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Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor // Enchantment — Saga · 3UU
Color identity: Blue
Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis is blue: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Ward {2}
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell with mana value 3 or greater, draw a card.
{3}{U}: Exile Jin-Gitaxias, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery and only if you have seven or more cards in hand.
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(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I — Draw cards equal to the number of cards in your hand. You have no maximum hand size for as long as you control this Saga.
II — Return all non-Phyrexian creatures to their owners' hands.
III — You may cast any number of spells from your hand without paying their mana costs. Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield (front face up).
Reference price of the card: €8.71
Average lands in decks for Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis: 33
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The list people actually play (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: C+ (63/100)
- Consistency84
- Speed57
- Interaction100
- Resilience92
- Closing32
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 33 lands (7 nonbasic, 26 Island)
Sol Ring · Sapphire Medallion · Thought Vessel · Arcane Signet · Counterspell · Tezzeret's Gambit · High Tide · Psychosis Crawler · Jace, Wielder of Mysteries · Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant · Frantic Search · Experimental Augury · Laboratory Maniac · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Flux Channeler · Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur · Propaganda · Omniscience · Archmage's Charm · Reject Imperfection · Thrummingbird · Brainstorm · Mindsplice Apparatus · Rhystic Study · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Enter the Infinite · Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus · Inexorable Tide · Arcane Denial · Midnight Clock · Serum Snare · Archmage Emeritus · Chrome Host Seedshark · Contentious Plan · Decanter of Endless Water · Hullbreaker Horror · Mind Stone · Mystic Remora · Aetherize · Everflowing Chalice · Mana Drain · Pongify · Cyclonic Rift · Negate · Unwind · Windfall · Wizard Class · Steady Progress · Prologue to Phyresis · Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn · Solve the Equation · Defiler of Dreams · Fierce Guardianship · Flow of Knowledge · Phyrexian Metamorph · Rapid Hybridization · Staff of Compleation · Vivisurgeon's Insight · Dreamtide Whale · Mystical Tutor · Ponder · Rewind · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Baral, Chief of Compliance · Ichormoon Gauntlet · Swan Song · Reliquary Tower · Mystic Sanctuary · Karn's Bastion · Otawara, Soaring City · Myriad Landscape · Castle Vantress · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
🃏 Recommended cards for Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Tezzeret's Gambit | 66% | +61% |
| Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant | 59% | +52% |
| Experimental Augury | 56% | +51% |
| Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur | 53% | +49% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 64% | +48% |
| Flux Channeler | 53% | +48% |
| Reject Imperfection | 47% | +44% |
| Jace, Wielder of Mysteries | 59% | +44% |
| Omniscience | 51% | +42% |
| Thrummingbird | 46% | +42% |
| Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus | 43% | +40% |
| Mindsplice Apparatus | 44% | +40% |
| Karn's Bastion | 45% | +40% |
| Teferi's Ageless Insight | 56% | +39% |
| Enter the Infinite | 43% | +38% |
| Inexorable Tide | 41% | +37% |
| Serum Snare | 40% | +37% |
| Laboratory Maniac | 56% | +36% |
| Chrome Host Seedshark | 39% | +35% |
| Contentious Plan | 39% | +34% |
| Steady Progress | 34% | +32% |
| Prologue to Phyresis | 33% | +30% |
| Vivisurgeon's Insight | 31% | +30% |
| Staff of Compleation | 31% | +30% |
💰 The best cards for your Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis 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.
- Tezzeret's Gambit
- Experimental Augury
- Psychosis Crawler
- Flux Channeler
- Reject Imperfection
- Thrummingbird
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
- Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
- Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
- Omniscience
- Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
- Karn's Bastion
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Ichormoon Gauntlet
- Consecrated Sphinx
- Thassa's Oracle
- Rhystic Study
- Expropriate
- Fierce Guardianship
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis's color identity?
Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis 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 // The Great Synthesis come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 33 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 96 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 18 % of the time and floods 1 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis deck run?
Real Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis decks run 33 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 // The Great Synthesis?
The three highest-synergy cards are Tezzeret's Gambit, Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant, Experimental Augury. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis decks.
What combos does Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis deck cost?
You can start cheap: Tezzeret's Gambit, Experimental Augury, Psychosis Crawler 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.