Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Core Spellslinger

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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Great Hall of the Biblioplex
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Zaffai and the Tempests
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Mica, Reader of Ruins
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Pursue the Past
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Flashback
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Olórin's Searing Light
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
62%synergy
Flame of Anor
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
61%synergy
Fiery Inscription
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
61%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
58%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
55%synergy
Press the Enemy
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
55%synergy
Guttersnipe
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
54%synergy
Mystic Confluence
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
53%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
49%synergy
Courageous Resolve
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
45%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
46%synergy
Path to Exile
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Consider
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Prismari Command
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
45%synergy
Opt
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Frantic Search
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Dust of Moments
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Creatures
Young Pyromancer
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Wizards of Thay
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
30%synergy
Monastery Mentor
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Archmage of Runes
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Time Beetle
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Coruscation Mage
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Firebrand Archer
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
High Fae Trickster
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
8%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Rift Elemental
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Molten-Core Maestro
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hardened Academic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Mocking Sprite
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Electrostatic Field
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Docent of Perfection
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Fury Charm
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Brainstorm
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Bolt
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Display of Power
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
38%synergy
Clockspinning
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Izzet Charm
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Generous Gift
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Quick Study
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Boros Charm
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Silundi Vision
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Reprieve
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Abrade
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Helix
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Chaos Warp
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Quicken
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Cryptic Command
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Big Score
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-18%synergy
Impulse
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Jeskai Charm
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Archmage's Charm
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Dig Through Time
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Lorehold Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Prismari Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Thraben Charm
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Riot Control
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Snap
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Think Twice
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
New Way Forward
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Keep Out
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Jwari Disruption
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Invert // Invent
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
You Cannot Pass!
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Ojutai's Command
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Gandalf's Sanction
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Ponder
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
8%synergy
All of History, All at Once
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Preordain
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Grapeshot
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Lórien Revealed
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Mana Geyser
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Mists of Lórien
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Boltwave
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Supreme Verdict
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Act
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Elemental Eruption
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Austere Command
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Fractured Identity
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Time Wipe
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Empty the Warrens
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Birthday Escape
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Mind's Desire
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Step Through
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Compulsive Research
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glamdring
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Rod of Absorption
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Primal Amulet
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
As Foretold
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Sorcerer Class
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Paradox Haze
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Double Vision
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Aria of Flame
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Shark Typhoon
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Wizard Class
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Worship
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
The Bath Song
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Storm of Saruman
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Quintorius Kand
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Rivendell
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Emergence Zone
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Minas Tirith
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Kor Haven
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion35 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Progress
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Azorius Signet
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Boros Signet
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion39 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Plains
93%inclusion38 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
-15%synergy
Sulfur Falls
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Monastery
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Glacial Fortress
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Prairie Stream
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Shivan Reef
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Battlefield Forge
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Perilous Landscape
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Port Town
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Triumph
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Silundi Vision
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Raugrin Triome
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-14%synergy
Training Center
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Steam Vents
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-21%synergy
Azorius Chancery
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Tranquil Cove
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Sea of Clouds
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Deserted Beach
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-25%synergy
Ferrous Lake
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Rugged Prairie
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Spectator Seating
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-14%synergy
Sacred Foundry
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-29%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Sundown Pass
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Arid Mesa
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-15%synergy
Thundering Falls
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy