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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Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bender's Waterskin
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
School Daze
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
University Campus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Olórin's Searing Light
78%inclusion77 decks99 decks
76%synergy
Guttersnipe
79%inclusion78 decks99 decks
72%synergy
Fiery Inscription
73%inclusion72 decks99 decks
69%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
70%inclusion69 decks99 decks
69%synergy
Press the Enemy
64%inclusion63 decks99 decks
63%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
68%inclusion67 decks99 decks
61%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
62%inclusion61 decks99 decks
61%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
61%inclusion60 decks99 decks
60%synergy
Courageous Resolve
59%inclusion58 decks99 decks
58%synergy
Mystic Confluence
61%inclusion60 decks99 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Path to Exile
68%inclusion67 decks99 decks
18%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
65%inclusion64 decks99 decks
40%synergy
Opt
64%inclusion63 decks99 decks
51%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
64%inclusion63 decks99 decks
-5%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
62%inclusion61 decks99 decks
50%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
61%inclusion60 decks99 decks
48%synergy
Fury Charm
56%inclusion55 decks99 decks
54%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
55%inclusion54 decks99 decks
51%synergy
Frantic Search
52%inclusion51 decks99 decks
37%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
52%inclusion51 decks99 decks
40%synergy
Creatures
Talrand, Sky Summoner
52%inclusion51 decks99 decks
45%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
44%synergy
Young Pyromancer
48%inclusion48 decks99 decks
40%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
46%inclusion46 decks99 decks
46%synergy
Wizards of Thay
46%inclusion46 decks99 decks
45%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
41%inclusion41 decks99 decks
39%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
38%inclusion38 decks99 decks
27%synergy
Archmage of Runes
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Time Beetle
35%inclusion35 decks99 decks
32%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
35%inclusion35 decks99 decks
35%synergy
Coruscation Mage
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
31%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
32%inclusion32 decks99 decks
30%synergy
Rift Elemental
31%inclusion31 decks99 decks
30%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
26%inclusion26 decks99 decks
20%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
22%synergy
Monastery Mentor
20%inclusion20 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
12%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Electrostatic Field
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
14%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
14%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Firebrand Archer
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lyse Hext
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Krile Baldesion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Urianger Augurelt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Station Monitor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
12%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Haughty Djinn
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Mocking Sprite
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Jeskai Shrinekeeper
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Marang River Regent
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Narset, Jeskai Waymaster
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Dirgur Island Dragon
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Shiko, Paragon of the Way
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Clockspinning
49%inclusion49 decks99 decks
47%synergy
Flame of Anor
49%inclusion49 decks99 decks
47%synergy
Prismari Command
49%inclusion49 decks99 decks
44%synergy
Dust of Moments
48%inclusion48 decks99 decks
47%synergy
Quick Study
46%inclusion46 decks99 decks
45%synergy
Izzet Charm
46%inclusion46 decks99 decks
43%synergy
Display of Power
45%inclusion45 decks99 decks
45%synergy
Lightning Bolt
44%inclusion44 decks99 decks
36%synergy
Generous Gift
44%inclusion44 decks99 decks
22%synergy
Brainstorm
40%inclusion40 decks99 decks
20%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
39%inclusion39 decks99 decks
37%synergy
Consider
37%inclusion37 decks99 decks
28%synergy
Fact or Fiction
36%inclusion36 decks99 decks
34%synergy
Reprieve
32%inclusion32 decks99 decks
30%synergy
Chaos Warp
31%inclusion31 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion29 decks99 decks
-6%synergy
Lightning Helix
29%inclusion29 decks99 decks
27%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
26%inclusion26 decks99 decks
17%synergy
Jeskai Charm
25%inclusion25 decks99 decks
23%synergy
Quicken
25%inclusion25 decks99 decks
25%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Archmage's Charm
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
22%synergy
Abrade
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
17%synergy
Boros Charm
21%inclusion21 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Snap
20%inclusion20 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Narset's Rebuke
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Spellgyre
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
20%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
19%synergy
Big Score
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Impulse
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
17%synergy
Dig Through Time
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Slick Sequence
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Silundi Vision
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Twinferno
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Anticipate
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
-6%synergy
Lightning Strike
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Focus the Mind
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Riverwalk Technique
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Smite the Deathless
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
9%synergy
New Way Forward
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
You Cannot Pass!
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Brainsurge
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Supreme Will
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Azorius Charm
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Fell Beast's Shriek
52%inclusion51 decks99 decks
51%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
43%inclusion43 decks99 decks
40%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
41%inclusion41 decks99 decks
41%synergy
All of History, All at Once
37%inclusion37 decks99 decks
35%synergy
Preordain
27%inclusion27 decks99 decks
14%synergy
Grapeshot
26%inclusion26 decks99 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion25 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Time Wipe
21%inclusion21 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Supreme Verdict
20%inclusion20 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Austere Command
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Birthday Escape
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
8%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Mists of Lórien
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Past in Flames
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Boltwave
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Cleansing Nova
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Fumigate
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Explosive Getaway
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-5%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Call for Aid
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
42%inclusion42 decks99 decks
41%synergy
Glamdring
38%inclusion38 decks99 decks
38%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
-9%synergy
The Prima Vista
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Jeskai Monument
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
As Foretold
42%inclusion42 decks99 decks
38%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
37%inclusion37 decks99 decks
35%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
37%inclusion37 decks99 decks
34%synergy
Double Vision
29%inclusion29 decks99 decks
28%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
27%inclusion25 decks91 decks
26%synergy
Sorcerer Class
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
17%synergy
Aria of Flame
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Storm of Saruman
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
14%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Powerbalance
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
-4%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
4%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
3%synergy
The Bath Song
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Ghostly Prison
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Quintorius Kand
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Narset of the Ancient Way
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion39 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion22 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
17%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Rivendell
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion79 decks99 decks
-9%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion73 decks99 decks
-16%synergy
Izzet Signet
44%inclusion44 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
37%inclusion37 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Azorius Signet
37%inclusion37 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
35%inclusion35 decks99 decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
34%inclusion34 decks99 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Progress
32%inclusion32 decks99 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
31%inclusion31 decks99 decks
-13%synergy
Boros Signet
22%inclusion22 decks99 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
-15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Rockets
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Jeskai Banner
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion98 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Island
99%inclusion98 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion98 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion83 decks99 decks
-9%synergy
Mystic Monastery
71%inclusion70 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
66%inclusion65 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
61%inclusion60 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Prairie Stream
52%inclusion51 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion47 decks99 decks
20%synergy
Glacial Fortress
45%inclusion45 decks99 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
43%inclusion43 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
40%inclusion40 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion38 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
36%inclusion36 decks99 decks
-13%synergy
Port Town
35%inclusion35 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Triumph
35%inclusion35 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion34 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
34%inclusion34 decks99 decks
19%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
28%inclusion28 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion27 decks99 decks
-12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
27%inclusion27 decks99 decks
14%synergy
Perilous Landscape
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion25 decks99 decks
14%synergy
Azorius Chancery
22%inclusion22 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Tranquil Cove
22%inclusion22 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
22%inclusion22 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
21%inclusion21 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Battlefield Forge
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
-22%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
-5%synergy
Boros Garrison
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Silundi Vision
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Molten Tributary
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
-22%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Skybridge Towers
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
-5%synergy
Prismari Campus
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Sacred Peaks
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Eroded Canyon
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
-16%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Shire Terrace
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Abraded Bluffs
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Lorehold Campus
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
5%synergy