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Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor // Enchantment — Saga
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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“Transform creature/saga that protects itself—draw cards once it flips.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Card advantage
Spellslinger, Blink, Control
Strategy
Jin-Gitaxias is a unique two-faced card that transforms from a 5/4 creature with ward into a powerful enchantment-saga. Your early game focuses on protecting and advancing Jin on the battlefield, leveraging its ward cost to punish opponents' removal while you build up to its transformation. Once it flips into The Great Synthesis saga, you're drawing extra cards and generating mana advantages over multiple turns, turning what looked like a creature into a persistent value engine that's hard to interact with.
The deck wants to protect Jin long enough to flip it, then ride the card advantage to victory. You'll load up on counterspells and blue interaction to keep your praetor safe, while also running ramp to hit five mana consistently. The combo potential comes from untapping effects and ways to trigger Jin's flip multiple times if you can blink or reset it. Win conditions range from simply overwhelming the table with card advantage into a big spell, to creature damage if you're running a more tempo-oriented build.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip expensive blue staples like Force of Will; use Counterspell, Mana Leak, and Spell Pierce instead. Ramp with Cultivate or Kodama's Reach rather than Mana Crypt.
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