Gandalf the Grey (Commander) - Budget

Kyle Massa
Jul 11, 2024
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Prismari Charm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Tackle Artist
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Thunderdrum Soloist
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Harmonized Trio
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Gandalf's Sanction
66%inclusion127 decks193 decks
63%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
53%inclusion103 decks193 decks
53%synergy
Fiery Inscription
60%inclusion116 decks193 decks
50%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
56%inclusion108 decks193 decks
49%synergy
Birthday Escape
41%inclusion79 decks193 decks
40%synergy
Hithlain Knots
36%inclusion70 decks193 decks
36%synergy
Guttersnipe
59%inclusion114 decks193 decks
34%synergy
Display of Power
35%inclusion68 decks193 decks
34%synergy
Meneldor, Swift Savior
33%inclusion64 decks193 decks
33%synergy
Blur
33%inclusion63 decks193 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Goblin Electromancer
56%inclusion109 decks193 decks
28%synergy
Opt
54%inclusion105 decks193 decks
19%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion96 decks193 decks
18%synergy
Abrade
44%inclusion84 decks193 decks
23%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
37%inclusion70 decks190 decks
14%synergy
Frantic Search
36%inclusion70 decks193 decks
-6%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
35%inclusion68 decks193 decks
20%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
34%inclusion66 decks193 decks
21%synergy
Izzet Charm
33%inclusion64 decks193 decks
15%synergy
Faithless Looting
32%inclusion62 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Archaeomancer
32%inclusion61 decks193 decks
29%synergy
Young Pyromancer
31%inclusion59 decks193 decks
15%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
30%inclusion58 decks193 decks
20%synergy
Firebrand Archer
30%inclusion57 decks193 decks
17%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
28%inclusion55 decks193 decks
20%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
28%inclusion55 decks193 decks
28%synergy
Coruscation Mage
27%inclusion52 decks190 decks
7%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
26%inclusion51 decks193 decks
19%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
24%inclusion47 decks193 decks
-16%synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
23%inclusion45 decks193 decks
23%synergy
Archmage of Runes
19%inclusion31 decks166 decks
5%synergy
Tempest Angler
17%inclusion33 decks190 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
-10%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
-19%synergy
Mocking Sprite
16%inclusion30 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Electrostatic Field
15%inclusion29 decks193 decks
2%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
15%inclusion18 decks121 decks
10%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
14%inclusion27 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Saruman the White
14%inclusion27 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
14%inclusion27 decks193 decks
-2%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
13%inclusion26 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Crackling Drake
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
13%inclusion24 decks190 decks
8%synergy
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
12%inclusion24 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
12%inclusion24 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Mysidian Elder
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
10%synergy
Gimli, Counter of Kills
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Unruly Catapult
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Kraum, Violent Cacophony
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Aegar, the Freezing Flame
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Enigma Drake
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Tolarian Terror
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Quistis Trepe
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
7.4%inclusion14 decks190 decks
4%synergy
Spellgorger Weird
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Peregrine Drake
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Captain of Umbar
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Ardent Elementalist
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Sprite Dragon
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Wizards of Thay
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Razzle-Dazzler
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Geyser Drake
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Consider
32%inclusion62 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Glorious Gale
32%inclusion62 decks193 decks
32%synergy
Press the Enemy
32%inclusion61 decks193 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Bolt
32%inclusion61 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Flame of Anor
31%inclusion59 decks193 decks
19%synergy
Planar Incision
30%inclusion58 decks193 decks
29%synergy
Counterspell
30%inclusion57 decks193 decks
-22%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
26%inclusion51 decks193 decks
25%synergy
Wizard's Retort
25%inclusion49 decks193 decks
24%synergy
Cast into the Fire
25%inclusion48 decks193 decks
22%synergy
Chaos Warp
24%inclusion46 decks193 decks
-17%synergy
Smite the Deathless
24%inclusion46 decks193 decks
24%synergy
Council's Deliberation
21%inclusion40 decks193 decks
21%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
20%inclusion39 decks193 decks
20%synergy
Shock
20%inclusion39 decks193 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Strike
20%inclusion38 decks193 decks
17%synergy
Prismari Command
19%inclusion37 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
19%inclusion36 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion35 decks193 decks
-25%synergy
Reality Shift
18%inclusion35 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Essence Flux
17%inclusion33 decks193 decks
16%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
16%synergy
Stern Scolding
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
16%synergy
Cancel
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Quick Study
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Dreadful as the Storm
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
16%synergy
Fact or Fiction
16%inclusion30 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
16%inclusion30 decks193 decks
15%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
15%inclusion28 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Electrodominance
14%inclusion27 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Teach by Example
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Displace
12%inclusion24 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Run Away Together
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Isolation at Orthanc
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Unsummon
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Ionize
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Slick Sequence
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Dig Through Time
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Essence Scatter
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Big Score
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
-15%synergy
Gimli's Fury
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Snap
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
-15%synergy
Rewind
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Confluence
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Refute
9.0%inclusion15 decks166 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Unwind
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Ranger's Firebrand
31%inclusion59 decks193 decks
30%synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
31%inclusion59 decks193 decks
30%synergy
Preordain
28%inclusion54 decks193 decks
-6%synergy
Grapeshot
25%inclusion48 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Arwen's Gift
24%inclusion47 decks193 decks
24%synergy
Lórien Revealed
23%inclusion45 decks193 decks
17%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
23%inclusion44 decks193 decks
22%synergy
Fire of Orthanc
22%inclusion42 decks193 decks
22%synergy
Serum Visions
21%inclusion41 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Act
20%inclusion38 decks193 decks
-19%synergy
Expressive Iteration
18%inclusion34 decks193 decks
-6%synergy
Deep Analysis
17%inclusion33 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Treason of Isengard
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
16%synergy
Chain Reaction
16%inclusion30 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Cruise
15%inclusion29 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Divination
15%inclusion28 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Horses of the Bruinen
14%inclusion27 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Confluence
13%inclusion26 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
12%inclusion24 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Splash Portal
12%inclusion22 decks190 decks
10%synergy
Fireball
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Epic Experiment
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Beacon Bolt
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Brass's Bounty
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Rally at the Hornburg
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Quarrel's End
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Mana Geyser
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
-15%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Swarming of Moria
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Experimental Overload
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Foray of Orcs
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Unending Whisper
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Act of Treason
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Agate Assault
6.3%inclusion12 decks190 decks
5%synergy
Sleight of Hand
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Banefire
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Step Through
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Grab the Prize
6.2%inclusion11 decks177 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
-32%synergy
Devastation Tide
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Earthquake
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Glacial Dragonhunt
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Aether Gale
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glamdring
25%inclusion48 decks193 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Stone of Erech
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Lembas
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
-23%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
30%inclusion57 decks193 decks
13%synergy
The Bath Song
25%inclusion48 decks193 decks
24%synergy
Candlekeep Sage
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
16%synergy
Double Vision
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
-16%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Storm of Saruman
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
7%synergy
There and Back Again
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Firemind's Research
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Rising of the Day
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Book of Mazarbul
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Bewitching Leechcraft
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Riptide Laboratory
13%inclusion26 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
-39%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
-17%synergy
Mines of Moria
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Rivendell
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Restless Spire
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion108 decks193 decks
-26%synergy
Sol Ring
52%inclusion101 decks193 decks
-34%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion78 decks193 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Signet
39%inclusion76 decks193 decks
-17%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion61 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Fire Diamond
18%inclusion34 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
17%inclusion33 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Inherited Envelope
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
-20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
-22%synergy
Wizard's Rockets
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
-44%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Locket
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
-4%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion193 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion193 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
63%inclusion121 decks193 decks
-24%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
52%inclusion100 decks193 decks
35%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion79 decks193 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
39%inclusion75 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
37%inclusion71 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
33%inclusion64 decks193 decks
-11%synergy
Sulfur Falls
31%inclusion59 decks193 decks
-36%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
30%inclusion58 decks193 decks
21%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion46 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion40 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion40 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion33 decks193 decks
-17%synergy
Shivan Reef
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
-43%synergy
The Grey Havens
15%inclusion28 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Campus
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Ferrous Lake
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
-13%synergy
Eroded Canyon
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Molten Tributary
12%inclusion24 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Shire Terrace
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
-33%synergy
Highland Lake
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Bluff
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Airship Engine Room
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
6.2%inclusion11 decks178 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
-7%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
2%synergy