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.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Force of Negation
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
77%synergy
Mana Drain
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
62%synergy
Mystic Remora
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
56%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Pact of Negation
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Experimental Augury
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Swan Song
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Sapphire Medallion
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
26%synergy
High Tide
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
40%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Frantic Search
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Omniscience
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Nexus of Fate
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Flusterstorm
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
68%synergy
Force of Will
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
83%synergy
Mana Vault
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
82%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
70%synergy
Ancient Tomb
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
77%synergy
The One Ring
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
73%synergy
Mystical Tutor
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
60%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Mox Diamond
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
72%synergy
Chrome Mox
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
65%synergy
Creatures
Flux Channeler
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
24%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Spellskite
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Thrummingbird
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Ledger Shredder
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Displacer Kitten
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Spellseeker
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Archaeomancer
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Drake
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Trophy Mage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Void Winnower
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Phantasmal Image
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Clever Impersonator
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Trinket Mage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
High Fae Trickster
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Volatile Stormdrake
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Peregrine Drake
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Spark Double
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Tribute Mage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-0%synergy
Quantum Riddler
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Brainstorm
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Counterspell
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
-21%synergy
Mental Misstep
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Misdirection
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Pongify
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Archmage's Charm
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Serum Snare
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Foil
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Arcane Denial
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Commandeer
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Dig Through Time
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Vapor
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Cryptic Command
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Snap
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Rewind
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Gush
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Thirst for Discovery
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Ripples of Potential
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Brainsurge
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Strix Serenade
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Delay
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Steady Progress
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Unwind
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Disallow
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Intuition
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Resculpt
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Submerge
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Radstorm
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Reject Imperfection
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Quick Study
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Confluence
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Evacuation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Stifle
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Spell Pierce
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Scour for Scrap
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Stroke of Genius
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Sea Gate Restoration
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Solve the Equation
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Time Warp
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Windfall
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Expropriate
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Enter the Infinite
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Lórien Revealed
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Ponder
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Fabricate
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Capture of Jingzhou
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Contentious Plan
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Temporal Mastery
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Merchant Scroll
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Time Stretch
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Preordain
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Timetwister
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Stock Up
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Time Spiral
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Echo of Eons
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Day's Undoing
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Beacon of Tomorrows
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Personal Tutor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Thoughtcast
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Mathemagics
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Walk the Aeons
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Season of Weaving
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Bribery
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Eldrazi
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Spectral Deluge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Mind's Desire
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Trespass
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Aminatou's Augury
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Blatant Thievery
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Show and Tell
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Savor the Moment
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Transmute Artifact
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Ember Island Production
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Flash Photography
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Isochron Scepter
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Unwinding Clock
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Winter Moon
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Insight Engine
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
The Water Crystal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Voltaic Key
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Manifold Key
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Mirage Mirror
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Imposter Mech
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
The Endstone
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Back to Basics
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Mirrormade
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Copy Artifact
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Overburden
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Inexorable Tide
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Training Grounds
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
As Foretold
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Aether Barrier
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Thought Lash
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Copy Enchantment
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Stasis
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Dream Tides
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Pendrell Mists
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Urza's Saga
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-23%synergy
Seat of the Synod
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Karn's Bastion
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Mistrise Village
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
13%synergy
War Room
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
17%synergy
City of Traitors
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Academy Ruins
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-0%synergy
Castle Vantress
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Tolaria West
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Emergence Zone
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Inventors' Fair
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-0%synergy
Sanctum of Ugin
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Mox Opal
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Lotus Petal
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Thought Vessel
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Grim Monolith
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Mind Stone
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Staff of Compleation
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Basalt Monolith
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Mox Amber
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Glistening Sphere
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Caged Sun
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Orrery
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Island
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Sink into Stupor
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Polluted Delta
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Flooded Strand
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Misty Rainforest
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Scalding Tarn
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Cavern of Souls
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy