What are the best cards for Gandalf, Friend of the Shire?

Across 516 public decks, the most-played cards with Gandalf, Friend of the Shire are Sol Ring (77%), Birthday Escape (69%) and Arcane Signet (66%).

Which cards have the best synergy with Gandalf, Friend of the Shire?

The cards played far more often with Gandalf, Friend of the Shire than usual: Horses of the Bruinen (185× its usual rate), Rangers of Ithilien (157× its usual rate) and Dreadful as the Storm (136× its usual rate).

What colors is Gandalf, Friend of the Shire?

Gandalf, Friend of the Shire is mono-blue, so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is Gandalf, Friend of the Shire?

Gandalf, Friend of the Shire leads 516 public decks in our corpus, #2,009 of 3,757 commanders.

Gandalf, Friend of the Shire

UMono-blue commanders516 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard3U$0.36

Gandalf, Friend of the Shire appears in 516 public decks. The most-played cards are Sol Ring, Birthday Escape and Arcane Signet. The strongest synergies by lift are Horses of the Bruinen, Rangers of Ithilien and Dreadful as the Storm.

Build a deck with Gandalf, Friend of the Shire

Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Island

Basic Land — Island

94.6%

488 decks+0.02$0.20

#2Sol Ring

Artifact

77.1%

398 decks-0.09$1.51

#3Birthday Escape

Sorcery

69.0%

356 decks+4.19$0.30

#4Arcane Signet

Artifact

65.9%

340 decks+0.00$0.41

#5Counterspell

Instant

UU2

63.8%

329 decks+0.01$4.38

#6High Tide

Instant

60.9%

314 decks+0.36$1.84

#7Mystic Sanctuary

Land — Island

60.7%

313 decks+0.19$2.85

#8Preordain

Sorcery

59.5%

307 decks+0.93$0.81

#9Talrand, Sky Summoner

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard

2UU4

58.9%

304 decks+1.66$1.88

#10Soothing of Sméagol

Instant

1U2

58.3%

301 decks+4.70$0.32

#11Archmage Emeritus

Creature — Human Wizard

2UU4

57.0%

294 decks+1.18$0.83

#12Glorious Gale

Instant

1U2

56.4%

291 decks+4.53$0.21

#13Reliquary Tower

Land

56.0%

289 decks+0.07$4.72

#14Thought Vessel

Artifact

55.6%

287 decks+0.13$2.94

#15Sapphire Medallion

Artifact

55.4%

286 decks+0.02$8.49

#16Ponder

Sorcery

54.3%

280 decks+0.65$2.22

#17Flood of Recollection

Sorcery

UU2

54.1%

279 decks+3.10$0.26

#18Negate

Instant

1U2

51.2%

264 decks+0.38$0.16

#19Murmuring Mystic

Creature — Human Wizard

3U4

50.4%

260 decks+1.95$1.83

#20Mind Stone

Artifact

50.2%

259 decks+0.34$0.41

#21Curse of the Swine

Sorcery

XUU2

48.3%

249 decks+1.51$0.30

#22Windfall

Sorcery

2U3

46.7%

241 decks+0.81$6.12

#23Baral, Chief of Compliance

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

1U2

46.3%

239 decks+1.54$4.11

#24Horses of the Bruinen

Sorcery

3UU5

46.3%

239 decks+5.22$0.19

#25Inherited Envelope

Artifact

43.6%

225 decks+4.81$0.28

#26Call to Mind

Sorcery

2U3

42.1%

217 decks+3.66$0.28

#27Wavebreak Hippocamp

Enchantment Creature — Horse Fish

2U3

41.5%

214 decks+1.69$0.63

#28Elrond, Lord of Rivendell

Legendary Creature — Elf Noble

2U3

41.5%

214 decks+4.25$0.27

#29Frantic Search

Instant

2U3

41.3%

213 decks+0.31$1.17

#30Haughty Djinn

Creature — Djinn

1UU3

41.1%

212 decks+2.16$0.29

#31Ravenform

Sorcery

2U3

40.5%

209 decks+1.68$0.38

#32Solve the Equation

Sorcery

2U3

39.3%

203 decks+1.26$3.87

#33Archaeomancer

Creature — Human Wizard

2UU4

38.8%

200 decks+1.07$0.36

#34Treasure Cruise

Sorcery

7U8

38.2%

197 decks+1.27$0.27

#35Rangers of Ithilien

Creature — Human Ranger

2UU4

38.0%

196 decks+5.06$0.22

#36Brainstorm

Instant

37.8%

195 decks-0.04$1.50

#37Lórien Revealed

Sorcery

3UU5

35.3%

182 decks+1.47$3.78

#38Rivendell

Legendary Land

35.1%

181 decks+1.35$1.18

#39Myriad Landscape

Land

34.7%

179 decks+0.43$0.31

#40Dreadful as the Storm

Instant

2U3

33.3%

172 decks+4.91$0.13

#41Serum Visions

Sorcery

32.6%

168 decks+1.34$2.79

#42Wizards of Thay

Creature — Human Wizard

3U4

32.2%

166 decks+2.96$1.31

#43Hullbreaker Horror

Creature — Kraken Horror

5UU7

32.2%

166 decks+0.43$6.37

#44Arcane Denial

Instant

1U2

31.2%

161 decks-0.12$2.41

#45Mindsplice Apparatus

Artifact

3U4

30.8%

159 decks+2.33$1.03

#46Deep Analysis

Sorcery

3U4

30.8%

159 decks+1.85$0.19

#47Propaganda

Enchantment

2U3

30.4%

157 decks+0.06$3.72

#48Shark Typhoon

Enchantment

5U6

30.2%

156 decks+1.59$1.63

#49Opt

Instant

30.0%

155 decks+0.31$0.62

#50Wash Out

Sorcery

3U4

30.0%

155 decks+1.81$0.40

#51Day's Undoing

Sorcery

2U3

30.0%

155 decks+3.28$1.39

#52Bribery

Sorcery

3UU5

29.8%

154 decks+2.06$6.14

#53Mocking Sprite

Creature — Faerie Rogue

2U3

29.8%

154 decks+2.57$0.19

#54Mystical Tutor

Instant

29.7%

153 decks+0.34$15.93GC

#55Sky Diamond

Artifact

29.7%

153 decks+0.32$0.29

#56Blue Sun's Twilight

Sorcery

XUU2

29.1%

150 decks+2.49$0.55

#57Scroll of Isildur

Enchantment — Saga

2U3

28.7%

148 decks+3.32$0.40

#58Archmage of Runes

Creature — Giant Wizard

3UU5

28.1%

145 decks+1.28$3.33

#59An Offer You Can't Refuse

Instant

27.3%

141 decks-0.32$3.11

#60Unwind

Instant

2U3

27.3%

141 decks+1.11$1.43

Highest synergy

#1Horses of the Bruinen

Sorcery

3UU5

239 decks+5.22

In 46% of these decks, 185× its usual rate.

#2Rangers of Ithilien

Creature — Human Ranger

2UU4

196 decks+5.06

In 38% of these decks, 157× its usual rate.

#3Dreadful as the Storm

Instant

2U3

172 decks+4.91

In 33% of these decks, 136× its usual rate.

#4Inherited Envelope

Artifact

225 decks+4.81

In 44% of these decks, 123× its usual rate.

#5Soothing of Sméagol

Instant

1U2

301 decks+4.70

In 58% of these decks, 110× its usual rate.

#6Glorious Gale

Instant

1U2

291 decks+4.53

In 56% of these decks, 93× its usual rate.

#7Saruman the White

Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

4U5

65 decks+4.35

In 13% of these decks, 77× its usual rate.

#8Elrond, Lord of Rivendell

Legendary Creature — Elf Noble

2U3

214 decks+4.25

In 41% of these decks, 70× its usual rate.

#9Birthday Escape

Sorcery

356 decks+4.19

In 69% of these decks, 66× its usual rate.

#10Pelargir Survivor

Creature — Human Peasant

1U2

97 decks+4.16

In 19% of these decks, 64× its usual rate.

#11Treason of Isengard

Sorcery

2U3

85 decks+4.05

In 16% of these decks, 58× its usual rate.

#12Call to Mind

Sorcery

2U3

217 decks+3.66

In 42% of these decks, 39× its usual rate.

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Questions about Gandalf, Friend of the Shire

What are the best cards for Gandalf, Friend of the Shire?: Across 516 public decks, the most-played cards with Gandalf, Friend of the Shire are Sol Ring (77%), Birthday Escape (69%) and Arcane Signet (66%).
Which cards have the best synergy with Gandalf, Friend of the Shire?: The cards played far more often with Gandalf, Friend of the Shire than usual: Horses of the Bruinen (185× its usual rate), Rangers of Ithilien (157× its usual rate) and Dreadful as the Storm (136× its usual rate).
What colors is Gandalf, Friend of the Shire?: Gandalf, Friend of the Shire is mono-blue, so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is Gandalf, Friend of the Shire?: Gandalf, Friend of the Shire leads 516 public decks in our corpus, #2,009 of 3,757 commanders.