Gandalf the Grey (Commander) - Budget Wizards

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Wizard's Retort
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
86%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
85%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
79%synergy
Ionize
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
71%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Glamdring
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Lightning Strike
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Bolt
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Opt
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Charm
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Counterspell
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Kraum, Violent Cacophony
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Electrostatic Field
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Wizard Class
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Creatures
Jori En, Ruin Diver
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Coruscation Mage
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Tempest Angler
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Razzle-Dazzler
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Mercurial Chemister
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Aegar, the Freezing Flame
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Sprite Dragon
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Guttersnipe
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Crackling Drake
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Archmage of Runes
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Alania, Divergent Storm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Mocking Sprite
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Vodalian Arcanist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Young Pyromancer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Neera, Wild Mage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Ghitu Lavarunner
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Archaeomancer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Wizards of Thay
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Splash Lasher
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Geyser Drake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Slickshot Show-Off
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Rodeo Pyromancers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Thundertrap Trainer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Mindwhisker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Karfell Harbinger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Shadow Puppeteers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Firefist Adept
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Stormchaser Mage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Magmatic Channeler
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Naiad of Hidden Coves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Haughty Djinn
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Enigma Drake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dack's Duplicate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-22%synergy
Docent of Perfection
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Saruman the White
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Eruth, Tormented Prophet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Display of Power
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Shock
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Return the Favor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Slick Sequence
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Press the Enemy
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Brainstorm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Practical Research
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Annul
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Teach by Example
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Unwind
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Prismari Command
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Refute
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Phantom Interference
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Invert Polarity
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
16%synergy
Blur
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Electrolyze
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Improvised Club
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Fling
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Hithlain Knots
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Stern Scolding
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Mindswipe
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Electrodominance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Consider
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Quick Study
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Cancel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Unsummon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Invert // Invent
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Expansion // Explosion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Cast into the Fire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Rewind
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Shore Up
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Archive Trap
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Sonic Assault
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Channeled Force
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Abrade
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Outlaws' Fury
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Explosive Derailment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Caught in the Crossfire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thunder Salvo
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mizzium Skin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Essence Capture
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gimli's Fury
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Beacon Bolt
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Epic Experiment
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Truth or Consequences
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Skewer the Critics
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Jaya's Immolating Inferno
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Past in Flames
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Faithless Looting
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Birthday Escape
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Serum Visions
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Experimental Overload
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Master the Way
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Collected Conjuring
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Fireball
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Preordain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Treason of Isengard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Smash to Dust
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Agate Assault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Plan the Heist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Seize the Secrets
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Scorching Shot
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ponder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-26%synergy
Chart a Course
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Asinine Antics
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wildfire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Horses of the Bruinen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Arwen's Gift
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pull from the Deep
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Divination
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Flood of Tears
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fire of Orthanc
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Talrand's Invocation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Crush of Tentacles
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Curse of the Swine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Deep Analysis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Stitch in Time
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Arc Lightning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Index
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mists of Lórien
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Call to Mind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Quasiduplicate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Spite of Mogis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Step Through
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Wand of Wonder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Ore-Rich Stalactite
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-17%synergy
Enchantments
Firemind's Research
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Fiery Inscription
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Double Vision
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Melee
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
There and Back Again
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Lightning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Storm of Saruman
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Candlekeep Sage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra Ablaze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chandra, Heart of Fire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Desolate Lighthouse
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Arid Archway
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Restless Spire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Forgotten Cave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Coral Atoll
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Halimar Depths
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Mines of Moria
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Hidden Volcano
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Surgical Bay
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Autonomous Furnace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Midnight Clock
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Replicating Ring
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Fire Diamond
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-42%synergy
Inherited Envelope
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Command Tower
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-37%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Molten Tributary
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Conduit Pylons
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Eroded Canyon
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Mirage Mesa
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Ferrous Lake
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Hidden Grotto
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Reef
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-47%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-21%synergy
Prismari Campus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-53%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy