Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Budget Spellslinger

Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Rank #665
94decks
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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
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Olórin's Searing Light
76%inclusion71 decks94 decks
73%synergy
Guttersnipe
78%inclusion73 decks94 decks
71%synergy
Fiery Inscription
72%inclusion68 decks94 decks
69%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
68%inclusion64 decks94 decks
67%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
68%inclusion64 decks94 decks
62%synergy
Mystic Confluence
64%inclusion60 decks94 decks
61%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
61%inclusion57 decks94 decks
60%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
60%inclusion56 decks94 decks
59%synergy
Press the Enemy
59%inclusion55 decks94 decks
58%synergy
Courageous Resolve
56%inclusion53 decks94 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Path to Exile
67%inclusion63 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
65%inclusion61 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
64%inclusion60 decks94 decks
39%synergy
Opt
63%inclusion59 decks94 decks
50%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
60%inclusion56 decks94 decks
48%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
57%inclusion54 decks94 decks
54%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
57%inclusion54 decks94 decks
45%synergy
Fury Charm
54%inclusion51 decks94 decks
53%synergy
Flame of Anor
53%inclusion50 decks94 decks
50%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
51%inclusion48 decks94 decks
45%synergy
Creatures
Erebor Flamesmith
50%inclusion47 decks94 decks
49%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
37%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
42%synergy
Young Pyromancer
47%inclusion44 decks94 decks
39%synergy
Wizards of Thay
43%inclusion40 decks94 decks
42%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
40%inclusion38 decks94 decks
38%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
39%inclusion37 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
32%synergy
Archmage of Runes
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Rift Elemental
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
29%synergy
Time Beetle
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
27%synergy
Coruscation Mage
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Monastery Mentor
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Electrostatic Field
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Firebrand Archer
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Haughty Djinn
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Mocking Sprite
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
10%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lyse Hext
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Krile Baldesion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Urianger Augurelt
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Station Monitor
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Jeskai Shrinekeeper
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Geyser Drake
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Tempest Angler
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Marang River Regent
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Jeskai Waymaster
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Clockspinning
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
46%synergy
Prismari Command
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
43%synergy
Frantic Search
47%inclusion44 decks94 decks
32%synergy
Dust of Moments
47%inclusion44 decks94 decks
46%synergy
Izzet Charm
47%inclusion44 decks94 decks
44%synergy
Quick Study
46%inclusion43 decks94 decks
45%synergy
Display of Power
44%inclusion41 decks94 decks
43%synergy
Lightning Bolt
43%inclusion40 decks94 decks
34%synergy
Generous Gift
43%inclusion40 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
40%inclusion38 decks94 decks
20%synergy
Consider
38%inclusion36 decks94 decks
29%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
35%synergy
Fact or Fiction
36%inclusion34 decks94 decks
34%synergy
Reprieve
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
29%synergy
Chaos Warp
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Helix
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Jeskai Charm
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
24%synergy
Abrade
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Quicken
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
24%synergy
Archmage's Charm
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Boros Charm
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Impulse
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Spellgyre
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
20%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
19%synergy
Big Score
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Snap
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Narset's Rebuke
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Dig Through Time
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Silundi Vision
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Slick Sequence
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
9%synergy
School Daze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Twinferno
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Smite the Deathless
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Lost to Legend
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Anticipate
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Cast into the Fire
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Azorius Charm
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Hithlain Knots
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Council's Deliberation
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Supreme Will
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
You Cannot Pass!
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Fell Beast's Shriek
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
48%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
39%inclusion37 decks94 decks
39%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
38%inclusion36 decks94 decks
35%synergy
All of History, All at Once
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
30%synergy
Grapeshot
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Act
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Time Wipe
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Preordain
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Supreme Verdict
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Birthday Escape
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
8%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Mists of Lórien
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Boltwave
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Call for Aid
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Fumigate
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Explosive Getaway
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Past in Flames
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Mana Geyser
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Cleansing Nova
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
39%inclusion37 decks94 decks
38%synergy
Glamdring
38%inclusion36 decks94 decks
37%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
-12%synergy
The Prima Vista
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Jeskai Monument
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-19%synergy
Enchantments
As Foretold
40%inclusion38 decks94 decks
36%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
30%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
30%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
27%synergy
Double Vision
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Sorcerer Class
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Aria of Flame
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Storm of Saruman
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Powerbalance
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
The Bath Song
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Propaganda
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
1%synergy
There and Back Again
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Prison
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Quintorius Kand
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Narset of the Ancient Way
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion34 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Rivendell
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion73 decks94 decks
-11%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion67 decks94 decks
-18%synergy
Izzet Signet
44%inclusion41 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Azorius Signet
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
33%inclusion31 decks94 decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Progress
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
-16%synergy
Boros Signet
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
-17%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Rockets
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Jeskai Banner
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion93 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Island
99%inclusion93 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion93 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion78 decks94 decks
-10%synergy
Mystic Monastery
68%inclusion64 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion59 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
60%inclusion56 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Prairie Stream
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion43 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
44%inclusion41 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Glacial Fortress
43%inclusion40 decks94 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
43%inclusion40 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Path of Ancestry
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
-13%synergy
Port Town
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Triumph
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Perilous Landscape
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Reef
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
-17%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Tranquil Cove
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Azorius Chancery
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Battlefield Forge
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
-24%synergy
Boros Garrison
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Silundi Vision
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Molten Tributary
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
11%synergy
University Campus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
-23%synergy
Prismari Campus
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Skybridge Towers
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-4%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Sacred Peaks
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Eroded Canyon
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Shire Terrace
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
The Grey Havens
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Lorehold Campus
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy