Jin-Gitaxias

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor

Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell with converted mana cost/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 this ability only as a sorcery and only if you have seven or more cards in hand.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Brawl	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Pre-release	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Standard	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (10)

CamraMaan on Interaction between Patchwork Crawler and …

4 months ago

Sorry if this is a silly question, but... it's a weird interaction. So Jin-Gitaxias  ^Flip gets exiled from my grave with Patchwork Crawler, gaining its activated ability... what happens when I pay the four mana and activate it...?

king-saproling on Davros, Dragon's Approach

5 months ago

Cool deck! You might like these: Runaway Steam-Kin, Syr Carah, the Bold, Jin-Gitaxias  ^Flip

legendofa on Eldrazi Rampage

7 months ago

Welcome to the club, BIAxKatana!

Obligatory caveat that I'm not a Commander expert, so I might be missing some details. My first thought on looking at this deck is that there might be too many payoffs and not enough support. While cards like Exploration and Burgeoning are generally good ramp, with only 33 lands, minimal land searching, and not much repeatable draw, I don't expect this deck to get more than a couple of extra land drops each match.

How reliable are Fist of Suns and Jodah, Archmage Eternal for you? They combo well with Morophon, the Boundless, so how quickly can you get them and a full color suite active? Is it better to play Esika, God of the Tree  ^Flip or The Prismatic Bridge  ^Flip?

There could be some bad interactions between your counterspells and Mana Maze. Mana Maze supports your colorless creatures, but unless an opponent is playing heavy {U}, countering one of their spells basically resets Mana Maze.

What is the role of Luxior, Giada's Gift and the assorted Jin-Gitaxias  ^Flipes?

ThassaUpYo@ssa on Anyway I Started Blasting

9 months ago

Bluelian! I've got some additional cards that I think we should consider and potentially work into your list to provide you with more wincons and card draw:

Solphim, Mayhem Dominus, Jin-Gitaxias  ^Flip, Electrostatic Field, Docent of Perfection  ^Flip, Counterspell, Mana Drain, Fierce Guardianship, Deflecting Swat, Blue Sun's Zenith, Electrodominance, Lightning Bolt, Increasing Vengeance, Rapid Hybridization, Force of Will, Valakut Awakening  ^Flip, Sublime Epiphany, Jeska's Will, Finale of Revelation, Crackle with Power, Banefire, Finale of Promise, Red Sun's Zenith, Seething Song, Mindsplice Apparatus, Primal Amulet  ^Flip, The Magic Mirror, Twinning Staff, Thousand-Year Storm, Double Vision, City on Fire, Ral, Storm Conduit, Riptide Laboratory, Temple of Epiphany, Cascade Bluffs, Stormcarved Coast, Scalding Tarn, Fiery Islet, Spirebluff Canal, Training Center, Reflecting Pool, and Plaza of Heroes

Gidgetimer on Does "the great synthesis" count …

10 months ago

"Comanderness" is an attribute of the physical card, not a characteristic of the creature. You can cast Fierce Guardianship for free if your commander is Jin-Gitaxias  ^Flip and you have flipped him to be The Great Synthesis  ^Flip

903.3. Each deck has a legendary creature card designated as its commander. This designation is not a characteristic of the object represented by the card; rather, it is an attribute of the card itself. The card retains this designation even when it changes zones. Example: A commander that’s been turned face down (due to Ixidron’s effect, for example) is still a commander. A commander that’s copying another card (due to Cytoshape’s effect, for example) is still a commander. A permanent that’s copying a commander (such as a Body Double, for example, copying a commander in a player’s graveyard) is not a commander.

Chino90 on Does "the great synthesis" count …

10 months ago

When Jin-Gitaxias  ^Flip flips to its saga face, becoming an enchantment, does it still count as having your commander in play? Would casting a Fierce Guardianship then be free, or should I pay the whole cost?

Yesterday on Will Vildin-Pack Alpha + Maskwood …

1 year ago

That is incorrect. Sagas enter the battlefield with a lore counter on them only if they are a Saga as they enter the battlefield. Jin-Gitaxias  ^Flip does not enter the battlefield with a lore counter on it. Causing it to transform does not put a lore counter on it. This is why Jin's ability exiles it and returns it transformed; it enters the battlefield as a Saga when you do (and so enters with a lore counter).

wallisface on Will Vildin-Pack Alpha + Maskwood …

1 year ago

This works, but its even easier than you've described.

Having Maskwood Nexus + Vildin-Pack Alpha and then playing Jin-Gitaxias  ^Flip would have Jin-Gitaxias flip immediately, but the saga will enter with 1 counter on it (as all sagas do).

This means you'd only need 3 mana on Umbral Mantle to complete the saga with Satsuki, the Living Lore, as you'll only need to untap Satsuki once (Jin-Gitaxias flips and starts on 1 counter, Satsuki ticks it up to 2, Mantle lets you untap Satsuki which can then tick your saga up to 3 and complete it).

As soon as the Saga is completed, it will flip back to Jin-Gitaxias, and then immediately flip back to its saga side with 1 counter on it again.