Jin-Gitaxias (Commander) - Budget Wheels

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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Psychosis Crawler
88% of 25 decks +74% synergy
Chasm Skulker
68% of 25 decks +57% synergy
Body of Knowledge
60% of 25 decks +54% synergy
Quick Study
62% of 16 decks +52% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
57% of 7 decks +49% synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
60% of 25 decks +44% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
60% of 25 decks +42% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
56% of 25 decks +40% synergy
Behold the Multiverse
44% of 25 decks +39% synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
44% of 9 decks +39% synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
72% of 25 decks +3% synergy
High Tide
64% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Wizard Class
56% of 25 decks +39% synergy
Flow of Knowledge
56% of 25 decks +37% synergy
Negate
56% of 25 decks +16% synergy
Frantic Search
52% of 25 decks +24% synergy
Commander's Sphere
48% of 25 decks +36% synergy
Triskaidekaphile
48% of 25 decks +35% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
48% of 25 decks +31% synergy
Aetherize
48% of 25 decks +26% synergy
Creatures
Chrome Host Seedshark
45% of 22 decks +38% synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
44% of 25 decks +33% synergy
Serum Sovereign
40% of 25 decks +37% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
40% of 25 decks +33% synergy
Defiler of Dreams
40% of 25 decks +26% synergy
Nadir Kraken
36% of 25 decks +30% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
36% of 25 decks +22% synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
32% of 25 decks +27% synergy
Haughty Djinn
32% of 25 decks +24% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
32% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Aeon Chronicler
28% of 25 decks +27% synergy
Oneirophage
28% of 25 decks +24% synergy
Thrummingbird
28% of 25 decks +23% synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
28% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
28% of 25 decks +17% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Faerie Vandal
24% of 25 decks +23% synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
24% of 25 decks +21% synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
24% of 25 decks +16% synergy
Mulldrifter
24% of 25 decks +16% synergy
Archaeomancer
24% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Ormos, Archive Keeper
20% of 25 decks +18% synergy
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
20% of 25 decks +18% synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
20% of 25 decks +18% synergy
Atemsis, All-Seeing
20% of 25 decks +17% synergy
Burnished Hart
20% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
20% of 25 decks -4% synergy
Academy Wall
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Trawler Drake
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
16% of 25 decks +14% synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
16% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Flux Channeler
16% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Peregrine Drake
16% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Murmuring Mystic
16% of 25 decks +4% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
16% of 25 decks -7% synergy
Meldweb Curator
14% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Malcator's Watcher
14% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
14% of 22 decks -3% synergy
Lat-Nam Adept
12% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Etherium Spinner
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Zenith Chronicler
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Sturmgeist
12% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Cloud of Faeries
12% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
12% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Walking Atlas
12% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Clever Impersonator
12% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
12% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Silver Myr
12% of 25 decks +1% synergy
Instants
Blue Sun's Zenith
40% of 25 decks +27% synergy
Brainstorm
36% of 25 decks -8% synergy
Opt
32% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
28% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Fact or Fiction
28% of 25 decks +14% synergy
Chemister's Insight
24% of 25 decks +22% synergy
Aetherspouts
24% of 25 decks +17% synergy
Unwind
24% of 25 decks +14% synergy
Rewind
24% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Reality Shift
24% of 25 decks -6% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
24% of 25 decks -11% synergy
Meeting of Minds
24% of 21 decks +18% synergy
Evacuation
20% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Experimental Augury
20% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Hurkyl's Final Meditation
16% of 25 decks +16% synergy
Bane's Contingency
16% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Unsummon
16% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Saw It Coming
16% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
16% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Thirst for Discovery
16% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Consider
16% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Rain of Revelation
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Commence the Endgame
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Contact Other Plane
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Commander's Insight
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Even the Score
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Essence Capture
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Fuel for the Cause
12% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Steady Progress
12% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Serum Snare
12% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Cancel
12% of 25 decks +7% synergy
Foil
12% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Sublime Epiphany
12% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Mystic Confluence
12% of 25 decks +2% synergy
Archmage's Charm
12% of 25 decks -2% synergy
Sorceries
Enter the Infinite
40% of 25 decks +35% synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
40% of 25 decks +34% synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
38% of 8 decks +37% synergy
Treasure Cruise
36% of 25 decks +23% synergy
Ravenform
36% of 25 decks +22% synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
32% of 25 decks +29% synergy
Deep Analysis
24% of 25 decks +18% synergy
Overflowing Insight
20% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Silver Scrutiny
20% of 25 decks +18% synergy
Compulsive Research
20% of 25 decks +18% synergy
Consuming Tide
20% of 25 decks +16% synergy
Replication Technique
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Inscription of Insight
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Divination
16% of 25 decks +14% synergy
Flood of Tears
16% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Flow of Ideas
16% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Contentious Plan
16% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
16% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Spectral Deluge
16% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Solve the Equation
16% of 25 decks -1% synergy
Sift
12% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Jace's Triumph
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Concentrate
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Clone Legion
12% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Aether Gale
12% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Preordain
12% of 25 decks -15% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
24% of 25 decks -5% synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
20% of 25 decks +12% synergy
The Magic Mirror
20% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Mask of Avacyn
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Mirage Mirror
16% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Folio of Fancies
16% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Hedron Archive
16% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Mirror Shield
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Enchantments
Proft's Eidetic Memory
50% of 6 decks +39% synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
40% of 25 decks +36% synergy
Propaganda
40% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Ominous Seas
36% of 25 decks +25% synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
32% of 25 decks +27% synergy
Copy Enchantment
28% of 25 decks +27% synergy
Court of Vantress
25% of 16 decks +23% synergy
Curse of Verbosity
24% of 25 decks +22% synergy
Psychic Corrosion
24% of 25 decks +17% synergy
Curator's Ward
20% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Thought Reflection
20% of 25 decks +18% synergy
Curiosity
20% of 25 decks +18% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
20% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Ever-Watching Threshold
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Wiretapping
16% of 25 decks +15% synergy
Well of Ideas
16% of 25 decks +14% synergy
Jace's Erasure
16% of 25 decks +14% synergy
Mirrormade
16% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Ashiok's Erasure
12% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Estrid's Invocation
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Behold the Unspeakable
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy
Extravagant Replication
12% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Mesmerizing Dose
12% of 25 decks +10% synergy
Omniscience
12% of 25 decks +4% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Vryn
15% of 20 decks +14% synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
40% of 25 decks +32% synergy
Mordenkainen
24% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Jace Beleren
12% of 25 decks +8% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
12% of 25 decks -4% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
44% of 25 decks -12% synergy
Lonely Sandbar
40% of 25 decks +24% synergy
Desert of the Mindful
24% of 25 decks +19% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24% of 25 decks -30% synergy
Remote Isle
20% of 25 decks +14% synergy
Temple of the False God
20% of 25 decks +9% synergy
The Surgical Bay
16% of 25 decks +13% synergy
Scavenger Grounds
16% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Blasted Landscape
12% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Terrain Generator
12% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
64% of 25 decks -23% synergy
Thought Vessel
60% of 25 decks +9% synergy
Sky Diamond
44% of 25 decks +18% synergy
Mind Stone
44% of 25 decks +3% synergy
Arcane Signet
36% of 25 decks -29% synergy
Midnight Clock
28% of 25 decks +6% synergy
Replicating Ring
24% of 25 decks +21% synergy
The Celestus
12% of 25 decks +12% synergy
Heraldic Banner
12% of 25 decks +5% synergy
Lands
Myriad Landscape
20% of 25 decks -8% synergy
Ash Barrens
12% of 25 decks +11% synergy