Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Core

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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Prismari Charm
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Flashback
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Resonating Lute
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Zaffai and the Tempests
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Olórin's Searing Light
72%inclusion239 decks330 decks
71%synergy
Flame of Anor
68%inclusion225 decks330 decks
66%synergy
Fiery Inscription
63%inclusion209 decks330 decks
61%synergy
Guttersnipe
58%inclusion192 decks330 decks
51%synergy
Mystic Confluence
53%inclusion175 decks330 decks
50%synergy
Press the Enemy
51%inclusion168 decks330 decks
50%synergy
Fury Charm
49%inclusion163 decks330 decks
48%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
58%inclusion193 decks330 decks
47%synergy
Opt
59%inclusion196 decks330 decks
46%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
47%inclusion155 decks330 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
72%inclusion236 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Path to Exile
62%inclusion204 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
57%inclusion189 decks330 decks
33%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
56%inclusion186 decks330 decks
43%synergy
Brainstorm
49%inclusion161 decks330 decks
29%synergy
Frantic Search
48%inclusion157 decks330 decks
32%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
47%inclusion156 decks330 decks
37%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
47%inclusion154 decks330 decks
46%synergy
Prismari Command
46%inclusion151 decks330 decks
40%synergy
Courageous Resolve
45%inclusion150 decks330 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
41%inclusion136 decks330 decks
35%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
40%inclusion133 decks330 decks
37%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
37%inclusion123 decks330 decks
32%synergy
Wizards of Thay
35%inclusion115 decks330 decks
34%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
34%inclusion113 decks330 decks
32%synergy
Archmage of Runes
33%inclusion85 decks256 decks
30%synergy
Young Pyromancer
33%inclusion108 decks330 decks
25%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
32%inclusion104 decks330 decks
21%synergy
Time Beetle
30%inclusion98 decks330 decks
27%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
30%inclusion98 decks330 decks
29%synergy
Coruscation Mage
26%inclusion79 decks303 decks
24%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
26%inclusion79 decks304 decks
21%synergy
Monastery Mentor
26%inclusion85 decks330 decks
12%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
25%inclusion82 decks330 decks
24%synergy
Rift Elemental
23%inclusion75 decks330 decks
21%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion62 decks319 decks
13%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
17%inclusion55 decks330 decks
15%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
16%inclusion53 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
16%inclusion53 decks330 decks
15%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
16%inclusion28 decks175 decks
12%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
16%inclusion52 decks330 decks
15%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
15%inclusion48 decks330 decks
12%synergy
Electrostatic Field
14%inclusion46 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
13%inclusion43 decks330 decks
12%synergy
High Fae Trickster
13%inclusion33 decks255 decks
11%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
11%inclusion36 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
10%inclusion16 decks153 decks
6%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
10%inclusion30 decks303 decks
8%synergy
Firebrand Archer
10%inclusion32 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
10%inclusion32 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
10%inclusion32 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
10%inclusion32 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
7.6%inclusion25 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Lorehold, the Historian
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Nalfeshnee
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.0%inclusion23 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
0%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
6.4%inclusion21 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
6.1%inclusion20 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
6.1%inclusion20 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
6.1%inclusion20 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Heartflame Duelist
5.8%inclusion19 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Gandalf the White
5.8%inclusion19 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Saruman the White
5.8%inclusion19 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Dust of Moments
45%inclusion147 decks330 decks
43%synergy
Consider
44%inclusion144 decks330 decks
34%synergy
Clockspinning
41%inclusion135 decks330 decks
38%synergy
Generous Gift
41%inclusion134 decks330 decks
20%synergy
Boros Charm
37%inclusion122 decks330 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Bolt
37%inclusion122 decks330 decks
29%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
32%inclusion105 decks330 decks
29%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
32%inclusion105 decks330 decks
29%synergy
Archmage's Charm
31%inclusion103 decks330 decks
30%synergy
Display of Power
29%inclusion95 decks330 decks
28%synergy
Izzet Charm
28%inclusion94 decks330 decks
26%synergy
Abrade
27%inclusion88 decks330 decks
20%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
26%inclusion87 decks330 decks
17%synergy
Fact or Fiction
25%inclusion83 decks330 decks
23%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion82 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Quick Study
25%inclusion81 decks330 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Helix
23%inclusion76 decks330 decks
21%synergy
Reprieve
22%inclusion73 decks330 decks
20%synergy
Cryptic Command
22%inclusion71 decks330 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
21%inclusion69 decks330 decks
-14%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion67 decks330 decks
16%synergy
Snap
20%inclusion65 decks330 decks
12%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
19%inclusion64 decks330 decks
16%synergy
Dig Through Time
19%inclusion63 decks330 decks
17%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
17%inclusion30 decks172 decks
15%synergy
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion56 decks330 decks
16%synergy
Impulse
17%inclusion55 decks330 decks
15%synergy
Jeskai Charm
15%inclusion51 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion49 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Quicken
14%inclusion46 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion44 decks320 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion42 decks330 decks
10%synergy
Spellgyre
12%inclusion37 decks300 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion38 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
-5%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
8%synergy
New Way Forward
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Cast into the Fire
9.4%inclusion31 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Brainsurge
9.4%inclusion30 decks320 decks
7%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
8.8%inclusion29 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Hithlain Knots
8.2%inclusion27 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Seething Song
8.2%inclusion27 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Confounding Riddle
8.2%inclusion27 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.1%inclusion23 decks283 decks
5%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
7.9%inclusion26 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Supreme Will
7.6%inclusion25 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Gandalf's Sanction
35%inclusion115 decks330 decks
34%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
35%inclusion114 decks330 decks
32%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
32%inclusion106 decks330 decks
32%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
30%inclusion99 decks330 decks
30%synergy
Blasphemous Act
26%inclusion86 decks330 decks
3%synergy
All of History, All at Once
25%inclusion82 decks330 decks
23%synergy
Preordain
19%inclusion63 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
19%inclusion62 decks330 decks
18%synergy
Supreme Verdict
18%inclusion60 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion56 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
16%inclusion52 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
14%inclusion46 decks330 decks
11%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
13%inclusion43 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion42 decks330 decks
10%synergy
Time Wipe
12%inclusion41 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Rousing Refrain
12%inclusion41 decks330 decks
10%synergy
Expressive Iteration
11%inclusion37 decks330 decks
2%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
9.4%inclusion31 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Mists of Lórien
8.8%inclusion29 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Grapeshot
8.8%inclusion29 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
7.6%inclusion25 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
-6%synergy
Chronomantic Escape
7.0%inclusion23 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Birthday Escape
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.4%inclusion21 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Pursue the Past
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
6.1%inclusion20 decks330 decks
-3%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
6.1%inclusion20 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.8%inclusion19 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
5.8%inclusion19 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
32%inclusion106 decks330 decks
31%synergy
Glamdring
28%inclusion93 decks330 decks
28%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
18%inclusion61 decks330 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion51 decks330 decks
-9%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
14%inclusion47 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
14%inclusion46 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion46 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
-13%synergy
Primal Amulet
10%inclusion33 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Leyline of Anticipation
32%inclusion106 decks330 decks
30%synergy
As Foretold
30%inclusion100 decks330 decks
27%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
28%inclusion92 decks330 decks
24%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
22%inclusion74 decks330 decks
21%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
22%inclusion55 decks255 decks
20%synergy
Double Vision
14%inclusion45 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Paradox Haze
14%inclusion45 decks330 decks
11%synergy
Shark Typhoon
14%inclusion45 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Sorcerer Class
12%inclusion39 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
11%inclusion37 decks330 decks
-3%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion36 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Storm of Saruman
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
10%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
10%inclusion33 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Ghostly Prison
9.1%inclusion30 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
8.1%inclusion26 decks320 decks
7%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
7.9%inclusion26 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Aria of Flame
7.3%inclusion24 decks330 decks
7%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
6.4%inclusion21 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.8%inclusion19 decks330 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
12%inclusion37 decks306 decks
8%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
10%inclusion32 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Quintorius Kand
8.5%inclusion28 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6.7%inclusion22 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
5.2%inclusion17 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion141 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion80 decks330 decks
19%synergy
Rivendell
18%inclusion61 decks330 decks
16%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
18%inclusion59 decks330 decks
17%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Minas Tirith
11%inclusion36 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
11%inclusion35 decks330 decks
10%synergy
Mines of Moria
8.8%inclusion29 decks330 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.6%inclusion25 decks330 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.4%inclusion21 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.8%inclusion19 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.8%inclusion19 decks330 decks
-14%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion278 decks330 decks
-4%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion263 decks330 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Progress
41%inclusion136 decks330 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion134 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
41%inclusion134 decks330 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
39%inclusion128 decks330 decks
-3%synergy
Azorius Signet
38%inclusion124 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion115 decks330 decks
12%synergy
Boros Signet
26%inclusion87 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion84 decks330 decks
-6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
24%inclusion29 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion54 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion39 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion38 decks330 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.8%inclusion29 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.9%inclusion26 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Sol Talisman
5.5%inclusion18 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion325 decks330 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion323 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion321 decks330 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion289 decks330 decks
-5%synergy
Mystic Monastery
63%inclusion207 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
62%inclusion206 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
56%inclusion186 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Glacial Fortress
52%inclusion170 decks330 decks
-3%synergy
Prairie Stream
50%inclusion166 decks330 decks
11%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
49%inclusion162 decks330 decks
-3%synergy
Shivan Reef
40%inclusion132 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
37%inclusion122 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Battlefield Forge
36%inclusion120 decks330 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
35%inclusion114 decks330 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion105 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Port Town
30%inclusion100 decks330 decks
13%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
30%inclusion100 decks330 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
30%inclusion100 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Triumph
29%inclusion97 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
28%inclusion93 decks330 decks
12%synergy
Perilous Landscape
27%inclusion85 decks318 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
26%inclusion87 decks330 decks
4%synergy
Steam Vents
25%inclusion84 decks330 decks
-15%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
25%inclusion83 decks330 decks
-12%synergy
Raugrin Triome
25%inclusion82 decks330 decks
-12%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
25%inclusion82 decks330 decks
-17%synergy
Training Center
23%inclusion77 decks330 decks
-7%synergy
Deserted Beach
23%inclusion76 decks330 decks
1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
23%inclusion75 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion74 decks330 decks
6%synergy
Sea of Clouds
22%inclusion71 decks330 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion69 decks330 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
21%inclusion68 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Spectator Seating
20%inclusion67 decks330 decks
-9%synergy
Sacred Foundry
20%inclusion66 decks330 decks
-21%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion62 decks319 decks
13%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
19%inclusion63 decks330 decks
-4%synergy
Sundown Pass
17%inclusion57 decks330 decks
-2%synergy
Azorius Chancery
17%inclusion56 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion56 decks330 decks
16%synergy
Tranquil Cove
16%inclusion54 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion54 decks330 decks
-11%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
16%inclusion52 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion51 decks330 decks
-14%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
15%inclusion48 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Boros Garrison
15%inclusion48 decks330 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
15%inclusion48 decks330 decks
-13%synergy
Rugged Prairie
14%inclusion46 decks330 decks
-9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion44 decks320 decks
4%synergy
Ferrous Lake
12%inclusion39 decks330 decks
0%synergy