Jin-Gitaxias

Jin-Gitaxias is a 5/5 ward-2 spellslinger draw engine that converts large noncreature spells into card draw, then transforms into The Great Synthesis — a Saga that doubles your hand, bounces all non-Phyrexian creatures, and then lets you cast your entire hand for free before resetting itself. The front face rewards blue control/combo decks that cast big spells, and the back face is essentially a self-contained game-winning loop: bounce the board, rebuild with free spells, and reset to do it again. The transformation condition (7+ cards in hand) is achievable precisely because the front face rewards card draw from spells, creating an organic progression. Signature in blue control, spellslinger, and combo shells.

• The Great Synthesis (back face) resets itself after Chapter III — it exiles then returns front-face-up, meaning the card is effectively a repeating loop engine rather than a one-time saga payoff, as long as you can re-accumulate 7 cards.

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• Chapter II of The Great Synthesis bouncing all non-Phyrexian creatures is a board reset that is NOT symmetric for Phyrexian typal decks, making Jin-Gitaxias a hidden high-value piece in dedicated Phyrexian creature builds.

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• The front-face transformation requires 7 or more cards in hand and is activated at sorcery speed only, which means you need to build toward the transform carefully — counterspells and reactive play can be saved for your opponent's turns, but the activation window is narrow.

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• EDHREC rank: #3,209