Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Budget Spellslinger

Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Rank #724
70decks
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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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Unwelcome Sprite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
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13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gandalf the Grey
73%inclusion51 decks70 decks
72%synergy
Guttersnipe
79%inclusion55 decks70 decks
72%synergy
Fiery Inscription
74%inclusion52 decks70 decks
71%synergy
Olórin's Searing Light
69%inclusion48 decks70 decks
67%synergy
Press the Enemy
66%inclusion46 decks70 decks
65%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
62%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
62%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
67%inclusion47 decks70 decks
61%synergy
Mystic Confluence
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
57%synergy
Courageous Resolve
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Path to Exile
67%inclusion47 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
51%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
55%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Izzet Charm
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
54%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
44%synergy
Opt
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Fury Charm
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
53%synergy
Frantic Search
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
43%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
42%synergy
Young Pyromancer
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
45%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Wizards of Thay
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Time Beetle
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Archmage of Runes
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Rift Elemental
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Coruscation Mage
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
16%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Electrostatic Field
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Monastery Mentor
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Firebrand Archer
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
15%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Haughty Djinn
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
7%synergy
Geyser Drake
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Mocking Sprite
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Heartflame Duelist
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Mischievous Chimera
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Docent of Perfection
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Clockspinning
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
47%synergy
Quick Study
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
48%synergy
Prismari Command
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
43%synergy
Dust of Moments
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
46%synergy
Display of Power
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
45%synergy
Flame of Anor
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
43%synergy
Generous Gift
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Consider
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Bolt
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Brainstorm
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Helix
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Reprieve
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Fact or Fiction
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Chaos Warp
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Jeskai Charm
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Quicken
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Abrade
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
-11%synergy
Impulse
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Spellgyre
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
19%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Archmage's Charm
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Big Score
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Snap
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Slick Sequence
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Boros Charm
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Silundi Vision
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Dig Through Time
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Smite the Deathless
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Twinferno
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Narset's Rebuke
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Council's Deliberation
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Lost to Legend
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Anticipate
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Strike
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Hithlain Knots
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Isolation at Orthanc
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Glorious Gale
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
You Cannot Pass!
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Shock
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Cast into the Fire
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Fell Beast's Shriek
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
47%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
41%synergy
All of History, All at Once
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
37%synergy
Time Wipe
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Grapeshot
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Supreme Verdict
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Birthday Escape
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
12%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Ponder
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Mists of Lórien
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Storm of Memories
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Rousing Refrain
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Call for Aid
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Cleansing Nova
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Combat Tutorial
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Tranquilize
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Horses of the Bruinen
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Past in Flames
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Fire of Orthanc
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Fumigate
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Glamdring
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
12%synergy
The Prima Vista
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-19%synergy
Jeskai Monument
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
As Foretold
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Double Vision
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Sorcerer Class
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Aria of Flame
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
The Bath Song
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Storm of Saruman
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Powerbalance
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Wizard Class
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Propaganda
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Quintorius Kand
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Narset of the Ancient Way
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Rivendell
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion56 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion50 decks70 decks
-18%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Azorius Signet
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Progress
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
-15%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
13%synergy
Boros Signet
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
-16%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
White Auracite
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Rockets
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion69 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Island
99%inclusion69 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion68 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion58 decks70 decks
-10%synergy
Mystic Monastery
70%inclusion49 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Prairie Stream
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Glacial Fortress
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
29%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Port Town
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Triumph
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Shivan Reef
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Tranquil Cove
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Battlefield Forge
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
-19%synergy
Perilous Landscape
22%inclusion12 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Azorius Chancery
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Silundi Vision
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
-21%synergy
Ferrous Lake
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Boros Garrison
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
5%synergy
University Campus
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Prismari Campus
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Skybridge Towers
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Sacred Peaks
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Shire Terrace
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
The Grey Havens
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Heath
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Boros Guildgate
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Bluff
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy