Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Expensive Core

Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Rank #709
34decks
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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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Flame of Anor
85%inclusion29 decks34 decks
83%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
62%synergy
Olórin's Searing Light
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
57%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
53%synergy
Fury Charm
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
48%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
47%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
46%synergy
Mystic Confluence
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
44%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Dust of Moments
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
82%inclusion28 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Path to Exile
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Boros Charm
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Brainstorm
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Consider
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Prismari Command
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Fiery Inscription
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
44%inclusion7 decks16 decks
42%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Protection
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Smothering Tithe
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
The One Ring
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Rhystic Study
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Creatures
Guttersnipe
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Wizards of Thay
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Archmage of Runes
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
28%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Time Beetle
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Electrostatic Field
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
High Fae Trickster
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Rift Elemental
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Coruscation Mage
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Young Pyromancer
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Nalfeshnee
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Monastery Mentor
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Esper Sentinel
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Claim Jumper
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Tataru Taru
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Marang River Regent
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Frantic Search
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Opt
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Generous Gift
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Clockspinning
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Valakut Awakening
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Archmage's Charm
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Press the Enemy
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Impulse
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Pongify
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Cryptic Command
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Bolt
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Silundi Vision
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Snap
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Chaos Warp
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Wear // Tear
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Dig Through Time
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Quick Study
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Final Showdown
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
18%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Supreme Will
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Display of Power
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Charm
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Narset's Reversal
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Spellgyre
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Big Score
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Confounding Riddle
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Vivi's Persistence
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Brainsurge
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Seething Song
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Mana Drain
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Suspend
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Tithe
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Courageous Resolve
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Get Lost
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Visions of Beyond
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Cloud's Limit Break
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
New Way Forward
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Sea Gate Restoration
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Ponder
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
19%synergy
All of History, All at Once
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Rousing Refrain
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
25%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Farewell
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Act
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Preordain
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Expressive Iteration
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Supreme Verdict
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Ancestral Vision
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Time Wipe
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Elemental Eruption
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Don't Move
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Solve the Equation
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Fated Clash
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Vandalblast
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Call to Mind
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Time Warp
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Pyroclasm
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Immolating Gyre
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Mists of Lórien
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Ecstatic Beauty
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Restore Balance
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Call the Mountain Chocobo
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rotating Fireplace
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Isochron Scepter
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Primal Amulet
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-16%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
The Millennium Calendar
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Glamdring
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Leyline of Anticipation
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
33%synergy
As Foretold
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Paradox Haze
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Shark Typhoon
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Remora
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Ghostly Prison
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Sorcerer Class
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Land Tax
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Aria of Flame
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Double Vision
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Fated Firepower
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Pain for All
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Copy Artifact
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Out of Time
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Storm of Saruman
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Arcavios
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Quintorius Kand
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Narset of the Ancient Way
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Emergence Zone
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Mistrise Village
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Kor Haven
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion29 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
76%inclusion26 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Progress
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
35%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Azorius Signet
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Signet
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Midnight Clock
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Boros Signet
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Tantalite
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Sol Talisman
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
91%inclusion31 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
88%inclusion30 decks34 decks
47%synergy
Steam Vents
88%inclusion30 decks34 decks
48%synergy
Island
88%inclusion30 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Mountain
85%inclusion29 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Plains
82%inclusion28 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Flooded Strand
82%inclusion28 decks34 decks
53%synergy
Sacred Foundry
79%inclusion27 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Scalding Tarn
79%inclusion27 decks34 decks
52%synergy
Raugrin Triome
76%inclusion26 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Arid Mesa
76%inclusion26 decks34 decks
49%synergy
Sea of Clouds
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Training Center
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Thundering Falls
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
56%synergy
Meticulous Archive
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
47%synergy
Spectator Seating
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Volcanic Island
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Tundra
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Sink into Stupor
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
-17%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Plateau
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Sulfur Falls
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Elegant Parlor
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Glacial Fortress
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
-16%synergy
Valakut Awakening
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Shivan Reef
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
-5%synergy
Sundown Pass
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Reflecting Pool
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Silundi Vision
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Deserted Beach
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
-21%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Prairie Stream
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Polluted Delta
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Monastery
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-35%synergy
Mystic Gate
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Windswept Heath
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Wooded Foothills
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
12%synergy