Gandalf the Grey (Commander) - Core

Kyle Massa
Jul 11, 2024
The Over/Under - A Review of The Lord of the Rings Commanders
Which Lord of the Rings commanders have been most popular in practice? Kyle reviews his predictions one year on!
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Mana Sculpt
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Blazing Firesinger
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Resonating Lute
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Fiery Inscription
70%inclusion136 decks195 decks
59%synergy
Flame of Anor
69%inclusion134 decks195 decks
57%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
56%inclusion110 decks195 decks
54%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
55%inclusion107 decks195 decks
53%synergy
Guttersnipe
68%inclusion133 decks195 decks
43%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
71%inclusion138 decks195 decks
42%synergy
Blur
43%inclusion83 decks195 decks
42%synergy
Essence Flux
41%inclusion79 decks195 decks
39%synergy
Planar Incision
40%inclusion78 decks195 decks
39%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
47%inclusion91 decks195 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Opt
61%inclusion118 decks195 decks
25%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
61%inclusion118 decks195 decks
26%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion117 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
56%inclusion110 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Frantic Search
52%inclusion102 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Bolt
52%inclusion101 decks195 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
51%inclusion100 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Preordain
50%inclusion98 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
48%inclusion93 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
46%inclusion90 decks195 decks
27%synergy
Creatures
Talrand, Sky Summoner
40%inclusion78 decks195 decks
24%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
39%inclusion70 decks181 decks
17%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
35%inclusion69 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
35%inclusion69 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
35%inclusion68 decks195 decks
34%synergy
Archaeomancer
34%inclusion67 decks195 decks
32%synergy
Young Pyromancer
33%inclusion65 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Coruscation Mage
33%inclusion60 decks181 decks
13%synergy
Archmage of Runes
32%inclusion47 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Displacer Kitten
28%inclusion54 decks195 decks
24%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
27%inclusion53 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Meneldor, Swift Savior
27%inclusion53 decks195 decks
27%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
26%inclusion51 decks195 decks
18%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
25%inclusion49 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
22%inclusion43 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
22%inclusion42 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
20%inclusion39 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Electrostatic Field
20%inclusion39 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
19%inclusion38 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Firebrand Archer
16%inclusion32 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Wizards of Thay
15%inclusion30 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion23 decks187 decks
0%synergy
The Emperor of Palamecia
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Unruly Catapult
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Haughty Djinn
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
4%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
-3%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Arcanis the Omnipotent
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Stella Lee, Wild Card
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Tempest Angler
7.2%inclusion13 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Crackling Drake
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
3%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Negate
46%inclusion89 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Chaos Warp
44%inclusion85 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Consider
43%inclusion83 decks195 decks
20%synergy
Display of Power
41%inclusion79 decks195 decks
39%synergy
Arcane Denial
37%inclusion72 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Snap
35%inclusion69 decks195 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion55 decks195 decks
-8%synergy
Big Score
28%inclusion55 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Prismari Command
28%inclusion55 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Charm
27%inclusion53 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
24%inclusion46 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
23%inclusion44 decks195 decks
22%synergy
Seething Song
22%inclusion43 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
21%inclusion41 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Press the Enemy
21%inclusion40 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Wizard's Retort
21%inclusion40 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
21%inclusion40 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Hithlain Knots
19%inclusion38 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion37 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Reality Shift
18%inclusion36 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Displace
18%inclusion35 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
18%inclusion35 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Dig Through Time
17%inclusion34 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Quick Study
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Glorious Gale
16%inclusion32 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Electrodominance
15%inclusion30 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Invert Polarity
14%inclusion26 decks187 decks
2%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion25 decks188 decks
-4%synergy
Reverberate
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
-6%synergy
Cast into the Fire
11%inclusion22 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Run Away Together
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Comet Storm
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Shock
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Return the Favor
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Confluence
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Refute
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Slick Sequence
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Rewind
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Brainsurge
10%inclusion18 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Aetherize
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Narset's Reversal
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
9.1%inclusion15 decks165 decks
1%synergy
Waterbender's Restoration
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Smite the Deathless
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Unsummon
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
39%inclusion76 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
36%inclusion71 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Geyser
31%inclusion60 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
29%inclusion57 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
26%inclusion51 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Birthday Escape
26%inclusion51 decks195 decks
25%synergy
Lórien Revealed
26%inclusion50 decks195 decks
19%synergy
Grapeshot
24%inclusion46 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
23%inclusion45 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion43 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
21%inclusion40 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Boltwave
18%inclusion27 decks148 decks
12%synergy
Crackle with Power
16%inclusion31 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
16%inclusion31 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Windfall
15%inclusion29 decks195 decks
-11%synergy
Fiery Confluence
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Deep Analysis
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Solve the Equation
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Brass's Bounty
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
12%inclusion24 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Mists of Lórien
11%inclusion22 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Past in Flames
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Curse of the Swine
9.2%inclusion18 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Splash Portal
8.8%inclusion16 decks181 decks
7%synergy
Arwen's Gift
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Grab the Prize
8.5%inclusion14 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Epic Experiment
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Fireball
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
-15%synergy
Finale of Revelation
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Lock and Load
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Devastation Tide
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Sozin's Comet
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sleight of Hand
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Hit the Mother Lode
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Experimental Overload
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
-1%synergy
River's Rebuke
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glamdring
40%inclusion78 decks195 decks
39%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion39 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
16%inclusion31 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
14%inclusion28 decks195 decks
10%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Primal Amulet
11%inclusion22 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Twinning Staff
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Ruby Medallion
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
-17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
-23%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
36%inclusion70 decks195 decks
20%synergy
Storm of Saruman
18%inclusion35 decks195 decks
16%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
18%inclusion35 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Candlekeep Sage
17%inclusion33 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Sorcerer Class
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Double Vision
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
The Bath Song
11%inclusion22 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
9.5%inclusion14 decks148 decks
4%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Powerbalance
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Curiosity
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
-18%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.6%inclusion12 decks181 decks
-1%synergy
Wizard Class
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
There and Back Again
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
17%inclusion34 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
9.4%inclusion17 decks181 decks
-3%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion75 decks195 decks
-10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion65 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
33%inclusion64 decks195 decks
27%synergy
Rivendell
24%inclusion47 decks195 decks
21%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Mines of Moria
16%inclusion31 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
14%inclusion27 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Forgotten Cave
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Restless Spire
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion152 decks195 decks
-5%synergy
Sol Ring
77%inclusion151 decks195 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Signet
65%inclusion126 decks195 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
49%inclusion95 decks195 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
46%inclusion89 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion68 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion62 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion46 decks195 decks
-8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
18%inclusion35 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Sky Diamond
12%inclusion23 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Inherited Envelope
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Fire Diamond
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
0%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
8.2%inclusion16 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
-2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.2%inclusion14 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion192 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion192 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion158 decks195 decks
-6%synergy
Sulfur Falls
63%inclusion122 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
59%inclusion115 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
55%inclusion107 decks195 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
52%inclusion102 decks195 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
52%inclusion102 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion68 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
34%inclusion67 decks195 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion61 decks195 decks
14%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
30%inclusion59 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion56 decks195 decks
13%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
28%inclusion54 decks195 decks
-13%synergy
Ferrous Lake
27%inclusion53 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion44 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Steam Vents
22%inclusion42 decks195 decks
-27%synergy
Molten Tributary
21%inclusion40 decks195 decks
12%synergy
Training Center
20%inclusion39 decks195 decks
-23%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
18%inclusion35 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion32 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Islet
13%inclusion26 decks195 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion25 decks188 decks
-4%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
13%inclusion25 decks195 decks
-11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion23 decks187 decks
0%synergy
Silundi Vision
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
11%inclusion21 decks195 decks
-20%synergy
Volatile Fjord
10%inclusion20 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-12%synergy
Prismari Campus
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
5%synergy
Shire Terrace
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Thundering Falls
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
-12%synergy
Eroded Canyon
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
1%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
8.7%inclusion17 decks195 decks
-6%synergy
Highland Lake
7.7%inclusion15 decks195 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.7%inclusion13 decks195 decks
2%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
-4%synergy
The Grey Havens
6.2%inclusion12 decks195 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.6%inclusion11 decks195 decks
3%synergy
Volcanic Island
5.1%inclusion10 decks195 decks
-10%synergy