Jin-Gitaxias (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

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.
Deck Filters
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Force of Negation
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
74%synergy
Mana Drain
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Mystic Remora
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Experimental Augury
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Pact of Negation
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Nexus of Fate
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Swan Song
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
44%synergy
High Tide
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Omniscience
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Solve the Equation
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
68%synergy
Force of Will
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
83%synergy
Mana Vault
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
83%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
70%synergy
Ancient Tomb
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
78%synergy
The One Ring
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
74%synergy
Mystical Tutor
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
61%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Chrome Mox
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
66%synergy
Mox Diamond
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
69%synergy
Creatures
Flux Channeler
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Thrummingbird
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Spellskite
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Displacer Kitten
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Spellseeker
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Archaeomancer
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Ledger Shredder
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Drake
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Phantasmal Image
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Trophy Mage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Peregrine Drake
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Spark Double
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Void Winnower
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Clever Impersonator
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Trinket Mage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
High Fae Trickster
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Wandering Archaic
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Astral Dragon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Tribute Mage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-0%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-0%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Flusterstorm
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Brainstorm
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-23%synergy
Pongify
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Mental Misstep
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Misdirection
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Serum Snare
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Archmage's Charm
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Foil
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Commandeer
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Dig Through Time
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Chain of Vapor
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Reality Shift
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Snap
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Cryptic Command
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Rewind
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Steady Progress
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Gush
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ripples of Potential
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Brainsurge
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Delay
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Strix Serenade
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Disallow
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Unwind
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Intuition
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Reject Imperfection
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Quick Study
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Resculpt
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Submerge
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Radstorm
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Stifle
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Confluence
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Spell Pierce
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Evacuation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Scour for Scrap
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Sea Gate Restoration
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
60%synergy
Windfall
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Time Warp
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Expropriate
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Enter the Infinite
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Fabricate
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Lórien Revealed
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Ponder
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Contentious Plan
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Temporal Mastery
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Merchant Scroll
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Time Stretch
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Timetwister
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Time Spiral
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Stock Up
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Echo of Eons
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Day's Undoing
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Personal Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Thoughtcast
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Mathemagics
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Walk the Aeons
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Season of Weaving
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Bribery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Blatant Thievery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Eldrazi
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mind's Desire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Show and Tell
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Spectral Deluge
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Savor the Moment
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Aminatou's Augury
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Transmute Artifact
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Trespass
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Ember Island Production
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Flash Photography
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Unwinding Clock
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Winter Moon
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Insight Engine
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
The Water Crystal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Voltaic Key
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Manifold Key
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-19%synergy
Mirage Mirror
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Imposter Mech
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Back to Basics
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mirrormade
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Overburden
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Copy Artifact
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Training Grounds
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
As Foretold
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Inexorable Tide
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Aether Barrier
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Frozen Aether
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Lash
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Copy Enchantment
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-0%synergy
Stasis
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Dream Tides
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Pendrell Mists
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Urza's Saga
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
-21%synergy
Karn's Bastion
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Seat of the Synod
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Mistrise Village
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
16%synergy
War Room
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
10%synergy
City of Traitors
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Emergence Zone
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Academy Ruins
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Vantress
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-0%synergy
Tolaria West
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Inventors' Fair
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sanctum of Ugin
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Mox Opal
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
62%synergy
Grim Monolith
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Lotus Petal
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Thought Vessel
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Staff of Compleation
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Basalt Monolith
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Mox Amber
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Glistening Sphere
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Caged Sun
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
60%synergy
Sink into Stupor
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
38%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
51%synergy
Polluted Delta
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Flooded Strand
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Misty Rainforest
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Scalding Tarn
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Cavern of Souls
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Prismatic Vista
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy