Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Core Spellslinger

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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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Unwelcome Sprite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Keep Out
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Olórin's Searing Light
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
70%synergy
Flame of Anor
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
67%synergy
Fiery Inscription
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
61%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
55%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
55%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
55%synergy
Press the Enemy
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
55%synergy
Guttersnipe
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
54%synergy
Mystic Confluence
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
53%synergy
Dust of Moments
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Path to Exile
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
46%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Prismari Command
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
44%synergy
Brainstorm
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Courageous Resolve
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
47%synergy
Lightning Bolt
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Young Pyromancer
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
34%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Wizards of Thay
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Monastery Mentor
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Archmage of Runes
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Time Beetle
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Coruscation Mage
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
High Fae Trickster
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Firebrand Archer
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Rift Elemental
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Electrostatic Field
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Rose Tyler
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Docent of Perfection
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
The War Doctor
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Clockspinning
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
42%synergy
Opt
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Fury Charm
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Consider
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Generous Gift
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Display of Power
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Boros Charm
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Helix
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Silundi Vision
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Quick Study
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Charm
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Reprieve
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Abrade
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Chaos Warp
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Archmage's Charm
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Dig Through Time
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Cryptic Command
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Quicken
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Impulse
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Snap
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Riot Control
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Think Twice
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Jeskai Charm
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
New Way Forward
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Jwari Disruption
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Delay
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Invert // Invent
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Big Score
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Thraben Charm
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Legion Leadership
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Eerie Interference
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Smite the Deathless
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Reflection
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Ponder
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
11%synergy
All of History, All at Once
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Expressive Iteration
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Lórien Revealed
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Grapeshot
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Mists of Lórien
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Boltwave
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Elemental Eruption
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Supreme Verdict
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Austere Command
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Fractured Identity
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Empty the Warrens
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Rousing Refrain
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Mind's Desire
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Stock Up
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Boomerang Basics
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Storm of Memories
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Dismantling Wave
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Past in Flames
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Faithless Looting
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Farewell
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Birthday Escape
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Chronomantic Escape
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Call for Aid
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Ecstatic Beauty
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Call to Mind
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Temporal Fissure
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Encore
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glamdring
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Rod of Absorption
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Primal Amulet
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Levitating Statue
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Wand of Wonder
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-19%synergy
Sunforger
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
As Foretold
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Paradox Haze
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Sorcerer Class
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Double Vision
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Shark Typhoon
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Storm of Saruman
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Prison
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Propaganda
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Wizard Class
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Aria of Flame
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
The Bath Song
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Spider-Verse
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Quintorius Kand
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Rivendell
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Emergence Zone
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Minas Tirith
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Kor Haven
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Hidden Cataract
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Volcano
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Progress
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Azorius Signet
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Signet
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
25%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Boros Signet
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion35 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion34 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Plains
92%inclusion33 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
-18%synergy
Sulfur Falls
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Monastery
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Glacial Fortress
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Prairie Stream
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Shivan Reef
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Perilous Landscape
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Battlefield Forge
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Port Town
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Silundi Vision
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Training Center
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Sea of Clouds
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Triumph
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Raugrin Triome
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-15%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-19%synergy
Steam Vents
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-21%synergy
Azorius Chancery
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Tranquil Cove
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Spectator Seating
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Deserted Beach
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Sacred Foundry
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-24%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Sundown Pass
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Arid Mesa
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-14%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-16%synergy