Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Expensive 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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MTGStocks
Flame of Anor
88%inclusion84 decks96 decks
85%synergy
Olórin's Searing Light
75%inclusion72 decks96 decks
73%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
80%inclusion77 decks96 decks
67%synergy
Fiery Inscription
67%inclusion64 decks96 decks
63%synergy
Mystic Confluence
66%inclusion63 decks96 decks
63%synergy
Prismari Command
67%inclusion64 decks96 decks
61%synergy
Fury Charm
61%inclusion59 decks96 decks
60%synergy
Guttersnipe
65%inclusion62 decks96 decks
58%synergy
Wizards of Thay
58%inclusion56 decks96 decks
57%synergy
Brainstorm
77%inclusion74 decks96 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
82%inclusion79 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
72%inclusion69 decks96 decks
47%synergy
Path to Exile
70%inclusion67 decks96 decks
20%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
68%inclusion65 decks96 decks
56%synergy
Frantic Search
65%inclusion62 decks96 decks
50%synergy
Opt
58%inclusion56 decks96 decks
46%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
58%inclusion56 decks96 decks
56%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
54%inclusion52 decks96 decks
52%synergy
Press the Enemy
52%inclusion50 decks96 decks
51%synergy
Clockspinning
52%inclusion50 decks96 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
67%inclusion64 decks96 decks
55%synergy
Jeska's Will
66%inclusion63 decks96 decks
51%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
51%inclusion49 decks96 decks
33%synergy
Rhystic Study
49%inclusion47 decks96 decks
29%synergy
Smothering Tithe
35%inclusion34 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Tomb
32%inclusion31 decks96 decks
25%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
32%inclusion31 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Protection
31%inclusion30 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
31%inclusion30 decks96 decks
16%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Kykar, Wind's Fury
51%inclusion49 decks96 decks
40%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
49%inclusion47 decks96 decks
48%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
48%inclusion46 decks96 decks
42%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
42%inclusion40 decks96 decks
41%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
41%inclusion39 decks96 decks
40%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
41%inclusion39 decks96 decks
37%synergy
High Fae Trickster
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
38%inclusion36 decks96 decks
31%synergy
Archmage of Runes
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Rift Elemental
31%inclusion30 decks96 decks
30%synergy
Monastery Mentor
28%inclusion27 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Coruscation Mage
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
27%inclusion26 decks96 decks
26%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
26%synergy
Young Pyromancer
26%inclusion25 decks96 decks
18%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
25%inclusion24 decks96 decks
23%synergy
Electrostatic Field
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
22%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Esper Sentinel
22%inclusion21 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Time Beetle
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
18%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Urabrask
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
18%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
18%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
18%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Cori Mountain Stalwart
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Witch Enchanter
10%inclusion6 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Shiko, Paragon of the Way
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Haughty Djinn
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dust of Moments
52%inclusion50 decks96 decks
51%synergy
Consider
52%inclusion50 decks96 decks
43%synergy
Generous Gift
50%inclusion48 decks96 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Bolt
49%inclusion47 decks96 decks
41%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
49%inclusion47 decks96 decks
46%synergy
Cryptic Command
39%inclusion37 decks96 decks
38%synergy
Boros Charm
38%inclusion36 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Archmage's Charm
36%inclusion35 decks96 decks
35%synergy
Courageous Resolve
34%inclusion33 decks96 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion33 decks96 decks
-1%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
31%inclusion30 decks96 decks
22%synergy
Dig Through Time
29%inclusion28 decks96 decks
27%synergy
Chaos Warp
27%inclusion26 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Snap
26%inclusion25 decks96 decks
18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
25%inclusion24 decks96 decks
21%synergy
Quick Study
25%inclusion24 decks96 decks
24%synergy
Display of Power
24%inclusion23 decks96 decks
23%synergy
Izzet Charm
24%inclusion23 decks96 decks
21%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Helix
22%inclusion21 decks96 decks
20%synergy
Deflecting Swat
22%inclusion21 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Seething Song
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
18%synergy
Nexus of Fate
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
18%synergy
Impulse
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
18%synergy
Big Score
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Valakut Awakening
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
15%synergy
Reiterate
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Fact or Fiction
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
15%synergy
Spellgyre
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
-1%synergy
Silundi Vision
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
14%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Supreme Will
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Final Showdown
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Confounding Riddle
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Silence
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Quicken
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Brainsurge
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
9%synergy
New Way Forward
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
52%inclusion50 decks96 decks
49%synergy
Preordain
42%inclusion40 decks96 decks
28%synergy
All of History, All at Once
38%inclusion36 decks96 decks
35%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
33%inclusion32 decks96 decks
32%synergy
Blasphemous Act
32%inclusion31 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Ponder
31%inclusion30 decks96 decks
15%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
29%inclusion28 decks96 decks
29%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
25%inclusion24 decks96 decks
24%synergy
Supreme Verdict
24%inclusion23 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Grapeshot
24%inclusion23 decks96 decks
21%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
20%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
22%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Boltwave
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Rousing Refrain
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Expressive Iteration
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Farewell
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Lórien Revealed
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Mana Geyser
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Time Warp
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Elemental Eruption
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Mists of Lórien
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Time Wipe
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Solve the Equation
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
6%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
-1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Timetwister
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Crackle with Power
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Stock Up
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-4%synergy
Chronomantic Escape
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Vedalken Orrery
33%inclusion32 decks96 decks
32%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
28%inclusion27 decks96 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion27 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Primal Amulet
27%inclusion26 decks96 decks
26%synergy
Glamdring
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
18%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
15%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
-13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
-6%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
48%inclusion46 decks96 decks
44%synergy
As Foretold
31%inclusion30 decks96 decks
27%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
27%inclusion24 decks89 decks
26%synergy
Paradox Haze
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
20%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Sorcerer Class
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Aria of Flame
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Shark Typhoon
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
-6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Propaganda
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
-3%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Double Vision
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Powerbalance
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Font of Magic
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Storm of Saruman
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
33%inclusion32 decks96 decks
27%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
57%inclusion55 decks96 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
54%inclusion52 decks96 decks
48%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
46%inclusion44 decks96 decks
33%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
31%inclusion30 decks96 decks
31%synergy
Rivendell
27%inclusion26 decks96 decks
25%synergy
Emergence Zone
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
20%synergy
Mines of Moria
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Minas Tirith
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Glacial Chasm
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion91 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion89 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
61%inclusion59 decks96 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Progress
52%inclusion50 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Signet
46%inclusion44 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
43%inclusion41 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Azorius Signet
40%inclusion38 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion31 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion28 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Boros Signet
27%inclusion26 decks96 decks
-3%synergy
Séance Board
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Mana Crypt
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Mox Tantalite
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-8%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Steam Vents
96%inclusion92 decks96 decks
56%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
95%inclusion91 decks96 decks
54%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion90 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Volcanic Island
94%inclusion90 decks96 decks
82%synergy
Island
93%inclusion89 decks96 decks
-3%synergy
Plateau
93%inclusion89 decks96 decks
81%synergy
Tundra
92%inclusion88 decks96 decks
80%synergy
Mountain
90%inclusion86 decks96 decks
-5%synergy
Sacred Foundry
88%inclusion84 decks96 decks
47%synergy
Raugrin Triome
88%inclusion84 decks96 decks
50%synergy
Flooded Strand
88%inclusion84 decks96 decks
58%synergy
Scalding Tarn
86%inclusion83 decks96 decks
59%synergy
Arid Mesa
85%inclusion82 decks96 decks
58%synergy
Plains
84%inclusion81 decks96 decks
-10%synergy
Training Center
80%inclusion77 decks96 decks
48%synergy
Sea of Clouds
77%inclusion74 decks96 decks
46%synergy
Spectator Seating
70%inclusion67 decks96 decks
40%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion59 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Sulfur Falls
54%inclusion52 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
53%inclusion51 decks96 decks
30%synergy
Glacial Fortress
50%inclusion48 decks96 decks
-3%synergy
Deserted Beach
50%inclusion48 decks96 decks
27%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
46%inclusion44 decks96 decks
-4%synergy
Sundown Pass
40%inclusion38 decks96 decks
20%synergy
Reflecting Pool
34%inclusion33 decks96 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Monastery
30%inclusion29 decks96 decks
-28%synergy
Thundering Falls
29%inclusion26 decks89 decks
20%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
16%synergy
Meticulous Archive
25%inclusion22 decks89 decks
16%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
20%synergy
Shivan Reef
22%inclusion21 decks96 decks
-18%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion13 decks62 decks
15%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Prairie Stream
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
-21%synergy
Mana Confluence
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
15%synergy
Perilous Landscape
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
-1%synergy
Battlefield Forge
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
-24%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
-17%synergy
Elegant Parlor
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Silundi Vision
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
-7%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
-14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
-1%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
-1%synergy