Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Core

Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Rank #687
340decks
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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
20%inclusion16 decks81 decks
15%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
4.1%inclusion2 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Fated Firepower
3.7%inclusion3 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Boomerang Basics
2.1%inclusion1 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Olórin's Searing Light
75%inclusion254 decks340 decks
73%synergy
Flame of Anor
71%inclusion240 decks340 decks
68%synergy
Fiery Inscription
65%inclusion222 decks340 decks
62%synergy
Guttersnipe
59%inclusion200 decks340 decks
52%synergy
Press the Enemy
52%inclusion176 decks340 decks
51%synergy
Mystic Confluence
52%inclusion178 decks340 decks
49%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
49%inclusion167 decks340 decks
48%synergy
Opt
60%inclusion205 decks340 decks
47%synergy
Courageous Resolve
47%inclusion159 decks340 decks
46%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
47%inclusion159 decks340 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
72%inclusion246 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Path to Exile
61%inclusion209 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
56%inclusion190 decks340 decks
31%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
55%inclusion188 decks340 decks
42%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
55%inclusion187 decks340 decks
43%synergy
Brainstorm
49%inclusion165 decks340 decks
28%synergy
Frantic Search
48%inclusion164 decks340 decks
33%synergy
Fury Charm
47%inclusion161 decks340 decks
46%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
46%inclusion156 decks340 decks
35%synergy
Dust of Moments
44%inclusion150 decks340 decks
43%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
40%inclusion137 decks340 decks
34%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
39%inclusion134 decks340 decks
36%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
38%inclusion128 decks340 decks
32%synergy
Wizards of Thay
35%inclusion120 decks340 decks
34%synergy
Archmage of Runes
33%inclusion75 decks225 decks
30%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
33%inclusion112 decks340 decks
31%synergy
Young Pyromancer
32%inclusion109 decks340 decks
24%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
31%inclusion106 decks340 decks
30%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
31%inclusion105 decks340 decks
20%synergy
Time Beetle
27%inclusion93 decks340 decks
24%synergy
Coruscation Mage
26%inclusion70 decks272 decks
23%synergy
Monastery Mentor
25%inclusion84 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Rift Elemental
24%inclusion81 decks340 decks
22%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
23%inclusion63 decks273 decks
18%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
23%inclusion78 decks340 decks
22%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion54 decks288 decks
12%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
18%inclusion61 decks340 decks
17%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
17%inclusion58 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
17%inclusion57 decks340 decks
14%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
16%inclusion55 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
15%inclusion52 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Electrostatic Field
14%inclusion49 decks340 decks
14%synergy
High Fae Trickster
13%inclusion30 decks224 decks
12%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
13%inclusion44 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion40 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
11%inclusion39 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
11%inclusion37 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
11%inclusion29 decks272 decks
9%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
10%inclusion15 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
10%inclusion33 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
9.4%inclusion32 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
9.1%inclusion31 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
8.8%inclusion27 decks308 decks
8%synergy
Nalfeshnee
7.4%inclusion25 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
7.4%inclusion25 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Firebrand Archer
7.4%inclusion25 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Gandalf the White
6.8%inclusion23 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
6.8%inclusion23 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Saruman the White
6.8%inclusion23 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
6.5%inclusion22 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
6.3%inclusion21 decks336 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
6.2%inclusion17 decks273 decks
6%synergy
Mocking Sprite
6.2%inclusion21 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
6.2%inclusion21 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Heartflame Duelist
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
5%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Docent of Perfection
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Prismari Command
44%inclusion149 decks340 decks
38%synergy
Consider
43%inclusion145 decks340 decks
33%synergy
Generous Gift
41%inclusion141 decks340 decks
20%synergy
Clockspinning
41%inclusion139 decks340 decks
38%synergy
Boros Charm
37%inclusion127 decks340 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Bolt
36%inclusion124 decks340 decks
28%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
33%inclusion113 decks340 decks
31%synergy
Archmage's Charm
32%inclusion109 decks340 decks
31%synergy
Display of Power
30%inclusion103 decks340 decks
30%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
30%inclusion101 decks340 decks
27%synergy
Izzet Charm
29%inclusion97 decks340 decks
25%synergy
Fact or Fiction
28%inclusion94 decks340 decks
25%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
26%inclusion89 decks340 decks
17%synergy
Abrade
26%inclusion88 decks340 decks
19%synergy
Quick Study
25%inclusion85 decks340 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion84 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Reprieve
25%inclusion84 decks340 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Helix
24%inclusion83 decks340 decks
22%synergy
Cryptic Command
22%inclusion74 decks340 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
21%inclusion73 decks340 decks
-14%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
20%inclusion68 decks340 decks
16%synergy
Snap
20%inclusion68 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Dig Through Time
20%inclusion67 decks340 decks
18%synergy
Impulse
18%inclusion62 decks340 decks
17%synergy
Big Score
18%inclusion62 decks340 decks
14%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Silundi Vision
16%inclusion55 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Jeskai Charm
16%inclusion53 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Quicken
15%inclusion52 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion50 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion46 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion38 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Spellgyre
13%inclusion34 decks269 decks
12%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion37 decks340 decks
-5%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion36 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion34 decks340 decks
6%synergy
New Way Forward
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion33 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
9.4%inclusion32 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Cast into the Fire
9.1%inclusion31 decks340 decks
9%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
9.1%inclusion31 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Hithlain Knots
8.8%inclusion30 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.8%inclusion30 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Brainsurge
8.7%inclusion25 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Seething Song
8.5%inclusion29 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Supreme Will
8.5%inclusion29 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Confounding Riddle
8.2%inclusion28 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.2%inclusion28 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Lost to Legend
7.9%inclusion27 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Gandalf's Sanction
38%inclusion128 decks340 decks
37%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
34%inclusion114 decks340 decks
30%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
33%inclusion113 decks340 decks
33%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
32%inclusion109 decks340 decks
32%synergy
Blasphemous Act
27%inclusion91 decks340 decks
4%synergy
All of History, All at Once
26%inclusion87 decks340 decks
23%synergy
Supreme Verdict
19%inclusion66 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
19%inclusion66 decks340 decks
18%synergy
Preordain
19%inclusion64 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
17%inclusion58 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion56 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
16%inclusion54 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Time Wipe
13%inclusion45 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
13%inclusion45 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Rousing Refrain
13%inclusion44 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11%inclusion38 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
11%inclusion37 decks340 decks
2%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
11%inclusion37 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Mists of Lórien
10%inclusion33 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
9.1%inclusion31 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Grapeshot
8.8%inclusion30 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
8.2%inclusion28 decks340 decks
-5%synergy
Farewell
8.2%inclusion28 decks340 decks
-7%synergy
Vandalblast
7.4%inclusion25 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Birthday Escape
7.4%inclusion25 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Chronomantic Escape
7.1%inclusion24 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
7.1%inclusion24 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.5%inclusion22 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.5%inclusion22 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Boltwave
5.4%inclusion12 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Ancestral Vision
5.3%inclusion18 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Elemental Eruption
5.2%inclusion16 decks308 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
5.0%inclusion17 decks340 decks
-5%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
5.0%inclusion17 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
5.0%inclusion17 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
34%inclusion117 decks340 decks
33%synergy
Glamdring
32%inclusion110 decks340 decks
32%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
18%inclusion60 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion54 decks340 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion50 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
15%inclusion50 decks340 decks
14%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
14%inclusion46 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion37 decks340 decks
-14%synergy
Primal Amulet
10%inclusion34 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Leyline of Anticipation
36%inclusion122 decks340 decks
33%synergy
As Foretold
29%inclusion97 decks340 decks
25%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
28%inclusion94 decks340 decks
24%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
22%inclusion74 decks340 decks
20%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
21%inclusion46 decks224 decks
19%synergy
Double Vision
15%inclusion50 decks340 decks
14%synergy
Paradox Haze
15%inclusion50 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Storm of Saruman
14%inclusion46 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Sorcerer Class
13%inclusion45 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Shark Typhoon
12%inclusion40 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
12%inclusion40 decks340 decks
-3%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
11%inclusion37 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion36 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
11%inclusion36 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
9.1%inclusion31 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8.5%inclusion29 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Prison
7.6%inclusion26 decks340 decks
-4%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
7.6%inclusion22 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Aria of Flame
7.4%inclusion25 decks340 decks
7%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
12%inclusion32 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Quintorius Kand
9.1%inclusion31 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
9.1%inclusion31 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6.5%inclusion22 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
5.0%inclusion17 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion142 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
24%inclusion80 decks340 decks
18%synergy
Rivendell
19%inclusion66 decks340 decks
17%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
18%inclusion60 decks340 decks
17%synergy
Minas Tirith
13%inclusion43 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Mines of Moria
11%inclusion37 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Emergence Zone
10%inclusion34 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.5%inclusion22 decks340 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion22 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.2%inclusion21 decks340 decks
-7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
6.2%inclusion21 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Restless Spire
5.0%inclusion17 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion286 decks340 decks
-4%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion272 decks340 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
41%inclusion141 decks340 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Progress
41%inclusion139 decks340 decks
-5%synergy
Izzet Signet
40%inclusion137 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
39%inclusion131 decks340 decks
-5%synergy
Azorius Signet
37%inclusion127 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion124 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Boros Signet
26%inclusion90 decks340 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion83 decks340 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion60 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion40 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion39 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.8%inclusion30 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.8%inclusion23 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Sol Talisman
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion335 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion333 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion331 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion299 decks340 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
65%inclusion220 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Monastery
62%inclusion211 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Sulfur Falls
58%inclusion196 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Prairie Stream
53%inclusion181 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Glacial Fortress
52%inclusion177 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
49%inclusion168 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
41%inclusion138 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
39%inclusion131 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion119 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Battlefield Forge
34%inclusion117 decks340 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
34%inclusion117 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Port Town
34%inclusion117 decks340 decks
16%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
32%inclusion109 decks340 decks
18%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
30%inclusion102 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
30%inclusion101 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Triumph
28%inclusion96 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Perilous Landscape
27%inclusion77 decks287 decks
8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
26%inclusion88 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion79 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
23%inclusion78 decks340 decks
-12%synergy
Training Center
23%inclusion78 decks340 decks
-9%synergy
Steam Vents
22%inclusion75 decks340 decks
-18%synergy
Deserted Beach
22%inclusion75 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Raugrin Triome
21%inclusion73 decks340 decks
-16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion73 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
21%inclusion72 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
21%inclusion70 decks340 decks
-20%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion69 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Sea of Clouds
20%inclusion68 decks340 decks
-11%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
19%inclusion64 decks340 decks
-3%synergy
Spectator Seating
19%inclusion64 decks340 decks
-11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion54 decks288 decks
12%synergy
Tranquil Cove
18%inclusion62 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
18%inclusion61 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Sacred Foundry
18%inclusion60 decks340 decks
-23%synergy
Sundown Pass
17%inclusion58 decks340 decks
-3%synergy
Azorius Chancery
16%inclusion56 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Silundi Vision
16%inclusion55 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Boros Garrison
15%inclusion51 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
15%inclusion50 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion48 decks340 decks
-13%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion48 decks340 decks
-15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion38 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
12%inclusion42 decks340 decks
-16%synergy
Ferrous Lake
12%inclusion38 decks323 decks
0%synergy
Rugged Prairie
11%inclusion38 decks340 decks
-11%synergy