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Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor · 5UU
Color identity: Blue
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever you cast an artifact, instant, or sorcery spell, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. This ability triggers only once each turn. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)
Whenever an opponent casts an artifact, instant, or sorcery spell, counter that spell. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Reference price of the card: €7.84
Average lands in decks for Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant: 34
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Build your Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B+ (80/100)
- Consistency81
- Speed51
- Interaction100
- Resilience97
- Closing82
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (13 nonbasic, 21 Island)
Sol Ring · Counterspell · Arcane Signet · Sapphire Medallion · Thought Vessel · High Tide · Thran Dynamo · Phyrexian Metamorph · Etherium Sculptor · Mind Stone · Solemn Simulacrum · Foundry Inspector · Negate · Brainstorm · Cyclonic Rift · Fabricate · Mana Drain · Pongify · Gilded Lotus · Propaganda · Padeem, Consul of Innovation · Rhystic Study · Blue Sun's Twilight · Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur · Spellskite · The Reality Chip · Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis · Lightning Greaves · Silver Myr · Twinning Staff · Baral, Chief of Compliance · Rapid Hybridization · Unwinding Clock · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Arcane Denial · Archmage Emeritus · Frantic Search · Hullbreaker Horror · Palladium Myr · Ponder · Sculpting Steel · Mystical Tutor · Shimmer Myr · Dramatic Reversal · Emry, Lurker of the Loch · Thought Monitor · Time Warp · Blue Sun's Zenith · Swiftfoot Boots · Hedron Archive · Isochron Scepter · Sky Diamond · Swan Song · Blightsteel Colossus · Fierce Guardianship · Narset's Reversal · Reality Shift · Mechanized Production · Mystic Remora · Solve the Equation · Thoughtcast · Urza, Lord High Artificer · Everflowing Chalice · Midnight Clock · Preordain · Reliquary Tower · Mystic Sanctuary · Seat of the Synod · Academy Ruins · Otawara, Soaring City · Buried Ruin · Inventors' Fair · Myriad Landscape · Archway of Innovation · Darksteel Citadel · Urza's Saga · The Mycosynth Gardens · Uthros, Titanic Godcore
🃏 Recommended cards for Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Thran Dynamo | 53% | +40% |
| Blue Sun's Twilight | 39% | +36% |
| Twinning Staff | 36% | +34% |
| Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur | 39% | +34% |
| Etherium Sculptor | 51% | +34% |
| Jin-Gitaxias | 36% | +33% |
| Phyrexian Metamorph | 52% | +33% |
| Foundry Inspector | 46% | +32% |
| Gilded Lotus | 41% | +31% |
| Padeem, Consul of Innovation | 40% | +30% |
| Palladium Myr | 33% | +29% |
| Spellskite | 39% | +28% |
| Sculpting Steel | 33% | +26% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 47% | +26% |
| The Reality Chip | 38% | +26% |
| Shimmer Myr | 32% | +26% |
| Silver Myr | 36% | +25% |
| Baral, Chief of Compliance | 35% | +24% |
| Time Warp | 30% | +24% |
| Unwinding Clock | 35% | +23% |
| Blightsteel Colossus | 27% | +23% |
| Fabricate | 43% | +23% |
| Seat of the Synod | 41% | +22% |
| Hedron Archive | 28% | +22% |
💰 The best cards for your Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Thran Dynamo
- Blue Sun's Twilight
- Etherium Sculptor
- Foundry Inspector
- Gilded Lotus
- Padeem, Consul of Innovation
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
- Phyrexian Metamorph
- Spellskite
- Time Warp
- Fabricate
- Academy Ruins
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Twinning Staff
- Unwinding Clock
- Blightsteel Colossus
- Expropriate
- Urza, Lord High Artificer
- Mana Drain
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant's color identity?
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 86 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 18 % of the time and floods 13 %. Deck health: B+ (80/100).
How many lands should a Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant deck run?
Real Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant decks run 34 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant?
The three highest-synergy cards are Thran Dynamo, Blue Sun's Twilight, Twinning Staff. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant decks.
What combos does Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant have?
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant deck cost?
You can start cheap: Thran Dynamo, Blue Sun's Twilight, Etherium Sculptor are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.