
7% of 44 decks -2% synergy
Propaganda
7% of 44 decks -18% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Vryn
12% of 43 decks +11% synergy
Invasion of Kamigawa
7% of 43 decks +7% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
68% of 44 decks +52% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
18% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
9% of 44 decks +1% synergy
Mordenkainen
7% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
68% of 44 decks +12% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
41% of 44 decks -13% synergy
Castle Vantress
30% of 44 decks +8% synergy
Karn's Bastion
14% of 44 decks +8% synergy
Memorial to Genius
11% of 44 decks +9% synergy
Halimar Depths
9% of 44 decks -2% synergy
Rogue's Passage
9% of 44 decks -4% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9% of 44 decks -7% synergy
Desert of the Mindful
7% of 44 decks +2% synergy
Temple of the False God
7% of 44 decks -4% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84% of 44 decks -3% synergy
Thought Vessel
77% of 44 decks +27% synergy
Arcane Signet
75% of 44 decks +10% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
70% of 44 decks +53% synergy
Midnight Clock
70% of 44 decks +49% synergy
Sky Diamond
64% of 44 decks +37% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
41% of 44 decks +23% synergy
Hedron Archive
39% of 44 decks +31% synergy
Replicating Ring
11% of 44 decks +8% synergy
Tablet of Compleation
7% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
7% of 44 decks +5% synergy
Lands
Myriad Landscape
70% of 44 decks +42% synergy
Evolving Wilds
7% of 44 decks +3% synergy
Demolition Field
7% of 44 decks +1% synergy