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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Fiery Inscription
88%inclusion60 decks68 decks
85%synergy
Olórin's Searing Light
87%inclusion59 decks68 decks
85%synergy
Flame of Anor
85%inclusion58 decks68 decks
83%synergy
Guttersnipe
87%inclusion59 decks68 decks
80%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
75%inclusion51 decks68 decks
62%synergy
Lightning Bolt
65%inclusion44 decks68 decks
57%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
59%inclusion40 decks68 decks
56%synergy
Prismari Command
60%inclusion41 decks68 decks
55%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
54%inclusion37 decks68 decks
54%synergy
Press the Enemy
53%inclusion36 decks68 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
75%inclusion51 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
71%inclusion48 decks68 decks
47%synergy
Path to Exile
66%inclusion45 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Boros Charm
63%inclusion43 decks68 decks
42%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
63%inclusion43 decks68 decks
52%synergy
Brainstorm
62%inclusion42 decks68 decks
42%synergy
Opt
60%inclusion41 decks68 decks
47%synergy
Frantic Search
54%inclusion37 decks68 decks
39%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
51%inclusion35 decks68 decks
51%synergy
Fury Charm
51%inclusion35 decks68 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Jeska's Will
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Protection
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Rhystic Study
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Farewell
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Smothering Tithe
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-8%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-6%synergy
The One Ring
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
43%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
43%synergy
Archmage of Runes
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Electrostatic Field
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
39%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
29%synergy
Coruscation Mage
38%inclusion23 decks60 decks
36%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
32%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
33%synergy
Wizards of Thay
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
36%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
26%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Young Pyromancer
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Monastery Mentor
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Firebrand Archer
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Time Beetle
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Rift Elemental
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
13%synergy
High Fae Trickster
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Urabrask
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Heartflame Duelist
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Scrollwielder
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Katara, Waterbending Master
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Mysidian Elder
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Haughty Djinn
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Lightning Helix
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
44%synergy
Consider
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
33%synergy
Dust of Moments
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
40%synergy
Generous Gift
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Courageous Resolve
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
39%synergy
Clockspinning
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
36%synergy
Archmage's Charm
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Confluence
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
34%synergy
Izzet Charm
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
31%synergy
Abrade
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Snap
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Quick Study
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Display of Power
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
-9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Jeskai Charm
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Cryptic Command
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Cast into the Fire
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Warp
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Impulse
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Silundi Vision
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Reprieve
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Big Score
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Brainsurge
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Smite the Deathless
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Nexus of Fate
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Supreme Will
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Restoration Magic
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
New Way Forward
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Riot Control
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Thraben Charm
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Seething Song
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Gandalf's Sanction
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
42%synergy
Blasphemous Act
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
23%synergy
All of History, All at Once
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Boltwave
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Grapeshot
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Rousing Refrain
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Mana Geyser
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Vandalblast
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Crackle with Power
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Confluence
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Supreme Verdict
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Birthday Escape
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Isengard Unleashed
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Past in Flames
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Chronomantic Escape
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Fireball
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Solve the Equation
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
4%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Time Wipe
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Faithless Looting
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-7%synergy
Brotherhood's End
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Time Warp
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Glamdring
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Primal Amulet
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
-13%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Unstable Amulet
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
41%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
33%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
25%synergy
As Foretold
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Sorcerer Class
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Aria of Flame
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Ghostly Prison
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Paradox Haze
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-6%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Storm of Saruman
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Rowan, Scholar of Sparks
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Quintorius Kand
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
60%inclusion41 decks68 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
26%synergy
Mistrise Village
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Rivendell
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Mines of Moria
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Minas Tirith
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion60 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion54 decks68 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Progress
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
-7%synergy
Izzet Signet
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Azorius Signet
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Boros Signet
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
-13%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion67 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Island
99%inclusion67 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Plains
93%inclusion63 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion57 decks68 decks
-9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
63%inclusion43 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Monastery
62%inclusion42 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Fortress
59%inclusion40 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
53%inclusion36 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
-19%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Raugrin Triome
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Prairie Stream
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Sea of Clouds
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Steam Vents
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Sacred Foundry
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
-7%synergy
Deserted Beach
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Training Center
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Perilous Landscape
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Triumph
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Spectator Seating
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Shivan Reef
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
-16%synergy
Sundown Pass
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Battlefield Forge
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
-18%synergy
Scalding Tarn
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Arid Mesa
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
-7%synergy
Flooded Strand
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
-9%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
-18%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Silundi Vision
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Port Town
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
-9%synergy
Rugged Prairie
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
-10%synergy
Azorius Chancery
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Witch Enchanter
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Tundra
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-7%synergy
Volcanic Island
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-1%synergy