Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Burn

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Benjamin Levin
Oct 21, 2025
How Fun Are All of the Jeskai Commanders?
There are dozens of Jeskai commanders available now, but which ones are fun to play? Let's break them all down.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
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Sear
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mirrorform
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Keep Out
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Giantfall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Olórin's Searing Light
91%inclusion58 decks64 decks
89%synergy
Fiery Inscription
89%inclusion57 decks64 decks
86%synergy
Flame of Anor
88%inclusion56 decks64 decks
85%synergy
Guttersnipe
89%inclusion57 decks64 decks
82%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
77%inclusion49 decks64 decks
64%synergy
Prismari Command
64%inclusion41 decks64 decks
58%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
59%inclusion38 decks64 decks
57%synergy
Lightning Bolt
64%inclusion41 decks64 decks
56%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
55%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
64%inclusion41 decks64 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
77%inclusion49 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
69%inclusion44 decks64 decks
44%synergy
Path to Exile
67%inclusion43 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Boros Charm
66%inclusion42 decks64 decks
45%synergy
Brainstorm
64%inclusion41 decks64 decks
44%synergy
Opt
59%inclusion38 decks64 decks
46%synergy
Frantic Search
58%inclusion37 decks64 decks
43%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
53%inclusion34 decks64 decks
52%synergy
Press the Enemy
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
51%synergy
Fury Charm
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Jeska's Will
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Protection
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Rhystic Study
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Farewell
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Smothering Tithe
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
The One Ring
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
44%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
43%synergy
Archmage of Runes
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
32%synergy
Coruscation Mage
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
39%synergy
Electrostatic Field
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
40%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
34%synergy
Wizards of Thay
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
38%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
35%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Young Pyromancer
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Firebrand Archer
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Monastery Mentor
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Time Beetle
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Rift Elemental
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
17%synergy
High Fae Trickster
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Urabrask
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Katara, Waterbending Master
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Radiant Scrollwielder
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Heartflame Duelist
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Nalfeshnee
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Haughty Djinn
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Consider
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Helix
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
42%synergy
Courageous Resolve
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
42%synergy
Dust of Moments
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
41%synergy
Generous Gift
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Archmage's Charm
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
40%synergy
Clockspinning
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Confluence
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
36%synergy
Izzet Charm
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
31%synergy
Abrade
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
26%synergy
Snap
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Quick Study
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Display of Power
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
23%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Jeskai Charm
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Cryptic Command
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Cast into the Fire
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Warp
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Silundi Vision
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Big Score
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Impulse
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Reprieve
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Brainsurge
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Nexus of Fate
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Restoration Magic
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Smite the Deathless
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Supreme Will
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Riot Control
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Thraben Charm
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Seething Song
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Negate
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-7%synergy
Wear // Tear
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Gandalf's Sanction
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
42%synergy
Blasphemous Act
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
24%synergy
All of History, All at Once
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Boltwave
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Grapeshot
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Mana Geyser
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Rousing Refrain
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Vandalblast
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Confluence
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Supreme Verdict
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Crackle with Power
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Lórien Revealed
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Windfall
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Isengard Unleashed
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Past in Flames
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Chronomantic Escape
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Birthday Escape
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Solve the Equation
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-7%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Brotherhood's End
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Fireball
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Time Warp
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
30%synergy
Primal Amulet
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Glamdring
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-14%synergy
Unstable Amulet
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
40%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
35%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
25%synergy
As Foretold
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Sorcerer Class
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Aria of Flame
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Ghostly Prison
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Paradox Haze
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Fated Firepower
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
63%inclusion40 decks64 decks
28%synergy
Mistrise Village
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
26%synergy
Rivendell
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Mines of Moria
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion57 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion52 decks64 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Progress
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Signet
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Azorius Signet
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Boros Signet
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
-11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion63 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Island
98%inclusion63 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Plains
94%inclusion60 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion53 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
63%inclusion40 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Monastery
63%inclusion40 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Glacial Fortress
61%inclusion39 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
55%inclusion35 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
-18%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Raugrin Triome
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Steam Vents
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Prairie Stream
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Sea of Clouds
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Sacred Foundry
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Deserted Beach
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Training Center
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Perilous Landscape
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Spectator Seating
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Triumph
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Sundown Pass
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Reef
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
-16%synergy
Battlefield Forge
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
-17%synergy
Scalding Tarn
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Arid Mesa
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
-8%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
-16%synergy
Silundi Vision
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-9%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Port Town
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Azorius Chancery
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Tundra
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Rugged Prairie
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Island
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
0%synergy