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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Keep Out
3.6%inclusion1 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Unwelcome Sprite
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Spinerock Tyrant
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Olórin's Searing Light
73%inclusion251 decks343 decks
71%synergy
Flame of Anor
70%inclusion239 decks343 decks
67%synergy
Fiery Inscription
65%inclusion223 decks343 decks
62%synergy
Press the Enemy
52%inclusion180 decks343 decks
52%synergy
Guttersnipe
58%inclusion199 decks343 decks
51%synergy
Mystic Confluence
52%inclusion177 decks343 decks
49%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
49%inclusion169 decks343 decks
48%synergy
Fury Charm
48%inclusion165 decks343 decks
47%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
47%inclusion161 decks343 decks
46%synergy
Opt
59%inclusion203 decks343 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
71%inclusion245 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Path to Exile
62%inclusion212 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
57%inclusion195 decks343 decks
45%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
56%inclusion193 decks343 decks
32%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
55%inclusion188 decks343 decks
42%synergy
Brainstorm
48%inclusion164 decks343 decks
28%synergy
Frantic Search
47%inclusion160 decks343 decks
31%synergy
Courageous Resolve
46%inclusion158 decks343 decks
45%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
45%inclusion156 decks343 decks
35%synergy
Dust of Moments
45%inclusion153 decks343 decks
43%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
40%inclusion138 decks343 decks
34%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
40%inclusion137 decks343 decks
36%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
38%inclusion129 decks343 decks
32%synergy
Wizards of Thay
35%inclusion119 decks343 decks
34%synergy
Archmage of Runes
34%inclusion80 decks235 decks
31%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
33%inclusion113 decks343 decks
31%synergy
Young Pyromancer
32%inclusion109 decks343 decks
24%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
31%inclusion105 decks343 decks
20%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
30%inclusion104 decks343 decks
30%synergy
Time Beetle
28%inclusion96 decks343 decks
25%synergy
Coruscation Mage
26%inclusion72 decks282 decks
23%synergy
Monastery Mentor
25%inclusion87 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
24%inclusion67 decks283 decks
18%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
23%inclusion80 decks343 decks
23%synergy
Rift Elemental
23%inclusion80 decks343 decks
22%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion58 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
17%inclusion57 decks343 decks
16%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
16%inclusion56 decks343 decks
15%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
16%inclusion56 decks343 decks
14%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
15%inclusion53 decks343 decks
14%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
15%inclusion52 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Electrostatic Field
14%inclusion48 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
13%inclusion20 decks154 decks
9%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
13%inclusion44 decks343 decks
12%synergy
High Fae Trickster
13%inclusion30 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
11%inclusion38 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
11%inclusion30 decks282 decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
10%inclusion36 decks343 decks
9%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
10%inclusion35 decks343 decks
10%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
10%inclusion13 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
10%inclusion33 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
8.5%inclusion27 decks318 decks
8%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
8.5%inclusion29 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
8.2%inclusion28 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Firebrand Archer
8.2%inclusion28 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
7.6%inclusion26 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Nalfeshnee
7.6%inclusion26 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
7.0%inclusion24 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Saruman the White
7.0%inclusion24 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf the White
6.4%inclusion22 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
6.4%inclusion22 decks343 decks
0%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
6.4%inclusion22 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
6.4%inclusion22 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Mocking Sprite
6.4%inclusion22 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Heartflame Duelist
6.1%inclusion21 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Docent of Perfection
6.1%inclusion21 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
6.0%inclusion17 decks283 decks
5%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
4%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Prismari Command
43%inclusion148 decks343 decks
37%synergy
Consider
41%inclusion142 decks343 decks
32%synergy
Clockspinning
41%inclusion141 decks343 decks
38%synergy
Generous Gift
40%inclusion138 decks343 decks
19%synergy
Boros Charm
37%inclusion126 decks343 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Bolt
36%inclusion123 decks343 decks
28%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
34%inclusion115 decks343 decks
31%synergy
Archmage's Charm
32%inclusion109 decks343 decks
31%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
30%inclusion103 decks343 decks
28%synergy
Display of Power
29%inclusion101 decks343 decks
29%synergy
Izzet Charm
28%inclusion96 decks343 decks
25%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
27%inclusion91 decks343 decks
17%synergy
Abrade
27%inclusion91 decks343 decks
20%synergy
Fact or Fiction
26%inclusion90 decks343 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion85 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Reprieve
24%inclusion84 decks343 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Helix
24%inclusion83 decks343 decks
22%synergy
Quick Study
24%inclusion82 decks343 decks
23%synergy
Cryptic Command
22%inclusion74 decks343 decks
21%synergy
Dig Through Time
21%inclusion71 decks343 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
20%inclusion70 decks343 decks
-15%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
20%inclusion68 decks343 decks
16%synergy
Snap
19%inclusion65 decks343 decks
11%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
18%inclusion27 decks151 decks
16%synergy
Big Score
18%inclusion61 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Impulse
17%inclusion60 decks343 decks
16%synergy
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion57 decks343 decks
15%synergy
Quicken
15%inclusion53 decks343 decks
15%synergy
Jeskai Charm
15%inclusion52 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion48 decks343 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion41 decks299 decks
4%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion46 decks343 decks
10%synergy
Spellgyre
12%inclusion34 decks279 decks
12%synergy
New Way Forward
10%inclusion16 decks153 decks
8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion35 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion35 decks343 decks
-6%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion34 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
10%inclusion34 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Brainsurge
9.4%inclusion28 decks299 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
9.3%inclusion32 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Cast into the Fire
9.3%inclusion32 decks343 decks
9%synergy
Hithlain Knots
8.7%inclusion30 decks343 decks
9%synergy
Supreme Will
8.7%inclusion30 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.7%inclusion30 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Seething Song
8.5%inclusion29 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
8.2%inclusion28 decks343 decks
2%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
8.2%inclusion28 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Confounding Riddle
8.2%inclusion28 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Lost to Legend
7.9%inclusion27 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Gandalf's Sanction
36%inclusion125 decks343 decks
36%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
33%inclusion114 decks343 decks
30%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
32%inclusion109 decks343 decks
31%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
31%inclusion106 decks343 decks
31%synergy
Blasphemous Act
26%inclusion89 decks343 decks
3%synergy
All of History, All at Once
25%inclusion87 decks343 decks
23%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
20%inclusion68 decks343 decks
19%synergy
Supreme Verdict
19%inclusion66 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Preordain
19%inclusion64 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
17%inclusion58 decks343 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
16%inclusion56 decks343 decks
0%synergy
Lórien Revealed
16%inclusion56 decks343 decks
14%synergy
Rousing Refrain
14%inclusion48 decks343 decks
11%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
13%inclusion46 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Time Wipe
13%inclusion43 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
11%inclusion38 decks343 decks
8%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
11%inclusion37 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
11%inclusion37 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Mists of Lórien
10%inclusion34 decks343 decks
10%synergy
Farewell
9.3%inclusion32 decks343 decks
-5%synergy
Grapeshot
9.0%inclusion31 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
8.7%inclusion30 decks343 decks
-3%synergy
Faithless Looting
7.6%inclusion26 decks343 decks
-6%synergy
Birthday Escape
7.6%inclusion26 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Chronomantic Escape
7.6%inclusion26 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
7.3%inclusion25 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
7.0%inclusion24 decks343 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.1%inclusion21 decks343 decks
1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Elemental Eruption
5.3%inclusion17 decks318 decks
5%synergy
Ancestral Vision
5.2%inclusion18 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
5.2%inclusion18 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Boltwave
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
33%inclusion114 decks343 decks
32%synergy
Glamdring
31%inclusion108 decks343 decks
31%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
18%inclusion63 decks343 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion56 decks343 decks
-8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion50 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
14%inclusion49 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
14%inclusion49 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion38 decks343 decks
-13%synergy
Primal Amulet
10%inclusion33 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Leyline of Anticipation
36%inclusion125 decks343 decks
34%synergy
As Foretold
30%inclusion104 decks343 decks
27%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
27%inclusion93 decks343 decks
23%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
22%inclusion74 decks343 decks
20%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
21%inclusion48 decks234 decks
19%synergy
Double Vision
15%inclusion50 decks343 decks
14%synergy
Paradox Haze
14%inclusion48 decks343 decks
11%synergy
Storm of Saruman
13%inclusion45 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Shark Typhoon
13%inclusion44 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Sorcerer Class
12%inclusion42 decks343 decks
10%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
11%inclusion39 decks343 decks
-4%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
11%inclusion37 decks343 decks
9%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
11%inclusion37 decks343 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion34 decks343 decks
-1%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
9.3%inclusion32 decks343 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8.5%inclusion29 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Prison
7.9%inclusion27 decks343 decks
-4%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
7.7%inclusion23 decks299 decks
6%synergy
Aria of Flame
7.0%inclusion24 decks343 decks
7%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
6.4%inclusion22 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
12%inclusion33 decks285 decks
8%synergy
Quintorius Kand
9.3%inclusion32 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
9.3%inclusion32 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6.1%inclusion21 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
5.2%inclusion18 decks343 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion142 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion78 decks343 decks
17%synergy
Rivendell
19%inclusion65 decks343 decks
17%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
18%inclusion61 decks343 decks
17%synergy
Minas Tirith
12%inclusion42 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Emergence Zone
10%inclusion36 decks343 decks
9%synergy
Mines of Moria
10%inclusion33 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
9.4%inclusion12 decks128 decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.7%inclusion23 decks343 decks
-6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.4%inclusion22 decks343 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.1%inclusion21 decks343 decks
0%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.8%inclusion20 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion288 decks343 decks
-4%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion275 decks343 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Progress
41%inclusion140 decks343 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
41%inclusion140 decks343 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Signet
38%inclusion131 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
38%inclusion129 decks343 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion124 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Azorius Signet
35%inclusion121 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Boros Signet
25%inclusion86 decks343 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion84 decks343 decks
-7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
22%inclusion21 decks95 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion60 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion39 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion38 decks343 decks
-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.7%inclusion30 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.7%inclusion23 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Sol Talisman
5.5%inclusion19 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion338 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion336 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion333 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion298 decks343 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
64%inclusion219 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Monastery
61%inclusion209 decks343 decks
2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
57%inclusion195 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Prairie Stream
53%inclusion181 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Glacial Fortress
51%inclusion176 decks343 decks
-3%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
49%inclusion169 decks343 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
40%inclusion138 decks343 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
39%inclusion135 decks343 decks
-1%synergy
Battlefield Forge
36%inclusion124 decks343 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
34%inclusion117 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion117 decks343 decks
7%synergy
Port Town
34%inclusion116 decks343 decks
16%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
31%inclusion107 decks343 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
30%inclusion103 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
30%inclusion103 decks343 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Triumph
29%inclusion98 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25%inclusion87 decks343 decks
3%synergy
Perilous Landscape
25%inclusion75 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
24%inclusion82 decks343 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion81 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Steam Vents
23%inclusion79 decks343 decks
-17%synergy
Training Center
23%inclusion78 decks343 decks
-9%synergy
Raugrin Triome
22%inclusion74 decks343 decks
-15%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
22%inclusion74 decks343 decks
-20%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion74 decks343 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion74 decks343 decks
11%synergy
Deserted Beach
22%inclusion74 decks343 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
21%inclusion71 decks343 decks
8%synergy
Sea of Clouds
20%inclusion69 decks343 decks
-11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
19%inclusion58 decks298 decks
13%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
19%inclusion65 decks343 decks
-3%synergy
Spectator Seating
19%inclusion65 decks343 decks
-11%synergy
Sacred Foundry
19%inclusion64 decks343 decks
-22%synergy
Tranquil Cove
18%inclusion62 decks343 decks
11%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
18%inclusion61 decks343 decks
11%synergy
Sundown Pass
17%inclusion57 decks343 decks
-3%synergy
Azorius Chancery
17%inclusion57 decks343 decks
4%synergy
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion57 decks343 decks
15%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion52 decks343 decks
-12%synergy
Boros Garrison
15%inclusion51 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
15%inclusion51 decks343 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion50 decks343 decks
-15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
14%inclusion41 decks299 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
13%inclusion46 decks343 decks
-14%synergy
Rugged Prairie
12%inclusion42 decks343 decks
-10%synergy
Ferrous Lake
12%inclusion40 decks333 decks
0%synergy