Jin-Gitaxias (Commander) - Budget Optimized

Mike Carrozza
Nov 19, 2025
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Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Expansion Algorithm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Thrummingbird
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
68%synergy
Reject Imperfection
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
64%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
62%synergy
Experimental Augury
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Flux Channeler
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Enter the Infinite
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Inexorable Tide
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
29%synergy
High Tide
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Counterspell
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Baral, Chief of Compliance
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Archaeomancer
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Body of Knowledge
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Trawler Drake
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Chasm Skulker
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Spellskite
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Peregrine Drake
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Archmage of Runes
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Gitaxian Anatomist
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Homunculus Horde
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Serum Sovereign
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Tanufel Rimespeaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mocking Sprite
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Plague Myr
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Haughty Djinn
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Malcator's Watcher
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Watchful Blisterzoa
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Surge Conductor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Omen Hawker
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Meldweb Curator
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Myr Convert
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
The Reality Chip
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Ingenious Prodigy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Vnwxt, Verbose Host
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Glistener Seer
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Ichor Synthesizer
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Unwind
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Serum Snare
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
47%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Archmage's Charm
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Steady Progress
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Negate
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Rewind
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Pongify
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Fact or Fiction
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Brainsurge
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Quick Study
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Clockspinning
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Nexus of Fate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Opt
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Cryptic Command
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Desynchronization
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Bane's Contingency
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Disallow
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Spell Pierce
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
See Double
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Meeting of Minds
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Foil
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Radstorm
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Confluence
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Dig Through Time
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Evacuation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Commandeer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Assistance
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Ephara's Dispersal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Complete the Circuit
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Ripples of Potential
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Cancel
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Exclude
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Assimilate Essence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Snap
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Sorceries
Vivisurgeon's Insight
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Solve the Equation
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Contentious Plan
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Deep Analysis
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Windfall
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Time Stretch
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Compulsive Research
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Walk the Aeons
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Treasure Cruise
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Stock Up
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Fabricate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Mind's Desire
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Temporal Mastery
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Ravenform
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Memories Returning
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Consuming Tide
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Lunar Insight
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Distorted Curiosity
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Overflowing Insight
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-22%synergy
Sleight of Hand
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Replication Technique
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Modify Memory
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Cut Your Losses
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Mists of Lórien
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Clone Legion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Invoke the Winds
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Spectral Deluge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
River's Rebuke
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Thoughtcast
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Fractured Sanity
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Finale of Revelation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Eyes of Gitaxias
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Expropriate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Aminatou's Augury
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Savor the Moment
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Time Warp
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Relm's Sketching
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ichormoon Gauntlet
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
The Water Crystal
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Winter Moon
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
The Magic Mirror
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Crawlspace
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Contagion Clasp
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Contagion Engine
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-19%synergy
Ivory Tower
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Tamiyo's Logbook
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Omniscience
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Wizard Class
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Mesmerizing Dose
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Ominous Seas
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Shark Typhoon
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
7%synergy
One with the Multiverse
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
The Bath Song
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Back to Basics
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Copy Enchantment
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Mirrormade
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Weftwalking
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Dissipation Field
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Thought Reflection
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
As Foretold
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Combat Research
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Witness Protection
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Fraying Sanity
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Storm of Saruman
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Invasion of Vryn
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Mordenkainen
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Karn's Bastion
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Castle Vantress
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Nesting Grounds
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Halimar Depths
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Hidden Cataract
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Agna Qel'a
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Mage-Ring Network
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Arid Archway
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Detection Tower
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Terrain Generator
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Saprazzan Skerry
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Skyline Cascade
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Archway of Innovation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
The Surgical Bay
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Midnight Clock
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Replicating Ring
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Gilded Lotus
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Staff of Compleation
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Sky Diamond
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Caged Sun
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Coalition Relic
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Glistening Sphere
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Hedron Archive
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Blitzball
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
5%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy