Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Budget Spellslinger

Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Rank #755
63decks
Benjamin Levin
Oct 21, 2025
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50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Pursue the Past
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Impractical Joke
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Elite Interceptor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Strife Scholar
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Guttersnipe
76%inclusion48 decks63 decks
69%synergy
Fiery Inscription
71%inclusion45 decks63 decks
69%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
65%inclusion41 decks63 decks
64%synergy
Olórin's Searing Light
65%inclusion41 decks63 decks
63%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
68%inclusion43 decks63 decks
62%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
62%inclusion39 decks63 decks
61%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
62%inclusion39 decks63 decks
61%synergy
Press the Enemy
60%inclusion38 decks63 decks
59%synergy
Courageous Resolve
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
55%synergy
Izzet Charm
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Opt
62%inclusion39 decks63 decks
49%synergy
Path to Exile
62%inclusion39 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
47%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
52%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
49%synergy
Frantic Search
54%inclusion34 decks63 decks
39%synergy
Mystic Confluence
54%inclusion34 decks63 decks
51%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
52%inclusion33 decks63 decks
40%synergy
Creatures
Talrand, Sky Summoner
49%inclusion31 decks63 decks
44%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
47%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
36%synergy
Young Pyromancer
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
39%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
39%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Wizards of Thay
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
37%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
34%synergy
Time Beetle
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
30%synergy
Archmage of Runes
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Rift Elemental
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
27%synergy
Coruscation Mage
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Hardened Academic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Zaffai and the Tempests
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Firebrand Archer
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
16%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Electrostatic Field
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Monastery Mentor
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Haughty Djinn
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Mocking Sprite
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Geyser Drake
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Unwelcome Sprite
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Heartflame Duelist
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Hypersonic Dragon
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Mischievous Chimera
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Fury Charm
52%inclusion33 decks63 decks
51%synergy
Quick Study
49%inclusion31 decks63 decks
48%synergy
Clockspinning
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
45%synergy
Consider
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
38%synergy
Prismari Command
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
42%synergy
Generous Gift
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Display of Power
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Bolt
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
33%synergy
Dust of Moments
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
40%synergy
Flame of Anor
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
39%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
34%synergy
Brainstorm
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Fact or Fiction
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
33%synergy
Reprieve
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Helix
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Quicken
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
30%synergy
Abrade
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Impulse
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
-13%synergy
Jeskai Charm
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Big Score
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
16%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Spellgyre
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Snap
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Slick Sequence
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Dig Through Time
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Boros Charm
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Twinferno
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Smite the Deathless
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Archmage's Charm
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Council's Deliberation
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Isolation at Orthanc
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Glorious Gale
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Lost to Legend
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Shock
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Protection Magic
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Narset's Rebuke
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Hithlain Knots
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
5%synergy
You Cannot Pass!
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Strike
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Fell Beast's Shriek
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
47%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
39%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
36%synergy
Time Wipe
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
26%synergy
All of History, All at Once
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Grapeshot
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Act
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Preordain
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Supreme Verdict
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Birthday Escape
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Austere Command
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Expressive Iteration
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Combat Tutorial
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-7%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Call for Aid
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Fire of Orthanc
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Past in Flames
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Fumigate
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Rousing Refrain
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Tranquilize
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 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
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
36%synergy
Glamdring
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
14%inclusion9 decks63 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
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
38%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
37%synergy
Double Vision
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Sorcerer Class
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Aria of Flame
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
The Bath Song
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Wizard Class
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Powerbalance
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Aligned Heart
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Narset of the Ancient Way
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Quintorius Kand
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Rivendell
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 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
76%inclusion48 decks63 decks
-12%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion45 decks63 decks
-18%synergy
Izzet Signet
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Azorius Signet
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Progress
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
-13%synergy
Boros Signet
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
-14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
White Auracite
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Wizard's Rockets
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Ether
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion62 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Island
98%inclusion62 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion61 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion52 decks63 decks
-10%synergy
Mystic Monastery
70%inclusion44 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion40 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
62%inclusion39 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Prairie Stream
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Glacial Fortress
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
49%inclusion31 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Port Town
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Triumph
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
-12%synergy
Tranquil Cove
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Battlefield Forge
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
-18%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Perilous Landscape
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Azorius Chancery
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
-20%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Ferrous Lake
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Boros Garrison
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Isle
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
9%synergy
University Campus
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Sacred Peaks
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Campus
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Skybridge Towers
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
The Grey Havens
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Shire Terrace
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Rugged Prairie
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-15%synergy
Thriving Bluff
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
4%synergy