Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Time Counters

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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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Moxfield
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Olórin's Searing Light
88%inclusion36 decks41 decks
86%synergy
Dust of Moments
71%inclusion29 decks41 decks
70%synergy
Fury Charm
71%inclusion29 decks41 decks
69%synergy
Flame of Anor
71%inclusion29 decks41 decks
68%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
67%synergy
Fiery Inscription
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
66%synergy
Press the Enemy
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
60%synergy
Clockspinning
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
58%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
58%synergy
Lightning Bolt
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
49%synergy
Brainstorm
71%inclusion29 decks41 decks
51%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
55%synergy
Path to Exile
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Guttersnipe
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
57%synergy
Frantic Search
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
46%synergy
Opt
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
48%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
57%synergy
Courageous Resolve
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Jeska's Will
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Teferi's Protection
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Rhystic Study
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Farewell
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Jhoira's Timebug
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
52%synergy
Archmage of Runes
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
49%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
45%synergy
Wizards of Thay
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
48%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
48%synergy
Time Beetle
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
44%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
46%synergy
Young Pyromancer
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Rift Elemental
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Monastery Mentor
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
14%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Coruscation Mage
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
High Fae Trickster
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Firebrand Archer
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Electrostatic Field
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Star Whale
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Nalfeshnee
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Timebender
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Geyser Drake
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Docent of Perfection
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Jhoira of the Ghitu
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Sand-Mage
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Haughty Djinn
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Deep-Sea Kraken
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Esper Sentinel
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
The Eleventh Doctor
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Radiant Scrollwielder
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Delayed Blast Fireball
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
54%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
46%synergy
Mystic Confluence
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
46%synergy
Prismari Command
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Consider
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Boros Charm
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Generous Gift
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Archmage's Charm
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Cryptic Command
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Reprieve
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Chaos Warp
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Helix
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Display of Power
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Snap
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Quick Study
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Charm
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Abrade
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-16%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Narset's Reversal
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Silundi Vision
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Restoration Magic
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Brainsurge
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
8%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Timecrafting
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Denial
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Quicken
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Impulse
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Spellgyre
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Valorous Stance
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Jeskai Charm
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Smite the Deathless
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Reiterate
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Surge of Brilliance
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Mana Drain
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
You Cannot Pass!
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Unwind
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Suspend
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
All of History, All at Once
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
54%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Blasphemous Act
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
1%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Grapeshot
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Rousing Refrain
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Ancestral Vision
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Solve the Equation
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Boltwave
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Supreme Verdict
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Geyser
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Chronomantic Escape
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Ecstatic Beauty
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Coward // Killer
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Rift Bolt
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Heroes Remembered
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Time Wipe
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Shivan Meteor
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Bumi Bash
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Price of Freedom
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Spectacular Pileup
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Glamdring
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Primal Amulet
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-17%synergy
Enchantments
As Foretold
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
50%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
46%synergy
Paradox Haze
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Sorcerer Class
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Shark Typhoon
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Storm of Saruman
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Ghostly Prison
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Airbender Ascension
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Quintorius Kand
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Rivendell
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Mines of Moria
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Minas Tirith
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion38 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion36 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Progress
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Signet
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Azorius Signet
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Boros Signet
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Mox Tantalite
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Sol Talisman
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Bloom
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Inherited Envelope
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Island
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Plains
93%inclusion38 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion37 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Monastery
71%inclusion29 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Fortress
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Prairie Stream
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Raugrin Triome
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Shivan Reef
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Steam Vents
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Training Center
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Sea of Clouds
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Sacred Foundry
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Deserted Beach
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Battlefield Forge
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Perilous Landscape
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Port Town
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Spectator Seating
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
Sundown Pass
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Triumph
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Flooded Strand
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Arid Mesa
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Rugged Prairie
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Silundi Vision
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Tundra
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Azorius Chancery
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Volcanic Island
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Plateau
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy