Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Budget Spellslinger

Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Rank #748
64decks
Benjamin Levin
Oct 21, 2025
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Mica, Reader of Ruins
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Pursue the Past
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Hardened Academic
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Zaffai and the Tempests
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Guttersnipe
77%inclusion49 decks64 decks
70%synergy
Fiery Inscription
72%inclusion46 decks64 decks
69%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
66%inclusion42 decks64 decks
65%synergy
Olórin's Searing Light
66%inclusion42 decks64 decks
64%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
63%inclusion40 decks64 decks
62%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
61%inclusion39 decks64 decks
60%synergy
Press the Enemy
61%inclusion39 decks64 decks
60%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
66%inclusion42 decks64 decks
59%synergy
Courageous Resolve
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
56%synergy
Izzet Charm
58%inclusion37 decks64 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Path to Exile
64%inclusion41 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Opt
61%inclusion39 decks64 decks
48%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
61%inclusion39 decks64 decks
-7%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
58%inclusion37 decks64 decks
34%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
46%synergy
Mystic Confluence
56%inclusion36 decks64 decks
54%synergy
Frantic Search
55%inclusion35 decks64 decks
39%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
55%inclusion35 decks64 decks
51%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
53%inclusion34 decks64 decks
40%synergy
Fury Charm
52%inclusion33 decks64 decks
50%synergy
Creatures
Stormcatch Mentor
51%inclusion24 decks47 decks
46%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
45%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
47%inclusion30 decks64 decks
46%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
47%inclusion30 decks64 decks
35%synergy
Young Pyromancer
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
36%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
39%synergy
Wizards of Thay
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
38%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Time Beetle
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
32%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
32%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
31%inclusion20 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Rift Elemental
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
28%synergy
Archmage of Runes
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Coruscation Mage
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
17%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Firebrand Archer
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Electrostatic Field
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Monastery Mentor
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
12%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Haughty Djinn
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
10%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Mocking Sprite
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Unwelcome Sprite
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Geyser Drake
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Heartflame Duelist
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Mischievous Chimera
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Hypersonic Dragon
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Tempest Angler
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Quick Study
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
49%synergy
Clockspinning
47%inclusion30 decks64 decks
44%synergy
Consider
47%inclusion30 decks64 decks
37%synergy
Prismari Command
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
40%synergy
Generous Gift
45%inclusion29 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Display of Power
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
43%synergy
Dust of Moments
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Bolt
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
34%synergy
Flame of Anor
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
40%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
33%synergy
Reprieve
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
34%synergy
Brainstorm
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Fact or Fiction
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Helix
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Quicken
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Abrade
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
23%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Impulse
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Jeskai Charm
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
-12%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Spellgyre
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
19%synergy
Snap
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Dig Through Time
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Slick Sequence
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Archmage's Charm
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Boros Charm
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Smite the Deathless
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Twinferno
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Protection Magic
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Council's Deliberation
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Isolation at Orthanc
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Glorious Gale
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Lost to Legend
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Shock
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Strike
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Narset's Rebuke
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Keep Out
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Hithlain Knots
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
You Cannot Pass!
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Fell Beast's Shriek
47%inclusion30 decks64 decks
46%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
42%inclusion27 decks64 decks
39%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
37%synergy
All of History, All at Once
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
31%synergy
Time Wipe
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Grapeshot
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Supreme Verdict
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Birthday Escape
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Lórien Revealed
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
9%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Combat Tutorial
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-5%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Expressive Iteration
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Call for Aid
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Horses of the Bruinen
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Past in Flames
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Fire of Orthanc
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Mists of Lórien
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Cleansing Nova
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Fumigate
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Tranquilize
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
The Crystal's Chosen
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Relm's Sketching
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Aerith Rescue Mission
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
37%synergy
Glamdring
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
29%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
12%synergy
The Prima Vista
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Jeskai Monument
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
As Foretold
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
40%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
33%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
30%inclusion19 decks64 decks
26%synergy
Double Vision
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
27%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
24%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Sorcerer Class
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
13%synergy
Aria of Flame
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
The Bath Song
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Powerbalance
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Wizard Class
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Storm of Saruman
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Aligned Heart
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Narset of the Ancient Way
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Quintorius Kand
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion49 decks64 decks
-12%synergy
Sol Ring
72%inclusion46 decks64 decks
-17%synergy
Izzet Signet
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion24 decks64 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
-7%synergy
Azorius Signet
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Progress
33%inclusion21 decks64 decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
-14%synergy
Boros Signet
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
-16%synergy
White Auracite
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-1%synergy
Wizard's Rockets
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Ether
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion63 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Island
98%inclusion63 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion62 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion53 decks64 decks
-10%synergy
Mystic Monastery
69%inclusion44 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion41 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
63%inclusion40 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Prairie Stream
58%inclusion37 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Glacial Fortress
55%inclusion35 decks64 decks
0%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
50%inclusion32 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion31 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
44%inclusion28 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Port Town
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion25 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Temple of Triumph
36%inclusion23 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
34%inclusion22 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
-13%synergy
Tranquil Cove
28%inclusion18 decks64 decks
21%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
27%inclusion17 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
25%inclusion16 decks64 decks
18%synergy
Perilous Landscape
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Battlefield Forge
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
-19%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion13 decks64 decks
10%synergy
Azorius Chancery
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
17%inclusion11 decks64 decks
-20%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
14%synergy
Ferrous Lake
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Boros Garrison
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Isle
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
11%synergy
University Campus
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
-2%synergy
Sacred Peaks
11%inclusion7 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Campus
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Skybridge Towers
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Shire Terrace
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
The Grey Havens
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
9.4%inclusion6 decks64 decks
8%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Rugged Prairie
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
-15%synergy
Thriving Bluff
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.8%inclusion5 decks64 decks
4%synergy