What are the best cards for Gandalf the Grey?

Across 1,164 public decks, the most-played cards with Gandalf the Grey are Sol Ring (84%), Arcane Signet (80%) and Command Tower (79%).

Which cards have the best synergy with Gandalf the Grey?

The cards played far more often with Gandalf the Grey than usual: Meneldor, Swift Savior (92× its usual rate), Blur (48× its usual rate) and Planar Incision (45× its usual rate).

What colors is Gandalf the Grey?

Gandalf the Grey is Izzet (blue-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is Gandalf the Grey?

Gandalf the Grey leads 1,164 public decks in our corpus, #1,076 of 3,757 commanders.

Gandalf the Grey

URIzzet commanders1,164 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard3UR$0.82

Gandalf the Grey appears in 1,164 public decks. The most-played cards are Sol Ring, Arcane Signet and Command Tower. The strongest synergies by lift are Meneldor, Swift Savior, Blur and Planar Incision.

Build a deck with Gandalf the Grey

Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Island

Basic Land — Island

93.9%

1,093 decks-0.03$0.20

#2Mountain

Basic Land — Mountain

93.8%

1,092 decks-0.03$0.16

#3Sol Ring

Artifact

84.1%

979 decks-0.02$1.51

#4Arcane Signet

Artifact

79.6%

927 decks-0.01$0.41

#5Command Tower

Land

79.4%

924 decks-0.08$0.27

#6Archmage Emeritus

Creature — Human Wizard

2UU4

66.9%

779 decks+0.67$0.83

#7Flame of Anor

Instant

1UR3

66.7%

776 decks+1.97$3.46

#8Storm-Kiln Artist

Creature — Dwarf Shaman

3R4

66.2%

771 decks+0.50$2.27

#9Sulfur Falls

Land

63.8%

743 decks-0.02$0.32

#10Guttersnipe

Creature — Goblin Shaman

2R3

60.5%

704 decks+1.07$0.35

#11Opt

Instant

58.9%

686 decks+0.69$0.62

#12Counterspell

Instant

UU2

58.0%

675 decks+0.20$4.38

#13Fiery Inscription

Enchantment

2R3

57.3%

667 decks+2.05$0.42

#14Ghostly Flicker

Instant

2U3

56.4%

656 decks+3.27$3.21

#15Frantic Search

Instant

2U3

55.8%

650 decks+0.35$1.17

#16Blasphemous Act

Sorcery

8R9

55.6%

647 decks+0.36$1.01

#17Brainstorm

Instant

55.4%

645 decks+0.35$1.50

#18Izzet Signet

Artifact

54.6%

636 decks+0.06$0.44

#19Goblin Electromancer

Creature — Goblin Wizard

UR2

54.4%

633 decks+0.82$0.28

#20Essence Flux

Instant

53.4%

621 decks+3.71$1.72

#21Preordain

Sorcery

52.8%

615 decks+0.54$0.81

#22Lightning Bolt

Instant

51.9%

604 decks+0.65$1.84

#23Shivan Reef

Land

51.8%

603 decks-0.18$0.37

#24Talisman of Creativity

Artifact

50.4%

587 decks-0.11$2.67

#25Gandalf's Sanction

Sorcery

1UR3

47.9%

558 decks+3.07$0.24

#26Ponder

Sorcery

46.6%

542 decks+0.32$2.22

#27Frostboil Snarl

Land

44.8%

522 decks+0.06$0.32

#28Izzet Boilerworks

Land

44.7%

520 decks+0.43$0.35

#29Reliquary Tower

Land

44.2%

515 decks-0.01$4.72

#30Harmonic Prodigy

Creature — Human Wizard

1R2

44.0%

512 decks+0.92$5.03

#31Displacer Kitten

Creature — Cat Beast

3U4

43.8%

510 decks+2.46$34.76

#32Mystic Sanctuary

Land — Island

43.2%

503 decks+0.43$2.85

#33Consider

Instant

43.2%

503 decks+0.77$0.45

#34Chaos Warp

Instant

2R3

42.6%

496 decks+0.07$0.32

#35Steam Vents

Land — Island Mountain

42.4%

493 decks-0.24$10.66

#36Planar Incision

Instant

1U2

42.2%

491 decks+3.81$0.35

#37Blur

Instant

2U3

42.0%

489 decks+3.86$0.39

#38Archaeomancer

Creature — Human Wizard

2UU4

40.5%

472 decks+2.40$0.36

#39Thought Vessel

Artifact

40.5%

472 decks+0.25$2.94

#40Thousand-Year Storm

Enchantment

4UR6

40.5%

471 decks+1.07$0.97

#41Stormcarved Coast

Land

39.2%

456 decks-0.10$3.03

#42Negate

Instant

1U2

39.0%

454 decks+0.34$0.16

#43Mana Geyser

Sorcery

3RR5

39.0%

454 decks+0.41$2.05

#44Abrade

Instant

1R2

38.8%

452 decks+0.57$0.33

#45Cascade Bluffs

Land

38.6%

449 decks-0.17$0.36

#46Temple of Epiphany

Land

37.3%

434 decks+0.05$0.22

#47Arcane Denial

Instant

1U2

36.4%

424 decks+0.22$2.41

#48Veyran, Voice of Duality

Legendary Creature — Efreet Wizard

1UR3

35.4%

412 decks+0.51$2.16

#49Glamdring

Legendary Artifact — Equipment

35.2%

410 decks+3.59$2.35

#50Expressive Iteration

Sorcery

UR2

35.1%

409 decks+0.32$0.29

#51Talrand, Sky Summoner

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard

2UU4

34.9%

406 decks+1.17$1.88

#52Snap

Instant

1U2

34.8%

405 decks+0.41$3.51

#53Gandalf, Friend of the Shire

Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

3U4

34.8%

405 decks+3.79$0.36

#54Big Score

Instant

3R4

34.4%

400 decks+0.18$0.79

#55Faithless Looting

Sorcery

34.3%

399 decks+0.22$0.39

#56Erebor Flamesmith

Creature — Dwarf Artificer

1R2

34.2%

398 decks+2.05$0.36

#57Display of Power

Instant

1RR3

33.8%

394 decks+3.24$0.40

#58Training Center

Land

33.2%

386 decks-0.23$18.02

#59Riptide Laboratory

Land

33.2%

386 decks+1.96$0.63

#60An Offer You Can't Refuse

Instant

32.3%

376 decks-0.15$3.11

Highest synergy

#1Meneldor, Swift Savior

Legendary Creature — Bird Soldier

3U4

250 decks+4.53

In 21% of these decks, 92× its usual rate.

#2Blur

Instant

2U3

489 decks+3.86

In 42% of these decks, 48× its usual rate.

#3Planar Incision

Instant

1U2

491 decks+3.81

In 42% of these decks, 45× its usual rate.

#4Gandalf, Friend of the Shire

Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

3U4

405 decks+3.79

In 35% of these decks, 44× its usual rate.

#5Essence Flux

Instant

621 decks+3.71

In 53% of these decks, 41× its usual rate.

#6Candlekeep Sage

Legendary Enchantment — Background

2U3

166 decks+3.63

In 14% of these decks, 38× its usual rate.

#7Displace

Instant

2U3

240 decks+3.62

In 21% of these decks, 37× its usual rate.

#8Glamdring

Legendary Artifact — Equipment

410 decks+3.59

In 35% of these decks, 36× its usual rate.

#9Hithlain Knots

Instant

1U2

153 decks+3.57

In 13% of these decks, 36× its usual rate.

#10Teferi's Time Twist

Instant

1U2

199 decks+3.37

In 17% of these decks, 29× its usual rate.

#11Thassa, Deep-Dwelling

Legendary Enchantment Creature — God

3U4

159 decks+3.33

In 14% of these decks, 28× its usual rate.

#12Birthday Escape

Sorcery

244 decks+3.28

In 21% of these decks, 26× its usual rate.

Public decklists

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Questions about Gandalf the Grey

What are the best cards for Gandalf the Grey?: Across 1,164 public decks, the most-played cards with Gandalf the Grey are Sol Ring (84%), Arcane Signet (80%) and Command Tower (79%).
Which cards have the best synergy with Gandalf the Grey?: The cards played far more often with Gandalf the Grey than usual: Meneldor, Swift Savior (92× its usual rate), Blur (48× its usual rate) and Planar Incision (45× its usual rate).
What colors is Gandalf the Grey?: Gandalf the Grey is Izzet (blue-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is Gandalf the Grey?: Gandalf the Grey leads 1,164 public decks in our corpus, #1,076 of 3,757 commanders.