Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Core

Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Rank #660
326decks
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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
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Airbending Lesson
1.7%inclusion1 decks58 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Olórin's Searing Light
75%inclusion245 decks326 decks
73%synergy
Flame of Anor
71%inclusion230 decks326 decks
68%synergy
Fiery Inscription
66%inclusion215 decks326 decks
63%synergy
Press the Enemy
53%inclusion172 decks326 decks
52%synergy
Guttersnipe
59%inclusion191 decks326 decks
52%synergy
Mystic Confluence
52%inclusion171 decks326 decks
49%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
50%inclusion162 decks326 decks
49%synergy
Opt
60%inclusion197 decks326 decks
48%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
48%inclusion157 decks326 decks
47%synergy
Courageous Resolve
48%inclusion155 decks326 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
73%inclusion238 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Path to Exile
63%inclusion204 decks326 decks
13%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
55%inclusion179 decks326 decks
43%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
55%inclusion179 decks326 decks
42%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
55%inclusion178 decks326 decks
30%synergy
Fury Charm
48%inclusion156 decks326 decks
46%synergy
Brainstorm
48%inclusion155 decks326 decks
27%synergy
Frantic Search
48%inclusion155 decks326 decks
33%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
47%inclusion153 decks326 decks
36%synergy
Dust of Moments
44%inclusion143 decks326 decks
43%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
40%inclusion132 decks326 decks
34%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
39%inclusion127 decks326 decks
33%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
38%inclusion125 decks326 decks
34%synergy
Wizards of Thay
36%inclusion116 decks326 decks
35%synergy
Archmage of Runes
33%inclusion69 decks208 decks
30%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
33%inclusion106 decks326 decks
30%synergy
Young Pyromancer
33%inclusion106 decks326 decks
24%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
31%inclusion101 decks326 decks
20%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
30%inclusion99 decks326 decks
30%synergy
Time Beetle
28%inclusion91 decks326 decks
25%synergy
Coruscation Mage
25%inclusion65 decks255 decks
23%synergy
Monastery Mentor
25%inclusion80 decks326 decks
11%synergy
Rift Elemental
25%inclusion80 decks326 decks
23%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
23%inclusion76 decks326 decks
23%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
22%inclusion57 decks256 decks
17%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion51 decks271 decks
12%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
18%inclusion58 decks326 decks
17%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
17%inclusion56 decks326 decks
16%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
17%inclusion55 decks326 decks
15%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
16%inclusion53 decks326 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
15%inclusion50 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Electrostatic Field
14%inclusion47 decks326 decks
14%synergy
High Fae Trickster
14%inclusion28 decks207 decks
12%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
13%inclusion42 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion39 decks326 decks
11%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
12%inclusion39 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
11%inclusion35 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
11%inclusion35 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
10%inclusion13 decks125 decks
6%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
10%inclusion33 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
10%inclusion25 decks255 decks
8%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
10%inclusion31 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
8.6%inclusion25 decks291 decks
8%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
7.4%inclusion24 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Firebrand Archer
7.1%inclusion23 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Saruman the White
7.1%inclusion23 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Nalfeshnee
7.1%inclusion23 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
7.1%inclusion23 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Gandalf the White
6.4%inclusion21 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
6.4%inclusion21 decks326 decks
0%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
6.4%inclusion21 decks326 decks
4%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
6.4%inclusion21 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
6.3%inclusion20 decks319 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
6.3%inclusion16 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
6.1%inclusion20 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Mocking Sprite
5.8%inclusion19 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Docent of Perfection
5.8%inclusion19 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
5.8%inclusion19 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Prismari Command
44%inclusion142 decks326 decks
38%synergy
Clockspinning
42%inclusion137 decks326 decks
39%synergy
Generous Gift
42%inclusion137 decks326 decks
20%synergy
Consider
41%inclusion134 decks326 decks
32%synergy
Boros Charm
37%inclusion119 decks326 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Bolt
37%inclusion119 decks326 decks
28%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
34%inclusion110 decks326 decks
31%synergy
Archmage's Charm
32%inclusion104 decks326 decks
31%synergy
Display of Power
30%inclusion99 decks326 decks
30%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
29%inclusion96 decks326 decks
27%synergy
Izzet Charm
29%inclusion95 decks326 decks
26%synergy
Fact or Fiction
28%inclusion92 decks326 decks
25%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
27%inclusion87 decks326 decks
17%synergy
Abrade
25%inclusion83 decks326 decks
19%synergy
Reprieve
25%inclusion83 decks326 decks
23%synergy
Quick Study
25%inclusion81 decks326 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Helix
25%inclusion80 decks326 decks
23%synergy
Chaos Warp
24%inclusion79 decks326 decks
2%synergy
Cryptic Command
22%inclusion71 decks326 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
20%inclusion66 decks326 decks
-15%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
20%inclusion65 decks326 decks
16%synergy
Dig Through Time
20%inclusion65 decks326 decks
18%synergy
Snap
20%inclusion64 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Impulse
18%inclusion60 decks326 decks
17%synergy
Big Score
18%inclusion58 decks326 decks
14%synergy
Jeskai Charm
17%inclusion54 decks326 decks
14%synergy
Silundi Vision
16%inclusion51 decks326 decks
14%synergy
Quicken
16%inclusion51 decks326 decks
15%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
16%inclusion19 decks122 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion47 decks326 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion43 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Spellgyre
13%inclusion33 decks252 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion35 decks272 decks
3%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion38 decks326 decks
-5%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion34 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion33 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion32 decks326 decks
6%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
9.2%inclusion30 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Cast into the Fire
9.2%inclusion30 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
9.2%inclusion30 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Hithlain Knots
8.9%inclusion29 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Seething Song
8.6%inclusion28 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Brainsurge
8.5%inclusion23 decks272 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.3%inclusion27 decks326 decks
2%synergy
Supreme Will
8.3%inclusion27 decks326 decks
8%synergy
You Cannot Pass!
8.3%inclusion27 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Confounding Riddle
8.3%inclusion27 decks326 decks
8%synergy
New Way Forward
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
5%synergy
Lost to Legend
8.0%inclusion26 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Gandalf's Sanction
38%inclusion125 decks326 decks
38%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
34%inclusion112 decks326 decks
34%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
34%inclusion110 decks326 decks
30%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
33%inclusion109 decks326 decks
33%synergy
Blasphemous Act
27%inclusion87 decks326 decks
4%synergy
All of History, All at Once
26%inclusion85 decks326 decks
23%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
19%inclusion63 decks326 decks
18%synergy
Preordain
19%inclusion63 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Supreme Verdict
19%inclusion62 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
17%inclusion55 decks326 decks
14%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
16%inclusion52 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Ponder
15%inclusion50 decks326 decks
-1%synergy
Time Wipe
13%inclusion44 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Rousing Refrain
13%inclusion43 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
13%inclusion41 decks326 decks
7%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
12%inclusion38 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11%inclusion37 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Mists of Lórien
10%inclusion33 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion33 decks326 decks
1%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion32 decks326 decks
-2%synergy
Grapeshot
9.2%inclusion30 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Farewell
8.6%inclusion28 decks326 decks
-7%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.0%inclusion26 decks326 decks
-6%synergy
Birthday Escape
7.7%inclusion25 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
7.4%inclusion24 decks326 decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
7.4%inclusion24 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Chronomantic Escape
7.4%inclusion24 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.7%inclusion22 decks326 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.4%inclusion21 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.8%inclusion19 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Windfall
5.2%inclusion17 decks326 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
36%inclusion116 decks326 decks
35%synergy
Glamdring
33%inclusion108 decks326 decks
32%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
18%inclusion58 decks326 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion53 decks326 decks
-8%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
15%inclusion50 decks326 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion48 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
14%inclusion45 decks326 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion34 decks326 decks
-14%synergy
Primal Amulet
10%inclusion33 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Leyline of Anticipation
35%inclusion115 decks326 decks
33%synergy
As Foretold
29%inclusion95 decks326 decks
25%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
28%inclusion90 decks326 decks
24%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
23%inclusion74 decks323 decks
22%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
21%inclusion44 decks207 decks
19%synergy
Paradox Haze
15%inclusion48 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Double Vision
14%inclusion47 decks326 decks
14%synergy
Sorcerer Class
14%inclusion45 decks326 decks
11%synergy
Storm of Saruman
13%inclusion43 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
12%inclusion39 decks326 decks
-3%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
11%inclusion37 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Shark Typhoon
11%inclusion35 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
10%inclusion32 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
10%inclusion31 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
9.2%inclusion30 decks326 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8.9%inclusion29 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Aria of Flame
8.3%inclusion27 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
7.7%inclusion21 decks272 decks
6%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
6.4%inclusion21 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.1%inclusion20 decks326 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
11%inclusion29 decks258 decks
7%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
9.2%inclusion30 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Quintorius Kand
8.9%inclusion29 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6.1%inclusion20 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
5.5%inclusion18 decks326 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion137 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion78 decks326 decks
18%synergy
Rivendell
19%inclusion62 decks326 decks
17%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
18%inclusion59 decks326 decks
18%synergy
Minas Tirith
13%inclusion42 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Mines of Moria
11%inclusion37 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Emergence Zone
10%inclusion32 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion23 decks326 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.7%inclusion22 decks326 decks
-13%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
-1%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
6.4%inclusion21 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
5.8%inclusion19 decks326 decks
-8%synergy
Restless Spire
5.2%inclusion17 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion275 decks326 decks
-4%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion260 decks326 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
41%inclusion134 decks326 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Progress
40%inclusion132 decks326 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Signet
40%inclusion131 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Signet
39%inclusion127 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
38%inclusion124 decks326 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
37%inclusion119 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Boros Signet
26%inclusion86 decks326 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion76 decks326 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion62 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion41 decks326 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion36 decks326 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.6%inclusion28 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.7%inclusion22 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Sol Talisman
5.8%inclusion19 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion321 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion319 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion318 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion284 decks326 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion208 decks326 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Monastery
62%inclusion203 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
58%inclusion188 decks326 decks
7%synergy
Prairie Stream
54%inclusion176 decks326 decks
14%synergy
Glacial Fortress
52%inclusion169 decks326 decks
-1%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
48%inclusion155 decks326 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
41%inclusion133 decks326 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
39%inclusion127 decks326 decks
-1%synergy
Port Town
36%inclusion117 decks326 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
36%inclusion116 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
35%inclusion114 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Battlefield Forge
34%inclusion112 decks326 decks
-7%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
33%inclusion108 decks326 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
30%inclusion98 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
30%inclusion98 decks326 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Triumph
29%inclusion95 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Perilous Landscape
27%inclusion74 decks270 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
26%inclusion84 decks326 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion78 decks326 decks
6%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
23%inclusion76 decks326 decks
-11%synergy
Training Center
22%inclusion73 decks326 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion72 decks326 decks
11%synergy
Deserted Beach
22%inclusion72 decks326 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
21%inclusion68 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Steam Vents
21%inclusion67 decks326 decks
-19%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
21%inclusion67 decks326 decks
-2%synergy
Raugrin Triome
21%inclusion67 decks326 decks
-17%synergy
Sea of Clouds
20%inclusion65 decks326 decks
-12%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
20%inclusion64 decks326 decks
-2%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
20%inclusion64 decks326 decks
-21%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion51 decks271 decks
12%synergy
Spectator Seating
18%inclusion59 decks326 decks
-12%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
18%inclusion58 decks326 decks
11%synergy
Tranquil Cove
17%inclusion57 decks326 decks
10%synergy
Azorius Chancery
17%inclusion56 decks326 decks
4%synergy
Sundown Pass
17%inclusion54 decks326 decks
-3%synergy
Sacred Foundry
16%inclusion53 decks326 decks
-24%synergy
Silundi Vision
16%inclusion51 decks326 decks
14%synergy
Boros Garrison
15%inclusion50 decks326 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14%inclusion45 decks326 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion42 decks326 decks
-17%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion35 decks272 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion41 decks326 decks
-15%synergy
Ferrous Lake
12%inclusion37 decks306 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
11%inclusion36 decks326 decks
-17%synergy
Rugged Prairie
11%inclusion35 decks326 decks
-10%synergy