Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Core Spellslinger

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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Thunderdrum Soloist
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Hydro-Channeler
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Vibrant Outburst
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Mana Sculpt
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Fiery Inscription
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
64%synergy
Flame of Anor
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
62%synergy
Olórin's Searing Light
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
60%synergy
Mystic Confluence
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
60%synergy
Guttersnipe
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
58%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
57%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
55%synergy
Press the Enemy
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
55%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
53%synergy
Courageous Resolve
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
71%inclusion32 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
67%inclusion30 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Path to Exile
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
58%inclusion26 decks45 decks
45%synergy
Consider
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Opt
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Prismari Command
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
43%synergy
Frantic Search
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
44%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
32%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Young Pyromancer
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Wizards of Thay
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
37%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Monastery Mentor
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
29%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Archmage of Runes
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Time Beetle
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Coruscation Mage
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Firebrand Archer
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
7%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Rift Elemental
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Muse Seeker
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Zaffai and the Tempests
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
High Fae Trickster
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Electrostatic Field
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Elsha, Threefold Master
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Mica, Reader of Ruins
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Magmablood Archaic
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Tackle Artist
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Deluge Virtuoso
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Dust of Moments
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Fury Charm
42%inclusion19 decks45 decks
41%synergy
Clockspinning
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
38%synergy
Display of Power
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
39%synergy
Brainstorm
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Bolt
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
27%synergy
Izzet Charm
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Generous Gift
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
28%synergy
Reprieve
29%inclusion13 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Boros Charm
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Quick Study
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Helix
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
25%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
24%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Cryptic Command
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Silundi Vision
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Abrade
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
Archmage's Charm
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Quicken
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Chaos Warp
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Big Score
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Snap
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Impulse
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Flashback
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Jeskai Charm
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Negate
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Thraben Charm
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Riot Control
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Lorehold Charm
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Prismari Charm
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
You Cannot Pass!
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Ojutai's Command
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Narset's Reversal
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Think Twice
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Smite the Deathless
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Thought Scour
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Sorcerous Squall
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
31%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Preordain
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Grapeshot
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
17%synergy
All of History, All at Once
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
16%synergy
Expressive Iteration
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Supreme Verdict
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Mana Geyser
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Mists of Lórien
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Elemental Eruption
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Boltwave
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Time Wipe
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Empty the Warrens
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Birthday Escape
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Act
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Echocasting Symposium
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Flow State
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Impractical Joke
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Pursue the Past
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Fractured Identity
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Serum Visions
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Deep Analysis
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Call for Aid
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Mind's Desire
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Step Through
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Compulsive Research
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
36%inclusion16 decks45 decks
35%synergy
Glamdring
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
33%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Primal Amulet
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-17%synergy
Rod of Absorption
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Adaptive Training Post
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
As Foretold
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
34%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
19%synergy
Paradox Haze
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Sorcerer Class
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Storm of Saruman
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Double Vision
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Shark Typhoon
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Prison
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Aria of Flame
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Wizard Class
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
The Bath Song
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Quintorius Kand
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion20 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
21%synergy
Rivendell
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
20%synergy
Emergence Zone
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Minas Tirith
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Kor Haven
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Mines of Moria
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion39 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion35 decks45 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Progress
49%inclusion22 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Signet
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Azorius Signet
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Boros Signet
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Resonating Lute
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion44 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion43 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Plains
93%inclusion42 decks45 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion36 decks45 decks
-13%synergy
Mystic Monastery
64%inclusion29 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
62%inclusion28 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Glacial Fortress
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
60%inclusion27 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Prairie Stream
56%inclusion25 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
51%inclusion23 decks45 decks
-1%synergy
Shivan Reef
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Battlefield Forge
47%inclusion21 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
40%inclusion18 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion17 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Perilous Landscape
33%inclusion15 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Port Town
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Triumph
31%inclusion14 decks45 decks
7%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
27%inclusion12 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Silundi Vision
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
18%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
0%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Tranquil Cove
20%inclusion9 decks45 decks
13%synergy
Steam Vents
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-23%synergy
Azorius Chancery
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Sea of Clouds
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Raugrin Triome
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-18%synergy
Training Center
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-12%synergy
Deserted Beach
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
-4%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Rugged Prairie
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-8%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-26%synergy
Ferrous Lake
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-14%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
10%synergy
Spectacle Summit
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Sacred Foundry
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
-30%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
4%synergy