Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Budget Spellslinger

Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Rank #717
75decks
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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
High Synergy Cards
Guttersnipe
80%inclusion60 decks75 decks
73%synergy
Fiery Inscription
76%inclusion57 decks75 decks
73%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
73%inclusion55 decks75 decks
73%synergy
Olórin's Searing Light
72%inclusion54 decks75 decks
70%synergy
Press the Enemy
65%inclusion49 decks75 decks
64%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
64%inclusion48 decks75 decks
63%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
63%inclusion47 decks75 decks
62%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
67%inclusion50 decks75 decks
60%synergy
Mystic Confluence
63%inclusion47 decks75 decks
60%synergy
Courageous Resolve
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Path to Exile
69%inclusion52 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
63%inclusion47 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
61%inclusion46 decks75 decks
51%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
60%inclusion45 decks75 decks
56%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
34%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
56%inclusion42 decks75 decks
43%synergy
Opt
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
42%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
43%synergy
Fury Charm
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
53%synergy
Frantic Search
53%inclusion40 decks75 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Erebor Flamesmith
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
47%synergy
Young Pyromancer
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
39%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
41%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
42%synergy
Wizards of Thay
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
43%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Archmage of Runes
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
33%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
36%synergy
Time Beetle
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
31%synergy
Rift Elemental
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Coruscation Mage
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Monastery Mentor
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
14%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Electrostatic Field
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Firebrand Archer
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Haughty Djinn
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
13%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Geyser Drake
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Kykar, Zephyr Awakener
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Heartflame Duelist
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Hypersonic Dragon
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Mischievous Chimera
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Docent of Perfection
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Unruly Catapult
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Izzet Charm
53%inclusion40 decks75 decks
50%synergy
Flame of Anor
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
48%synergy
Prismari Command
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
44%synergy
Dust of Moments
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
47%synergy
Clockspinning
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
45%synergy
Display of Power
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
46%synergy
Quick Study
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
46%synergy
Generous Gift
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Consider
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Bolt
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
32%synergy
Brainstorm
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Lightning Helix
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Fact or Fiction
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Reprieve
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Quicken
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Abrade
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Jeskai Charm
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Impulse
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
21%synergy
Archmage's Charm
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Boros Charm
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Dig Through Time
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Spellgyre
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
19%synergy
Big Score
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Snap
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Slick Sequence
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
16%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Silundi Vision
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Protection Magic
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Smite the Deathless
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Narset's Rebuke
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Council's Deliberation
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Glorious Gale
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Twinferno
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Lost to Legend
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Anticipate
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Azorius Charm
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Strike
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Hithlain Knots
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Valorous Stance
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Fell Beast's Shriek
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
45%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
40%synergy
All of History, All at Once
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
35%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
36%synergy
Time Wipe
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Act
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Grapeshot
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Preordain
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Supreme Verdict
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Birthday Escape
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Austere Command
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Mists of Lórien
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Storm of Memories
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Call for Aid
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Cleansing Nova
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Combat Tutorial
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Tranquilize
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Horses of the Bruinen
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Past in Flames
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Fire of Orthanc
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Rousing Refrain
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Mana Geyser
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Fumigate
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Explosive Getaway
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
38%synergy
Glamdring
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
38%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-17%synergy
The Prima Vista
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Jeskai Monument
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
As Foretold
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
39%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
32%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Double Vision
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
27%synergy
Sorcerer Class
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Aria of Flame
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Storm of Saruman
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
The Bath Song
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Powerbalance
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Spider-Verse
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Propaganda
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Quintorius Kand
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Narset of the Ancient Way
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Rivendell
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion61 decks75 decks
-7%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion53 decks75 decks
-19%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Azorius Signet
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Progress
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Boros Signet
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
-14%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
5%synergy
White Auracite
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Wizard's Rockets
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion74 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Island
99%inclusion74 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion73 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion63 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Mystic Monastery
73%inclusion55 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Sulfur Falls
67%inclusion50 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
65%inclusion49 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Prairie Stream
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Glacial Fortress
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Port Town
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Triumph
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Reef
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
-12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Tranquil Cove
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Perilous Landscape
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Battlefield Forge
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
-21%synergy
Azorius Chancery
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Molten Tributary
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-20%synergy
Silundi Vision
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
13%synergy
University Campus
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Boros Garrison
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Ferrous Lake
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Skybridge Towers
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Sacred Peaks
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Campus
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Shire Terrace
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
The Grey Havens
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Heath
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Boros Guildgate
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Stone Quarry
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Bluff
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
2%synergy