What are the best cards for Gandalf, Shadow's Foe?

Across 450 public decks, the most-played cards with Gandalf, Shadow's Foe are Sol Ring (84%), Walking Atlas (79%) and Retreat to Coralhelm (77%).

Which cards have the best synergy with Gandalf, Shadow's Foe?

The cards played far more often with Gandalf, Shadow's Foe than usual: Elven Raft-Steerer (164× its usual rate), Silver Surfer, Cosmic Voyager (138× its usual rate) and Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll (127× its usual rate).

What colors is Gandalf, Shadow's Foe?

Gandalf, Shadow's Foe is mono-blue, so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is Gandalf, Shadow's Foe?

Gandalf, Shadow's Foe leads 450 public decks in our corpus, #2,188 of 3,757 commanders.

Gandalf, Shadow's Foe

UMono-blue commanders450 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard5UU$21.80

Gandalf, Shadow's Foe appears in 450 public decks. The most-played cards are Sol Ring, Walking Atlas and Retreat to Coralhelm. The strongest synergies by lift are Elven Raft-Steerer, Silver Surfer, Cosmic Voyager and Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll.

Build a deck with Gandalf, Shadow's Foe

Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Island

Basic Land — Island

89.1%

401 decks-0.04$0.20

#2Sol Ring

Artifact

83.8%

377 decks-0.01$1.51

#3Walking Atlas

Artifact Creature — Construct

79.1%

356 decks+2.94$1.67

#4Retreat to Coralhelm

Enchantment

2U3

77.1%

347 decks+3.20$0.40

#5Tiller Engine

Artifact Creature — Construct

73.8%

332 decks+4.38$18.42

#6Ghostly Flicker

Instant

2U3

72.2%

325 decks+1.88$3.21

#7Roil Elemental

Creature — Elemental

3UUU6

71.8%

323 decks+3.49$12.89

#8Amulet of Vigor

Artifact

71.1%

320 decks+4.05$50.16

#9PuPu UFO

Artifact Creature — Construct Alien

70.7%

318 decks+3.06$0.97

#10Essence Flux

Instant

70.4%

317 decks+2.16$1.72

#11Counterspell

Instant

UU2

69.3%

312 decks+0.10$4.38

#12Mystic Sanctuary

Land — Island

69.1%

311 decks+0.32$2.85

#13Sapphire Medallion

Artifact

68.7%

309 decks+0.23$8.49

#14Elven Raft-Steerer

Creature — Elf Pilot

2U3

67.1%

302 decks+5.10$0.26

#15Arcane Signet

Artifact

66.7%

300 decks+0.02$0.41

#16Starfield Vocalist

Creature — Human Bard

3U4

64.7%

291 decks+3.20$1.90

#17Reliquary Tower

Land

62.7%

282 decks+0.19$4.72

#18Deadeye Navigator

Creature — Spirit

4UU6

61.3%

276 decks+2.63$3.86

#19High Tide

Instant

61.1%

275 decks+0.36$1.84

#20Displacer Kitten

Creature — Cat Beast

3U4

60.0%

270 decks+1.88$34.76

#21Solemn Simulacrum

Artifact Creature — Golem

59.1%

266 decks+1.16$0.31

#22Wayfarer's Bauble

Artifact

58.9%

265 decks+1.26$0.36

#23Ruin Crab

Creature — Crab

57.1%

257 decks+2.37$1.64

#24Dreamscape Artist

Creature — Human Spellshaper

1U2

55.8%

251 decks+2.85$0.15

#25Thought Vessel

Artifact

55.3%

249 decks+0.12$2.94

#26Wizard's Staff

Artifact — Equipment

1U2

55.1%

248 decks+3.29$3.82

#27Myriad Landscape

Land

54.0%

243 decks+0.87$0.31

#28Snap

Instant

1U2

54.0%

243 decks+1.02$3.51

#29Silver Surfer, Cosmic Voyager

Legendary Creature — Alien Hero

4UU6

49.6%

223 decks+4.93$0.60

#30Grappling Kraken

Creature — Kraken

4UU6

49.6%

223 decks+3.72$0.27

#31Terrain Generator

Land

49.3%

222 decks+1.82$2.26

#32Arcane Denial

Instant

1U2

48.9%

220 decks+0.33$2.41

#33Thassa, Deep-Dwelling

Legendary Enchantment Creature — God

3U4

48.4%

218 decks+2.34$27.81

#34Pongify

Instant

47.6%

214 decks+0.17$2.90

#35Guildless Commons

Land

46.4%

209 decks+3.01$2.61

#36Fabled Passage

Land

45.6%

205 decks+2.58$1.37

#37Burnished Hart

Artifact Creature — Elk

44.2%

199 decks+2.11$0.31

#38Displace

Instant

2U3

44.0%

198 decks+2.35$0.34

#39Sword of the Animist

Legendary Artifact — Equipment

43.6%

196 decks+2.19$5.64

#40An Offer You Can't Refuse

Instant

42.9%

193 decks+0.14$3.11

#41Rapid Hybridization

Instant

42.9%

193 decks+0.20$1.30

#42Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll

Enchantment — Saga

2U3

42.7%

192 decks+4.84$0.30

#43Hedron Crab

Creature — Crab

42.0%

189 decks+2.41$3.23

#44Cyclonic Rift

Instant

1U2

40.7%

183 decks+0.21$39.16GC

#45Planar Incision

Instant

1U2

40.0%

180 decks+2.16$0.35

#46Troop of Ponies

Creature — Horse

40.0%

180 decks+4.16$0.37

#47Flooded Strand

Land

39.6%

178 decks+1.36$15.69

#48Frantic Search

Instant

2U3

39.3%

177 decks+0.26$1.17

#49Polluted Delta

Land

39.3%

177 decks+1.37$19.95

#50Panharmonicon

Artifact

39.3%

177 decks+2.21$6.67

#51Weather Maker

Artifact

39.1%

176 decks+4.25$0.41

#52Urza's Saga

Enchantment Land — Urza's Saga

38.7%

174 decks+0.74$38.93

#53Laboratory Maniac

Creature — Human Wizard

2U3

38.7%

174 decks+0.71$2.01

#54Trinket Mage

Creature — Human Wizard

2U3

38.2%

172 decks+1.43$0.64

#55Aetherize

Instant

3U4

38.0%

171 decks+0.23$0.40

#56Otawara, Soaring City

Legendary Land

38.0%

171 decks+0.31$27.62

#57Scalding Tarn

Land

37.8%

170 decks+1.39$35.83

#58Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs

Instant // Land

1UU3

37.3%

168 decks+0.45$9.07

#59Misty Rainforest

Land

37.1%

167 decks+1.35$36.45

#60Roil Cartographer

Creature — Merfolk Rogue

1U2

37.1%

167 decks+4.15$0.23

Highest synergy

#1Elven Raft-Steerer

Creature — Elf Pilot

2U3

302 decks+5.10

In 67% of these decks, 164× its usual rate.

#2Silver Surfer, Cosmic Voyager

Legendary Creature — Alien Hero

4UU6

223 decks+4.93

In 50% of these decks, 138× its usual rate.

#3Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll

Enchantment — Saga

2U3

192 decks+4.84

In 43% of these decks, 127× its usual rate.

#4Tiller Engine

Artifact Creature — Construct

332 decks+4.38

In 74% of these decks, 80× its usual rate.

#5Weather Maker

Artifact

176 decks+4.25

In 39% of these decks, 70× its usual rate.

#6Troop of Ponies

Creature — Horse

180 decks+4.16

In 40% of these decks, 64× its usual rate.

#7Roil Cartographer

Creature — Merfolk Rogue

1U2

167 decks+4.15

In 37% of these decks, 64× its usual rate.

#8Field of the Dead

Land

144 decks+4.11GC

In 32% of these decks, 61× its usual rate.

#9Amulet of Vigor

Artifact

320 decks+4.05

In 71% of these decks, 57× its usual rate.

#10H.E.R.B.I.E. Scout Unit

Artifact Creature — Robot Scout

119 decks+3.95

In 26% of these decks, 52× its usual rate.

#11Patron of the Moon

Legendary Creature — Spirit

5UU7

161 decks+3.84

In 36% of these decks, 47× its usual rate.

#12Ghost Town

Land

75 decks+3.75

In 17% of these decks, 43× its usual rate.

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Questions about Gandalf, Shadow's Foe

What are the best cards for Gandalf, Shadow's Foe?: Across 450 public decks, the most-played cards with Gandalf, Shadow's Foe are Sol Ring (84%), Walking Atlas (79%) and Retreat to Coralhelm (77%).
Which cards have the best synergy with Gandalf, Shadow's Foe?: The cards played far more often with Gandalf, Shadow's Foe than usual: Elven Raft-Steerer (164× its usual rate), Silver Surfer, Cosmic Voyager (138× its usual rate) and Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll (127× its usual rate).
What colors is Gandalf, Shadow's Foe?: Gandalf, Shadow's Foe is mono-blue, so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is Gandalf, Shadow's Foe?: Gandalf, Shadow's Foe leads 450 public decks in our corpus, #2,188 of 3,757 commanders.