Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Budget Core

Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Rank #727
33decks
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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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Olórin's Searing Light
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
59%synergy
Courageous Resolve
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
51%synergy
Fury Charm
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
47%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
45%synergy
Press the Enemy
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
45%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Opt
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Clockspinning
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Guttersnipe
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
-26%synergy
Fiery Inscription
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Abrade
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Dust of Moments
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Quick Study
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Path to Exile
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
-13%synergy
Consider
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Storm-Kiln Artist
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
21%synergy
Mocking Sprite
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Young Pyromancer
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Time Beetle
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Coruscation Mage
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Rift Elemental
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Saruman the White
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Firebrand Archer
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Unwelcome Sprite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Archmage of Runes
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Monastery Mentor
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Timebender
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Geyser Drake
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Shire Scarecrow
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Théoden, King of Rohan
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Meneldor, Swift Savior
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Mysidian Elder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Amy Pond
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Wizards of Thay
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Mystic Confluence
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Dig Through Time
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
31%synergy
Display of Power
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Izzet Charm
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Prismari Command
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Hithlain Knots
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Fact or Fiction
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Cast into the Fire
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Helix
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Reprieve
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Smite the Deathless
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Reality Shift
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Bolt
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Impulse
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Keep Out
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Flame of Anor
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Warp
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Council's Deliberation
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Lost to Legend
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Glorious Gale
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Silundi Vision
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Counterspell
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-20%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Rally the Monastery
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lorehold Command
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Magma Opus
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
You Cannot Pass!
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Quicken
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Valorous Stance
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Big Score
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Teach by Example
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Unwanted Remake
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Obsessive Search
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Loran's Escape
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Run Away Together
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Boon of Safety
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Invoke Calamity
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Curate
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Archmage's Charm
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Plunge into Winter
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Slip On the Ring
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Disenchant
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Fell Beast's Shriek
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Time Wipe
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
All of History, All at Once
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Banish from Edoras
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Lórien Revealed
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Supreme Verdict
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Rousing Refrain
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Arwen's Gift
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Coward // Killer
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Faithless Looting
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Treason of Isengard
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Fire of Orthanc
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Birthday Escape
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Rout
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Warrant // Warden
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Divination
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Ecstatic Beauty
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Reconstruct History
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Baral's Expertise
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Wrap in Flames
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Mighty
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Foray of Orcs
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Chronomantic Escape
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Response // Resurgence
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Reality Strobe
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Arc Blade
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Act
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-17%synergy
Quarrel's End
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Glamdring
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-16%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Dynavolt Tower
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Dúnedain Blade
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Mirror of Galadriel
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Sunforger
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
As Foretold
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Double Vision
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Spider-Verse
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Ghostly Prison
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Duskmourn's Domination
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Observed Stasis
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Aligned Heart
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Rising of the Day
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Bewitching Leechcraft
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-9%synergy
Banishing Light
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Aria of Flame
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Fevered Visions
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
The Bath Song
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset of the Ancient Way
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Quintorius Kand
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-13%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-11%synergy
Restless Spire
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Needle Spires
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
-19%synergy
Sol Ring
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
-29%synergy
Commander's Sphere
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Izzet Signet
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Azorius Signet
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Boros Signet
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Progress
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-24%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-28%synergy
Sol Talisman
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-20%synergy
Inherited Envelope
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Wizard's Rockets
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-36%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Boros Locket
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Pristine Talisman
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Locket
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Honored Heirloom
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion33 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Island
100%inclusion33 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Monastery
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Triumph
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Prairie Stream
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Tranquil Cove
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Glacial Fortress
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
-24%synergy
Port Town
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Perilous Landscape
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
-24%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Azorius Chancery
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
-28%synergy
Shivan Reef
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-20%synergy
Battlefield Forge
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-21%synergy
Boros Garrison
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Ash Barrens
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Boros Guildgate
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Ferrous Lake
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Rugged Prairie
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Silundi Vision
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Thriving Isle
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Campus
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Shire Terrace
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-28%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-15%synergy
Molten Tributary
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Eroded Canyon
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Bluff
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Abraded Bluffs
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Heath
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Radiant Summit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy