Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis

Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor // Enchantment — Saga

Mana cost: {3}{U}{U}

How we read this card

Ward {2}
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell with mana value 3 or greater, draw a card.

triggered — draws you 1 card

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.

activated {3}{U} —

activated {3}{U} — blinks a permanent

activated {3}{U} —

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
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.

triggered — draws you cards

Return all non-Phyrexian creatures to their owners' hands.

triggered — bounce

You may cast any number of spells from your hand without paying their mana costs. Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield .

triggered —

triggered —

triggered — blinks a permanent

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: draw a card, exile a card, anything leaves the battlefield, put anything onto the battlefield, transform anything, a creature leaves the battlefield, cast a spell, exile a Saga, a Saga leaves the battlefield, put a Saga onto the battlefield.

Cares about: an artifact is cast, a battle is cast, an enchantment is cast, an instant is cast, a planeswalker is cast, a sorcery is cast.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — When Toothy, Imaginary Friend leaves the battlefield thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, it draws you cards
  2. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, it exiles a Synth you control

cast a battle — 100 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Jace, Architect of Thought — When Jace, Architect of Thought is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  2. Invasion of Arcavios // Invocation of the Founders — When Invasion of Arcavios // Invocation of the Founders is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  3. Reenact the Crime — When Reenact the Crime is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  4. Wondrous Crucible — When Wondrous Crucible is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  5. Invasion of Vryn // Overloaded Mage-Ring — When Invasion of Vryn // Overloaded Mage-Ring is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  6. Invasion of Segovia // Caetus, Sea Tyrant of Segovia — When Invasion of Segovia // Caetus, Sea Tyrant of Segovia is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  7. Ugin, Eye of the Storms — When Ugin, Eye of the Storms is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  8. Sarevok's Tome — When Sarevok's Tome is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  9. Aminatou's Augury — When Aminatou's Augury is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  10. Invasion of Ravnica // Guildpact Paragon — When Invasion of Ravnica // Guildpact Paragon is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card

90 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a spell is cast — 155 cards in the game can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).

  1. Glaring Fleshraker — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, Glaring Fleshraker makes a token
  2. The Kingpin of Crime — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, The Kingpin of Crime drains each opponent
  3. Leader's Talent — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, Leader's Talent puts a counter on a creature
  4. Elena, Turk Recruit — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis is cast, Elena, Turk Recruit puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Nita, Forum Conciliator — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, Nita, Forum Conciliator puts a counter on a creature
  6. Treasury Thrull — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, Treasury Thrull drains each opponent
  7. Moira and Teshar — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis is cast, Moira and Teshar brings a card back
  8. Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis is cast, Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle brings a card back
  9. Life Insurance — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, Life Insurance drains each opponent
  10. Norin the Wary — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, Norin the Wary flickers itself

452 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

cast a planeswalker — 361 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator — When Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  2. Tezzeret, Cruel Captain — When Tezzeret, Cruel Captain is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  3. Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim — When Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  4. Karn, Scion of Urza — When Karn, Scion of Urza is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  5. Chandra, Chill of Compliance — When Chandra, Chill of Compliance is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  6. Jace, Cunning Castaway — When Jace, Cunning Castaway is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  7. Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor — When Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  8. Tezzeret, Artifice Master — When Tezzeret, Artifice Master is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  9. The Theorist, Jace Beleren — When The Theorist, Jace Beleren is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  10. Mordenkainen — When Mordenkainen is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card

351 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Phyrexian attacks — 495 cards in the game can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).

  1. Vulpine Harvester — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis attacks, Vulpine Harvester brings a card back

a nontoken Phyrexian enters the battlefield — 496 cards in the game can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).

  1. Darksteel Splicer — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis enters, Darksteel Splicer makes a token

a Phyrexian enters the battlefield — 524 cards in the game can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).

  1. Essence of Orthodoxy — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis enters, Essence of Orthodoxy puts a counter on a permanent

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis is exiled, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

cast an enchantment — 3,673 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Candlekeep Sage — When Candlekeep Sage is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  2. They Came from the Pipes — When They Came from the Pipes is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  3. Kindred Discovery — When Kindred Discovery is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  4. Illusory Gains — When Illusory Gains is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  5. Intruder Alarm — When Intruder Alarm is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  6. Virtue of Knowledge // Vantress Visions — When Virtue of Knowledge // Vantress Visions is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  7. Kozilek's Unsealing — When Kozilek's Unsealing is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  8. Thopter Spy Network — When Thopter Spy Network is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  9. Feywild Visitor — When Feywild Visitor is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  10. Case of the Shifting Visage — When Case of the Shifting Visage is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card

3,663 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

cast an artifact — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Chimeric Egg — When Chimeric Egg is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  2. Sword of Wealth and Power — When Sword of Wealth and Power is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  3. Cloudstone Curio — When Cloudstone Curio is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  4. Lux Artillery — When Lux Artillery is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  5. Portcullis — When Portcullis is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  6. Angelheart Vial — When Angelheart Vial is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  7. Symmetry Matrix — When Symmetry Matrix is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  8. Ronin Warclub — When Ronin Warclub is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  9. Angel's Tomb — When Angel's Tomb is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  10. Lithoform Engine — When Lithoform Engine is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card

3,673 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an enchantment it boosts — 3,713 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. One with the Stars — One with the Stars gives Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis bigger stats

3,712 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

cast a sorcery — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Sorcerous Squall — When Sorcerous Squall is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  2. Flawless Forgery — When Flawless Forgery is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  3. Talent of the Telepath — When Talent of the Telepath is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  4. Commit // Memory — When Commit // Memory is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  5. Arcane Endeavor — When Arcane Endeavor is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  6. Said // Done — When Said // Done is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  7. Knowledge Exploitation — When Knowledge Exploitation is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  8. Press the Enemy — When Press the Enemy is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  9. Psionic Ritual — When Psionic Ritual is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  10. Arcane Heist — When Arcane Heist is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card

3,710 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).

When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis makes a player draw a card:

  1. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — gives +1/+1
  2. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — deals 1 damage
  3. Aether Syphon — mills a card
  4. The Locust God — makes a token
  5. Starving Revenant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Diviner's Wand — gets +1/+1
  7. Ominous Seas — puts a foreshadow counter on itself
  8. Dream Trawler — gets +1/+0
  9. Iron Man, Armored Avenger — puts a counter on a creature
  10. The Astonishing Ant-Man — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

57 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).

When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis leaves the battlefield:

  1. Tokka & Rahzar, Unsupervised — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Splinter, the Mentor — makes a token
  3. Rat King, Pale Piper — makes a token
  4. Dual Nature — exiles a creature

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis leaves the battlefield, Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom gains you 1 life
  2. Rapacious Guest — When Rapacious Guest leaves the battlefield thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, it makes each opponent lose life equal to its power
  3. Extractor Demon — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis leaves the battlefield, Extractor Demon mills a card
  4. Aang, Airbending Master — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis leaves the battlefield, Aang, Airbending Master puts a counter on a permanent
  5. Dour Port-Mage — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis leaves the battlefield, Dour Port-Mage draws you 1 card
  6. Vela the Night-Clad — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis leaves the battlefield, Vela the Night-Clad makes each opponent lose 1 life
  7. Champions of the Perfect — When Champions of the Perfect leaves the battlefield thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, it triggers
  8. Phantasmal Mount — When Phantasmal Mount leaves the battlefield thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, it triggers
  9. Funeral March — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis leaves the battlefield, Funeral March makes a player sacrifice a creature
  10. Sally Sparrow — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis leaves the battlefield, Sally Sparrow triggers

21 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).

When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Invisible Woman — triggers
  3. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  4. Guide of Souls — triggers
  5. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  6. Gossip's Talent — triggers

121 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).

When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Saw — sacrifices a creature

192 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).

  1. Tide of War — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature

27 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, God-Eternal Oketra makes a token

90 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).

When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis enters:

  1. Season of Growth — scries
  2. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  3. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent
  4. Legolas Greenleaf — puts a counter on a permanent
  5. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  6. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  7. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  8. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

315 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

53 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.