Jin-Gitaxias (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Tezzeret's Gambit
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
63%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Reject Imperfection
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
52%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
46%synergy
Thrummingbird
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Experimental Augury
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Aetherize
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Counterspell
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
2%synergy
High Tide
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Frantic Search
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Archmage's Charm
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Wizard Class
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Body of Knowledge
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Creatures
Flux Channeler
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Chasm Skulker
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Burnished Hart
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Mocking Sprite
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Archmage of Runes
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Trawler Drake
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Archaeomancer
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Gitaxian Anatomist
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Blighted Agent
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Meldweb Curator
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Viral Drake
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Plague Myr
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Chrome Prowler
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Haughty Djinn
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Malcator's Watcher
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Glistener Seer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Core Prowler
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Peregrine Drake
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Ormos, Archive Keeper
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Gitaxian Raptor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Unctus's Retrofitter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Quicksilver Fisher
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Nadir Kraken
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Scampering Surveyor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Serum Sovereign
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Myr Convert
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Starwinder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
The Terror of Serpent's Pass
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Unwind
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Serum Snare
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Negate
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Brainsurge
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Refute
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Steady Progress
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Mystic Confluence
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Evacuation
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Fact or Fiction
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Reality Shift
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Quick Study
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Disallow
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Rewind
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Cancel
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Aetherspouts
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-23%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Opt
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Saw It Coming
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Snap
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Whirlwind Denial
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-26%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-23%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Into the Roil
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Rebuff
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Deny the Divine
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
See Double
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Consign to Memory
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Illusionist's Gambit
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Essence Scatter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Twist Reality
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Time Stop
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Dissolve
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Bane's Contingency
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Sinister Sabotage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Chemister's Insight
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Dispel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Vivisurgeon's Insight
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Ravenform
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Deep Analysis
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Time Stretch
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Treasure Cruise
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Solve the Equation
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Divination
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Enter the Infinite
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Clone Legion
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Finale of Revelation
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Lunar Insight
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Contentious Plan
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Consuming Tide
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Curse of the Swine
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Commit // Memory
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Aether Gale
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Flow of Ideas
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Spirit Water Revival
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Walk the Aeons
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Replication Technique
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Bond of Insight
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Tamiyo's Epiphany
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Serum Visions
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Quasiduplicate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Drawn from Dreams
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Sleep
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Spectral Deluge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
River's Rebuke
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Distorted Curiosity
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Pearl of Wisdom
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Preordain
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Mind's Desire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sapphire Medallion
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1%synergy
The Magic Mirror
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Mirage Mirror
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
The Water Crystal
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Howling Mine
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Ivory Tower
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Insight Engine
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Ominous Seas
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Extravagant Replication
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Omniscience
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Shark Typhoon
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Inexorable Tide
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
As Foretold
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Thought Reflection
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Copy Enchantment
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
One with the Multiverse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Mesmerizing Dose
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Behold the Unspeakable
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Mirrormade
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
The Bath Song
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Estrid's Invocation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Curator's Ward
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Wiretapping
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Storm of Saruman
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Observed Stasis
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Mordenkainen
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Will Kenrith
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Jace Beleren
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Tezzeret, Artifice Master
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Temple of the False God
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Castle Vantress
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Karn's Bastion
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
The Surgical Bay
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Remote Isle
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Hidden Cataract
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Seat of the Synod
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Emergence Zone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Palace
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
The Monumental Facade
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Nesting Grounds
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Field of Ruin
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Sky Diamond
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Midnight Clock
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Replicating Ring
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Worn Powerstone
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Caged Sun
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Compleation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Hedron Archive
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Glistening Sphere
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Lens
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Skyclave Relic
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy