Gandalf by Nopster

Format: Commander

Commander: Gandalf, Party Guest

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 31

Deck overview

This Jeskai deck combines Wizard tribal synergies with an explosive spellslinger strategy led by Gandalf, Party Guest. The primary objective is to curve out with efficient legendary Wizards such as Baral, Chief of Compliance, Kaza, Roil Chaser, and Vivi Ornitier, setting up your commander to cheat powerful instant and sorcery spells into play at the beginning of combat without paying their mana costs. The deck transitions into the late game by leveraging spell duplicators like Veyran, Voice of Duality and Alania, Divergent Storm to generate immense card advantage and board pressure. Decisive finishes are achieved through high-impact haymakers like Surge to Victory, Call Forth the Tempest, and Mnemonic Deluge, turning an army of Wizards and Spirit tokens into lethal combat damage.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Akroma's Vengeance
  • 1 Alania, Divergent Storm
  • 1 Arcane Heist
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Baral, Chief of Compliance
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bilbo's Burglaring
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Call Forth the Tempest
  • 1 Cascade Bluffs
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Contentious Plan
  • 1 Courageous Resolve
  • 1 Curiosity
  • 1 Deep Analysis
  • 1 Dig Through Time
  • 1 Display of Power
  • 1 Dragon's Desire
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fanged Flames
  • 1 Fell Beast's Shriek
  • 1 Flame of Anor
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Galvanic Iteration
  • 1 Gandalf of the Secret Fire
  • 1 Gandalf the Grey
  • 1 Gandalf the White
  • 1 Gandalf's Sanction
  • 1 Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
  • 1 Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape
  • 1 Gandalf, Party Guest
  • 1 Gandalf, White Rider
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Glamdring
  • 1 Glamdring, Foe-hammer // Gleam of Death
  • 1 Harmonic Prodigy
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Jwari Disruption // Jwari Ruins
  • 1 Kaza, Roil Chaser
  • 1 Kitsa, Otterball Elite
  • 1 Kykar, Wind's Fury
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lórien Revealed
  • 1 Mana Sculpt
  • 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
  • 1 Mnemonic Deluge
  • 6 Mountain
  • 1 Multiversal Incursion
  • 1 Mystic Monastery
  • 1 Olórin's Searing Light
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Press the Enemy
  • 1 Prismari Charm
  • 1 Pyromancer's Goggles
  • 1 Raise the Palisade
  • 1 Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Resonating Lute
  • 1 Riptide Laboratory
  • 1 Rivendell
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Silundi Vision // Silundi Isle
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Slip Out the Back
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solve the Equation
  • 1 Splatter Technique
  • 1 Subjugate the Hobbits
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Surge to Victory
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Veyran, Voice of Duality
  • 1 Vivi Ornitier
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Wisdom of Ages
  • 1 Wizard's Retort
  • 1 Wizard's Staff