Gandalf's fireworks by curufinwe86

Format: Commander

Commander: Gandalf, Party Guest

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 66

Deck overview

This deck is a high-power Jeskai spellslinger combo deck centered on explosive artifact acceleration, high card flow, and compact win conditions. While commanded by Gandalf, Party Guest, the primary game plan revolves around assembling game-ending combos such as Niv-Mizzet, Parun paired with Curiosity, or Jeska's Will copied infinitely with Reiterate. The deck accelerates its development using a dense suite of 0–1 CMC mana rocks and secures early card advantage through staples like Rhystic Study, Mystic Remora, and The One Ring. A comprehensive package of free and low-cost counterspells protects key spells and disrupts opposing fast wins. The deck smoothly transitions from early board setup and Wizard synergies into a single explosive turn that deals lethal damage across the entire table.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Baral, Chief of Compliance
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dualcaster Mage
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Erebor Flamesmith
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flame of Anor
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gandalf of the Secret Fire
  • 1 Gandalf the Grey
  • 1 Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape
  • 1 Gandalf, Party Guest
  • 1 Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Harmonic Prodigy
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Intuition
  • 5 Island
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Kaza, Roil Chaser
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Malevolent Hermit // Benevolent Geist
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Merchant Scroll
  • 4 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Parun
  • 1 Ophidian Eye
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy
  • 1 Raugrin Triome
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Reiterate
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Riptide Laboratory
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Snapcaster Mage
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Spellseeker
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Tandem Lookout
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Vadrik, Astral Archmage
  • 1 Veyran, Voice of Duality
  • 1 Vivi Ornitier
  • 1 Wheel of Fortune
  • 1 Wizard's Staff