Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Time Counters

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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Resonating Lute
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Flashback
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Suspend Aggression
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Tackle Artist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lorehold Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Olórin's Searing Light
83%inclusion34 decks41 decks
81%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
67%synergy
Flame of Anor
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
66%synergy
Dust of Moments
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
65%synergy
Fiery Inscription
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
63%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
61%synergy
Press the Enemy
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
60%synergy
Fury Charm
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
59%synergy
Opt
71%inclusion29 decks41 decks
58%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
53%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
45%synergy
Path to Exile
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
50%synergy
Guttersnipe
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
57%synergy
Lightning Bolt
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
53%synergy
As Foretold
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
55%synergy
Frantic Search
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Clockspinning
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Jeska's Will
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Protection
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Rhystic Study
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Farewell
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Archmage of Runes
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
48%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
49%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Wizards of Thay
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
48%synergy
Time Beetle
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
43%synergy
Young Pyromancer
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Rift Elemental
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Monastery Mentor
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
23%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Coruscation Mage
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
High Fae Trickster
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Electrostatic Field
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
8%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Firebrand Archer
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Lorehold, the Historian
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Star Whale
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Geyser Drake
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Nalfeshnee
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Amy Pond
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Timebender
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Haughty Djinn
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Esper Sentinel
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
The Eleventh Doctor
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Docent of Perfection
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Flaming Tyrannosaurus
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Courageous Resolve
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
53%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
51%synergy
Mystic Confluence
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
49%synergy
Prismari Command
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
45%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
46%synergy
Consider
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Boros Charm
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Generous Gift
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Archmage's Charm
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Cryptic Command
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Reprieve
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
32%synergy
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Snap
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Helix
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Charm
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Quick Study
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Display of Power
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Abrade
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Quicken
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Counterspell
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-21%synergy
Restoration Magic
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Prismari Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Denial
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Narset's Reversal
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Suspend
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Spellgyre
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Impulse
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Dig Through Time
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Valorous Stance
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Smite the Deathless
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Reiterate
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Reverse the Polarity
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Brainsurge
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Surge of Brilliance
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Timecrafting
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Thraben Charm
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
You Cannot Pass!
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Delay
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Big Score
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%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
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
8%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Rousing Refrain
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Grapeshot
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Chronomantic Escape
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Solve the Equation
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Ancestral Vision
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Boltwave
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Supreme Verdict
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Fated Clash
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Coward // Killer
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Heroes Remembered
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Impending Flux
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Ecstatic Beauty
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rotating Fireplace
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Glamdring
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Mithril Coat
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Primal Amulet
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-17%synergy
Enchantments
Leyline of Anticipation
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
44%synergy
Paradox Haze
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Storm of Saruman
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Sorcerer Class
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Shark Typhoon
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Ghostly Prison
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Aria of Flame
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Rivendell
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Mines of Moria
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Minas Tirith
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion37 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion35 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Signet
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Progress
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Azorius Signet
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-14%synergy
Boros Signet
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Mox Tantalite
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%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
Victory Chimes
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Island
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion38 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Plains
93%inclusion38 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Sulfur Falls
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Mystic Monastery
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Glacial Fortress
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Prairie Stream
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Raugrin Triome
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Steam Vents
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Shivan Reef
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Training Center
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Sea of Clouds
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Perilous Landscape
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Sacred Foundry
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
Battlefield Forge
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Deserted Beach
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Port Town
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Sundown Pass
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Spectator Seating
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-13%synergy
Flooded Strand
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Triumph
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Arid Mesa
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Rugged Prairie
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Silundi Vision
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Tundra
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Volcanic Island
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Plateau
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Azorius Chancery
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy