Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Core Spellslinger

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Keep Out
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Unwelcome Sprite
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Olórin's Searing Light
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
63%synergy
Flame of Anor
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
62%synergy
Fiery Inscription
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
62%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
59%synergy
Press the Enemy
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
59%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
56%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
56%synergy
Guttersnipe
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
55%synergy
Mystic Confluence
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
54%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
41%synergy
Path to Exile
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Frantic Search
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Consider
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
39%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
45%synergy
Prismari Command
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
43%synergy
Dust of Moments
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
45%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Farewell
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Young Pyromancer
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
33%synergy
Wizards of Thay
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Monastery Mentor
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Time Beetle
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Archmage of Runes
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Coruscation Mage
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Firebrand Archer
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
High Fae Trickster
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Rift Elemental
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Mocking Sprite
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Electrostatic Field
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Docent of Perfection
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
The War Doctor
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Stormscale Scion
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Stenn, Paranoid Partisan
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Courageous Resolve
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
43%synergy
Opt
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Clockspinning
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
38%synergy
Lightning Bolt
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Fury Charm
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Display of Power
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Generous Gift
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Charm
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Boros Charm
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Quick Study
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Silundi Vision
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Helix
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Reprieve
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Abrade
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Warp
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Archmage's Charm
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Cryptic Command
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Quicken
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Impulse
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Counterspell
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-19%synergy
Dig Through Time
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Jeskai Charm
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Riot Control
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Snap
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Think Twice
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
New Way Forward
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Thraben Charm
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Jwari Disruption
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Invert // Invent
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Electrolyze
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
See Double
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Eerie Interference
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
38%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
40%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
37%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Ponder
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
8%synergy
All of History, All at Once
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Expressive Iteration
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Lórien Revealed
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Grapeshot
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Mists of Lórien
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Mana Geyser
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Boltwave
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Rousing Refrain
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Act
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-12%synergy
Elemental Eruption
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Supreme Verdict
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Windfall
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Austere Command
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Fractured Identity
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Empty the Warrens
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Mind's Desire
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Step Through
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Stock Up
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Dismantling Wave
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Time Wipe
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Past in Flames
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Faithless Looting
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Birthday Escape
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Chronomantic Escape
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Call for Aid
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Ecstatic Beauty
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Call to Mind
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Temporal Fissure
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Encore
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Cleansing Nova
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
31%synergy
Glamdring
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Rod of Absorption
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Primal Amulet
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Levitating Statue
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Wand of Wonder
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-19%synergy
Sunforger
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
As Foretold
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
37%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Sorcerer Class
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Paradox Haze
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Aria of Flame
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Double Vision
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Shark Typhoon
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Prison
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Wizard Class
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
The Bath Song
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Storm of Saruman
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Quintorius Kand
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
21%synergy
Rivendell
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Emergence Zone
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Minas Tirith
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-12%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Restless Spire
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Kor Haven
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Hidden Cataract
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Volcano
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion31 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion29 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Azorius Signet
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Progress
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Boros Signet
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-13%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Victory Chimes
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Azorius Locket
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion36 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion35 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Plains
92%inclusion34 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion29 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Mystic Monastery
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Sulfur Falls
62%inclusion23 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Glacial Fortress
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Prairie Stream
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Shivan Reef
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Battlefield Forge
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Port Town
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Perilous Landscape
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Triumph
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Silundi Vision
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Path of Ancestry
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Training Center
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Steam Vents
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-19%synergy
Azorius Chancery
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Sea of Clouds
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Raugrin Triome
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Tranquil Cove
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Deserted Beach
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-22%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Spectator Seating
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-13%synergy
Sacred Foundry
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-27%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Sundown Pass
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Ferrous Lake
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Rugged Prairie
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-9%synergy
Arid Mesa
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
4%synergy