Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Budget Core

Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Rank #747
32decks
Benjamin Levin
Oct 21, 2025
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Mica, Reader of Ruins
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Zaffai and the Tempests
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Olórin's Searing Light
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Courageous Resolve
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Fury Charm
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Press the Enemy
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Guttersnipe
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Opt
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Abrade
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Fiery Inscription
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Consider
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
-27%synergy
Clockspinning
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Quick Study
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Dust of Moments
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Mystic Confluence
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Gandalf the Grey
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Time Beetle
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
20%synergy
Mocking Sprite
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Young Pyromancer
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Rift Elemental
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Firebrand Archer
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Saruman the White
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Coruscation Mage
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Monastery Mentor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Timebender
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Unwelcome Sprite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Archmage of Runes
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
7%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Shire Scarecrow
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Electrostatic Field
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Amy Pond
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Wizards of Thay
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
The War Doctor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Geyser Drake
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Théoden, King of Rohan
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Hypersonic Dragon
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Prismari Command
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Dig Through Time
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Fact or Fiction
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Charm
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Display of Power
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Helix
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Hithlain Knots
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Generous Gift
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Cast into the Fire
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Chaos Warp
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Bolt
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Reprieve
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Smite the Deathless
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Counterspell
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-20%synergy
Keep Out
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lorehold Command
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Council's Deliberation
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Glorious Gale
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Magma Opus
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Lost to Legend
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
You Cannot Pass!
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Big Score
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Snap
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Teach by Example
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Flame of Anor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Impulse
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Rally the Monastery
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Unwanted Remake
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Jeskai Charm
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Obsessive Search
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Deliberate
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Slick Sequence
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Invoke Calamity
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Valorous Stance
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Supplant Form
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Supreme Will
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Curate
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Fell Beast's Shriek
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
All of History, All at Once
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Time Wipe
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Lórien Revealed
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Banish from Edoras
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Supreme Verdict
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
0%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Coward // Killer
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Faithless Looting
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Fire of Orthanc
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Act
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Preordain
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Treason of Isengard
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Rousing Refrain
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Arwen's Gift
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Warrant // Warden
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Birthday Escape
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Reality Strobe
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Ecstatic Beauty
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Divination
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Reconstruct History
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Baral's Expertise
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Response // Resurgence
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Rout
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Foray of Orcs
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Chronomantic Escape
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Wrap in Flames
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Glamdring
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Dúnedain Blade
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Dynavolt Tower
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mirror of Galadriel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Sunforger
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
As Foretold
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Double Vision
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Aria of Flame
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Ghostly Prison
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Spider-Verse
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Duskmourn's Domination
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Observed Stasis
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Rising of the Day
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Fevered Visions
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Bewitching Leechcraft
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Banishing Light
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
The Bath Song
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Aligned Heart
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset of the Ancient Way
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Rivendell
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Restless Spire
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Needle Spires
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Sol Ring
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
-24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Izzet Signet
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Azorius Signet
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Boros Signet
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Progress
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-23%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-28%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-19%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Inherited Envelope
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Wizard's Rockets
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sol Talisman
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Pristine Talisman
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-36%synergy
Honored Heirloom
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Locket
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Boros Locket
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Island
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Mystic Monastery
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Temple of Triumph
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
-18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Prairie Stream
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Path of Ancestry
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Glacial Fortress
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-23%synergy
Port Town
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Tranquil Cove
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Perilous Landscape
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-23%synergy
Azorius Chancery
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Sulfur Falls
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-28%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Battlefield Forge
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Boros Garrison
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-23%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Boros Guildgate
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Rugged Prairie
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Prismari Campus
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Thriving Isle
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Molten Tributary
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Eroded Canyon
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Abraded Bluffs
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-28%synergy
Thriving Bluff
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Heath
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Radiant Summit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy