Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Budget Spellslinger

Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Rank #694
81decks
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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
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Storm of Memories
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Guttersnipe
81%inclusion66 decks81 decks
75%synergy
Olórin's Searing Light
75%inclusion61 decks81 decks
73%synergy
Fiery Inscription
74%inclusion60 decks81 decks
71%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
70%inclusion57 decks81 decks
70%synergy
Press the Enemy
67%inclusion54 decks81 decks
66%synergy
Mystic Confluence
67%inclusion54 decks81 decks
64%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
63%inclusion51 decks81 decks
62%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
68%inclusion55 decks81 decks
62%synergy
Courageous Resolve
59%inclusion48 decks81 decks
59%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
60%inclusion49 decks81 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Path to Exile
68%inclusion55 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
64%inclusion52 decks81 decks
40%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
64%inclusion52 decks81 decks
53%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
63%inclusion51 decks81 decks
-5%synergy
Opt
62%inclusion50 decks81 decks
49%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
59%inclusion48 decks81 decks
46%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
56%inclusion45 decks81 decks
55%synergy
Fury Charm
54%inclusion44 decks81 decks
53%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
53%inclusion43 decks81 decks
41%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
53%inclusion43 decks81 decks
47%synergy
Creatures
Young Pyromancer
49%inclusion40 decks81 decks
41%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
48%inclusion39 decks81 decks
47%synergy
Wizards of Thay
47%inclusion38 decks81 decks
46%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
46%inclusion21 decks46 decks
40%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
43%inclusion35 decks81 decks
32%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
42%inclusion34 decks81 decks
40%synergy
Archmage of Runes
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Time Beetle
35%inclusion28 decks81 decks
32%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
33%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
31%synergy
Rift Elemental
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
32%synergy
Coruscation Mage
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
28%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Monastery Mentor
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Electrostatic Field
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
12%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Haughty Djinn
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Firebrand Archer
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
12%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Geyser Drake
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lyse Hext
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Krile Baldesion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Urianger Augurelt
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Station Monitor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Jeskai Shrinekeeper
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Heartflame Duelist
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Mischievous Chimera
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Frantic Search
52%inclusion42 decks81 decks
37%synergy
Flame of Anor
52%inclusion42 decks81 decks
49%synergy
Prismari Command
52%inclusion42 decks81 decks
46%synergy
Dust of Moments
51%inclusion41 decks81 decks
49%synergy
Izzet Charm
51%inclusion41 decks81 decks
48%synergy
Display of Power
47%inclusion38 decks81 decks
46%synergy
Clockspinning
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
43%synergy
Quick Study
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
45%synergy
Brainstorm
42%inclusion34 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Consider
42%inclusion34 decks81 decks
32%synergy
Generous Gift
42%inclusion34 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Bolt
41%inclusion33 decks81 decks
32%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
36%synergy
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Helix
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
30%synergy
Counterspell
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
-7%synergy
Reprieve
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
26%synergy
Archmage's Charm
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
26%synergy
Quicken
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
26%synergy
Jeskai Charm
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Impulse
25%inclusion20 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Boros Charm
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Spellgyre
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
22%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Big Score
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Dig Through Time
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Snap
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Slick Sequence
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Narset's Rebuke
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Smite the Deathless
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Anticipate
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Silundi Vision
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
School Daze
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Twinferno
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Lost to Legend
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Cast into the Fire
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
You Cannot Pass!
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Fell Beast's Shriek
48%inclusion39 decks81 decks
48%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
44%inclusion36 decks81 decks
41%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
38%synergy
All of History, All at Once
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
35%synergy
Blasphemous Act
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Time Wipe
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
21%synergy
Grapeshot
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
23%synergy
Preordain
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Supreme Verdict
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
1%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Birthday Escape
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Mists of Lórien
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Past in Flames
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Call for Aid
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Cleansing Nova
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Fumigate
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Explosive Getaway
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
41%inclusion33 decks81 decks
40%synergy
Glamdring
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
38%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-15%synergy
The Prima Vista
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Jeskai Monument
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
As Foretold
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
42%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
35%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
33%synergy
Double Vision
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
29%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
28%synergy
Sorcerer Class
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Aria of Flame
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
-2%synergy
Storm of Saruman
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Powerbalance
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
3%synergy
The Bath Song
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-4%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Quintorius Kand
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Narset of the Ancient Way
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion65 decks81 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
70%inclusion57 decks81 decks
-19%synergy
Izzet Signet
49%inclusion40 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Azorius Signet
41%inclusion33 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
37%inclusion30 decks81 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion29 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Progress
32%inclusion26 decks81 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion25 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
-14%synergy
Boros Signet
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
-18%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion80 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Island
99%inclusion80 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion80 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion69 decks81 decks
-7%synergy
Mystic Monastery
73%inclusion59 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion54 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
64%inclusion52 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Prairie Stream
56%inclusion45 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Glacial Fortress
47%inclusion38 decks81 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion37 decks81 decks
18%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
44%inclusion36 decks81 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
43%inclusion35 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
41%inclusion33 decks81 decks
26%synergy
Path of Ancestry
41%inclusion33 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
40%inclusion32 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Port Town
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35%inclusion28 decks81 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Triumph
35%inclusion28 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
33%inclusion27 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
-13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Perilous Landscape
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
23%inclusion19 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Tranquil Cove
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
16%synergy
Battlefield Forge
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
-21%synergy
Azorius Chancery
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
14%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
-21%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
12%synergy
Boros Garrison
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Silundi Vision
12%inclusion10 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Ferrous Lake
12%inclusion9 decks76 decks
0%synergy
Skybridge Towers
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Sacred Peaks
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
9%synergy
University Campus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Prismari Campus
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Shire Terrace
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
5%synergy
The Grey Havens
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Deserted Beach
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-15%synergy
Glacial Floodplain
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy