Card

Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant

Mana cost {5}{U}{U}

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor 5/5

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.

No bracket restriction: playable from bracket 1. Part of 33 known combos. 6 official rulings.

Commander
Legal
Printing
Mythic · NEO · #59
Cheapest printing
€7.26
EDHREC salt
2.22
Color identity
Blue

Scryfall · EDHREC

Bracket

  • B1 Exhibition — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B2 Core — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B3 Upgraded — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
  • B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list

Why

  • No Game Changer, mass land denial, extra turn, tutor or two-card combo

How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket

Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags

Combos

33 known combos.

Combos: Commander Spellbook

Rulings

  • 2022-02-18 · Wizards of the Coast
    A copy is created even if the spell that caused the ability to trigger has been countered by the time that ability resolves. The copy resolves before the original spell.
  • 2022-02-18 · Wizards of the Coast
    You can't choose to pay any additional costs for the copy created by Jin-Gitaxias's first ability. However, effects based on any additional costs that were paid for the original spell are copied as though those same costs were paid for the copy too.
  • 2022-02-18 · Wizards of the Coast
    If the spell that's copied is modal (that is, it says “Choose one —” or the like), the copy created by Jin-Gitaxias's first ability will have the same mode or modes. You can't choose different ones.
  • 2022-02-18 · Wizards of the Coast
    If the spell that's copied had damage divided to targets as it was cast, the division can't be changed, although the targets receiving that damage still can. The same is true of spells that distribute counters to targets as it was cast.
  • 2022-02-18 · Wizards of the Coast
    Jin-Gitaxias's last ability triggers once each turn, not once each turn per opponent.
  • 2022-02-18 · Wizards of the Coast
    The copies that Jin-Gitaxias's first ability creates are created on the stack, so they're not “cast.” Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won't trigger.

Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast

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