Gandalf the Grey (Commander) - Budget Spellslinger

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Kyle Massa
Jul 11, 2024
The Over/Under - A Review of The Lord of the Rings Commanders
Which Lord of the Rings commanders have been most popular in practice? Kyle reviews his predictions one year on!
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Gandalf's Sanction
70%inclusion47 decks67 decks
67%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
61%inclusion41 decks67 decks
60%synergy
Fiery Inscription
64%inclusion43 decks67 decks
53%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
49%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
76%inclusion51 decks67 decks
47%synergy
Guttersnipe
69%inclusion46 decks67 decks
42%synergy
Blur
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
42%synergy
Display of Power
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
41%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
41%synergy
Opt
73%inclusion49 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
64%inclusion43 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Bolt
57%inclusion38 decks67 decks
28%synergy
Frantic Search
52%inclusion35 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
33%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Charm
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Abrade
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion29 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Flame of Anor
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
30%synergy
Creatures
Young Pyromancer
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Archaeomancer
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Meneldor, Swift Savior
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Coruscation Mage
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Unruly Catapult
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Archmage of Runes
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Transit Mage
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Tempest Angler
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Mocking Sprite
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Electrostatic Field
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Crackling Drake
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Kraum, Violent Cacophony
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
12%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Firebrand Archer
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Aegar, the Freezing Flame
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Devoted Duelist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shantotto, Tactician Magician
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Bloodwater Entity
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Sprite Dragon
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Enigma Drake
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Wizards of Thay
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Chronarch
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Vodalian Arcanist
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Geyser Drake
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Razzle-Dazzler
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Peregrine Drake
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Press the Enemy
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
36%synergy
Planar Incision
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
37%synergy
Consider
36%inclusion24 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Hithlain Knots
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
34%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Glorious Gale
31%inclusion21 decks67 decks
31%synergy
Quick Study
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Warp
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
-16%synergy
Essence Flux
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Snap
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Wizard's Retort
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Strike
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Prismari Command
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Cast into the Fire
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Ionize
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Cancel
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Displace
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Shock
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Council's Deliberation
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
18%synergy
Teach by Example
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Demand Answers
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Aetherize
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Rewind
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Unwind
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Laughing Mad
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Siren's Ruse
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Stern Scolding
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Big Score
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Slick Sequence
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Smite the Deathless
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Spell Pierce
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Quicken
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
-26%synergy
Electrodominance
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Essence Scatter
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Mindswipe
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
40%inclusion27 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Preordain
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Act
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Birthday Escape
33%inclusion22 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Serum Visions
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
27%synergy
Lórien Revealed
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Grapeshot
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Treasure Cruise
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Mana Geyser
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Divination
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Deep Analysis
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Epic Experiment
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Beacon Bolt
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Snort
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Arwen's Gift
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
13%synergy
Expressive Iteration
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
-9%synergy
Winternight Stories
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
-27%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Step Through
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Chain Reaction
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Confluence
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Treason of Isengard
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Solve the Equation
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-3%synergy
Splash Portal
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Act of Treason
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Curse of the Swine
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Experimental Overload
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Grab the Prize
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Lock and Load
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
1%synergy
Plea for Power
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-21%synergy
Past in Flames
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-5%synergy
Talrand's Invocation
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Truth or Consequences
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Stitch in Time
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
Earthquake
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Baral's Expertise
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Fireball
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Skewer the Critics
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Hijack
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Master the Way
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glamdring
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
33%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Wand of Wonder
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-22%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Candlekeep Sage
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
22%synergy
Double Vision
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
13%synergy
The Bath Song
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
16%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Curiosity
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-15%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Storm of Saruman
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Firemind's Research
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Melee
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Sorcerer Class
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
-2%synergy
There and Back Again
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
-20%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
-6%synergy
Mines of Moria
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
14%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Forgotten Cave
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Restless Spire
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
72%inclusion48 decks67 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion43 decks67 decks
-19%synergy
Izzet Signet
54%inclusion36 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion26 decks67 decks
23%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion20 decks67 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
-31%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
-1%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Fire Diamond
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Sky Diamond
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion10 decks67 decks
-17%synergy
Inherited Envelope
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
-4%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Locket
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
0%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion67 decks67 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion67 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
66%inclusion44 decks67 decks
-21%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
32%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
51%inclusion34 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
49%inclusion33 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
45%inclusion30 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion28 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Sulfur Falls
34%inclusion23 decks67 decks
-31%synergy
Shivan Reef
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
-31%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion15 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Ferrous Lake
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
7%synergy
Molten Tributary
18%inclusion12 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Prismari Campus
16%inclusion11 decks67 decks
11%synergy
Eroded Canyon
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Volatile Fjord
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
-32%synergy
The Grey Havens
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
-4%synergy
Thriving Bluff
7.5%inclusion5 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Highland Lake
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Mirage Mesa
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy