Jin-Gitaxias (Commander) - Optimized Control

Mike Carrozza
Nov 19, 2025
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Pensive Professor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Expansion Algorithm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tezzeret's Gambit
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
67%synergy
Experimental Augury
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
65%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
60%synergy
Enter the Infinite
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
58%synergy
Karn's Bastion
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
55%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
51%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Force of Negation
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Flux Channeler
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
32%synergy
High Tide
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Remora
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Counterspell
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Swan Song
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Mana Drain
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Archmage's Charm
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Arcane Denial
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
84%inclusion36 decks43 decks
52%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Mystical Tutor
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Force of Will
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
34%synergy
The One Ring
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Ancient Tomb
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Creatures
Hullbreaker Horror
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Thrummingbird
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Spellskite
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Archaeomancer
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Spellseeker
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Twenty-Toed Toad
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Trinket Mage
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Trophy Mage
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Displacer Kitten
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Leveler
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Drake
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Archivist
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Wurmcoil Engine
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Serum Sovereign
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Spark Double
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Tribute Mage
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Clever Impersonator
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Triskaidekaphile
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Marang River Regent
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Rapid Hybridization
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Negate
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Serum Snare
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Nexus of Fate
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Reality Shift
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Reject Imperfection
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Brainsurge
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Pact of Negation
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Ripples of Potential
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Strix Serenade
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Unwind
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Dig Through Time
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Foil
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Cryptic Command
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Disallow
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Gush
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Flusterstorm
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Snap
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Quick Study
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Resculpt
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Radstorm
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Spell Pierce
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Commandeer
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Rewind
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Narset's Reversal
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Glen Elendra's Answer
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Mental Misstep
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Defabricate
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Opt
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-16%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Evacuation
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Stifle
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Whirlwind Denial
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Misdirection
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Solve the Equation
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Contentious Plan
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Windfall
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Temporal Mastery
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Time Warp
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Time Stretch
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Fabricate
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Expropriate
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Ponder
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Lórien Revealed
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Deep Analysis
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Vivisurgeon's Insight
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Stock Up
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Personal Tutor
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Merchant Scroll
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Trespass
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Spectral Deluge
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Walk the Aeons
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Echo of Eons
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Tide
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Preordain
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
Show and Tell
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Savor the Moment
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ichormoon Gauntlet
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Isochron Scepter
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Insight Engine
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Waterbending Scroll
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
1%synergy
The Water Crystal
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Winter Moon
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-19%synergy
Helm of Awakening
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Omniscience
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Propaganda
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Inexorable Tide
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Shark Typhoon
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Back to Basics
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Wizard Class
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
2%synergy
As Foretold
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Ominous Seas
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Training Grounds
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
One with the Multiverse
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Archmage Ascension
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Mirrormade
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Copy Artifact
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tezzeret the Seeker
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
42%synergy
Urza's Saga
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Castle Vantress
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
14%synergy
War Room
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Mistrise Village
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
The Surgical Bay
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Halimar Depths
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Terrain Generator
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Seat of the Synod
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Archway of Innovation
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Blast Zone
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Nesting Grounds
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion41 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion33 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Staff of Compleation
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Mana Vault
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Midnight Clock
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Gilded Lotus
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Sky Diamond
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Mox Opal
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Caged Sun
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Monolith
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Glistening Sphere
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Misleading Signpost
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
95%inclusion41 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Cavern of Souls
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Strand
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
10%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Mirrex
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy