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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Tezzeret's Gambit
87% of 47 decks +81% synergy
Psychosis Crawler
89% of 47 decks +76% synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
77% of 47 decks +73% synergy
Steady Progress
77% of 47 decks +73% synergy
Experimental Augury
79% of 47 decks +71% synergy
Thrummingbird
77% of 47 decks +71% synergy
The Surgical Bay
74% of 47 decks +71% synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
74% of 47 decks +70% synergy
Reject Imperfection
74% of 47 decks +70% synergy
Contentious Plan
74% of 47 decks +69% synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
81% of 47 decks +53% synergy
Mind Stone
79% of 47 decks +38% synergy
Commander's Sphere
77% of 47 decks +65% synergy
Defiler of Dreams
77% of 47 decks +63% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
76% of 25 decks +67% synergy
Triskaidekaphile
74% of 47 decks +62% synergy
Negate
74% of 47 decks +35% synergy
High Tide
74% of 47 decks +30% synergy
Counterspell
74% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Quick Study
72% of 29 decks +62% synergy
Creatures
Flux Channeler
72% of 47 decks +66% synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
70% of 47 decks +62% synergy
Chasm Skulker
70% of 47 decks +59% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
70% of 47 decks +54% synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
68% of 47 decks +63% synergy
Archaeomancer
68% of 47 decks +52% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
66% of 47 decks +43% synergy
Dreamtide Whale
64% of 14 decks +58% synergy
Serum Sovereign
64% of 47 decks +61% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
64% of 47 decks +57% synergy
Trawler Drake
57% of 47 decks +56% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
57% of 47 decks +43% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
55% of 47 decks +43% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
51% of 47 decks +41% synergy
Body of Knowledge
45% of 47 decks +38% synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
40% of 47 decks +37% synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
35% of 26 decks +26% synergy
Gitaxian Anatomist
32% of 47 decks +31% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
29% of 14 decks +7% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
15% of 47 decks -8% synergy
Malcator's Watcher
13% of 47 decks +12% synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
13% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Ichor Synthesizer
11% of 47 decks +10% synergy
Mulldrifter
11% of 47 decks +3% synergy
Burnished Hart
11% of 47 decks +3% synergy
Peregrine Drake
11% of 47 decks +2% synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
11% of 47 decks +2% synergy
Chrome Prowler
6% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Glistener Seer
6% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Meldweb Curator
6% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Oracle of Tragedy
6% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Zenith Chronicler
6% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Plague Myr
6% of 47 decks +4% synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
6% of 47 decks +4% synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
6% of 47 decks +1% synergy
Nadir Kraken
6% of 47 decks +0% synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
6% of 47 decks -1% synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
6% of 47 decks -4% synergy
Murmuring Mystic
6% of 47 decks -6% synergy
Instants
Serum Snare
68% of 47 decks +63% synergy
Unwind
68% of 47 decks +58% synergy
Aetherize
68% of 47 decks +46% synergy
Rewind
66% of 47 decks +53% synergy
Flow of Knowledge
64% of 47 decks +45% synergy
Filter Out
63% of 43 decks +54% synergy
Fact or Fiction
57% of 47 decks +44% synergy
Dig Through Time
51% of 47 decks +39% synergy
Opt
40% of 47 decks +16% synergy
Brainstorm
32% of 47 decks -12% synergy
Out of Air
27% of 26 decks +25% synergy
Brainsurge
27% of 15 decks +17% synergy
Reality Shift
19% of 47 decks -11% synergy
Spell Pierce
15% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Mystic Confluence
15% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Consider
15% of 47 decks +1% synergy
Dream Fracture
13% of 47 decks +10% synergy
Arcane Denial
13% of 47 decks -22% synergy
Fuel for the Cause
11% of 47 decks +8% synergy
Essence Scatter
11% of 47 decks +7% synergy
Aetherspouts
11% of 47 decks +3% synergy
Leadership Vacuum
9% of 47 decks +7% synergy
Dismiss
9% of 47 decks +7% synergy
Bane's Contingency
9% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Jwari Disruption
9% of 47 decks +4% synergy
Foil
9% of 47 decks +2% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
9% of 47 decks -1% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
9% of 47 decks -5% synergy
Assimilate Essence
7% of 46 decks +6% synergy
Repulse
6% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Aspirant's Ascent
6% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Supreme Will
6% of 47 decks +4% synergy
Artistic Refusal
6% of 47 decks +4% synergy
Keep Safe
6% of 47 decks +4% synergy
Gush
6% of 47 decks +3% synergy
Blur
6% of 47 decks +2% synergy
Saw It Coming
6% of 47 decks +2% synergy
Silundi Vision
6% of 47 decks +1% synergy
See Double
6% of 47 decks -0% synergy
Mana Leak
6% of 47 decks -1% synergy
Archmage's Charm
6% of 47 decks -8% synergy
Snap
6% of 47 decks -9% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6% of 47 decks -27% synergy
Sorceries
Blue Sun's Twilight
62% of 47 decks +56% synergy
Treasure Cruise
62% of 47 decks +49% synergy
Eyes of Gitaxias
61% of 46 decks +60% synergy
Deep Analysis
55% of 47 decks +50% synergy
Lock and Load
50% of 16 decks +48% synergy
Ravenform
43% of 47 decks +29% synergy
Preordain
32% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Serum Visions
28% of 47 decks +16% synergy
Traverse Eternity
19% of 27 decks +17% synergy
Seize the Secrets
16% of 19 decks +15% synergy
Clear the Mind
15% of 47 decks +13% synergy
Devastation Tide
15% of 47 decks +12% synergy
Spectral Deluge
13% of 47 decks -1% synergy
Flood of Tears
9% of 47 decks +4% synergy
Ponder
9% of 47 decks -23% synergy
Vivisection
6% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Distorted Curiosity
6% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Commit // Memory
6% of 47 decks +3% synergy
Time Stretch
6% of 47 decks +2% synergy
Enter the Infinite
6% of 47 decks +2% synergy
Curse of the Swine
6% of 47 decks -7% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindsplice Apparatus
62% of 47 decks +54% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
53% of 47 decks +33% synergy
Hedron Archive
36% of 47 decks +29% synergy
The Magic Mirror
21% of 47 decks +13% synergy
Sapphire Medallion
15% of 47 decks -32% synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11% of 47 decks +9% synergy
Endless Atlas
9% of 47 decks +7% synergy
Tamiyo's Logbook
9% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Bident of Thassa
9% of 47 decks -3% synergy
Ichor Wellspring
6% of 47 decks +3% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6% of 47 decks -22% synergy
Enchantments
Ominous Seas
70% of 47 decks +59% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
70% of 47 decks +52% synergy
Wizard Class
68% of 47 decks +51% synergy
The Bath Song
67% of 39 decks +64% synergy
Mesmerizing Dose
60% of 47 decks +57% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
30% of 47 decks +18% synergy
Thought Reflection
19% of 47 decks +17% synergy
Inexorable Tide
11% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Ever-Watching Threshold
9% of 47 decks +8% synergy
Behold the Unspeakable
9% of 47 decks +7% synergy
Wiretapping
6% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Curator's Ward
6% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Curse of Verbosity
6% of 47 decks +5% synergy
The Phasing of Zhalfir
6% of 47 decks +4% synergy
Dissipation Field
6% of 47 decks +3% synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6% of 47 decks +2% synergy
Omniscience
6% of 47 decks -2% synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
6% of 47 decks -2% synergy
Propaganda
6% of 47 decks -19% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Vryn
11% of 46 decks +10% synergy
Invasion of Kamigawa
7% of 46 decks +6% synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
68% of 47 decks +52% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
19% of 47 decks +3% synergy
Mordenkainen
9% of 47 decks +4% synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
9% of 47 decks +0% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
68% of 47 decks +12% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
43% of 47 decks -11% synergy
Castle Vantress
28% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Karn's Bastion
13% of 47 decks +7% synergy
Memorial to Genius
11% of 47 decks +8% synergy
Halimar Depths
9% of 47 decks -3% synergy
Rogue's Passage
9% of 47 decks -5% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
9% of 47 decks -8% synergy
Desert of the Mindful
6% of 47 decks +2% synergy
Temple of the False God
6% of 47 decks -4% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85% of 47 decks -2% synergy
Thought Vessel
77% of 47 decks +26% synergy
Arcane Signet
77% of 47 decks +11% synergy
Midnight Clock
72% of 47 decks +50% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
70% of 47 decks +53% synergy
Sky Diamond
62% of 47 decks +36% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
40% of 47 decks +23% synergy
Replicating Ring
13% of 47 decks +10% synergy
Tablet of Compleation
6% of 47 decks +6% synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
6% of 47 decks +5% synergy
Fellwar Stone
6% of 47 decks -14% synergy
Lands
Myriad Landscape
68% of 47 decks +40% synergy
Evolving Wilds
6% of 47 decks +3% synergy
Demolition Field
6% of 47 decks +1% synergy