Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Core

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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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Lorehold, the Historian
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Keep Out
2.4%inclusion1 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Unwelcome Sprite
2.3%inclusion1 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
2.3%inclusion1 decks44 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Olórin's Searing Light
72%inclusion242 decks336 decks
70%synergy
Flame of Anor
69%inclusion232 decks336 decks
66%synergy
Fiery Inscription
63%inclusion213 decks336 decks
61%synergy
Guttersnipe
58%inclusion194 decks336 decks
51%synergy
Press the Enemy
52%inclusion174 decks336 decks
51%synergy
Mystic Confluence
53%inclusion177 decks336 decks
50%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
48%inclusion162 decks336 decks
47%synergy
Fury Charm
48%inclusion160 decks336 decks
46%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
57%inclusion193 decks336 decks
46%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
46%inclusion156 decks336 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
72%inclusion241 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Path to Exile
62%inclusion209 decks336 decks
13%synergy
Opt
58%inclusion196 decks336 decks
45%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
55%inclusion186 decks336 decks
31%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
55%inclusion184 decks336 decks
42%synergy
Brainstorm
47%inclusion159 decks336 decks
27%synergy
Frantic Search
47%inclusion157 decks336 decks
31%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
45%inclusion152 decks336 decks
35%synergy
Courageous Resolve
45%inclusion151 decks336 decks
44%synergy
Dust of Moments
44%inclusion149 decks336 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
8.6%inclusion29 decks336 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Vega, the Watcher
40%inclusion135 decks336 decks
36%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
39%inclusion132 decks336 decks
33%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
37%inclusion125 decks336 decks
32%synergy
Wizards of Thay
35%inclusion117 decks336 decks
34%synergy
Archmage of Runes
34%inclusion83 decks244 decks
31%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
34%inclusion113 decks336 decks
32%synergy
Young Pyromancer
31%inclusion105 decks336 decks
24%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
30%inclusion101 decks336 decks
20%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
29%inclusion97 decks336 decks
28%synergy
Time Beetle
28%inclusion95 decks336 decks
25%synergy
Coruscation Mage
26%inclusion76 decks291 decks
24%synergy
Monastery Mentor
25%inclusion84 decks336 decks
11%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
24%inclusion70 decks292 decks
19%synergy
Rift Elemental
23%inclusion78 decks336 decks
22%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
23%inclusion77 decks336 decks
22%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion61 decks307 decks
14%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
16%inclusion55 decks336 decks
15%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
16%inclusion55 decks336 decks
15%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
16%inclusion54 decks336 decks
15%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
15%inclusion51 decks336 decks
12%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
15%inclusion51 decks336 decks
13%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
15%inclusion24 decks163 decks
11%synergy
Electrostatic Field
14%inclusion46 decks336 decks
13%synergy
High Fae Trickster
13%inclusion31 decks243 decks
11%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
13%inclusion42 decks336 decks
12%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
11%inclusion36 decks336 decks
2%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
11%inclusion15 decks141 decks
7%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
10%inclusion29 decks291 decks
8%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
10%inclusion33 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
10%inclusion32 decks336 decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
10%inclusion32 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
8.6%inclusion28 decks327 decks
8%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
8.3%inclusion28 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Firebrand Archer
8.3%inclusion28 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
8.0%inclusion27 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
7.9%inclusion6 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Nalfeshnee
7.4%inclusion25 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
7.1%inclusion24 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
7.1%inclusion24 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Mocking Sprite
6.5%inclusion22 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Saruman the White
6.5%inclusion22 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
6.5%inclusion22 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
6.3%inclusion21 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
6.3%inclusion21 decks336 decks
0%synergy
Gandalf the White
6.3%inclusion21 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
6.3%inclusion21 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
6.0%inclusion20 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Heartflame Duelist
6.0%inclusion20 decks336 decks
6%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
6.0%inclusion20 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
5.8%inclusion17 decks292 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Prismari Command
43%inclusion146 decks336 decks
38%synergy
Consider
42%inclusion141 decks336 decks
32%synergy
Clockspinning
41%inclusion138 decks336 decks
39%synergy
Generous Gift
40%inclusion133 decks336 decks
18%synergy
Boros Charm
36%inclusion122 decks336 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Bolt
36%inclusion122 decks336 decks
28%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
33%inclusion110 decks336 decks
30%synergy
Archmage's Charm
32%inclusion106 decks336 decks
31%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
31%inclusion103 decks336 decks
28%synergy
Display of Power
29%inclusion98 decks336 decks
29%synergy
Izzet Charm
28%inclusion94 decks336 decks
25%synergy
Fact or Fiction
26%inclusion87 decks336 decks
24%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
26%inclusion87 decks336 decks
17%synergy
Abrade
26%inclusion87 decks336 decks
19%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion84 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Reprieve
24%inclusion80 decks336 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Helix
24%inclusion79 decks336 decks
22%synergy
Quick Study
23%inclusion77 decks336 decks
22%synergy
Cryptic Command
21%inclusion70 decks336 decks
20%synergy
Counterspell
20%inclusion66 decks336 decks
-16%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
19%inclusion65 decks336 decks
16%synergy
Big Score
19%inclusion63 decks336 decks
14%synergy
Snap
19%inclusion63 decks336 decks
11%synergy
Dig Through Time
19%inclusion63 decks336 decks
17%synergy
Impulse
18%inclusion59 decks336 decks
16%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
18%inclusion28 decks160 decks
15%synergy
Silundi Vision
16%inclusion54 decks336 decks
15%synergy
Quicken
15%inclusion51 decks336 decks
15%synergy
Jeskai Charm
15%inclusion49 decks336 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion47 decks336 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion42 decks308 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion44 decks336 decks
10%synergy
Spellgyre
12%inclusion34 decks288 decks
12%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion35 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion35 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion34 decks336 decks
-6%synergy
New Way Forward
10%inclusion16 decks162 decks
7%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
10%inclusion33 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Brainsurge
10%inclusion30 decks308 decks
8%synergy
Cast into the Fire
10%inclusion32 decks336 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion32 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.9%inclusion30 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Hithlain Knots
8.6%inclusion29 decks336 decks
8%synergy
You Cannot Pass!
8.3%inclusion28 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Seething Song
8.0%inclusion27 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Supreme Will
8.0%inclusion27 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.7%inclusion26 decks336 decks
2%synergy
Smite the Deathless
7.7%inclusion26 decks336 decks
8%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
7.7%inclusion26 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Gandalf's Sanction
36%inclusion121 decks336 decks
35%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
33%inclusion111 decks336 decks
30%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
31%inclusion105 decks336 decks
31%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
30%inclusion102 decks336 decks
30%synergy
All of History, All at Once
25%inclusion85 decks336 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion84 decks336 decks
2%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
20%inclusion66 decks336 decks
19%synergy
Supreme Verdict
19%inclusion63 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
18%inclusion61 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
17%inclusion57 decks336 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion54 decks336 decks
0%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
16%inclusion54 decks336 decks
13%synergy
Rousing Refrain
14%inclusion48 decks336 decks
12%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
14%inclusion46 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Time Wipe
12%inclusion41 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
12%inclusion40 decks336 decks
9%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
11%inclusion37 decks336 decks
9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
11%inclusion36 decks336 decks
1%synergy
Mists of Lórien
10%inclusion32 decks336 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
8.6%inclusion29 decks336 decks
-3%synergy
Grapeshot
8.6%inclusion29 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Chronomantic Escape
7.7%inclusion26 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Birthday Escape
7.4%inclusion25 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.1%inclusion24 decks336 decks
-6%synergy
Vandalblast
7.1%inclusion24 decks336 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.5%inclusion22 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
6.5%inclusion22 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.5%inclusion22 decks336 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.0%inclusion20 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
5.7%inclusion19 decks336 decks
1%synergy
Elemental Eruption
5.2%inclusion17 decks327 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
5.1%inclusion17 decks336 decks
-4%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
5.1%inclusion17 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Ancestral Vision
5.1%inclusion17 decks336 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
32%inclusion109 decks336 decks
31%synergy
Glamdring
29%inclusion99 decks336 decks
29%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
18%inclusion62 decks336 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion51 decks336 decks
-10%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
15%inclusion49 decks336 decks
14%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
14%inclusion47 decks336 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion46 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion37 decks336 decks
-13%synergy
Primal Amulet
10%inclusion32 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Leyline of Anticipation
34%inclusion113 decks336 decks
31%synergy
As Foretold
30%inclusion102 decks336 decks
27%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
27%inclusion91 decks336 decks
23%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
22%inclusion74 decks336 decks
21%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
21%inclusion51 decks243 decks
19%synergy
Paradox Haze
14%inclusion46 decks336 decks
11%synergy
Double Vision
13%inclusion43 decks336 decks
12%synergy
Shark Typhoon
13%inclusion42 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Sorcerer Class
12%inclusion41 decks336 decks
10%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
11%inclusion37 decks336 decks
-4%synergy
Storm of Saruman
11%inclusion37 decks336 decks
10%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
11%inclusion36 decks336 decks
9%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
10%inclusion35 decks336 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion34 decks336 decks
-1%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.6%inclusion29 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8.3%inclusion28 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Prison
8.3%inclusion28 decks336 decks
-3%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
7.5%inclusion23 decks308 decks
6%synergy
Aria of Flame
7.4%inclusion25 decks336 decks
7%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
6.3%inclusion21 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.1%inclusion17 decks336 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
12%inclusion35 decks294 decks
8%synergy
Quintorius Kand
10%inclusion32 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
10%inclusion32 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6.0%inclusion20 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion141 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion79 decks336 decks
18%synergy
Rivendell
18%inclusion62 decks336 decks
16%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
17%inclusion57 decks336 decks
16%synergy
Minas Tirith
12%inclusion40 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Emergence Zone
10%inclusion34 decks336 decks
9%synergy
Mines of Moria
10%inclusion33 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion22 decks336 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.5%inclusion22 decks336 decks
-6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.3%inclusion21 decks336 decks
-14%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.4%inclusion18 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion283 decks336 decks
-4%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion269 decks336 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Progress
41%inclusion139 decks336 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
40%inclusion136 decks336 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Signet
39%inclusion130 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
38%inclusion127 decks336 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion120 decks336 decks
12%synergy
Azorius Signet
35%inclusion119 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Boros Signet
25%inclusion84 decks336 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion83 decks336 decks
-7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion57 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion39 decks336 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion38 decks336 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.6%inclusion29 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.4%inclusion25 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Sol Talisman
6.3%inclusion21 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion331 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion329 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion326 decks336 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion292 decks336 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion212 decks336 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Monastery
62%inclusion207 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
57%inclusion192 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Prairie Stream
52%inclusion176 decks336 decks
13%synergy
Glacial Fortress
52%inclusion174 decks336 decks
-2%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
49%inclusion166 decks336 decks
-2%synergy
Shivan Reef
40%inclusion134 decks336 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion130 decks336 decks
11%synergy
Battlefield Forge
36%inclusion122 decks336 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
34%inclusion115 decks336 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion110 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Port Town
32%inclusion108 decks336 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
31%inclusion104 decks336 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
30%inclusion100 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Triumph
29%inclusion97 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
29%inclusion96 decks336 decks
12%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
26%inclusion87 decks336 decks
3%synergy
Perilous Landscape
26%inclusion79 decks306 decks
7%synergy
Steam Vents
25%inclusion83 decks336 decks
-16%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
24%inclusion82 decks336 decks
-12%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
24%inclusion80 decks336 decks
-18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion78 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Raugrin Triome
23%inclusion78 decks336 decks
-14%synergy
Training Center
23%inclusion77 decks336 decks
-8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion75 decks336 decks
-1%synergy
Deserted Beach
22%inclusion74 decks336 decks
0%synergy
Sea of Clouds
21%inclusion71 decks336 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
21%inclusion69 decks336 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion69 decks336 decks
10%synergy
Sacred Foundry
20%inclusion67 decks336 decks
-21%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion61 decks307 decks
14%synergy
Spectator Seating
20%inclusion66 decks336 decks
-10%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
19%inclusion63 decks336 decks
-4%synergy
Tranquil Cove
17%inclusion58 decks336 decks
10%synergy
Azorius Chancery
17%inclusion56 decks336 decks
4%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
17%inclusion56 decks336 decks
10%synergy
Sundown Pass
16%inclusion55 decks336 decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion54 decks336 decks
-11%synergy
Silundi Vision
16%inclusion54 decks336 decks
15%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion52 decks336 decks
-14%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
15%inclusion50 decks336 decks
10%synergy
Boros Garrison
15%inclusion50 decks336 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
14%inclusion48 decks336 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion42 decks308 decks
4%synergy
Rugged Prairie
13%inclusion44 decks336 decks
-9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
12%inclusion39 decks336 decks
0%synergy