Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Budget 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
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Olórin's Searing Light
77%inclusion74 decks96 decks
75%synergy
Guttersnipe
78%inclusion75 decks96 decks
71%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
70%inclusion67 decks96 decks
69%synergy
Fiery Inscription
72%inclusion69 decks96 decks
69%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
63%inclusion60 decks96 decks
62%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
68%inclusion65 decks96 decks
61%synergy
Mystic Confluence
64%inclusion61 decks96 decks
61%synergy
Press the Enemy
60%inclusion58 decks96 decks
59%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
59%inclusion57 decks96 decks
59%synergy
Courageous Resolve
58%inclusion56 decks96 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Path to Exile
67%inclusion64 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
66%inclusion63 decks96 decks
-3%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
65%inclusion62 decks96 decks
40%synergy
Opt
64%inclusion61 decks96 decks
51%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
60%inclusion58 decks96 decks
49%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
58%inclusion56 decks96 decks
45%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
56%inclusion54 decks96 decks
52%synergy
Fury Charm
54%inclusion52 decks96 decks
52%synergy
Flame of Anor
53%inclusion51 decks96 decks
50%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
52%inclusion50 decks96 decks
46%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
50%inclusion48 decks96 decks
38%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
49%inclusion47 decks96 decks
48%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
42%synergy
Young Pyromancer
47%inclusion45 decks96 decks
39%synergy
Wizards of Thay
44%inclusion42 decks96 decks
43%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
41%inclusion39 decks96 decks
38%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
40%inclusion38 decks96 decks
28%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
34%inclusion33 decks96 decks
34%synergy
Archmage of Runes
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Time Beetle
33%inclusion32 decks96 decks
30%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
32%inclusion31 decks96 decks
30%synergy
Coruscation Mage
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
29%synergy
Rift Elemental
30%inclusion29 decks96 decks
29%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
25%inclusion24 decks96 decks
19%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
24%inclusion23 decks96 decks
22%synergy
Monastery Mentor
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Electrostatic Field
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Firebrand Archer
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
15%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
15%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Haughty Djinn
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
10%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Mocking Sprite
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
9%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
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 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
Instants
Frantic Search
49%inclusion47 decks96 decks
34%synergy
Clockspinning
49%inclusion47 decks96 decks
46%synergy
Prismari Command
49%inclusion47 decks96 decks
43%synergy
Dust of Moments
47%inclusion45 decks96 decks
46%synergy
Izzet Charm
47%inclusion45 decks96 decks
44%synergy
Quick Study
46%inclusion44 decks96 decks
45%synergy
Display of Power
45%inclusion43 decks96 decks
44%synergy
Lightning Bolt
44%inclusion42 decks96 decks
36%synergy
Generous Gift
43%inclusion41 decks96 decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
41%inclusion39 decks96 decks
20%synergy
Consider
39%inclusion37 decks96 decks
29%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
38%inclusion36 decks96 decks
35%synergy
Fact or Fiction
36%inclusion35 decks96 decks
34%synergy
Reprieve
33%inclusion32 decks96 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
30%inclusion29 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Helix
29%inclusion28 decks96 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
27%inclusion26 decks96 decks
-8%synergy
Jeskai Charm
26%inclusion25 decks96 decks
23%synergy
Quicken
25%inclusion24 decks96 decks
24%synergy
Archmage's Charm
24%inclusion23 decks96 decks
23%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
24%inclusion23 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Abrade
24%inclusion23 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Boros Charm
22%inclusion21 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion21 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Spellgyre
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Impulse
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
18%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
18%synergy
Big Score
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Snap
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Narset's Rebuke
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Slick Sequence
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Silundi Vision
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Dig Through Time
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Twinferno
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
12%synergy
School Daze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Smite the Deathless
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
11%synergy
You Cannot Pass!
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Lost to Legend
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Anticipate
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
-6%synergy
Cast into the Fire
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Azorius Charm
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Hithlain Knots
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Council's Deliberation
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Supreme Will
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Fell Beast's Shriek
50%inclusion48 decks96 decks
50%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
42%inclusion40 decks96 decks
38%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
42%inclusion40 decks96 decks
41%synergy
All of History, All at Once
35%inclusion34 decks96 decks
33%synergy
Grapeshot
26%inclusion25 decks96 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
24%inclusion23 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Preordain
24%inclusion23 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Time Wipe
22%inclusion21 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Supreme Verdict
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
-3%synergy
Birthday Escape
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Lórien Revealed
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
0%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Mists of Lórien
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Past in Flames
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Boltwave
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Call for Aid
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Fumigate
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Explosive Getaway
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Mana Geyser
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Cleansing Nova
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
42%inclusion40 decks96 decks
41%synergy
Glamdring
39%inclusion37 decks96 decks
38%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
-11%synergy
The Prima Vista
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Jeskai Monument
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
As Foretold
42%inclusion40 decks96 decks
38%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
36%inclusion35 decks96 decks
33%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
34%inclusion33 decks96 decks
32%synergy
Double Vision
28%inclusion27 decks96 decks
27%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Sorcerer Class
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Aria of Flame
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
15%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
-1%synergy
Storm of Saruman
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Powerbalance
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
The Bath Song
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Propaganda
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
-5%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
1%synergy
There and Back Again
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Prison
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Quintorius Kand
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Narset of the Ancient Way
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion34 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
15%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Rivendell
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion75 decks96 decks
-10%synergy
Sol Ring
72%inclusion69 decks96 decks
-18%synergy
Izzet Signet
44%inclusion42 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion37 decks96 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion35 decks96 decks
23%synergy
Azorius Signet
36%inclusion35 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
35%inclusion34 decks96 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Progress
31%inclusion30 decks96 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
29%inclusion28 decks96 decks
-15%synergy
Boros Signet
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
-16%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Wizard's Rockets
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Jeskai Banner
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion95 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Island
99%inclusion95 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion95 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion80 decks96 decks
-9%synergy
Mystic Monastery
68%inclusion65 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion61 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
60%inclusion58 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Prairie Stream
49%inclusion47 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion44 decks96 decks
18%synergy
Glacial Fortress
45%inclusion43 decks96 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
43%inclusion41 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
40%inclusion38 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion36 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
36%inclusion35 decks96 decks
22%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
36%inclusion35 decks96 decks
-13%synergy
Port Town
35%inclusion34 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Triumph
34%inclusion33 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion31 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
30%inclusion29 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
28%inclusion27 decks96 decks
15%synergy
Perilous Landscape
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion26 decks96 decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion23 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Azorius Chancery
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Tranquil Cove
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
15%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
22%inclusion21 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Battlefield Forge
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
-21%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
-4%synergy
Boros Garrison
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Silundi Vision
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Molten Tributary
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
-22%synergy
University Campus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Ferrous Lake
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Skybridge Towers
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Campus
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
-4%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Sacred Peaks
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Eroded Canyon
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Shire Terrace
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
-17%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
2%synergy
The Grey Havens
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
3%synergy