Gandalf Party Time by atrain33581

Format: Commander

Commander: Gandalf, Party Guest

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 47

Deck overview

This Jeskai spellslinger deck is commanded by Gandalf, Party Guest, turning legendary Wizard tribal synergy into explosive mana velocity. The core game plan establishes 1-2 cheap legendary Wizards in the opening turns, deploys Gandalf on Turn 4, and immediately casts free 4- to 6-mana instants or sorceries at the beginning of combat. On Turn 5, the deck reaches critical onset by cheating extra turn spells like Time Warp or asymmetric sweepers like Urza's Ruinous Blast and Raise the Palisade. It finishes the game across two subsequent combat rounds using team buffs from Balmor, Battlemage Captain, Adeliz, the Cinder Wind, and Flowering of the White Tree, alongside token swarms from Kykar, Wind's Fury. The list features strong card draw and efficient reactive interaction, but relies heavily on maintaining a creature presence to maximize Gandalf's combat triggers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adarkar Wastes
  • 1 Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
  • 1 Alania, Divergent Storm
  • 1 Alisaie Leveilleur
  • 1 Alphinaud Leveilleur
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Ashling, Rekindled // Ashling, Rimebound
  • 1 Azami, Lady of Scrolls
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Balmor, Battlemage Captain
  • 1 Baral, Chief of Compliance
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Brainsurge
  • 1 Cascade Bluffs
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dig Through Time
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Flame of Anor
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flowering of the White Tree
  • 1 Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
  • 1 Gandalf the Grey
  • 1 Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape
  • 1 Gandalf, Party Guest
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Harmonic Prodigy
  • 1 Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
  • 1 Hurkyl, Master Wizard
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Jori En, Ruin Diver
  • 1 Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire
  • 1 Karn's Temporal Sundering
  • 1 Kitsa, Otterball Elite
  • 1 Krile Baldesion
  • 1 Kykar, Wind's Fury
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mana Sculpt
  • 1 Mangara of Corondor
  • 1 Mistrise Village
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Mystic Gate
  • 1 Mystic Monastery
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Parun
  • 1 Olórin's Searing Light
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Raise the Palisade
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Riptide Laboratory
  • 1 Rivendell
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Shark Typhoon
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Silundi Vision // Silundi Isle
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solve the Equation
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Stenn, Paranoid Partisan
  • 1 Step Through
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Sunbillow Verge
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Surge to Victory
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Temporal Manipulation
  • 1 The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell
  • 1 Time Warp
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Traverse Eternity
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 Urza's Ruinous Blast
  • 1 Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn // Hydaelyn, the Mothercrystal
  • 1 Whirlwind of Thought
  • 1 Wizard's Staff