Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - 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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Bender's Waterskin
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Redirect Lightning
4.9%inclusion2 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Fated Firepower
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Olórin's Searing Light
83%inclusion816 decks983 decks
81%synergy
Flame of Anor
82%inclusion804 decks983 decks
79%synergy
Fiery Inscription
76%inclusion745 decks983 decks
73%synergy
Guttersnipe
75%inclusion738 decks983 decks
68%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
78%inclusion767 decks983 decks
65%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
73%inclusion722 decks983 decks
62%synergy
Mystic Confluence
63%inclusion620 decks983 decks
60%synergy
Press the Enemy
59%inclusion578 decks983 decks
58%synergy
Fury Charm
58%inclusion569 decks983 decks
56%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
56%inclusion555 decks983 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
80%inclusion785 decks983 decks
11%synergy
Path to Exile
77%inclusion757 decks983 decks
28%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
71%inclusion695 decks983 decks
46%synergy
Brainstorm
68%inclusion670 decks983 decks
48%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
64%inclusion627 decks983 decks
52%synergy
Opt
64%inclusion625 decks983 decks
51%synergy
Frantic Search
60%inclusion590 decks983 decks
45%synergy
Prismari Command
58%inclusion568 decks983 decks
52%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
57%inclusion565 decks983 decks
55%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
57%inclusion560 decks983 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
36%inclusion357 decks983 decks
25%synergy
Jeska's Will
33%inclusion325 decks983 decks
19%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
26%inclusion260 decks983 decks
8%synergy
Rhystic Study
21%inclusion206 decks983 decks
1%synergy
Smothering Tithe
16%inclusion154 decks983 decks
-4%synergy
Teferi's Protection
15%inclusion150 decks983 decks
1%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
13%inclusion126 decks983 decks
-3%synergy
The One Ring
9.3%inclusion91 decks983 decks
1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
9.3%inclusion91 decks983 decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.7%inclusion56 decks983 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Gandalf the Grey
56%inclusion555 decks983 decks
56%synergy
Wizards of Thay
56%inclusion549 decks983 decks
55%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
49%inclusion482 decks983 decks
45%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
49%inclusion482 decks983 decks
43%synergy
Archmage of Runes
43%inclusion128 decks301 decks
39%synergy
Young Pyromancer
39%inclusion385 decks983 decks
31%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
37%inclusion364 decks983 decks
36%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
37%inclusion363 decks983 decks
35%synergy
Monastery Mentor
35%inclusion348 decks983 decks
21%synergy
Rift Elemental
32%inclusion317 decks983 decks
31%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
31%inclusion302 decks983 decks
30%synergy
Time Beetle
31%inclusion301 decks983 decks
27%synergy
Coruscation Mage
30%inclusion145 decks490 decks
27%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
26%inclusion129 decks491 decks
21%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
25%inclusion243 decks983 decks
13%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
23%inclusion231 decks983 decks
15%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
23%inclusion230 decks983 decks
22%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
23%inclusion225 decks983 decks
22%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
23%inclusion222 decks983 decks
21%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
21%inclusion209 decks983 decks
17%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
20%inclusion139 decks692 decks
19%synergy
High Fae Trickster
20%inclusion59 decks295 decks
18%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion108 decks572 decks
12%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
18%inclusion180 decks983 decks
17%synergy
Electrostatic Field
18%inclusion176 decks983 decks
17%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
15%inclusion143 decks983 decks
12%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
14%inclusion142 decks983 decks
9%synergy
Urabrask
12%inclusion115 decks983 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
11%inclusion113 decks983 decks
7%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
11%inclusion53 decks490 decks
9%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
10%inclusion56 decks577 decks
9%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
9.4%inclusion92 decks983 decks
8%synergy
Nalfeshnee
9.0%inclusion88 decks983 decks
8%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
8.3%inclusion82 decks983 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
8.0%inclusion79 decks983 decks
8%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
7.8%inclusion23 decks294 decks
4%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
7.7%inclusion76 decks983 decks
2%synergy
Haughty Djinn
7.6%inclusion75 decks983 decks
6%synergy
Docent of Perfection
7.5%inclusion74 decks983 decks
7%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
7.2%inclusion71 decks983 decks
5%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
7.2%inclusion71 decks983 decks
7%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
6.8%inclusion67 decks983 decks
0%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
6.7%inclusion66 decks983 decks
5%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
6.6%inclusion57 decks862 decks
6%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
6.4%inclusion37 decks574 decks
6%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
6.4%inclusion63 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
2%synergy
Firebrand Archer
6.3%inclusion62 decks983 decks
5%synergy
Esper Sentinel
6.3%inclusion62 decks983 decks
-14%synergy
Instants
Courageous Resolve
54%inclusion534 decks983 decks
54%synergy
Clockspinning
52%inclusion516 decks983 decks
50%synergy
Generous Gift
51%inclusion504 decks983 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Bolt
51%inclusion499 decks983 decks
43%synergy
Dust of Moments
51%inclusion498 decks983 decks
49%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
48%inclusion471 decks983 decks
45%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
47%inclusion464 decks983 decks
45%synergy
Boros Charm
47%inclusion461 decks983 decks
26%synergy
Consider
45%inclusion447 decks983 decks
36%synergy
Archmage's Charm
39%inclusion385 decks983 decks
38%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
38%inclusion376 decks983 decks
29%synergy
Display of Power
36%inclusion357 decks983 decks
36%synergy
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion314 decks983 decks
10%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion295 decks983 decks
-5%synergy
Quick Study
29%inclusion283 decks983 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Helix
27%inclusion263 decks983 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Charm
25%inclusion246 decks983 decks
22%synergy
Snap
25%inclusion245 decks983 decks
17%synergy
Cryptic Command
25%inclusion245 decks983 decks
24%synergy
Fact or Fiction
23%inclusion224 decks983 decks
20%synergy
Abrade
22%inclusion213 decks983 decks
15%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
21%inclusion203 decks983 decks
17%synergy
Reprieve
21%inclusion202 decks983 decks
18%synergy
Quicken
20%inclusion197 decks983 decks
19%synergy
Dig Through Time
19%inclusion185 decks983 decks
17%synergy
Spellgyre
18%inclusion87 decks484 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion174 decks983 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion100 decks577 decks
8%synergy
Big Score
17%inclusion165 decks983 decks
13%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
17%inclusion164 decks983 decks
15%synergy
Impulse
15%inclusion150 decks983 decks
14%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion133 decks983 decks
10%synergy
Jeskai Charm
13%inclusion132 decks983 decks
11%synergy
Seething Song
13%inclusion130 decks983 decks
11%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion128 decks983 decks
12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
12%inclusion47 decks390 decks
8%synergy
Brainsurge
12%inclusion68 decks579 decks
10%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion79 decks711 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion101 decks983 decks
7%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion100 decks983 decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion97 decks983 decks
3%synergy
Nexus of Fate
9.5%inclusion93 decks983 decks
8%synergy
Final Showdown
9.4%inclusion67 decks711 decks
8%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
9.4%inclusion92 decks983 decks
5%synergy
New Way Forward
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
6%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
8.7%inclusion86 decks983 decks
8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
8.7%inclusion86 decks983 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.0%inclusion79 decks983 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
46%inclusion451 decks983 decks
43%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
43%inclusion426 decks983 decks
43%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
40%inclusion390 decks983 decks
39%synergy
All of History, All at Once
37%inclusion365 decks983 decks
34%synergy
Blasphemous Act
36%inclusion357 decks983 decks
14%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
36%inclusion355 decks983 decks
36%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
32%inclusion319 decks983 decks
31%synergy
Preordain
32%inclusion313 decks983 decks
19%synergy
Ponder
24%inclusion240 decks983 decks
8%synergy
Supreme Verdict
21%inclusion209 decks983 decks
8%synergy
Grapeshot
19%inclusion182 decks983 decks
15%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
17%inclusion170 decks983 decks
14%synergy
Rousing Refrain
14%inclusion139 decks983 decks
11%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
14%inclusion137 decks983 decks
10%synergy
Farewell
14%inclusion136 decks983 decks
-1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
12%inclusion115 decks983 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion111 decks983 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion108 decks983 decks
2%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion104 decks983 decks
1%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
11%inclusion104 decks983 decks
5%synergy
Expressive Iteration
11%inclusion104 decks983 decks
2%synergy
Time Wipe
10%inclusion102 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Mists of Lórien
10%inclusion100 decks983 decks
10%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion98 decks983 decks
5%synergy
Boltwave
9.0%inclusion26 decks288 decks
8%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
8.3%inclusion82 decks983 decks
6%synergy
Solve the Equation
8.1%inclusion80 decks983 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
7.9%inclusion78 decks983 decks
-4%synergy
Time Warp
7.3%inclusion72 decks983 decks
5%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.0%inclusion69 decks983 decks
-7%synergy
Elemental Eruption
6.9%inclusion48 decks692 decks
6%synergy
Past in Flames
6.6%inclusion65 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Chronomantic Escape
6.5%inclusion64 decks983 decks
5%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
6.4%inclusion63 decks983 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.7%inclusion56 decks983 decks
3%synergy
Mind's Desire
5.7%inclusion56 decks983 decks
5%synergy
Isengard Unleashed
5.4%inclusion53 decks983 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
5.3%inclusion52 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
35%inclusion346 decks983 decks
34%synergy
Glamdring
31%inclusion306 decks983 decks
30%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
27%inclusion269 decks983 decks
26%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
24%inclusion240 decks983 decks
24%synergy
Primal Amulet
22%inclusion221 decks983 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion179 decks983 decks
-7%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
14%inclusion141 decks983 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion129 decks983 decks
-11%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.9%inclusion78 decks983 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.3%inclusion72 decks983 decks
-5%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.1%inclusion50 decks983 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
49%inclusion477 decks983 decks
45%synergy
As Foretold
34%inclusion332 decks983 decks
30%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
29%inclusion257 decks883 decks
28%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
26%inclusion76 decks288 decks
25%synergy
Paradox Haze
19%inclusion191 decks983 decks
16%synergy
Double Vision
18%inclusion175 decks983 decks
17%synergy
Sorcerer Class
17%inclusion164 decks983 decks
14%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
13%inclusion127 decks983 decks
11%synergy
Shark Typhoon
13%inclusion123 decks983 decks
8%synergy
Storm of Saruman
12%inclusion122 decks983 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
12%inclusion120 decks983 decks
11%synergy
Aria of Flame
10%inclusion100 decks983 decks
10%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
10%inclusion99 decks983 decks
-5%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
10%inclusion96 decks983 decks
9%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
9.4%inclusion92 decks983 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
8.4%inclusion83 decks983 decks
-3%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
7.4%inclusion73 decks983 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.8%inclusion67 decks983 decks
-5%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.6%inclusion65 decks983 decks
-6%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.7%inclusion28 decks491 decks
4%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
5.7%inclusion33 decks581 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
24%inclusion233 decks983 decks
17%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
23%inclusion114 decks492 decks
19%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
11%inclusion104 decks983 decks
9%synergy
Quintorius Kand
10%inclusion94 decks983 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
5.5%inclusion54 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
60%inclusion587 decks983 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
41%inclusion407 decks983 decks
35%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
26%inclusion251 decks983 decks
25%synergy
Rivendell
23%inclusion224 decks983 decks
20%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion128 decks983 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion126 decks983 decks
-1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Mines of Moria
10%inclusion103 decks983 decks
9%synergy
Minas Tirith
9.3%inclusion91 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
9.0%inclusion88 decks983 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.5%inclusion74 decks983 decks
2%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
2%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
5.4%inclusion53 decks983 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.4%inclusion53 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion884 decks983 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion879 decks983 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
51%inclusion505 decks983 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Progress
47%inclusion462 decks983 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Signet
46%inclusion454 decks983 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
43%inclusion420 decks983 decks
-2%synergy
Azorius Signet
41%inclusion405 decks983 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion373 decks983 decks
14%synergy
Boros Signet
25%inclusion248 decks983 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion231 decks983 decks
-9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion139 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion138 decks983 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion101 decks983 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.5%inclusion74 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Séance Board
6.3%inclusion24 decks380 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
6.2%inclusion61 decks983 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion959 decks983 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion952 decks983 decks
3%synergy
Plains
95%inclusion938 decks983 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion904 decks983 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
65%inclusion635 decks983 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion625 decks983 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Monastery
62%inclusion608 decks983 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Fortress
57%inclusion564 decks983 decks
5%synergy
Prairie Stream
52%inclusion509 decks983 decks
11%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
50%inclusion496 decks983 decks
1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
46%inclusion453 decks983 decks
23%synergy
Steam Vents
46%inclusion451 decks983 decks
6%synergy
Training Center
46%inclusion450 decks983 decks
14%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
45%inclusion439 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Sea of Clouds
44%inclusion431 decks983 decks
12%synergy
Raugrin Triome
44%inclusion428 decks983 decks
6%synergy
Spectator Seating
41%inclusion402 decks983 decks
11%synergy
Sacred Foundry
40%inclusion392 decks983 decks
0%synergy
Deserted Beach
40%inclusion389 decks983 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
34%inclusion337 decks983 decks
-6%synergy
Sundown Pass
34%inclusion334 decks983 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
29%inclusion286 decks983 decks
2%synergy
Battlefield Forge
28%inclusion278 decks983 decks
-13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
28%inclusion278 decks983 decks
1%synergy
Perilous Landscape
28%inclusion160 decks569 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion265 decks983 decks
-1%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
26%inclusion259 decks983 decks
11%synergy
Arid Mesa
26%inclusion252 decks983 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
24%inclusion239 decks983 decks
-3%synergy
Flooded Strand
24%inclusion236 decks983 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion234 decks983 decks
-4%synergy
Port Town
23%inclusion230 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
20%inclusion199 decks983 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Triumph
19%inclusion191 decks983 decks
-5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion108 decks572 decks
12%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
19%inclusion182 decks983 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion100 decks577 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
17%inclusion164 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion161 decks983 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion148 decks983 decks
3%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
15%inclusion144 decks983 decks
-8%synergy
Azorius Chancery
14%inclusion135 decks983 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion128 decks983 decks
7%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion128 decks983 decks
12%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
13%inclusion123 decks983 decks
-9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion111 decks983 decks
9%synergy
Boros Garrison
11%inclusion110 decks983 decks
1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
10%inclusion101 decks983 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion101 decks983 decks
7%synergy
Thundering Falls
10%inclusion90 decks883 decks
1%synergy