Gandalf the white by curufinwe86

Format: Commander

Commander: Gandalf the White

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 84

Deck overview

This deck is a high-speed competitive mono-white artifact combo engine commanded by Gandalf the White. It accelerates mana rapidly using format-defining rocks and lands like Mishra's Workshop, Mana Vault, and Ancient Tomb. The primary strategy focuses on assembling compact infinite mana combos, notably Basalt Monolith paired with Rings of Brighthearth or Auriok Salvagers with Lion's Eye Diamond. It channels infinite resources into decisive win conditions like Walking Ballista or storming off with Aetherflux Reservoir. Gandalf the White grants flash to all historic spells and doubles artifact enter and death triggers, enabling instant-speed combo wins on opponent turns. The list fortifies its game plan using premier white silence effects, including Grand Abolisher, Silence, and Ranger-Captain of Eos, alongside potent asymmetric stax pieces like Drannith Magistrate and Ethersworn Canonist that disrupt opposing race plans.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abeyance
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Agatha's Soul Cauldron
  • 1 Ancient Den
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcbound Ravager
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Auriok Salvagers
  • 1 Basalt Monolith
  • 1 Blasting Station
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Traitors
  • 1 Clock of Omens
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crystal Vein
  • 1 Darksteel Citadel
  • 1 Defense Grid
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Emergence Zone
  • 1 Engineered Explosives
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Ethersworn Canonist
  • 1 Faith's Reward
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Fomori Vault
  • 1 Foundry Inspector
  • 1 Gandalf the White
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Glimmervoid
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Grinding Station
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 1 Junk Diver
  • 1 Karn, the Great Creator
  • 1 Krark-Clan Ironworks
  • 1 Kuldotha Forgemaster
  • 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Manifold Key
  • 1 March of Otherworldly Light
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Metalworker
  • 1 Mishra's Bauble
  • 1 Mishra's Workshop
  • 1 Monumental Henge
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Myr Moonvessel
  • 1 Myr Retriever
  • 1 Mystic Forge
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 1 Oswald Fiddlebender
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Rings of Brighthearth
  • 1 Scrap Trawler
  • 1 Scrapyard Recombiner
  • 1 Second Sunrise
  • 1 Semblance Anvil
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solitude
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Staff of Domination
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
  • 1 Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
  • 1 The Mycosynth Gardens
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Treasure Vault
  • 1 Unwinding Clock
  • 1 Urza's Bauble
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Vexing Bauble
  • 1 Voltaic Key
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Windswept Heath