Jin-Gitaxias (Commander) - Counterspells

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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.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bender's Waterskin
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Katara's Reversal
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Agna Qel'a
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Archmage's Charm
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Cryptic Command
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Reject Imperfection
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Karn's Bastion
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Experimental Augury
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Flux Channeler
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Disallow
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Brainstorm
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
12%synergy
High Tide
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Mana Drain
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Rewind
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Force of Will
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Mystical Tutor
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Rhystic Study
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
13%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Laboratory Maniac
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Thrummingbird
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Body of Knowledge
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Yue, the Moon Spirit
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Chasm Skulker
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Archaeomancer
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Lulu, Stern Guardian
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Peregrine Drake
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Haughty Djinn
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Spellskite
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Ledger Shredder
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Marang River Regent
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Displacer Kitten
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Drake Hatcher
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Emrakul, the Promised End
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Hypnotic Siren
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Lullmage Mentor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Soulless Jailer
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Willbreaker
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Simic Manipulator
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Force of Negation
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Swan Song
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Unwind
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
26%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Aetherize
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Foil
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Confluence
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Quick Study
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Strix Serenade
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
Dissipate
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Dismiss
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Cancel
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Silundi Vision
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Steady Progress
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Pact of Negation
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Serum Snare
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Brainsurge
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Nexus of Fate
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Opt
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Insidious Will
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Bane's Contingency
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Commandeer
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Refute
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Disrupting Shoal
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Access Denied
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Discontinuity
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Forbid
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-14%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Spell Swindle
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Flusterstorm
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Confirm Suspicions
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Narset's Reversal
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
2%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Evacuation
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Scour for Scrap
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Sea Gate Restoration
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Enter the Infinite
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Solve the Equation
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Ponder
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Fabricate
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Time Stretch
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Expropriate
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Lórien Revealed
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Secret of Bloodbending
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Contentious Plan
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Waterbending Lesson
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Curse of the Swine
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Time Warp
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Season of Weaving
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Commit // Memory
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Spectral Deluge
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Raise the Palisade
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Stock Up
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Devastation Tide
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mass Manipulation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Eyes of Gitaxias
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Merchant Scroll
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Blatant Thievery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Traverse Eternity
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mind's Desire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Flow of Ideas
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Insight Engine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
The Magic Mirror
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Unwinding Clock
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-21%synergy
Howling Mine
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Omniscience
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Wizard Class
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Inexorable Tide
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Shark Typhoon
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
As Foretold
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Ominous Seas
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Thought Reflection
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Back to Basics
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Mesmerizing Dose
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Mirrormade
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Utter Insignificance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
One with the Multiverse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Estrid's Invocation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Copy Enchantment
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Training Grounds
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Dress Down
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Unable to Scream
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret the Seeker
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Jace Beleren
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
17%synergy
War Room
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Castle Vantress
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Rivendell
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Terrain Generator
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Halimar Depths
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Remote Isle
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Coral Atoll
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Tolaria West
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Academy Ruins
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Nesting Grounds
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
The Surgical Bay
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Midnight Clock
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Staff of Compleation
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Replicating Ring
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Caged Sun
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Mana Crypt
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Misleading Signpost
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Legends
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Séance Board
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
42%synergy
Sink into Stupor
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Rumble Arena
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Silundi Vision
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Jwari Disruption
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Beyeen Veil
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Mirrex
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy