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
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Firdoch Core
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Keep Out
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Giantfall
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Olórin's Searing Light
89%inclusion57 decks64 decks
87%synergy
Flame of Anor
89%inclusion57 decks64 decks
86%synergy
Fiery Inscription
89%inclusion57 decks64 decks
86%synergy
Guttersnipe
88%inclusion56 decks64 decks
81%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
73%inclusion47 decks64 decks
61%synergy
Lightning Bolt
67%inclusion43 decks64 decks
59%synergy
Prismari Command
64%inclusion41 decks64 decks
58%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
58%inclusion37 decks64 decks
55%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
55%inclusion35 decks64 decks
54%synergy
Fury Charm
53%inclusion34 decks64 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
77%inclusion49 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Path to Exile
69%inclusion44 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Boros Charm
67%inclusion43 decks64 decks
46%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
66%inclusion42 decks64 decks
41%synergy
Brainstorm
64%inclusion41 decks64 decks
44%synergy
Opt
59%inclusion38 decks64 decks
46%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
59%inclusion38 decks64 decks
48%synergy
Frantic Search
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
41%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
51%synergy
Press the Enemy
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Jeska's Will
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Protection
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Rhystic Study
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Smothering Tithe
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
0%synergy
The One Ring
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
48%inclusion31 decks64 decks
47%synergy
Coruscation Mage
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
41%synergy
Archmage of Runes
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
40%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
41%synergy
Electrostatic Field
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
40%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
30%synergy
Wizards of Thay
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
40%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
33%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
35%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
30%synergy
Firebrand Archer
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Young Pyromancer
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Monastery Mentor
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Time Beetle
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Rift Elemental
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Katara, Waterbending Master
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
High Fae Trickster
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Urabrask
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%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 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Heartflame Duelist
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Radiant Scrollwielder
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Nalfeshnee
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%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
Birgi, God of Storytelling
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Professor Zei, Anthropologist
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Dust of Moments
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
43%synergy
Consider
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Helix
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
42%synergy
Courageous Resolve
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
41%synergy
Generous Gift
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Clockspinning
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
38%synergy
Archmage's Charm
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
40%synergy
Mystic Confluence
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
36%synergy
Izzet Charm
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
33%synergy
Snap
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Abrade
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Quick Study
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Display of Power
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
26%inclusion5 decks19 decks
25%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
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Chaos Warp
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Silundi Vision
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Impulse
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Cast into the Fire
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Reprieve
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Big Score
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Nexus of Fate
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Brainsurge
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Supreme Will
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Smite the Deathless
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Wear // Tear
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Riot Control
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Reroute Systems
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Thraben Charm
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Protection Magic
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Restoration Magic
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Negate
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-7%synergy
Seething Song
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Gandalf's Sanction
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
40%synergy
Blasphemous Act
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
13%synergy
All of History, All at Once
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
22%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Boltwave
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Ponder
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Grapeshot
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Rousing Refrain
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Mana Geyser
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Supreme Verdict
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Fiery Confluence
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Farewell
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Crackle with Power
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Lórien Revealed
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Windfall
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Austere Command
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Isengard Unleashed
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Past in Flames
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Birthday Escape
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Chronomantic Escape
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Solve the Equation
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Fireball
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Time Warp
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Brotherhood's End
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%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
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 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
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
42%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
33%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
23%synergy
As Foretold
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Sorcerer Class
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Aria of Flame
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Paradox Haze
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Prison
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-3%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Fated Firepower
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
8%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
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
26%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
26%synergy
Rivendell
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%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
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
3%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
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion56 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion51 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Progress
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
-7%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
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
-12%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
97%inclusion62 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Island
97%inclusion62 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Plains
94%inclusion60 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion53 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Sulfur Falls
63%inclusion40 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Glacial Fortress
61%inclusion39 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Monastery
61%inclusion39 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
-18%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Steam Vents
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Sacred Foundry
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Sea of Clouds
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Raugrin Triome
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Prairie Stream
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Training Center
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Beach
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Spectator Seating
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Perilous Landscape
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Sundown Pass
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Triumph
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Shivan Reef
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
-16%synergy
Battlefield Forge
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
-17%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Arid Mesa
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Strand
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
-6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
-7%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
-15%synergy
Silundi Vision
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
-11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Port Town
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-4%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Tundra
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Azorius Chancery
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Volcanic Island
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-11%synergy