Gandalf the Grey (Commander) - Optimized Burn

Kyle Massa
Jul 11, 2024
The Over/Under - A Review of The Lord of the Rings Commanders
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Moxfield
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MTGStocks
Scorched Geyser
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
32%synergy
Flashback
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
33%synergy
Improvisation Capstone
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
16%synergy
Diary of Dreams
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Splatter Technique
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Fiery Inscription
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
65%synergy
Flame of Anor
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
63%synergy
Blasphemous Act
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Bolt
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Mana Geyser
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Preordain
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Expressive Iteration
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
33%synergy
The One Ring
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Force of Will
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Mystical Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Panoptic Mirror
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Displacer Kitten
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Urabrask
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Young Pyromancer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Guttersnipe
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Archaeomancer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Satyr Firedancer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Goblin Glasswright
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Longshot, Rebel Bowman
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vedalken Entrancer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
League Guildmage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Meletis Charlatan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Viper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Scholar of the Ages
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Melek, Reforged Researcher
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Stormchaser Mage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Kaho, Minamo Historian
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Caldera Pyremaw
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Haughty Djinn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Spellseeker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Coruscation Mage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Chandra's Incinerator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rielle, the Everwise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Battlefield Thaumaturge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Serendib Sorcerer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Slickshot Show-Off
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Blur
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Chaos Warp
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Essence Flux
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Mana Drain
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Swan Song
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Reverberate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Big Score
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Planar Incision
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Force of Negation
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Snap
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Narset's Reversal
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Abrade
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Prismari Command
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Hithlain Knots
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Electrodominance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Invert Polarity
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Opt
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Aetherize
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Display of Power
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Deflecting Swat
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Valakut Awakening
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Geistblast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Consign to Memory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gush
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Refute
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Displace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Press the Enemy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Expedite
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Consider
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Fall of the Titans
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Seething Song
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Dispel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Searing Blaze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Strix Serenade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Volcanic Geyser
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Glorious Gale
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Archmage's Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Needle Drop
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-0%synergy
Crackle with Power
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Mists of Lórien
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Lórien Revealed
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Grapeshot
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Planetary Annihilation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Megaton's Fate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Immolating Gyre
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Stock Up
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Divination
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Irencrag Feat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Fiery Confluence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Fire of Orthanc
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bonus Round
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Collective Defiance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rolling Earthquake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Insult // Injury
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dragon's Approach
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wash Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Serum Visions
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Warrior's Oath
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Stitch in Time
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Mastery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Banefire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Brass's Bounty
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Annihilation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Stone Rain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shreds of Sanity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Twinflame
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Chain Lightning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rite of Flame
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Personal Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Earthquake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Act of Treason
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Collected Conjuring
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Speculation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Furnace Reins
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ruby Medallion
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Glamdring
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Isochron Scepter
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Tamiyo's Journal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Twinning Staff
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Primal Amulet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Spellweaver Helix
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thrumming Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Locket of Yesterdays
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-16%synergy
Strionic Resonator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Arcane Bombardment
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Omniscience
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Descent into Avernus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Curiosity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Dictate of the Twin Gods
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chronic Flooding
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Double Vision
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Pyromancer Ascension
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pyromancer's Assault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Copy Enchantment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vault 21: House Gambit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blood Moon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Virtue of Courage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Vessel of Volatility
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Telepathy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
There and Back Again
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Artist's Talent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Fires of Mount Doom
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Rivendell
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Mistrise Village
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ghost Quarter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Palace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-16%synergy
Izzet Signet
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Séance Board
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Training Center
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Shivan Reef
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Steam Vents
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-25%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Thundering Falls
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Fiery Islet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Molten Tributary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
The Grey Havens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Silundi Vision
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy