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 we read on this card

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 Jin-Gitaxias's colors 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

cast a battle — 20 cards in Jin-Gitaxias's colors 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

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

a spell is cast — 34 cards in Jin-Gitaxias's colors 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. Etherium Spinner — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis is cast, Etherium Spinner makes a token
  3. Mishra's Self-Replicator — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis is cast, Mishra's Self-Replicator makes a token
  4. Diamond Mare — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, Diamond Mare gains you 1 life
  5. Diamond Knight — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, Diamond Knight puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Rug of Smothering — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, Rug of Smothering makes a player lose life
  7. Traxos, Scourge of Kroog — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis is cast, Traxos, Scourge of Kroog untaps itself
  8. Drowner Initiate — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis is cast, Drowner Initiate mills a card
  9. Galvanic Giant // Storm Reading — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis is cast, Galvanic Giant // Storm Reading taps a creature an opponent controls
  10. Inventive Iteration // Living Breakthrough — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, Inventive Iteration // Living Breakthrough triggers

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

cast a planeswalker — 56 cards in Jin-Gitaxias's colors 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. Karn, Scion of Urza — When Karn, Scion of Urza is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  4. Chandra, Chill of Compliance — When Chandra, Chill of Compliance is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  5. Jace, Cunning Castaway — When Jace, Cunning Castaway is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  6. Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor — When Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  7. Tezzeret, Artifice Master — When Tezzeret, Artifice Master is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  8. The Theorist, Jace Beleren — When The Theorist, Jace Beleren is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  9. Mordenkainen — When Mordenkainen is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  10. Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer — When Mu Yanling, Sky Dancer is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card

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

cast an enchantment — 711 cards in Jin-Gitaxias's colors 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. Illusory Gains — When Illusory Gains is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  4. Intruder Alarm — When Intruder Alarm is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  5. Virtue of Knowledge // Vantress Visions — When Virtue of Knowledge // Vantress Visions is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  6. Thopter Spy Network — When Thopter Spy Network is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  7. Feywild Visitor — When Feywild Visitor is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  8. Reconnaissance Mission — When Reconnaissance Mission is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  9. Bident of Thassa — When Bident of Thassa is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card
  10. Soul Barrier — When Soul Barrier is cast, Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis draws you 1 card

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

cast an artifact — 2,506 cards in Jin-Gitaxias's colors 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

2,496 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an enchantment it boosts — 716 cards in Jin-Gitaxias's colors can cause this.

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

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

cast a sorcery — 581 cards in Jin-Gitaxias's colors 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

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

a card is drawn — 1,454 cards in Jin-Gitaxias's colors can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).

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

  1. Aether Syphon — mills a card
  2. Diviner's Wand — gets +1/+1
  3. Ominous Seas — puts a foreshadow counter on itself
  4. Iron Man, Armored Avenger — puts a counter on a creature
  5. Psychosis Crawler — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Lyla, Holographic Assistant — puts a counter on a creature
  7. Data, New Life — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Chasm Skulker — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Nadir Kraken — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim — puts a loyalty counter on itself

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

a creature leaves the battlefield — 893 cards in Jin-Gitaxias's colors can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).

  1. Dour Port-Mage — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis leaves the battlefield, Dour Port-Mage draws you 1 card
  2. Imperial Cosmographer — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis leaves the battlefield, Imperial Cosmographer puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Phantasmal Mount — When Phantasmal Mount leaves the battlefield thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, it triggers

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

a creature attacks — 3,238 cards in Jin-Gitaxias's colors can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).

When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  3. Screaming Swarm — mills a card
  4. Imperious Mindbreaker — mills a card
  5. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  6. Inquisitorial Rosette — makes a token
  7. Andúril, Flame of the West — makes 2 tokens
  8. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Throwing Knife — sacrifices itself

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

anything attacks — 3,238 cards in Jin-Gitaxias's colors can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).

When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis attacks:

  1. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Madame Web, Clairvoyant — mills a card
  3. Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought — deals 100 damage
  4. Curse of Verbosity — draws you 1 card
  5. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  6. Alora, Merry Thief — triggers
  7. Twins of Discord — triggers
  8. Great Gilded Boat — draws and discards
  9. Cosmic Cube — triggers
  10. Doom's Time Platform — exiles a card from your graveyard

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

a creature blocks — 3,238 cards in Jin-Gitaxias's colors can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).

When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis blocks:

  1. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  2. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  3. Dwindle — kills a creature

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

a creature is cast — 3,254 cards in Jin-Gitaxias's colors can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).

  1. Oketra's Monument — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, Oketra's Monument makes a token
  2. Kozilek's Unsealing — When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis is cast, Kozilek's Unsealing makes 2 tokens
  3. The Clone Saga — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, The Clone Saga copies a spell
  4. Customs Depot — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, Customs Depot draws you 1 card
  5. Case of the Shifting Visage — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, Case of the Shifting Visage copies a spell
  6. Bontu's Monument — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, Bontu's Monument makes each opponent lose 1 life
  7. Vanquisher's Banner — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, Vanquisher's Banner draws you 1 card
  8. Hazoret's Monument — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, Hazoret's Monument draws and discards
  9. Aether Barrier — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, Aether Barrier makes a player sacrifice a permanent
  10. Kefnet's Monument — When a spell is cast thanks to Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis, Kefnet's Monument triggers

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

a nontoken creature enters the battlefield — 3,316 cards in Jin-Gitaxias's colors can cause this (Jin-Gitaxias is one).

When Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis enters:

  1. Arni, Humble Scribe — untaps itself
  2. Minion Reflector — makes a token
  3. Overburden — triggers

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