Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Core

Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Rank #661
329decks
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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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Bender's Waterskin
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Boomerang Basics
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Chakra Meditation
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, All-Knowing
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Olórin's Searing Light
75%inclusion247 decks329 decks
73%synergy
Flame of Anor
71%inclusion233 decks329 decks
68%synergy
Fiery Inscription
65%inclusion215 decks329 decks
62%synergy
Guttersnipe
58%inclusion192 decks329 decks
51%synergy
Press the Enemy
52%inclusion172 decks329 decks
51%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
50%inclusion164 decks329 decks
49%synergy
Mystic Confluence
52%inclusion171 decks329 decks
49%synergy
Opt
60%inclusion198 decks329 decks
47%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
48%inclusion158 decks329 decks
47%synergy
Courageous Resolve
47%inclusion155 decks329 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
73%inclusion239 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Path to Exile
62%inclusion205 decks329 decks
13%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
55%inclusion181 decks329 decks
42%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
55%inclusion180 decks329 decks
30%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
55%inclusion180 decks329 decks
43%synergy
Frantic Search
47%inclusion156 decks329 decks
32%synergy
Brainstorm
47%inclusion156 decks329 decks
27%synergy
Fury Charm
47%inclusion156 decks329 decks
46%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
47%inclusion153 decks329 decks
35%synergy
Dust of Moments
44%inclusion144 decks329 decks
42%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
41%inclusion134 decks329 decks
34%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
39%inclusion128 decks329 decks
33%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
38%inclusion126 decks329 decks
34%synergy
Wizards of Thay
36%inclusion117 decks329 decks
35%synergy
Archmage of Runes
33%inclusion70 decks211 decks
30%synergy
Young Pyromancer
33%inclusion107 decks329 decks
24%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
33%inclusion107 decks329 decks
30%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
31%inclusion103 decks329 decks
20%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
30%inclusion100 decks329 decks
30%synergy
Time Beetle
28%inclusion92 decks329 decks
25%synergy
Coruscation Mage
26%inclusion66 decks258 decks
23%synergy
Monastery Mentor
25%inclusion81 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Rift Elemental
24%inclusion80 decks329 decks
23%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
23%inclusion77 decks329 decks
23%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
23%inclusion59 decks259 decks
17%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion52 decks274 decks
13%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
18%inclusion58 decks329 decks
17%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
17%inclusion57 decks329 decks
16%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
17%inclusion55 decks329 decks
15%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
16%inclusion53 decks329 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
16%inclusion51 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Electrostatic Field
14%inclusion47 decks329 decks
13%synergy
High Fae Trickster
14%inclusion29 decks210 decks
12%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
13%inclusion42 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
12%inclusion39 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion39 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
11%inclusion14 decks129 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
11%inclusion35 decks329 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
11%inclusion35 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
10%inclusion26 decks258 decks
8%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
10%inclusion33 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
9.4%inclusion31 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
8.8%inclusion26 decks294 decks
8%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
8.7%inclusion9 decks104 decks
5%synergy
Firebrand Archer
7.3%inclusion24 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Nalfeshnee
7.3%inclusion24 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
7.3%inclusion24 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
7.3%inclusion24 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Saruman the White
7.0%inclusion23 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
6.7%inclusion22 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Gandalf the White
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
0%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
6.2%inclusion20 decks322 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
6.2%inclusion16 decks259 decks
6%synergy
Mocking Sprite
6.1%inclusion20 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
6.1%inclusion20 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Docent of Perfection
6.1%inclusion20 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
5.8%inclusion19 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Prismari Command
43%inclusion142 decks329 decks
38%synergy
Generous Gift
42%inclusion138 decks329 decks
20%synergy
Clockspinning
42%inclusion137 decks329 decks
39%synergy
Consider
41%inclusion134 decks329 decks
31%synergy
Boros Charm
36%inclusion120 decks329 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Bolt
36%inclusion119 decks329 decks
28%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
33%inclusion110 decks329 decks
31%synergy
Archmage's Charm
32%inclusion104 decks329 decks
31%synergy
Display of Power
30%inclusion99 decks329 decks
29%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
29%inclusion96 decks329 decks
27%synergy
Izzet Charm
29%inclusion95 decks329 decks
26%synergy
Fact or Fiction
28%inclusion92 decks329 decks
25%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
26%inclusion87 decks329 decks
17%synergy
Abrade
26%inclusion84 decks329 decks
19%synergy
Reprieve
25%inclusion83 decks329 decks
23%synergy
Quick Study
25%inclusion81 decks329 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Warp
24%inclusion80 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Helix
24%inclusion80 decks329 decks
22%synergy
Cryptic Command
22%inclusion71 decks329 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
21%inclusion68 decks329 decks
-14%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
20%inclusion66 decks329 decks
16%synergy
Dig Through Time
20%inclusion65 decks329 decks
18%synergy
Snap
19%inclusion64 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Impulse
18%inclusion60 decks329 decks
17%synergy
Big Score
18%inclusion59 decks329 decks
14%synergy
Jeskai Charm
16%inclusion54 decks329 decks
14%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
16%inclusion20 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Silundi Vision
16%inclusion52 decks329 decks
14%synergy
Quicken
16%inclusion51 decks329 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion48 decks329 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion36 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion43 decks329 decks
10%synergy
Spellgyre
13%inclusion33 decks255 decks
13%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion38 decks329 decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion35 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion34 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion32 decks329 decks
6%synergy
New Way Forward
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
6%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
9.1%inclusion30 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Cast into the Fire
9.1%inclusion30 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
9.1%inclusion30 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Hithlain Knots
8.8%inclusion29 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Brainsurge
8.7%inclusion24 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Seething Song
8.5%inclusion28 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.2%inclusion27 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Confounding Riddle
8.2%inclusion27 decks329 decks
8%synergy
You Cannot Pass!
8.2%inclusion27 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Supreme Will
8.2%inclusion27 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
7.9%inclusion26 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Gandalf's Sanction
38%inclusion125 decks329 decks
37%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
34%inclusion112 decks329 decks
31%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
34%inclusion112 decks329 decks
34%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
33%inclusion109 decks329 decks
33%synergy
Blasphemous Act
26%inclusion87 decks329 decks
4%synergy
All of History, All at Once
26%inclusion85 decks329 decks
23%synergy
Preordain
19%inclusion64 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
19%inclusion63 decks329 decks
18%synergy
Supreme Verdict
19%inclusion63 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
17%inclusion55 decks329 decks
14%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
16%inclusion52 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion51 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Time Wipe
14%inclusion45 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Rousing Refrain
13%inclusion43 decks329 decks
10%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
13%inclusion42 decks329 decks
7%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
12%inclusion39 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11%inclusion37 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion34 decks329 decks
1%synergy
Mists of Lórien
10%inclusion33 decks329 decks
10%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion32 decks329 decks
-2%synergy
Grapeshot
9.1%inclusion30 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Farewell
8.5%inclusion28 decks329 decks
-7%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.9%inclusion26 decks329 decks
-6%synergy
Birthday Escape
7.6%inclusion25 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
7.3%inclusion24 decks329 decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
7.3%inclusion24 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Chronomantic Escape
7.3%inclusion24 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.7%inclusion22 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.8%inclusion19 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Windfall
5.2%inclusion17 decks329 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
35%inclusion116 decks329 decks
34%synergy
Glamdring
33%inclusion108 decks329 decks
32%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
18%inclusion59 decks329 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion54 decks329 decks
-8%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
15%inclusion50 decks329 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion48 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
14%inclusion45 decks329 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion35 decks329 decks
-14%synergy
Primal Amulet
10%inclusion33 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Leyline of Anticipation
35%inclusion116 decks329 decks
33%synergy
As Foretold
29%inclusion95 decks329 decks
25%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
27%inclusion90 decks329 decks
24%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
23%inclusion74 decks326 decks
21%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
21%inclusion44 decks210 decks
19%synergy
Paradox Haze
15%inclusion49 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Double Vision
14%inclusion47 decks329 decks
13%synergy
Sorcerer Class
14%inclusion45 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Storm of Saruman
13%inclusion43 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
12%inclusion39 decks329 decks
-3%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
11%inclusion37 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Shark Typhoon
11%inclusion36 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
10%inclusion32 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
9.4%inclusion31 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
9.4%inclusion31 decks329 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8.8%inclusion29 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Aria of Flame
8.2%inclusion27 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
7.6%inclusion21 decks275 decks
6%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
11%inclusion29 decks261 decks
7%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
9.4%inclusion31 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Quintorius Kand
8.8%inclusion29 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6.1%inclusion20 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
5.8%inclusion19 decks329 decks
-2%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
5.2%inclusion17 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion138 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion78 decks329 decks
18%synergy
Rivendell
19%inclusion62 decks329 decks
16%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
18%inclusion59 decks329 decks
17%synergy
Minas Tirith
13%inclusion42 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Mines of Moria
11%inclusion37 decks329 decks
10%synergy
Emergence Zone
10%inclusion32 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.0%inclusion23 decks329 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.7%inclusion22 decks329 decks
-14%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
6.4%inclusion21 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
-1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
5.8%inclusion19 decks329 decks
-8%synergy
Restless Spire
5.2%inclusion17 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion277 decks329 decks
-4%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion263 decks329 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
41%inclusion135 decks329 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Progress
41%inclusion134 decks329 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Signet
40%inclusion133 decks329 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Signet
39%inclusion128 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
38%inclusion125 decks329 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion119 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Boros Signet
26%inclusion86 decks329 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion77 decks329 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion63 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion41 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion36 decks329 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.5%inclusion28 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.7%inclusion22 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Sol Talisman
5.8%inclusion19 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion324 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion322 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion321 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion287 decks329 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion209 decks329 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Monastery
62%inclusion205 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
57%inclusion189 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Prairie Stream
53%inclusion176 decks329 decks
13%synergy
Glacial Fortress
52%inclusion170 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
48%inclusion158 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
41%inclusion134 decks329 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
39%inclusion128 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Port Town
36%inclusion117 decks329 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
36%inclusion117 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
35%inclusion116 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Battlefield Forge
34%inclusion112 decks329 decks
-7%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
33%inclusion108 decks329 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
30%inclusion100 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
30%inclusion99 decks329 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Triumph
29%inclusion97 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Perilous Landscape
27%inclusion74 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
26%inclusion84 decks329 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion79 decks329 decks
6%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
23%inclusion76 decks329 decks
-11%synergy
Training Center
22%inclusion74 decks329 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion72 decks329 decks
10%synergy
Deserted Beach
22%inclusion72 decks329 decks
-1%synergy
Steam Vents
21%inclusion69 decks329 decks
-19%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
21%inclusion69 decks329 decks
8%synergy
Raugrin Triome
21%inclusion69 decks329 decks
-16%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
21%inclusion68 decks329 decks
-2%synergy
Sea of Clouds
20%inclusion66 decks329 decks
-11%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
20%inclusion65 decks329 decks
-21%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
20%inclusion65 decks329 decks
-2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion52 decks274 decks
13%synergy
Spectator Seating
18%inclusion60 decks329 decks
-12%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
18%inclusion59 decks329 decks
11%synergy
Tranquil Cove
18%inclusion58 decks329 decks
10%synergy
Azorius Chancery
17%inclusion56 decks329 decks
4%synergy
Sacred Foundry
16%inclusion54 decks329 decks
-24%synergy
Sundown Pass
16%inclusion54 decks329 decks
-3%synergy
Silundi Vision
16%inclusion52 decks329 decks
14%synergy
Boros Garrison
16%inclusion51 decks329 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion46 decks329 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion36 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion43 decks329 decks
-16%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion42 decks329 decks
-15%synergy
Ferrous Lake
12%inclusion38 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
11%inclusion37 decks329 decks
-17%synergy
Rugged Prairie
11%inclusion36 decks329 decks
-10%synergy