Gandalf of the Secret Fire (Commander) - Core Spellslinger

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Benjamin Levin
Oct 21, 2025
How Fun Are All of the Jeskai Commanders?
There are dozens of Jeskai commanders available now, but which ones are fun to play? Let's break them all down.
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Unwelcome Sprite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Keep Out
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Olórin's Searing Light
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
69%synergy
Flame of Anor
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
66%synergy
Fiery Inscription
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
60%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
57%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
56%synergy
Gandalf the Grey
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
56%synergy
Press the Enemy
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
53%synergy
Guttersnipe
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
53%synergy
Mystic Confluence
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
51%synergy
Dust of Moments
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Path to Exile
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Frantic Search
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Brainstorm
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Bolt
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Prismari Command
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Courageous Resolve
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Farewell
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Goblin Electromancer
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Young Pyromancer
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Wizards of Thay
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Monastery Mentor
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Kykar, Wind's Fury
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Jhoira's Timebug
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Archmage of Runes
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Time Beetle
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Coruscation Mage
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
20%synergy
High Fae Trickster
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
The Tenth Doctor
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Narset, Enlightened Exile
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Rift Elemental
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Firebrand Archer
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
The Ninth Doctor
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Mocking Sprite
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Rose Tyler
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Electrostatic Field
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Baral and Kari Zev
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Gandalf, White Rider
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Docent of Perfection
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
The War Doctor
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Elsha of the Infinite
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Hypersonic Dragon
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Clockspinning
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Consider
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Opt
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Fury Charm
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Generous Gift
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Display of Power
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Boros Charm
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Helix
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Charm
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Silundi Vision
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Reprieve
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Abrade
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Chaos Warp
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Quick Study
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Archmage's Charm
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Cryptic Command
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Counterspell
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-15%synergy
Quicken
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Impulse
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Dig Through Time
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Jeskai Revelation
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Riot Control
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Snap
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Think Twice
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Aetherize
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Invert // Invent
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Big Score
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Denial
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
New Way Forward
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Thraben Charm
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Legion Leadership
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Jeskai Charm
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Eerie Interference
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Smite the Deathless
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Elminster's Simulacrum
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Reflection
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Timecrafting
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Filter Out
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Delay
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Ponder
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
12%synergy
All of History, All at Once
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Expressive Iteration
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Lórien Revealed
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Taunt from the Rampart
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Grapeshot
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
The Wedding of River Song
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Mists of Lórien
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Boltwave
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Elemental Eruption
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Mana Geyser
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Supreme Verdict
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Fractured Identity
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Empty the Warrens
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Rousing Refrain
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Serum Visions
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Mind's Desire
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Stock Up
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Boomerang Basics
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Storm of Memories
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Austere Command
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Inspiring Refrain
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Dismantling Wave
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Past in Flames
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Faithless Looting
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Birthday Escape
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Cruise
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Chronomantic Escape
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Call for Aid
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Ecstatic Beauty
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Call to Mind
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Inspired Ultimatum
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Temporal Fissure
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Encore
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Cleansing Nova
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Glamdring
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Rotating Fireplace
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Rod of Absorption
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Primal Amulet
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Levitating Statue
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Wand of Wonder
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-19%synergy
Sunforger
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
As Foretold
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Sorcerer Class
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Paradox Haze
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Jeskai Ascendancy
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
The Parting of the Ways
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Passionate Archaeologist
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Double Vision
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Shark Typhoon
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Shadow of the Second Sun
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Storm of Saruman
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Ghostly Prison
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Propaganda
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Wizard Class
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Aria of Flame
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
The Bath Song
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Spider-Verse
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Quintorius Kand
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Chandra, Hope's Beacon
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Rivendell
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Emergence Zone
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Minas Tirith
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Kor Haven
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Trenzalore Clocktower
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Cataract
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Volcano
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion29 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Progress
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Azorius Signet
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Signet
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
25%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Boros Signet
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
94%inclusion33 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Plains
91%inclusion32 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion27 decks35 decks
-15%synergy
Sulfur Falls
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Monastery
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Glacial Fortress
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Prairie Stream
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Perilous Landscape
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Battlefield Forge
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Port Town
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Training Center
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Sea of Clouds
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Triumph
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Silundi Vision
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Raugrin Triome
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-14%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-18%synergy
Steam Vents
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-20%synergy
Azorius Chancery
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Tranquil Cove
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Spectator Seating
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Deserted Beach
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sacred Foundry
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-23%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Sundown Pass
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Arid Mesa
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-15%synergy