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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Tezzeret's Gambit
87% of 45 decks +81% synergy
Psychosis Crawler
89% of 45 decks +75% synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
76% of 45 decks +72% synergy
Steady Progress
76% of 45 decks +72% synergy
Experimental Augury
78% of 45 decks +70% synergy
Thrummingbird
76% of 45 decks +70% synergy
The Surgical Bay
73% of 45 decks +70% synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
73% of 45 decks +69% synergy
Reject Imperfection
73% of 45 decks +69% synergy
Contentious Plan
73% of 45 decks +68% synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
80% of 45 decks +53% synergy
Mind Stone
78% of 45 decks +37% synergy
Commander's Sphere
76% of 45 decks +64% synergy
Defiler of Dreams
76% of 45 decks +61% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
74% of 23 decks +65% synergy
Triskaidekaphile
73% of 45 decks +60% synergy
Negate
73% of 45 decks +34% synergy
High Tide
73% of 45 decks +29% synergy
Counterspell
73% of 45 decks +4% synergy
Flux Channeler
71% of 45 decks +65% synergy
Creatures
Chrome Host Seedshark
69% of 45 decks +61% synergy
Chasm Skulker
69% of 45 decks +58% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
69% of 45 decks +53% synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
67% of 45 decks +62% synergy
Archaeomancer
67% of 45 decks +50% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
64% of 45 decks +42% synergy
Serum Sovereign
62% of 45 decks +60% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
62% of 45 decks +55% synergy
Dreamtide Whale
58% of 12 decks +51% synergy
Trawler Drake
56% of 45 decks +54% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
56% of 45 decks +41% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
53% of 45 decks +41% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
49% of 45 decks +38% synergy
Body of Knowledge
42% of 45 decks +36% synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
40% of 45 decks +37% synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
38% of 24 decks +29% synergy
Gitaxian Anatomist
33% of 45 decks +32% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
33% of 12 decks +11% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
16% of 45 decks -7% synergy
Malcator's Watcher
13% of 45 decks +12% synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
13% of 45 decks +5% synergy
Ichor Synthesizer
11% of 45 decks +11% synergy
Mulldrifter
11% of 45 decks +3% synergy
Burnished Hart
11% of 45 decks +3% synergy
Peregrine Drake
11% of 45 decks +3% synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
11% of 45 decks +2% synergy
Chrome Prowler
7% of 45 decks +6% synergy
Glistener Seer
7% of 45 decks +6% synergy
Meldweb Curator
7% of 45 decks +6% synergy
Oracle of Tragedy
7% of 45 decks +6% synergy
Zenith Chronicler
7% of 45 decks +5% synergy
Plague Myr
7% of 45 decks +4% synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
7% of 45 decks +4% synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
7% of 45 decks +1% synergy
Nadir Kraken
7% of 45 decks +1% synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
7% of 45 decks -1% synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
7% of 45 decks -4% synergy
Murmuring Mystic
7% of 45 decks -5% synergy
Instants
Quick Study
70% of 27 decks +60% synergy
Serum Snare
67% of 45 decks +61% synergy
Unwind
67% of 45 decks +56% synergy
Aetherize
67% of 45 decks +45% synergy
Rewind
64% of 45 decks +52% synergy
Flow of Knowledge
62% of 45 decks +43% synergy
Filter Out
61% of 41 decks +51% synergy
Fact or Fiction
56% of 45 decks +41% synergy
Dig Through Time
49% of 45 decks +37% synergy
Opt
40% of 45 decks +15% synergy
Brainstorm
33% of 45 decks -11% synergy
Brainsurge
31% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Out of Air
29% of 24 decks +27% synergy
Reality Shift
20% of 45 decks -10% synergy
Spell Pierce
16% of 45 decks +6% synergy
Mystic Confluence
16% of 45 decks +6% synergy
Consider
16% of 45 decks +2% synergy
Dream Fracture
13% of 45 decks +11% synergy
Arcane Denial
13% of 45 decks -21% synergy
Fuel for the Cause
11% of 45 decks +9% synergy
Essence Scatter
11% of 45 decks +7% synergy
Aetherspouts
11% of 45 decks +4% synergy
Leadership Vacuum
9% of 45 decks +7% synergy
Dismiss
9% of 45 decks +7% synergy
Bane's Contingency
9% of 45 decks +5% synergy
Jwari Disruption
9% of 45 decks +4% synergy
Foil
9% of 45 decks +2% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
9% of 45 decks -0% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
9% of 45 decks -5% synergy
Assimilate Essence
7% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Repulse
7% of 45 decks +6% synergy
Aspirant's Ascent
7% of 45 decks +6% synergy
Supreme Will
7% of 45 decks +5% synergy
Keep Safe
7% of 45 decks +4% synergy
Artistic Refusal
7% of 45 decks +4% synergy
Gush
7% of 45 decks +3% synergy
Blur
7% of 45 decks +3% synergy
Saw It Coming
7% of 45 decks +2% synergy
Silundi Vision
7% of 45 decks +1% synergy
See Double
7% of 45 decks -0% synergy
Mana Leak
7% of 45 decks -1% synergy
Archmage's Charm
7% of 45 decks -7% synergy
Snap
7% of 45 decks -9% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7% of 45 decks -26% synergy
Sorceries
Blue Sun's Twilight
60% of 45 decks +54% synergy
Treasure Cruise
60% of 45 decks +47% synergy
Eyes of Gitaxias
59% of 44 decks +59% synergy
Deep Analysis
53% of 45 decks +48% synergy
Lock and Load
43% of 14 decks +41% synergy
Ravenform
40% of 45 decks +26% synergy
Preordain
33% of 45 decks +6% synergy
Serum Visions
29% of 45 decks +17% synergy
Traverse Eternity
20% of 25 decks +18% synergy
Seize the Secrets
18% of 17 decks +17% synergy
Clear the Mind
16% of 45 decks +14% synergy
Devastation Tide
16% of 45 decks +12% synergy
Spectral Deluge
13% of 45 decks -0% synergy
Flood of Tears
9% of 45 decks +5% synergy
Ponder
9% of 45 decks -23% synergy
Vivisection
7% of 45 decks +6% synergy
Distorted Curiosity
7% of 45 decks +6% synergy
Commit // Memory
7% of 45 decks +4% synergy
Time Stretch
7% of 45 decks +3% synergy
Enter the Infinite
7% of 45 decks +2% synergy
Curse of the Swine
7% of 45 decks -7% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
60% of 45 decks +52% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
51% of 45 decks +31% synergy
The Magic Mirror
22% of 45 decks +14% synergy
Sapphire Medallion
16% of 45 decks -31% synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11% of 45 decks +9% synergy
Endless Atlas
9% of 45 decks +8% synergy
Tamiyo's Logbook
9% of 45 decks +7% synergy
Bident of Thassa
9% of 45 decks -2% synergy
Ichor Wellspring
7% of 45 decks +3% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7% of 45 decks -22% synergy
Enchantments
Ominous Seas
69% of 45 decks +57% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
69% of 45 decks +51% synergy
Wizard Class
67% of 45 decks +49% synergy
The Bath Song
65% of 37 decks +63% synergy
Mesmerizing Dose
58% of 45 decks +56% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
29% of 45 decks +17% synergy
Thought Reflection
20% of 45 decks +18% synergy
Inexorable Tide
11% of 45 decks +7% synergy
Ever-Watching Threshold
9% of 45 decks +8% synergy
Behold the Unspeakable
9% of 45 decks +8% synergy
Wiretapping
7% of 45 decks +5% synergy
Curator's Ward
7% of 45 decks +5% synergy
Curse of Verbosity
7% of 45 decks +5% synergy
The Phasing of Zhalfir
7% of 45 decks +5% synergy
Dissipation Field
7% of 45 decks +3% synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
7% of 45 decks +2% synergy
Omniscience
7% of 45 decks -1% synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
7% of 45 decks -2% synergy
Propaganda
7% of 45 decks -18% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Vryn
11% of 44 decks +11% synergy
Invasion of Kamigawa
7% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
67% of 45 decks +51% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
20% of 45 decks +4% synergy
Mordenkainen
9% of 45 decks +4% synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
9% of 45 decks +1% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
67% of 45 decks +11% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
40% of 45 decks -14% synergy
Castle Vantress
29% of 45 decks +7% synergy
Karn's Bastion
13% of 45 decks +8% synergy
Memorial to Genius
11% of 45 decks +9% synergy
Halimar Depths
9% of 45 decks -2% synergy
Rogue's Passage
9% of 45 decks -4% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9% of 45 decks -7% synergy
Desert of the Mindful
7% of 45 decks +2% synergy
Temple of the False God
7% of 45 decks -4% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84% of 45 decks -2% synergy
Thought Vessel
76% of 45 decks +25% synergy
Arcane Signet
76% of 45 decks +11% synergy
Midnight Clock
71% of 45 decks +49% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
69% of 45 decks +52% synergy
Sky Diamond
60% of 45 decks +34% synergy
Hedron Archive
38% of 45 decks +31% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
38% of 45 decks +20% synergy
Replicating Ring
13% of 45 decks +10% synergy
Tablet of Compleation
7% of 45 decks +6% synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
7% of 45 decks +5% synergy
Fellwar Stone
7% of 45 decks -14% synergy
Lands
Myriad Landscape
67% of 45 decks +38% synergy
Evolving Wilds
7% of 45 decks +3% synergy
Demolition Field
7% of 45 decks +1% synergy