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.
Deck Filters
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Psychosis Crawler
87% of 23 decks +73% synergy
Chasm Skulker
70% of 23 decks +59% synergy
Quick Study
67% of 15 decks +56% synergy
Body of Knowledge
61% of 23 decks +55% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
65% of 23 decks +47% synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
61% of 23 decks +45% synergy
Behold the Multiverse
48% of 23 decks +43% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
57% of 23 decks +40% synergy
Flow of Knowledge
57% of 23 decks +37% synergy
Serum Sovereign
39% of 23 decks +36% synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
70% of 23 decks +1% synergy
Flow of Knowledge
57% of 23 decks +37% synergy
Negate
57% of 23 decks +17% synergy
High Tide
57% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
52% of 23 decks +35% synergy
Wizard Class
52% of 23 decks +35% synergy
Commander's Sphere
48% of 23 decks +36% synergy
Triskaidekaphile
48% of 23 decks +35% synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
43% of 23 decks +30% synergy
Frantic Search
43% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Creatures
Chrome Host Seedshark
40% of 20 decks +32% synergy
Serum Sovereign
39% of 23 decks +36% synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
35% of 23 decks +30% synergy
Nadir Kraken
35% of 23 decks +29% synergy
Haughty Djinn
35% of 23 decks +26% synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
35% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
35% of 23 decks +22% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
35% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Defiler of Dreams
35% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Aeon Chronicler
30% of 23 decks +30% synergy
Oneirophage
30% of 23 decks +26% synergy
Thrummingbird
30% of 23 decks +25% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
30% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Mulldrifter
26% of 23 decks +18% synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
26% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26% of 23 decks +3% synergy
Ormos, Archive Keeper
22% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
22% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Thryx, the Sudden Storm
22% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Atemsis, All-Seeing
22% of 23 decks +19% synergy
Minn, Wily Illusionist
22% of 23 decks +18% synergy
Archaeomancer
22% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
22% of 23 decks -1% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
20% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Academy Wall
17% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Faerie Vandal
17% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
17% of 23 decks +15% synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
17% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Flux Channeler
17% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
17% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
17% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Murmuring Mystic
17% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17% of 23 decks -7% synergy
Meldweb Curator
15% of 20 decks +14% synergy
Lat-Nam Adept
13% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Etherium Spinner
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Trawler Drake
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Zenith Chronicler
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Sturmgeist
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
13% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Clever Impersonator
13% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Burnished Hart
13% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Instants
Aetherize
39% of 23 decks +18% synergy
Opt
35% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Brainstorm
35% of 23 decks -10% synergy
Chemister's Insight
26% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Aetherspouts
26% of 23 decks +19% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
26% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Fact or Fiction
26% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
26% of 23 decks -9% synergy
Experimental Augury
22% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Unwind
22% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Rewind
22% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Reality Shift
22% of 23 decks -9% synergy
Hurkyl's Final Meditation
17% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Bane's Contingency
17% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Unsummon
17% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Evacuation
17% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Consider
17% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Meeting of Minds
16% of 19 decks +10% synergy
Rain of Revelation
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Mystical Dispute
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Commence the Endgame
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Contact Other Plane
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Even the Score
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Essence Capture
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Fuel for the Cause
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Steady Progress
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Reject Imperfection
13% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Saw It Coming
13% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Serum Snare
13% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Thirst for Discovery
13% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Sorceries
Vivisurgeon's Insight
39% of 23 decks +36% synergy
Enter the Infinite
39% of 23 decks +34% synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
39% of 23 decks +33% synergy
Treasure Cruise
35% of 23 decks +22% synergy
Ravenform
35% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Consuming Tide
26% of 23 decks +22% synergy
Overflowing Insight
22% of 23 decks +21% synergy
Silver Scrutiny
22% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Compulsive Research
22% of 23 decks +19% synergy
Deep Analysis
22% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Replication Technique
17% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Inscription of Insight
17% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Divination
17% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Flood of Tears
17% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Flow of Ideas
17% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
17% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Spectral Deluge
17% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Solve the Equation
17% of 23 decks -1% synergy
Sift
13% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Jace's Triumph
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Concentrate
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Clone Legion
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Contentious Plan
13% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Preordain
13% of 23 decks -15% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
26% of 23 decks -2% synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
22% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Mask of Avacyn
17% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Mirage Mirror
17% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Folio of Fancies
17% of 23 decks +13% synergy
The Magic Mirror
17% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Mirror Shield
13% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Enchantments
Ominous Seas
39% of 23 decks +28% synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
35% of 23 decks +31% synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
35% of 23 decks +30% synergy
Propaganda
35% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Copy Enchantment
30% of 23 decks +29% synergy
Psychic Corrosion
30% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Court of Vantress
27% of 15 decks +24% synergy
Curator's Ward
22% of 23 decks +21% synergy
Curiosity
22% of 23 decks +19% synergy
Ever-Watching Threshold
17% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Wiretapping
17% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Well of Ideas
17% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Curse of Verbosity
17% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Jace's Erasure
17% of 23 decks +15% synergy
Thought Reflection
17% of 23 decks +15% synergy
Mirrormade
17% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
17% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Ashiok's Erasure
13% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Estrid's Invocation
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Extravagant Replication
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Mesmerizing Dose
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Omniscience
13% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Battles
Invasion of Vryn
17% of 18 decks +16% synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
30% of 23 decks +22% synergy
Mordenkainen
22% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
17% of 23 decks +1% synergy
Jace Beleren
13% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Utility Lands
Lonely Sandbar
39% of 23 decks +23% synergy
Reliquary Tower
39% of 23 decks -17% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26% of 23 decks -28% synergy
The Surgical Bay
22% of 23 decks +18% synergy
Desert of the Mindful
22% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Remote Isle
22% of 23 decks +15% synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Blasted Landscape
13% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Karn's Bastion
13% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Temple of the False God
13% of 23 decks +2% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
61% of 23 decks -26% synergy
Thought Vessel
57% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Mind Stone
43% of 23 decks +2% synergy
Sky Diamond
39% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Arcane Signet
35% of 23 decks -30% synergy
Midnight Clock
22% of 23 decks +0% synergy
Replicating Ring
17% of 23 decks +15% synergy
The Celestus
13% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Hedron Archive
13% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Lands
Myriad Landscape
17% of 23 decks -11% synergy
Ash Barrens
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy