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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Archmage's Charm
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Karn's Bastion
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Flux Channeler
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
46%synergy
Reject Imperfection
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Experimental Augury
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Cryptic Command
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Omniscience
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Counterspell
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
High Tide
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Frantic Search
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Brainstorm
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Mana Drain
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Game Changers
Fierce Guardianship
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Force of Will
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Mystical Tutor
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Rhystic Study
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Ancient Tomb
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
16%synergy
The One Ring
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Thrummingbird
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Yue, the Moon Spirit
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Body of Knowledge
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Ledger Shredder
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Chasm Skulker
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Spellskite
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Lulu, Stern Guardian
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Willbreaker
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Displacer Kitten
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Peregrine Drake
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Haughty Djinn
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Hypnotic Siren
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Soulless Jailer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Simic Manipulator
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Gitaxian Anatomist
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Malcator's Watcher
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Deepglow Skate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Instants
Swan Song
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Force of Negation
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Unwind
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
34%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Rewind
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Aetherize
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Disallow
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Serum Snare
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Pongify
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-16%synergy
Foil
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Pact of Negation
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-14%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Quick Study
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Silundi Vision
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Confluence
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Steady Progress
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Strix Serenade
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Dissipate
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Nexus of Fate
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Cancel
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Katara's Reversal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Opt
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Insidious Will
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Flusterstorm
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Confounding Riddle
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Discontinuity
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Bane's Contingency
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Refute
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Gush
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Dissolve
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Consider
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Forbid
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Soul Read
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Beyeen Veil
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Disrupting Shoal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Access Denied
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Ripples of Potential
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Sea Gate Restoration
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Enter the Infinite
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Solve the Equation
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Ponder
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Time Stretch
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Expropriate
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Fabricate
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Contentious Plan
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Lórien Revealed
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Time Warp
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Curse of the Swine
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Preordain
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Spectral Deluge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Waterbending Lesson
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Secret of Bloodbending
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Treasure Cruise
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Serum Visions
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Commit // Memory
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Season of Weaving
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Raise the Palisade
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mass Manipulation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Eyes of Gitaxias
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Merchant Scroll
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Blatant Thievery
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Mind's Desire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Ravenform
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Flow of Ideas
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Stock Up
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Insight Engine
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
The Endstone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Unwinding Clock
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
The Magic Mirror
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Howling Mine
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Isochron Scepter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Wizard Class
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Inexorable Tide
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Remora
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Shark Typhoon
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
As Foretold
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
One with the Multiverse
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Mesmerizing Dose
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Ominous Seas
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Utter Insignificance
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Back to Basics
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Thought Reflection
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Mirrormade
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Copy Land
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Ugin, Eye of the Storms
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Jace Beleren
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
14%synergy
War Room
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Castle Vantress
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Agna Qel'a
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Rivendell
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Terrain Generator
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Academy Ruins
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-6%synergy
Halimar Depths
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Coral Atoll
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
The Surgical Bay
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Remote Isle
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Tolaria West
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Archway of Innovation
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
34%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Midnight Clock
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Staff of Compleation
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Replicating Ring
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Caged Sun
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Mana Crypt
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Nyx Lotus
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mox Opal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Misleading Signpost
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Mox Diamond
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Legends
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Séance Board
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Myriad Landscape
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Silundi Vision
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Rumble Arena
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Beyeen Veil
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Abstergo Entertainment
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Mirrex
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Horizon of Progress
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy