Gandalf the Grey (Commander) - Optimized

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hexing Squelcher
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Flame of Anor
73%inclusion37 decks51 decks
60%synergy
Fiery Inscription
71%inclusion36 decks51 decks
60%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
57%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
61%inclusion31 decks51 decks
52%synergy
Archaeomancer
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
48%synergy
Essence Flux
49%inclusion25 decks51 decks
48%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
86%inclusion44 decks51 decks
47%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
80%inclusion41 decks51 decks
46%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
45%synergy
Planar Incision
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
71%inclusion36 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Brainstorm
69%inclusion35 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Blasphemous Act
69%inclusion35 decks51 decks
30%synergy
Chaos Warp
63%inclusion32 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
63%inclusion32 decks51 decks
34%synergy
Ponder
63%inclusion32 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Frantic Search
63%inclusion32 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Opt
63%inclusion32 decks51 decks
27%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
63%inclusion32 decks51 decks
34%synergy
Preordain
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Mystical Tutor
53%inclusion27 decks51 decks
30%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Rhystic Study
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Gamble
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Force of Will
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Breach
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Guttersnipe
59%inclusion30 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
31%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
29%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
42%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
29%synergy
Coruscation Mage
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Displacer Kitten
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
32%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
23%synergy
Young Pyromancer
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Archmage of Runes
26%inclusion13 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Urabrask
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Spellseeker
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Recruiter
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Firebrand Archer
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Electrostatic Field
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Meneldor, Swift Savior
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Wizards of Thay
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Spark Double
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Peregrine Drake
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Thing in the Ice
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-3%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Lightning Bolt
55%inclusion28 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Snap
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Display of Power
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
43%synergy
Arcane Denial
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Negate
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Abrade
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
41%inclusion21 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Blur
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
38%synergy
Seething Song
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Consider
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Mana Drain
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Big Score
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Deflecting Swat
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Prismari Command
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Narset's Reversal
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Charm
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Aetherize
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Electrodominance
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Displace
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Press the Enemy
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Siren's Ruse
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Invert Polarity
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Reverberate
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Dig Through Time
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Confluence
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Hithlain Knots
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Pyroblast
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Duplication
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Chain of Vapor
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Comet Storm
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Mana Geyser
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
36%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
43%inclusion22 decks51 decks
40%synergy
Solve the Equation
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Expressive Iteration
39%inclusion20 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Faithless Looting
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Grapeshot
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Lórien Revealed
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Serum Visions
24%inclusion12 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Crackle with Power
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Boltwave
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Confluence
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Birthday Escape
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Stock Up
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Step Through
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Time Warp
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Past in Flames
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Mists of Lórien
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Splash Portal
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-6%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Time Stretch
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Secret of Bloodbending
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Chain Reaction
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Bonus Round
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Twinflame
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Curse of the Swine
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Molten Duplication
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Trespass
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Glamdring
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
36%synergy
Ruby Medallion
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
24%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
25%synergy
Primal Amulet
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Isochron Scepter
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Twinning Staff
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Strionic Resonator
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-16%synergy
Wizard's Spellbook
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
31%synergy
Storm of Saruman
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
26%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Curiosity
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-9%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Double Vision
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Candlekeep Sage
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Wizard Class
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Chakra Meditation
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Artist's Talent
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Ophidian Eye
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-9%synergy
Sorcerer Class
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Storm Conduit
29%inclusion15 decks51 decks
21%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
2%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion34 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
31%synergy
Rivendell
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
30%synergy
Mines of Moria
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Field
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-9%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion47 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion42 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Signet
67%inclusion34 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
53%inclusion27 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
45%inclusion23 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion51 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion51 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion49 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Sulfur Falls
82%inclusion42 decks51 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
61%inclusion31 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
61%inclusion31 decks51 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
18%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
57%inclusion29 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Steam Vents
53%inclusion27 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Training Center
47%inclusion24 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion16 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
27%inclusion14 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Thundering Falls
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
-5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion10 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Volcanic Island
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Ferrous Lake
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Volatile Fjord
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Islet
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
-19%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Eroded Canyon
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-1%synergy
Silundi Vision
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-2%synergy