Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Budget Core

Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Rank #726
33decks
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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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20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Unwelcome Sprite
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Olórin's Searing Light
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
62%synergy
Courageous Resolve
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
54%synergy
Fury Charm
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
47%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
45%synergy
Press the Enemy
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
45%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
42%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
42%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Fiery Inscription
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
40%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Opt
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Guttersnipe
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Frantic Search
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
-26%synergy
Clockspinning
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Path to Exile
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Quick Study
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Confluence
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Dust of Moments
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Gandalf the Grey
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
23%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Mocking Sprite
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Time Beetle
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Coruscation Mage
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Young Pyromancer
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Saruman the White
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Rift Elemental
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Firebrand Archer
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Archmage of Runes
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Timebender
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Mysidian Elder
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Geyser Drake
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Shire Scarecrow
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Meneldor, Swift Savior
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Monastery Mentor
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Amy Pond
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Wizards of Thay
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Théoden, King of Rohan
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
The War Doctor
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Barricade
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Consider
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Abrade
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Dig Through Time
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
31%synergy
Hithlain Knots
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Izzet Charm
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Display of Power
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Fact or Fiction
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Cast into the Fire
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Prismari Command
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Helix
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Reprieve
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Impulse
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Reality Shift
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Smite the Deathless
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Flame of Anor
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Council's Deliberation
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Silundi Vision
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Chaos Warp
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Lightning Bolt
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Glorious Gale
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
You Cannot Pass!
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Lost to Legend
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Quicken
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Rally the Monastery
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Unwanted Remake
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-23%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Jeskai Charm
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Teach by Example
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Lorehold Command
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Valorous Stance
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Spectacular Tactics
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Whoosh!
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Battle Menu
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Slick Sequence
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Obsessive Search
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Boon of Safety
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Isolation at Orthanc
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Supreme Will
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Curate
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Supplant Form
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Big Score
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Time Wipe
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Banish from Edoras
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
All of History, All at Once
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Supreme Verdict
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Lórien Revealed
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Treason of Isengard
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Rousing Refrain
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Arwen's Gift
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Coward // Killer
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Birthday Escape
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Fire of Orthanc
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Rout
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Warrant // Warden
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Mighty
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Divination
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Arc Blade
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Reality Strobe
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Chronomantic Escape
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Ecstatic Beauty
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Response // Resurgence
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Expressive Iteration
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Austere Command
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Foray of Orcs
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Act
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-17%synergy
Increasing Devotion
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Reconstruct History
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Wrap in Flames
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Quarrel's End
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Explosive Getaway
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Glamdring
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-16%synergy
Dúnedain Blade
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Dynavolt Tower
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Mirror of Galadriel
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Sunforger
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Whirlwind of Thought
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
26%synergy
As Foretold
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Double Vision
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Spider-Verse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Duskmourn's Domination
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Observed Stasis
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Rising of the Day
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Four Knocks
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Bewitching Leechcraft
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
The Bath Song
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Banishing Light
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Aria of Flame
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Fevered Visions
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset of the Ancient Way
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Quintorius Kand
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-16%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Rivendell
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Restless Spire
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Needle Spires
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
-19%synergy
Sol Ring
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
-29%synergy
Commander's Sphere
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Izzet Signet
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Signet
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Boros Signet
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Progress
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-24%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-25%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Inherited Envelope
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Sol Talisman
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Rockets
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-23%synergy
Pristine Talisman
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Honored Heirloom
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Locket
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Locket
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Boros Locket
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-36%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion33 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Island
100%inclusion33 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Monastery
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
-19%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Triumph
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Tranquil Cove
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Prairie Stream
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Port Town
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Glacial Fortress
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
-24%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
-24%synergy
Perilous Landscape
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Chancery
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Sulfur Falls
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
-28%synergy
Boros Garrison
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-23%synergy
Battlefield Forge
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Ash Barrens
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Boros Guildgate
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Silundi Vision
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Campus
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Ferrous Lake
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Isle
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Rugged Prairie
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-11%synergy
Radiant Summit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Eroded Canyon
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Abraded Bluffs
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Bluff
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Molten Tributary
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Shire Terrace
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Heath
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy