Jin-Gitaxias (Commander) - Optimized Control

Mike Carrozza
Nov 19, 2025
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Pensive Professor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tezzeret's Gambit
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
68%synergy
Experimental Augury
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
65%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
58%synergy
Enter the Infinite
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
57%synergy
Karn's Bastion
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
56%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
50%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
47%synergy
Force of Negation
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
46%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
46%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
82%inclusion36 decks44 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Mystic Remora
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
44%synergy
Counterspell
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
4%synergy
High Tide
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Swan Song
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Mana Drain
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
30%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Archmage's Charm
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Arcane Denial
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
84%inclusion37 decks44 decks
52%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
38%synergy
Mystical Tutor
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
46%synergy
Force of Will
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
45%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
39%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
40%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
31%synergy
The One Ring
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Ancient Tomb
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Creatures
Flux Channeler
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
44%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Thrummingbird
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
36%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Spellskite
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Archaeomancer
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Spellseeker
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Trinket Mage
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Trophy Mage
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Displacer Kitten
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Leveler
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Tribute Mage
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
2%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Plague Myr
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Viral Drake
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Myr Convert
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Drake
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Spark Double
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Jace's Archivist
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Clever Impersonator
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Serum Sovereign
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Pongify
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Frantic Search
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Negate
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Serum Snare
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
40%synergy
Brainstorm
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
36%synergy
Nexus of Fate
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Reject Imperfection
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Reality Shift
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Strix Serenade
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Unwind
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Pact of Negation
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Ripples of Potential
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Brainsurge
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Dig Through Time
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Radstorm
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Gush
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Quick Study
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Foil
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Resculpt
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Flusterstorm
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Disallow
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Cryptic Command
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Snap
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Spell Pierce
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Steady Progress
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Commandeer
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Rewind
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Mental Misstep
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Defabricate
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Opt
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-16%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Stifle
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Misdirection
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Cyber Conversion
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Void Shatter
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Solve the Equation
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
41%synergy
Contentious Plan
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
43%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Windfall
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Time Warp
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Fabricate
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Temporal Mastery
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Ponder
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Time Stretch
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Expropriate
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Treasure Cruise
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Lórien Revealed
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Deep Analysis
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Stock Up
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Merchant Scroll
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Personal Tutor
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Trespass
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Show and Tell
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Spectral Deluge
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Walk the Aeons
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Echo of Eons
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-17%synergy
Savor the Moment
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ichormoon Gauntlet
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
30%synergy
Isochron Scepter
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Insight Engine
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
The Water Crystal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Unwinding Clock
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Winter Moon
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-19%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Helm of Awakening
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Omniscience
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Propaganda
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Inexorable Tide
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Shark Typhoon
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Back to Basics
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Wizard Class
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
1%synergy
As Foretold
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Ominous Seas
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Training Grounds
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
One with the Multiverse
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Archmage Ascension
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Mirrormade
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Copy Artifact
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret the Seeker
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Urza's Saga
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Castle Vantress
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
14%synergy
War Room
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Academy Ruins
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Halimar Depths
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
The Surgical Bay
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Seat of the Synod
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Terrain Generator
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Archway of Innovation
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion42 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Staff of Compleation
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
46%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Mana Vault
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Midnight Clock
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Gilded Lotus
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Glistening Sphere
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Caged Sun
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Monolith
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Misleading Signpost
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion42 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Cavern of Souls
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
30%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
10%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Mirrex
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-1%synergy