Shadow Wizard Money Gang by Vortexcalibur

Format: Commander

Commander: Gandalf, Party Guest

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Gandalf, Party Guest commands a Jeskai Wizard-tribal spellslinger deck built around a critical mass of legendary Wizards. The primary plan is to curve cheap legendary Wizards into Gandalf, multiply his beginning-of-combat trigger with Cadric, Soul Kindler and Harmonic Prodigy, then chain free noncreature spells into card draw, mana, and burn. Vivi Ornitier and Vivi's Persistence tokens convert each spell into damage, while World at War and Full Throttle add extra combat phases that retrigger Gandalf. The hidden commander is Cadric, who makes nonlegendary copies of Gandalf to increase the number of free casts per combat. Secondary paths use Azami for draw, Kykar for ramp, and Aminatou's Augury to strand-large spells. The deck closes with burn pings, combat, or a free-cast Insurrection.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
  • 1 Alania, Divergent Storm
  • 1 Alisaie Leveilleur
  • 1 Alphinaud Leveilleur
  • 1 Aminatou's Augury
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Azami, Lady of Scrolls
  • 1 Balmor, Battlemage Captain
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Cadric, Soul Kindler
  • 1 Call Forth the Tempest
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Distant Melody
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Echocasting Symposium
  • 1 Elminster's Simulacrum
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Flame of Anor
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Full Throttle
  • 1 Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
  • 1 Gandalf the Grey
  • 1 Gandalf's Sanction
  • 1 Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape
  • 1 Gandalf, Party Guest
  • 1 Glamdring
  • 1 Glamdring, Foe-hammer // Gleam of Death
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Harmonic Prodigy
  • 1 Harmonized Crescendo
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Improvisation Capstone
  • 1 Inspired Ultimatum
  • 1 Insurrection
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Jori En, Ruin Diver
  • 1 Kaza, Roil Chaser
  • 1 Krile Baldesion
  • 1 Kykar, Wind's Fury
  • 1 Lindblum, Industrial Regency // Mage Siege
  • 1 Mana Sculpt
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mizzix's Mastery
  • 1 Mnemonic Deluge
  • 5 Mountain
  • 1 Multiversal Incursion
  • 1 Naru Meha, Master Wizard
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Parun
  • 1 Olórin's Searing Light
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Raff, Weatherlight Stalwart
  • 1 Raise the Palisade
  • 1 Raugrin Triome
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Resonating Lute
  • 1 Riptide Laboratory
  • 1 Rivendell
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Sage of Fables
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Step Through
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Taunt from the Rampart
  • 1 The Arkenstone // Seek the Heart
  • 1 The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn // Hydaelyn, the Mothercrystal
  • 1 Veyran, Voice of Duality
  • 1 Vivi Ornitier
  • 1 Vivi's Persistence
  • 1 Whirlwind of Thought
  • 1 Wizard's Staff
  • 1 World at War