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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Longshot, Rebel Bowman
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Airbending Lesson
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Olórin's Searing Light
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
88%synergy
Fiery Inscription
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
72%synergy
Flame of Anor
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
66%synergy
Courageous Resolve
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
65%synergy
Fury Charm
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
64%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
63%synergy
Guttersnipe
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
62%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
62%synergy
Press the Enemy
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
62%synergy
Dust of Moments
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Top Cards
Brainstorm
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
58%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
59%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Path to Exile
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Clockspinning
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
60%synergy
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
59%synergy
Opt
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Frantic Search
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Lightning Bolt
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Mystical Tutor
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Protection
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
The One Ring
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Time Beetle
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
53%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Young Pyromancer
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Archmage of Runes
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Wizards of Thay
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Rift Elemental
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Monastery Mentor
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
21%synergy
Coruscation Mage
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Nalfeshnee
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Electrostatic Field
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
High Fae Trickster
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
8%synergy
Firebrand Archer
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Jhoira of the Ghitu
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Soulfire Grand Master
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Stormsplitter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Electro, Assaulting Battery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Geyser Drake
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Melek, Reforged Researcher
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Star Whale
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Delayed Blast Fireball
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Mystic Confluence
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Archmage's Charm
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Generous Gift
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Boros Charm
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Prismari Command
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Chaos Warp
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Consider
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Quick Study
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Display of Power
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Snap
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Helix
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Cryptic Command
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Reprieve
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Abrade
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Izzet Charm
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Timecrafting
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Big Score
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Spellgyre
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Brainsurge
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Ghostfire Slice
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Jeskai Charm
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Reiterate
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mana Drain
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Denial
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Unwind
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Impulse
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Valakut Awakening
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Thraben Charm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
School Daze
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Orim's Chant
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Confounding Riddle
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Quicksand Whirlpool
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Reverse the Polarity
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Reflection
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
All of History, All at Once
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
57%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Blasphemous Act
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Ponder
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Preordain
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
12%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Rousing Refrain
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Solve the Equation
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Time Wipe
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Ancestral Vision
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Boltwave
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Supreme Verdict
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Chronomantic Escape
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Expressive Iteration
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Planetary Annihilation
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Coward // Killer
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Rift Bolt
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Isengard Unleashed
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Heroes Remembered
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Confluence
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Birthday Escape
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Mists of Lórien
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Meteor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Mana Geyser
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Time Warp
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
0%synergy
Riverwheel Sweep
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Glamdring
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Primal Amulet
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Leyline of Anticipation
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
57%synergy
As Foretold
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Paradox Haze
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
26%synergy
Sorcerer Class
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Powerbalance
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Shadow of the Goblin
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
The Lost and the Damned
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Storm of Saruman
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Quintorius Kand
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Rivendell
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Mines of Moria
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Minas Tirith
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Restless Spire
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Azorius Signet
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Progress
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Boros Signet
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Lotus Bloom
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Mox Tantalite
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Inherited Envelope
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sol Talisman
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Island
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Sulfur Falls
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Monastery
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Glacial Fortress
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Prairie Stream
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Raugrin Triome
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Training Center
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Sea of Clouds
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Deserted Beach
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Perilous Landscape
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Steam Vents
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Spectator Seating
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Battlefield Forge
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Sacred Foundry
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Sundown Pass
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Port Town
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Triumph
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Arid Mesa
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Tundra
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Fiery Islet
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Silundi Vision
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Volcanic Island
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Plateau
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy