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
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Boomerang Basics
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Katara, Waterbending Master
4.0%inclusion2 decks50 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Olórin's Searing Light
83%inclusion786 decks950 decks
81%synergy
Flame of Anor
82%inclusion780 decks950 decks
79%synergy
Fiery Inscription
76%inclusion725 decks950 decks
73%synergy
Guttersnipe
76%inclusion719 decks950 decks
69%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
78%inclusion744 decks950 decks
65%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
74%inclusion701 decks950 decks
62%synergy
Mystic Confluence
63%inclusion603 decks950 decks
61%synergy
Press the Enemy
59%inclusion561 decks950 decks
58%synergy
Fury Charm
58%inclusion551 decks950 decks
56%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
57%inclusion539 decks950 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
80%inclusion761 decks950 decks
12%synergy
Path to Exile
77%inclusion735 decks950 decks
28%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
71%inclusion673 decks950 decks
46%synergy
Brainstorm
68%inclusion645 decks950 decks
48%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
64%inclusion609 decks950 decks
53%synergy
Opt
63%inclusion601 decks950 decks
50%synergy
Frantic Search
60%inclusion569 decks950 decks
45%synergy
Prismari Command
59%inclusion557 decks950 decks
53%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
57%inclusion542 decks950 decks
54%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
57%inclusion539 decks950 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
37%inclusion348 decks950 decks
25%synergy
Jeska's Will
33%inclusion317 decks950 decks
19%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
27%inclusion252 decks950 decks
9%synergy
Rhystic Study
21%inclusion199 decks950 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Protection
15%inclusion145 decks950 decks
1%synergy
Smothering Tithe
15%inclusion144 decks950 decks
-4%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
13%inclusion125 decks950 decks
-2%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
9.4%inclusion89 decks950 decks
-6%synergy
The One Ring
9.3%inclusion88 decks950 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.7%inclusion54 decks950 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
56%inclusion533 decks950 decks
55%synergy
Wizards of Thay
56%inclusion530 decks950 decks
55%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
49%inclusion464 decks950 decks
43%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
49%inclusion463 decks950 decks
45%synergy
Archmage of Runes
43%inclusion131 decks307 decks
39%synergy
Young Pyromancer
39%inclusion375 decks950 decks
31%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
37%inclusion353 decks950 decks
35%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
37%inclusion352 decks950 decks
36%synergy
Monastery Mentor
35%inclusion336 decks950 decks
21%synergy
Rift Elemental
33%inclusion312 decks950 decks
31%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
31%inclusion297 decks950 decks
30%synergy
Time Beetle
30%inclusion289 decks950 decks
27%synergy
Coruscation Mage
29%inclusion146 decks495 decks
27%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
26%inclusion131 decks496 decks
21%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
25%inclusion236 decks950 decks
14%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
24%inclusion227 decks950 decks
15%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
23%inclusion220 decks950 decks
23%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
23%inclusion217 decks950 decks
22%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
23%inclusion214 decks950 decks
21%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
21%inclusion202 decks950 decks
18%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
20%inclusion139 decks697 decks
19%synergy
High Fae Trickster
20%inclusion60 decks301 decks
18%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion109 decks577 decks
12%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
18%inclusion174 decks950 decks
17%synergy
Electrostatic Field
18%inclusion171 decks950 decks
17%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
14%inclusion137 decks950 decks
12%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
14%inclusion133 decks950 decks
8%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
12%inclusion111 decks950 decks
7%synergy
Urabrask
11%inclusion109 decks950 decks
10%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
11%inclusion53 decks495 decks
9%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
10%inclusion56 decks582 decks
9%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
9.5%inclusion90 decks950 decks
8%synergy
Nalfeshnee
8.8%inclusion84 decks950 decks
8%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
8.4%inclusion80 decks950 decks
8%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
8.3%inclusion79 decks950 decks
7%synergy
Docent of Perfection
7.9%inclusion75 decks950 decks
8%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
7.7%inclusion23 decks300 decks
4%synergy
Haughty Djinn
7.4%inclusion70 decks950 decks
5%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
7.4%inclusion70 decks950 decks
2%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
7.3%inclusion69 decks950 decks
7%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
7.2%inclusion68 decks950 decks
5%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
6.7%inclusion64 decks950 decks
0%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
6.6%inclusion57 decks867 decks
6%synergy
Esper Sentinel
6.5%inclusion62 decks950 decks
-13%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
6.4%inclusion37 decks579 decks
6%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
6.3%inclusion60 decks950 decks
4%synergy
Firebrand Archer
6.2%inclusion59 decks950 decks
5%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
6.2%inclusion59 decks950 decks
5%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
6.0%inclusion57 decks950 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Courageous Resolve
53%inclusion508 decks950 decks
53%synergy
Clockspinning
53%inclusion500 decks950 decks
50%synergy
Generous Gift
51%inclusion487 decks950 decks
29%synergy
Dust of Moments
51%inclusion485 decks950 decks
50%synergy
Lightning Bolt
50%inclusion477 decks950 decks
42%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
49%inclusion461 decks950 decks
46%synergy
Boros Charm
47%inclusion449 decks950 decks
26%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
47%inclusion447 decks950 decks
44%synergy
Consider
45%inclusion430 decks950 decks
36%synergy
Archmage's Charm
39%inclusion374 decks950 decks
38%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
38%inclusion363 decks950 decks
29%synergy
Display of Power
36%inclusion346 decks950 decks
36%synergy
Chaos Warp
31%inclusion299 decks950 decks
9%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion286 decks950 decks
-5%synergy
Quick Study
29%inclusion272 decks950 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Helix
27%inclusion253 decks950 decks
25%synergy
Cryptic Command
25%inclusion240 decks950 decks
24%synergy
Snap
25%inclusion239 decks950 decks
18%synergy
Izzet Charm
25%inclusion238 decks950 decks
22%synergy
Fact or Fiction
23%inclusion216 decks950 decks
20%synergy
Abrade
22%inclusion206 decks950 decks
15%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
21%inclusion195 decks950 decks
17%synergy
Reprieve
20%inclusion194 decks950 decks
18%synergy
Quicken
19%inclusion185 decks950 decks
19%synergy
Dig Through Time
19%inclusion179 decks950 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion172 decks950 decks
2%synergy
Spellgyre
18%inclusion87 decks489 decks
18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion102 decks582 decks
8%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
17%inclusion161 decks950 decks
15%synergy
Big Score
17%inclusion161 decks950 decks
13%synergy
Impulse
15%inclusion146 decks950 decks
14%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion129 decks950 decks
10%synergy
Jeskai Charm
13%inclusion128 decks950 decks
11%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Seething Song
13%inclusion124 decks950 decks
11%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion123 decks950 decks
12%synergy
Brainsurge
12%inclusion70 decks584 decks
10%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
12%inclusion47 decks395 decks
8%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion81 decks716 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion98 decks950 decks
7%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion96 decks950 decks
-6%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion92 decks950 decks
3%synergy
Nexus of Fate
9.5%inclusion90 decks950 decks
8%synergy
New Way Forward
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Final Showdown
9.4%inclusion67 decks716 decks
8%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
9.3%inclusion88 decks950 decks
5%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.3%inclusion88 decks950 decks
2%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
9.1%inclusion86 decks950 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.0%inclusion76 decks950 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
46%inclusion433 decks950 decks
42%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
43%inclusion410 decks950 decks
43%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
39%inclusion372 decks950 decks
39%synergy
All of History, All at Once
37%inclusion353 decks950 decks
35%synergy
Blasphemous Act
37%inclusion350 decks950 decks
14%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
35%inclusion333 decks950 decks
35%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
32%inclusion308 decks950 decks
31%synergy
Preordain
31%inclusion297 decks950 decks
18%synergy
Ponder
24%inclusion228 decks950 decks
8%synergy
Supreme Verdict
21%inclusion202 decks950 decks
8%synergy
Grapeshot
18%inclusion174 decks950 decks
15%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
17%inclusion166 decks950 decks
14%synergy
Rousing Refrain
14%inclusion134 decks950 decks
11%synergy
Farewell
13%inclusion128 decks950 decks
-2%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
13%inclusion128 decks950 decks
10%synergy
Lórien Revealed
12%inclusion113 decks950 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion106 decks950 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion105 decks950 decks
2%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
11%inclusion100 decks950 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion100 decks950 decks
1%synergy
Mists of Lórien
10%inclusion99 decks950 decks
10%synergy
Time Wipe
10%inclusion99 decks950 decks
4%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion96 decks950 decks
1%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion95 decks950 decks
5%synergy
Boltwave
8.8%inclusion26 decks294 decks
8%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
8.4%inclusion80 decks950 decks
6%synergy
Solve the Equation
8.2%inclusion78 decks950 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
7.8%inclusion74 decks950 decks
-4%synergy
Time Warp
7.5%inclusion71 decks950 decks
5%synergy
Elemental Eruption
6.7%inclusion47 decks697 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.7%inclusion64 decks950 decks
-7%synergy
Chronomantic Escape
6.4%inclusion61 decks950 decks
5%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
6.3%inclusion60 decks950 decks
5%synergy
Past in Flames
6.0%inclusion57 decks950 decks
4%synergy
Mind's Desire
5.7%inclusion54 decks950 decks
5%synergy
Isengard Unleashed
5.6%inclusion53 decks950 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.4%inclusion51 decks950 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
34%inclusion325 decks950 decks
33%synergy
Glamdring
31%inclusion292 decks950 decks
30%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
27%inclusion258 decks950 decks
26%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
24%inclusion229 decks950 decks
23%synergy
Primal Amulet
23%inclusion217 decks950 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion176 decks950 decks
-6%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
14%inclusion135 decks950 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion121 decks950 decks
-12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.0%inclusion76 decks950 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion70 decks950 decks
-4%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.2%inclusion49 decks950 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
48%inclusion458 decks950 decks
44%synergy
As Foretold
34%inclusion320 decks950 decks
30%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
29%inclusion257 decks888 decks
28%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
27%inclusion78 decks294 decks
25%synergy
Paradox Haze
19%inclusion184 decks950 decks
16%synergy
Double Vision
18%inclusion169 decks950 decks
17%synergy
Sorcerer Class
16%inclusion155 decks950 decks
14%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
13%inclusion125 decks950 decks
11%synergy
Shark Typhoon
13%inclusion120 decks950 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
12%inclusion118 decks950 decks
11%synergy
Storm of Saruman
12%inclusion117 decks950 decks
12%synergy
Aria of Flame
10%inclusion98 decks950 decks
10%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
10%inclusion94 decks950 decks
-5%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
10%inclusion93 decks950 decks
9%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
9.2%inclusion87 decks950 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
8.5%inclusion81 decks950 decks
-3%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
7.1%inclusion67 decks950 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
6.8%inclusion65 decks950 decks
-6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.8%inclusion65 decks950 decks
-5%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.6%inclusion28 decks496 decks
3%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
5.6%inclusion33 decks586 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
24%inclusion229 decks950 decks
18%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
23%inclusion116 decks497 decks
19%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
11%inclusion101 decks950 decks
9%synergy
Quintorius Kand
10%inclusion95 decks950 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
5.7%inclusion54 decks950 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
60%inclusion571 decks950 decks
26%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
41%inclusion393 decks950 decks
35%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
26%inclusion244 decks950 decks
25%synergy
Rivendell
23%inclusion223 decks950 decks
21%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion125 decks950 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion123 decks950 decks
0%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Mines of Moria
10%inclusion99 decks950 decks
9%synergy
Minas Tirith
9.3%inclusion88 decks950 decks
4%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.9%inclusion85 decks950 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.5%inclusion71 decks950 decks
2%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
5.5%inclusion52 decks950 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.4%inclusion51 decks950 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion855 decks950 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion849 decks950 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
52%inclusion492 decks950 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Progress
47%inclusion449 decks950 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Signet
47%inclusion445 decks950 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
43%inclusion405 decks950 decks
-2%synergy
Azorius Signet
41%inclusion393 decks950 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion364 decks950 decks
14%synergy
Boros Signet
25%inclusion240 decks950 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion223 decks950 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion134 decks950 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion133 decks950 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion96 decks950 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.5%inclusion71 decks950 decks
3%synergy
Séance Board
6.2%inclusion24 decks385 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
6.1%inclusion58 decks950 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion926 decks950 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion919 decks950 decks
2%synergy
Plains
95%inclusion905 decks950 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion873 decks950 decks
-1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
65%inclusion621 decks950 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion605 decks950 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Monastery
62%inclusion589 decks950 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Fortress
58%inclusion549 decks950 decks
5%synergy
Prairie Stream
52%inclusion491 decks950 decks
11%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
51%inclusion487 decks950 decks
2%synergy
Training Center
47%inclusion447 decks950 decks
15%synergy
Steam Vents
47%inclusion443 decks950 decks
7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
46%inclusion441 decks950 decks
24%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
45%inclusion430 decks950 decks
4%synergy
Sea of Clouds
45%inclusion423 decks950 decks
13%synergy
Raugrin Triome
44%inclusion420 decks950 decks
7%synergy
Spectator Seating
41%inclusion394 decks950 decks
11%synergy
Sacred Foundry
41%inclusion385 decks950 decks
0%synergy
Deserted Beach
40%inclusion378 decks950 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
34%inclusion326 decks950 decks
-6%synergy
Sundown Pass
34%inclusion326 decks950 decks
15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
29%inclusion273 decks950 decks
1%synergy
Battlefield Forge
29%inclusion272 decks950 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
28%inclusion269 decks950 decks
1%synergy
Perilous Landscape
28%inclusion160 decks574 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion249 decks950 decks
-1%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
26%inclusion247 decks950 decks
11%synergy
Arid Mesa
26%inclusion247 decks950 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
24%inclusion230 decks950 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
24%inclusion226 decks950 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion225 decks950 decks
-4%synergy
Port Town
23%inclusion218 decks950 decks
4%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
20%inclusion193 decks950 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Triumph
19%inclusion180 decks950 decks
-5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion109 decks577 decks
12%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
18%inclusion175 decks950 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion102 decks582 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
16%inclusion155 decks950 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion152 decks950 decks
-2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
15%inclusion138 decks950 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion138 decks950 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion127 decks950 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Chancery
13%inclusion126 decks950 decks
0%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion123 decks950 decks
12%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
13%inclusion119 decks950 decks
-10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
11%inclusion106 decks950 decks
8%synergy
Boros Garrison
11%inclusion100 decks950 decks
0%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
10%inclusion99 decks950 decks
4%synergy
Thundering Falls
10%inclusion92 decks888 decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
10%inclusion98 decks950 decks
7%synergy