Jin-Gitaxias (Commander) - Expensive

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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Force of Negation
85% of 292 decks +67% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
85% of 292 decks +61% synergy
Rhystic Study
93% of 292 decks +54% synergy
Mystic Remora
83% of 292 decks +52% synergy
The One Ring
65% of 206 decks +50% synergy
Mystical Tutor
79% of 292 decks +50% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
90% of 292 decks +49% synergy
Omniscience
56% of 292 decks +48% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
74% of 290 decks +47% synergy
Nexus of Fate
51% of 292 decks +45% synergy
Top Cards
Mana Vault
79% of 292 decks +66% synergy
Sapphire Medallion
76% of 292 decks +30% synergy
Jeweled Lotus
73% of 292 decks +61% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
66% of 292 decks +51% synergy
Chrome Mox
66% of 292 decks +55% synergy
High Tide
66% of 292 decks +22% synergy
Swan Song
65% of 292 decks +39% synergy
Sink into Stupor
62% of 55 decks +30% synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
60% of 292 decks +44% synergy
Frantic Search
57% of 292 decks +30% synergy
Creatures
Consecrated Sphinx
56% of 292 decks +41% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
56% of 290 decks +45% synergy
Thassa's Oracle
55% of 292 decks +39% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
54% of 226 decks +38% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
51% of 292 decks +45% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
49% of 292 decks +25% synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
45% of 20 decks +28% synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
43% of 21 decks +19% synergy
Flux Channeler
41% of 292 decks +35% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
39% of 292 decks +23% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
38% of 292 decks +15% synergy
Dreamtide Whale
34% of 44 decks +27% synergy
Spellseeker
32% of 292 decks +22% synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
31% of 59 decks +13% synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
30% of 44 decks +7% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
29% of 292 decks +12% synergy
Psychosis Crawler
26% of 292 decks +12% synergy
Valley Floodcaller
25% of 24 decks +19% synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
25% of 20 decks +11% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
24% of 292 decks +12% synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
24% of 55 decks +18% synergy
Ledger Shredder
23% of 287 decks +17% synergy
Gilded Drake
20% of 292 decks +16% synergy
Spellskite
20% of 292 decks +9% synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
19% of 193 decks +11% synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
18% of 292 decks +16% synergy
Thrummingbird
18% of 292 decks +13% synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
18% of 257 decks +15% synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
16% of 292 decks +6% synergy
Archaeomancer
16% of 292 decks -1% synergy
Displacer Kitten
13% of 285 decks +4% synergy
Phantasmal Image
13% of 292 decks +6% synergy
Snapcaster Mage
12% of 292 decks +6% synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
12% of 274 decks +7% synergy
Peregrine Drake
10% of 292 decks +1% synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
9% of 85 decks +2% synergy
Urza, Lord High Artificer
9% of 292 decks +3% synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
9% of 285 decks +5% synergy
Defiler of Dreams
9% of 281 decks -5% synergy
Triskaidekaphile
8% of 292 decks -5% synergy
The Reality Chip
8% of 290 decks -7% synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
8% of 292 decks +6% synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
8% of 292 decks +3% synergy
Flesh Duplicate
8% of 103 decks +5% synergy
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
8% of 292 decks +6% synergy
Trinket Mage
6% of 292 decks -6% synergy
Wandering Archaic
6% of 292 decks +3% synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
5% of 292 decks +1% synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
5% of 93 decks -3% synergy
Emrakul, the Promised End
5% of 292 decks +4% synergy
Instants
Force of Will
88% of 292 decks +68% synergy
Mana Drain
88% of 292 decks +60% synergy
Brainstorm
55% of 292 decks +10% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
55% of 287 decks +22% synergy
Counterspell
53% of 292 decks -16% synergy
Pact of Negation
52% of 292 decks +40% synergy
Strix Serenade
45% of 55 decks +27% synergy
Pongify
44% of 292 decks +3% synergy
Experimental Augury
44% of 265 decks +36% synergy
Flusterstorm
42% of 292 decks +32% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
37% of 292 decks +2% synergy
Dig Through Time
36% of 292 decks +24% synergy
Archmage's Charm
33% of 292 decks +19% synergy
Mental Misstep
31% of 292 decks +23% synergy
Mindbreak Trap
30% of 292 decks +26% synergy
Dramatic Reversal
29% of 292 decks +6% synergy
Misdirection
28% of 292 decks +22% synergy
Arcane Denial
28% of 292 decks -7% synergy
Brainsurge
25% of 59 decks +15% synergy
Gush
25% of 292 decks +21% synergy
Chain of Vapor
25% of 292 decks +18% synergy
Serum Snare
24% of 248 decks +18% synergy
Quick Study
21% of 124 decks +10% synergy
Commandeer
21% of 292 decks +18% synergy
Muddle the Mixture
20% of 292 decks +3% synergy
Cryptic Command
20% of 292 decks +9% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
19% of 292 decks +6% synergy
Fact or Fiction
19% of 292 decks +5% synergy
Unwind
18% of 292 decks +8% synergy
Resculpt
18% of 292 decks -5% synergy
Reality Shift
18% of 292 decks -12% synergy
Radstorm
18% of 95 decks +14% synergy
Narset's Reversal
18% of 292 decks +4% synergy
Snap
18% of 292 decks +2% synergy
March of Swirling Mist
18% of 290 decks +8% synergy
Ripples of Potential
18% of 80 decks +14% synergy
Disallow
17% of 292 decks +10% synergy
Desynchronization
17% of 29 decks +6% synergy
Into the Flood Maw
17% of 24 decks +7% synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
17% of 248 decks +12% synergy
Thirst for Discovery
16% of 292 decks +7% synergy
Delay
15% of 292 decks +10% synergy
Reject Imperfection
15% of 248 decks +10% synergy
Flare of Denial
15% of 61 decks +5% synergy
Steady Progress
14% of 292 decks +11% synergy
Filter Out
14% of 154 decks +4% synergy
Submerge
13% of 292 decks +12% synergy
Negate
13% of 292 decks -27% synergy
Turnabout
12% of 292 decks +9% synergy
Cyber Conversion
12% of 101 decks +5% synergy
Sorceries
Solve the Equation
53% of 292 decks +36% synergy
Windfall
51% of 292 decks +26% synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
50% of 292 decks +44% synergy
Time Warp
50% of 292 decks +43% synergy
Enter the Infinite
47% of 292 decks +42% synergy
Temporal Manipulation
42% of 292 decks +39% synergy
Gitaxian Probe
40% of 292 decks +26% synergy
Ponder
38% of 292 decks +6% synergy
Timetwister
37% of 292 decks +34% synergy
Expropriate
36% of 292 decks +32% synergy
Time Stretch
33% of 292 decks +29% synergy
Fabricate
33% of 292 decks +9% synergy
Lórien Revealed
32% of 136 decks +20% synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
30% of 292 decks +28% synergy
Treasure Cruise
29% of 292 decks +16% synergy
Merchant Scroll
28% of 292 decks +15% synergy
Temporal Mastery
26% of 292 decks +23% synergy
Time Spiral
24% of 292 decks +22% synergy
Contentious Plan
24% of 292 decks +19% synergy
Preordain
24% of 292 decks -4% synergy
Temporal Trespass
21% of 292 decks +19% synergy
Echo of Eons
18% of 292 decks +14% synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
16% of 292 decks +14% synergy
Alrund's Epiphany
14% of 292 decks +12% synergy
Personal Tutor
14% of 292 decks +10% synergy
Walk the Aeons
13% of 292 decks +10% synergy
Mind's Desire
13% of 292 decks +11% synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
12% of 248 decks +8% synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
12% of 292 decks +9% synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
11% of 292 decks +8% synergy
Rise of the Eldrazi
9% of 127 decks +8% synergy
Part the Waterveil
9% of 292 decks +8% synergy
Serum Visions
8% of 292 decks -4% synergy
Show and Tell
8% of 292 decks +7% synergy
Mists of Lórien
8% of 105 decks +5% synergy
Transmute Artifact
7% of 292 decks +3% synergy
Bribery
5% of 292 decks +1% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
37% of 292 decks +20% synergy
Isochron Scepter
37% of 292 decks +15% synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
30% of 257 decks +26% synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
21% of 268 decks +13% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
15% of 292 decks +8% synergy
Winter Moon
13% of 61 decks +5% synergy
Lightning Greaves
13% of 292 decks -14% synergy
The Magic Mirror
12% of 292 decks +4% synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
11% of 292 decks +6% synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
9% of 280 decks +3% synergy
Torpor Orb
8% of 292 decks +5% synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7% of 193 decks +5% synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
7% of 85 decks +2% synergy
Simulacrum Synthesizer
6% of 63 decks -1% synergy
Imposter Mech
6% of 290 decks +2% synergy
Primal Amulet
6% of 292 decks +3% synergy
Crawlspace
6% of 292 decks +3% synergy
Manifold Key
6% of 292 decks -0% synergy
Contagion Engine
5% of 292 decks +3% synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
5% of 292 decks +2% synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
5% of 292 decks -2% synergy
Unwinding Clock
5% of 292 decks -7% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5% of 292 decks -23% synergy
Enchantments
Teferi's Ageless Insight
41% of 292 decks +23% synergy
Back to Basics
39% of 292 decks +29% synergy
Propaganda
26% of 292 decks +1% synergy
Inexorable Tide
25% of 292 decks +21% synergy
Dress Down
16% of 292 decks +13% synergy
Shark Typhoon
16% of 292 decks +9% synergy
Counterbalance
15% of 292 decks +11% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
14% of 292 decks +3% synergy
One with the Multiverse
14% of 280 decks +10% synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
14% of 292 decks +2% synergy
Training Grounds
13% of 292 decks +7% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12% of 75 decks +3% synergy
Wizard Class
12% of 292 decks -6% synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
9% of 68 decks +5% synergy
Copy Land
9% of 35 decks +7% synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
9% of 292 decks +4% synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
8% of 71 decks -2% synergy
Mirrormade
8% of 292 decks +3% synergy
Copy Artifact
8% of 292 decks +3% synergy
Amphibian Downpour
7% of 44 decks -2% synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
56% of 292 decks +40% synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
28% of 292 decks +20% synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
21% of 280 decks +12% synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
18% of 292 decks +7% synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
11% of 292 decks +8% synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
8% of 292 decks +3% synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
6% of 292 decks +4% synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
80% of 292 decks +66% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
74% of 292 decks +20% synergy
Urza's Saga
62% of 292 decks +45% synergy
Reliquary Tower
57% of 292 decks +1% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
33% of 292 decks +17% synergy
Karn's Bastion
32% of 292 decks +26% synergy
War Room
24% of 292 decks +8% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
20% of 292 decks +13% synergy
Academy Ruins
19% of 292 decks +2% synergy
Castle Vantress
17% of 292 decks -4% synergy
Command Beacon
14% of 292 decks +10% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
14% of 292 decks +4% synergy
Inventors' Fair
14% of 292 decks +1% synergy
Emergence Zone
11% of 292 decks +7% synergy
Rivendell
10% of 147 decks -8% synergy
Seat of the Synod
9% of 292 decks -8% synergy
Strip Mine
8% of 292 decks +5% synergy
Maze of Ith
6% of 292 decks +1% synergy
City of Traitors
6% of 292 decks +4% synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5% of 292 decks +4% synergy
Wasteland
5% of 292 decks +4% synergy
Tolaria West
5% of 292 decks -1% synergy
Saprazzan Skerry
5% of 292 decks +2% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98% of 292 decks +11% synergy
Arcane Signet
87% of 292 decks +22% synergy
Mana Crypt
79% of 292 decks +66% synergy
Thought Vessel
55% of 292 decks +4% synergy
Mox Opal
50% of 292 decks +40% synergy
Mox Diamond
48% of 292 decks +42% synergy
Throne of Eldraine
42% of 124 decks +28% synergy
Fellwar Stone
41% of 292 decks +21% synergy
Lotus Petal
39% of 292 decks +27% synergy
Grim Monolith
39% of 292 decks +33% synergy
Staff of Compleation
31% of 265 decks +28% synergy
Midnight Clock
28% of 292 decks +6% synergy
Mind Stone
26% of 292 decks -15% synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
19% of 280 decks +13% synergy
Mox Amber
17% of 292 decks +10% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
16% of 292 decks -2% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
15% of 285 decks -2% synergy
Extraplanar Lens
15% of 292 decks +7% synergy
Thran Dynamo
13% of 292 decks -1% synergy
Gilded Lotus
12% of 292 decks -1% synergy
Basalt Monolith
11% of 292 decks -0% synergy
Caged Sun
9% of 292 decks -5% synergy
Sky Diamond
8% of 292 decks -18% synergy
Misleading Signpost
8% of 124 decks +2% synergy
Commander's Sphere
7% of 292 decks -5% synergy
Astral Cornucopia
6% of 292 decks +2% synergy
Lands
Gemstone Caverns
46% of 292 decks +40% synergy
Misty Rainforest
46% of 292 decks +37% synergy
Scalding Tarn
45% of 292 decks +37% synergy
Flooded Strand
45% of 292 decks +36% synergy
Polluted Delta
43% of 292 decks +35% synergy
Cavern of Souls
29% of 292 decks +24% synergy
Prismatic Vista
28% of 292 decks +23% synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
14% of 35 decks +9% synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
8% of 271 decks -0% synergy
Myriad Landscape
7% of 292 decks -21% synergy
Fabled Passage
6% of 292 decks +3% synergy