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).
- Toothy, Imaginary Friend — When Toothy, Imaginary Friend leaves the battlefield thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, it draws you cards
- 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.
- Jace, Architect of Thought — When Jace, Architect of Thought is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- 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
- Reenact the Crime — When Reenact the Crime is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Wondrous Crucible — When Wondrous Crucible is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Invasion of Vryn // Overloaded Mage-Ring — When Invasion of Vryn // Overloaded Mage-Ring is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- 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
- Ugin, Eye of the Storms — When Ugin, Eye of the Storms is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Sarevok's Tome — When Sarevok's Tome is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Aminatou's Augury — When Aminatou's Augury is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- 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).
- Glaring Fleshraker — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, Glaring Fleshraker makes a token
- The Kingpin of Crime — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, The Kingpin of Crime drains each opponent
- Leader's Talent — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, Leader's Talent puts a counter on a creature
- Elena, Turk Recruit — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis is cast, Elena, Turk Recruit puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
- Nita, Forum Conciliator — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, Nita, Forum Conciliator puts a counter on a creature
- Treasury Thrull — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, Treasury Thrull drains each opponent
- Moira and Teshar — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis is cast, Moira and Teshar brings a card back
- Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis is cast, Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle brings a card back
- Life Insurance — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, Life Insurance drains each opponent
- 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.
- Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator — When Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Tezzeret, Cruel Captain — When Tezzeret, Cruel Captain is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim — When Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Karn, Scion of Urza — When Karn, Scion of Urza is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Chandra, Chill of Compliance — When Chandra, Chill of Compliance is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Jace, Cunning Castaway — When Jace, Cunning Castaway is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor — When Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Tezzeret, Artifice Master — When Tezzeret, Artifice Master is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- The Theorist, Jace Beleren — When The Theorist, Jace Beleren is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- 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).
- 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).
- 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).
- 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).
- 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.
- Candlekeep Sage — When Candlekeep Sage is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- They Came from the Pipes — When They Came from the Pipes is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Kindred Discovery — When Kindred Discovery is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Illusory Gains — When Illusory Gains is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Intruder Alarm — When Intruder Alarm is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Virtue of Knowledge // Vantress Visions — When Virtue of Knowledge // Vantress Visions is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Kozilek's Unsealing — When Kozilek's Unsealing is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Thopter Spy Network — When Thopter Spy Network is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Feywild Visitor — When Feywild Visitor is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- 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.
- Chimeric Egg — When Chimeric Egg is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Sword of Wealth and Power — When Sword of Wealth and Power is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Cloudstone Curio — When Cloudstone Curio is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Lux Artillery — When Lux Artillery is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Portcullis — When Portcullis is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Angelheart Vial — When Angelheart Vial is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Symmetry Matrix — When Symmetry Matrix is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Ronin Warclub — When Ronin Warclub is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Angel's Tomb — When Angel's Tomb is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- 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.
cast a sorcery — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this.
- Sorcerous Squall — When Sorcerous Squall is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Flawless Forgery — When Flawless Forgery is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Talent of the Telepath — When Talent of the Telepath is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Commit // Memory — When Commit // Memory is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Arcane Endeavor — When Arcane Endeavor is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Said // Done — When Said // Done is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Knowledge Exploitation — When Knowledge Exploitation is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Press the Enemy — When Press the Enemy is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- Psionic Ritual — When Psionic Ritual is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
- 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 creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).
- Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis leaves the battlefield, Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom gains you 1 life
- 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
- Extractor Demon — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis leaves the battlefield, Extractor Demon mills a card
- Aang, Airbending Master — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis leaves the battlefield, Aang, Airbending Master puts a counter on a permanent
- Dour Port-Mage — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis leaves the battlefield, Dour Port-Mage draws you 1 card
- Vela the Night-Clad — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis leaves the battlefield, Vela the Night-Clad makes each opponent lose 1 life
- Champions of the Perfect — When Champions of the Perfect leaves the battlefield thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, it triggers
- Phantasmal Mount — When Phantasmal Mount leaves the battlefield thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, it triggers
- Funeral March — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis leaves the battlefield, Funeral March makes a player sacrifice a creature
- 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.
a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).
- 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).
- 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.