Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Budget Spellslinger

Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Rank #753
62decks
Benjamin Levin
Oct 21, 2025
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Mica, Reader of Ruins
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Pursue the Past
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
49%synergy
Impractical Joke
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Elite Interceptor
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Strife Scholar
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Guttersnipe
76%inclusion47 decks62 decks
69%synergy
Fiery Inscription
71%inclusion44 decks62 decks
68%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
65%inclusion40 decks62 decks
64%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
69%inclusion43 decks62 decks
63%synergy
Olórin's Searing Light
65%inclusion40 decks62 decks
63%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
61%inclusion38 decks62 decks
61%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
61%inclusion38 decks62 decks
61%synergy
Press the Enemy
60%inclusion37 decks62 decks
59%synergy
Courageous Resolve
55%inclusion34 decks62 decks
54%synergy
Izzet Charm
56%inclusion35 decks62 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Path to Exile
63%inclusion39 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Opt
61%inclusion38 decks62 decks
48%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
60%inclusion37 decks62 decks
-8%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
58%inclusion36 decks62 decks
48%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
56%inclusion35 decks62 decks
33%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
56%inclusion35 decks62 decks
53%synergy
Frantic Search
55%inclusion34 decks62 decks
39%synergy
Mystic Confluence
55%inclusion34 decks62 decks
52%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
54%inclusion25 decks46 decks
49%synergy
Fury Charm
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
52%synergy
Creatures
Storm-Kiln Artist
52%inclusion32 decks62 decks
39%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
45%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
37%synergy
Young Pyromancer
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
39%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
46%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
40%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Wizards of Thay
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
38%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
35%synergy
Time Beetle
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
31%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Archmage of Runes
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Rift Elemental
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
28%synergy
Coruscation Mage
28%inclusion13 decks46 decks
26%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Hardened Academic
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Zaffai and the Tempests
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Firebrand Archer
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
17%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Electrostatic Field
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Monastery Mentor
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
12%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Haughty Djinn
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Mocking Sprite
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Geyser Drake
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Unwelcome Sprite
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Heartflame Duelist
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Mischievous Chimera
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Hypersonic Dragon
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Quick Study
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
49%synergy
Clockspinning
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
46%synergy
Consider
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
37%synergy
Prismari Command
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
41%synergy
Generous Gift
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
25%synergy
Dust of Moments
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
41%synergy
Display of Power
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
41%synergy
Lightning Bolt
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
32%synergy
Flame of Anor
40%inclusion25 decks62 decks
38%synergy
Brainstorm
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Fact or Fiction
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
33%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
33%synergy
Reprieve
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Helix
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
29%synergy
Quicken
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
28%synergy
Abrade
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Negate
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Impulse
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
-13%synergy
Jeskai Charm
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
12%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
19%synergy
Big Score
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Spellgyre
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Snap
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Slick Sequence
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Dig Through Time
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Boros Charm
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-8%synergy
Smite the Deathless
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Twinferno
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Archmage's Charm
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Council's Deliberation
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Glorious Gale
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Isolation at Orthanc
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Lost to Legend
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Protection Magic
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Narset's Rebuke
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Hithlain Knots
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
You Cannot Pass!
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Shock
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Strike
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Keep Out
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Glimmerburst
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Fell Beast's Shriek
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
46%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
39%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
35%synergy
Time Wipe
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
26%synergy
All of History, All at Once
32%inclusion20 decks62 decks
30%synergy
Blasphemous Act
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Grapeshot
23%inclusion14 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Preordain
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Supreme Verdict
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Birthday Escape
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Austere Command
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Expressive Iteration
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Combat Tutorial
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
-7%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Call for Aid
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Fire of Orthanc
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Past in Flames
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Rousing Refrain
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Fumigate
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Tranquilize
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
The Crystal's Chosen
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Relm's Sketching
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Aerith Rescue Mission
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
35%synergy
Glamdring
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
12%synergy
The Prima Vista
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Jeskai Monument
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
As Foretold
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
38%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
38%synergy
Double Vision
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
28%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
24%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Sorcerer Class
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Aria of Flame
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
13%synergy
The Bath Song
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Wizard Class
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Spider-Verse
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Powerbalance
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Aligned Heart
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Narset of the Ancient Way
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Quintorius Kand
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Rivendell
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion48 decks62 decks
-11%synergy
Sol Ring
73%inclusion45 decks62 decks
-17%synergy
Izzet Signet
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Azorius Signet
35%inclusion22 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Progress
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
29%inclusion18 decks62 decks
-13%synergy
Boros Signet
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
-14%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
White Auracite
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Wizard's Rockets
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Ether
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion61 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Island
98%inclusion61 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion60 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion51 decks62 decks
-10%synergy
Mystic Monastery
71%inclusion44 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
65%inclusion40 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
63%inclusion39 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Prairie Stream
60%inclusion37 decks62 decks
21%synergy
Glacial Fortress
56%inclusion35 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion31 decks62 decks
23%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
48%inclusion30 decks62 decks
-3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
47%inclusion29 decks62 decks
33%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
45%inclusion28 decks62 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
44%inclusion27 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Port Town
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Triumph
39%inclusion24 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
37%inclusion23 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
31%inclusion19 decks62 decks
-11%synergy
Tranquil Cove
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Battlefield Forge
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
-17%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Perilous Landscape
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Azorius Chancery
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
-20%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
14%synergy
Ferrous Lake
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Boros Garrison
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Isle
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
12%synergy
University Campus
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
-2%synergy
Sacred Peaks
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Campus
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Skybridge Towers
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Shire Terrace
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
The Grey Havens
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Rugged Prairie
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
-15%synergy
Thriving Bluff
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
4%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Heath
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
4%synergy