Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur

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Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur: Legendary Creature - Phyrexian Praetor, Iconic Masters. Flash. At the beginning of your end step, draw seven cards. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{8}{U}{U}
Mana value
10
Type
Legendary Creature - Phyrexian Praetor
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Power / toughness
5/4
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Iconic Masters (IMA)
Released
2017-11-17
Collector number
62
Artist
Eric Deschamps
Commander rank
1,714 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flash
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur

Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare blue legendary creature from Iconic Masters (IMA), a Masters set released in November 2017. It is collector number 62 in that set, with art by Eric Deschamps. It costs {8}{U}{U} (eight generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 10. It is a 5/4 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 6 sets, from New Phyrexia (2011) to Multiverse Legends (2023). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $14.30 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Flash

At the beginning of your end step, draw seven cards.

Each opponent's maximum hand size is reduced by seven.

"It is not a goal, but a process-the process of creating the perfect Phyrexia."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $14.30 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur

Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Multiverse Legends (MUL) #11Mythic2023
Multiverse Legends (MUL) #141Mythic2023
Multiverse Legends (MUL) #141zMythic2023
Multiverse Legends (MUL) #76Mythic2023
The List (PLST) #NPH-37Mythic2022
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #210Mythic2021
Historic Anthology 5 (HA5) #5Mythic2021
New Phyrexia (NPH) #37Mythic2011

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur, newest first.

  • Unless another spell or ability is affecting your opponent's maximum hand size, Jin-Gitaxias's ability will result in your opponent having a maximum hand size of zero. They will discard each card from their hand during their cleanup step.
  • If a player has more cards in their hand than their maximum hand size during the cleanup step of that player's turn, that player discards until they have that many cards. A player's maximum hand size isn't checked at any time other than their own cleanup step.
  • Jin-Gitaxias doesn't affect the maximum hand size of its controller. Because the cleanup step is after the end step, its controller may have to discard some of the cards that were just drawn.

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