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Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor // Enchantment — Saga · {3}{U}{U} · Blue commander

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. (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).

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What Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis actually does

Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.

• Triggered ability · cast_spellWhenever you cast a noncreature spell with mana value 3 or greater, draw a card.
• Activated ability{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
• Keyword · transformtransform
• Keyword · wardward

What a Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis deck wants

The plan the Forge derives for this commander: the roles it fills and how many of each.

• 32× Mana value at or above the floor — for a cascade commander a cheap card is a DEFECT, not a bargain
• 4× Evasion that does NOT target or attach — for a commander your own auras and equipment cannot legally touch
• 20× A card that is CAST to trigger the commander — reanimating or blinking it does not count
• 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 1× Answer a whole board at once
• 2× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
• 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 7× Refill your hand
• 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal

Best cards for Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis

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