Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Budget Spellslinger

Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Rank #728
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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10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
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10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Guttersnipe
77%inclusion54 decks70 decks
70%synergy
Fiery Inscription
73%inclusion51 decks70 decks
70%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
70%inclusion49 decks70 decks
69%synergy
Olórin's Searing Light
67%inclusion47 decks70 decks
65%synergy
Press the Enemy
66%inclusion46 decks70 decks
65%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
69%inclusion48 decks70 decks
62%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
61%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
58%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
56%synergy
Mystic Confluence
59%inclusion41 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
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Izzet Charm
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
56%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
46%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
59%inclusion41 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Opt
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
44%synergy
Frantic Search
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
40%synergy
Courageous Resolve
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
54%synergy
Fury Charm
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
51%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
50%inclusion25 decks50 decks
45%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
45%synergy
Young Pyromancer
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
40%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
44%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
39%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Wizards of Thay
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
39%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Time Beetle
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Rift Elemental
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
29%synergy
Archmage of Runes
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Coruscation Mage
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
26%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Monastery Mentor
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
13%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Electrostatic Field
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Haughty Djinn
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Firebrand Archer
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
15%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Geyser Drake
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Mocking Sprite
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Heartflame Duelist
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%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
Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Hypersonic Dragon
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Prismari Command
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
44%synergy
Clockspinning
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
45%synergy
Quick Study
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
46%synergy
Consider
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Dust of Moments
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
45%synergy
Generous Gift
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Flame of Anor
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
40%synergy
Display of Power
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Bolt
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Helix
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Reprieve
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Fact or Fiction
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
29%synergy
Abrade
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Impulse
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Jeskai Charm
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Quicken
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Counterspell
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
-12%synergy
Big Score
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Spellgyre
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Snap
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Archmage's Charm
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Boros Charm
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Dig Through Time
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Slick Sequence
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Silundi Vision
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Smite the Deathless
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Twinferno
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Anticipate
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Protection Magic
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Council's Deliberation
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Narset's Rebuke
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Glorious Gale
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Lost to Legend
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Strike
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Hithlain Knots
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
You Cannot Pass!
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Isolation at Orthanc
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Fell Beast's Shriek
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
44%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
39%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
35%synergy
All of History, All at Once
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Time Wipe
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Grapeshot
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
0%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
Expressive Iteration
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Call for Aid
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Rousing Refrain
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Mists of Lórien
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Storm of Memories
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Cleansing Nova
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Horses of the Bruinen
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Fire of Orthanc
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Past in Flames
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Fumigate
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Cosmic Epiphany
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Tranquilize
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Combat Tutorial
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Glamdring
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
13%synergy
The Prima Vista
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
As Foretold
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Double Vision
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
23%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
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Powerbalance
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Spider-Verse
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Wizard Class
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Ghostly Prison
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
6%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
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%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
73%inclusion51 decks70 decks
-16%synergy
Izzet Signet
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Azorius Signet
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Progress
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
-11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
-14%synergy
Boros Signet
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
-15%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
11%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
-2%synergy
Wizard's Rockets
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
White Auracite
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%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
84%inclusion59 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Mystic Monastery
70%inclusion49 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Prairie Stream
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Glacial Fortress
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Port Town
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Triumph
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Shivan Reef
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
-10%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Tranquil Cove
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Perilous Landscape
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Battlefield Forge
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
-18%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Azorius Chancery
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Ferrous Lake
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
-19%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Boros Garrison
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Silundi Vision
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
11%synergy
University Campus
12%inclusion2 decks17 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
Irrigated Farmland
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Sacred Peaks
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%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
Cascade Bluffs
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-15%synergy
Boros Guildgate
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Stone Quarry
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy