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Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Veteran Soldier
Price tag $0.34

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard Enchantment Background

Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy Veteran Soldier
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Azorius

Playstyle & Strategy

Spellslinger 100%

How it feels to play against

Mildly Annoying Some frustrating moments but still fun.

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Creatures

Essential creatures that complement Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Veteran Soldier's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.

Gandalf, Friend of the Shire Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
+50% Synergy $0.10
Zephyr Singer Zephyr Singer
+50% Synergy $0.27
Aven Wind Guide Aven Wind Guide
+49% Synergy $0.25
Final-Word Phantom Final-Word Phantom
+49% Synergy $0.13
Mercurial Spelldancer Mercurial Spelldancer
+49% Synergy $0.19
Raff, Weatherlight Stalwart Raff, Weatherlight Stalwart
+49% Synergy $0.07
Skystrike Officer Skystrike Officer
+49% Synergy $0.13
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
+49% Synergy $0.13
Wizards of Thay Wizards of Thay
+49% Synergy $0.45
Clarion Spirit Clarion Spirit
+48% Synergy $0.17
Leonin Lightscribe Leonin Lightscribe
+48% Synergy $0.41
Ghostly Pilferer Ghostly Pilferer
+46% Synergy $6.67
Murmuring Mystic Murmuring Mystic
+46% Synergy $0.35
Talrand, Sky Summoner Talrand, Sky Summoner
+45% Synergy $0.41
Hydroelectric Specimen Hydroelectric Laboratory Hydroelectric Specimen
+43% Synergy $1.73
Witch Enchanter Witch-Blessed Meadow Witch Enchanter
+38% Synergy $4.13

Instants

Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Veteran Soldier safe.

Complete the Circuit Complete the Circuit
+100% Synergy $0.17
Get Out Get Out
+99% Synergy $0.11
Silundi Vision Silundi Isle Silundi Vision
+98% Synergy $0.46
Thought Scour Thought Scour
+98% Synergy $0.47
Razorgrass Ambush Razorgrass Field Razorgrass Ambush
+97% Synergy $0.26
Apostle's Blessing Apostle's Blessing
+50% Synergy $0.20
Courageous Resolve Courageous Resolve
+50% Synergy $0.40
Debt of Loyalty Debt of Loyalty
+50% Synergy $23.68
Divide by Zero Divide by Zero
+50% Synergy $0.08
Dream Twist Dream Twist
+50% Synergy $0.18
Fumble Fumble
+50% Synergy $0.48
Mental Note Mental Note
+50% Synergy $6.30
Quicken Quicken
+50% Synergy $0.17
Redeem the Lost Redeem the Lost
+50% Synergy $0.17
Reenact the Crime Reenact the Crime
+50% Synergy $0.16
Steel Sabotage Steel Sabotage
+50% Synergy $0.18
Vision Charm Vision Charm
+50% Synergy $1.08
Winds of Rebuke Winds of Rebuke
+50% Synergy $0.12
Artistic Refusal Artistic Refusal
+50% Synergy $0.08
Rowdy Research Rowdy Research
+50% Synergy $0.16
Brain Freeze Brain Freeze
+49% Synergy $13.74
Commandeer Commandeer
+49% Synergy $1.00
Otherworldly Gaze Otherworldly Gaze
+49% Synergy $0.20
See Double See Double
+49% Synergy $0.45
Vanish into Memory Vanish into Memory
+49% Synergy $0.15
Farsight Ritual Farsight Ritual
+49% Synergy $0.08
Keep Watch Keep Watch
+49% Synergy $1.96
Meeting of Minds Meeting of Minds
+49% Synergy $0.13
Raise the Alarm Raise the Alarm
+49% Synergy $0.05
Secure the Wastes Secure the Wastes
+49% Synergy $1.54
Thraben Charm Thraben Charm
+49% Synergy $0.26
Transcendent Message Transcendent Message
+49% Synergy $0.18
Chain of Vapor Chain of Vapor
+48% Synergy $10.56
Jwari Disruption Jwari Ruins Jwari Disruption
+48% Synergy $0.42
Kabira Takedown Kabira Plateau Kabira Takedown
+48% Synergy $0.28
Leap Leap
+48% Synergy $0.49
Protect the Negotiators Protect the Negotiators
+48% Synergy $0.11
Surge of Brilliance Surge of Brilliance
+48% Synergy $0.26
Final Showdown Final Showdown
+47% Synergy $3.63
Narset's Reversal Narset's Reversal
+46% Synergy $1.71
Reprieve Reprieve
+46% Synergy $1.36
Dig Through Time Dig Through Time
+46% Synergy $0.20
Rewind Rewind
+46% Synergy $0.41
Sejiri Shelter Sejiri Glacier Sejiri Shelter
+46% Synergy $1.69
Consider Consider
+45% Synergy $0.36
Fact or Fiction Fact or Fiction
+45% Synergy $0.12
Faithful Mending Faithful Mending
+44% Synergy $0.99
Sink into Stupor Soporific Springs Sink into Stupor
+38% Synergy $7.76
Frantic Search Frantic Search
+38% Synergy $0.58
Swords to Plowshares Swords to Plowshares
-21% Synergy $1.38

Sorceries

Important sorcery spells that advance Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Veteran Soldier's game plan and control the board.

Inspiration from Beyond Inspiration from Beyond
+100% Synergy $0.07
Will of the Temur Will of the Temur
+100% Synergy $0.57
Makindi Stampede Makindi Mesas Makindi Stampede
+99% Synergy $0.16
Suppression Ray Orderly Plaza Suppression Ray
+98% Synergy $0.16
Acquire Acquire
+50% Synergy $2.19
Blatant Thievery Blatant Thievery
+50% Synergy $1.99
Compelling Argument Compelling Argument
+50% Synergy $0.05
Echo Storm Echo Storm
+50% Synergy $0.21
Fortunate Few Fortunate Few
+50% Synergy $0.23
Inevitable Betrayal Inevitable Betrayal
+50% Synergy $0.57
Knowledge Exploitation Knowledge Exploitation
+50% Synergy $4.79
Replication Technique Replication Technique
+50% Synergy $0.22
Retraced Image Retraced Image
+50% Synergy $7.82
Stream of Thought Stream of Thought
+50% Synergy $0.14
Talent of the Telepath Talent of the Telepath
+50% Synergy $0.59
Tempted by the Oriq Tempted by the Oriq
+50% Synergy $0.17
Tome Scour Tome Scour
+50% Synergy $0.11
Citywide Bust Citywide Bust
+50% Synergy $0.15
Collective Effort Collective Effort
+50% Synergy $0.26
Deploy to the Front Deploy to the Front
+50% Synergy $0.71
Empyrial Storm Empyrial Storm
+50% Synergy $0.33
Fragmentize Fragmentize
+50% Synergy $0.05
Gather the Townsfolk Gather the Townsfolk
+50% Synergy $0.04
Helping Hand Helping Hand
+50% Synergy $0.17
Of One Mind Of One Mind
+50% Synergy $0.28
Shared Discovery Shared Discovery
+50% Synergy $0.14
Sunset Revelry Sunset Revelry
+50% Synergy $0.14
Swallow Whole Swallow Whole
+50% Synergy $0.10
Triplicate Spirits Triplicate Spirits
+50% Synergy $0.09
Bribery Bribery
+49% Synergy $5.65
Cut Your Losses Cut Your Losses
+49% Synergy $1.05
Irenicus's Vile Duplication Irenicus's Vile Duplication
+49% Synergy $8.76
Mnemonic Deluge Mnemonic Deluge
+49% Synergy $3.45
Quantum Misalignment Quantum Misalignment
+49% Synergy $10.43
Traumatize Traumatize
+49% Synergy $3.91
Dismantling Wave Dismantling Wave
+49% Synergy $0.29
Hour of Revelation Hour of Revelation
+49% Synergy $0.63
See the Truth See the Truth
+49% Synergy $0.49
Sram's Expertise Sram's Expertise
+49% Synergy $0.40
Council's Judgment Council's Judgment
+48% Synergy $0.22
Winds of Abandon Winds of Abandon
+48% Synergy $6.27
Battle Screech Battle Screech
+48% Synergy $0.09
Expel the Interlopers Expel the Interlopers
+48% Synergy $0.14
Ondu Inversion Ondu Skyruins Ondu Inversion
+47% Synergy $0.72
Hour of Reckoning Hour of Reckoning
+47% Synergy $0.13
Requisition Raid Requisition Raid
+47% Synergy $0.41
Migratory Route Migratory Route
+46% Synergy $0.16
Sevinne's Reclamation Sevinne's Reclamation
+43% Synergy $0.44
Austere Command Austere Command
+35% Synergy $0.21
Approach of the Second Sun Approach of the Second Sun
+34% Synergy $3.16

Utility Artifacts

Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.

Mindsplice Apparatus Mindsplice Apparatus
+48% Synergy $0.45

Enchantments

Powerful enchantments that support Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Veteran Soldier's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.

Font of Magic Font of Magic
+50% Synergy $0.29
Sword Coast Sailor Sword Coast Sailor
+50% Synergy $0.11
Metallurgic Summonings Metallurgic Summonings
+49% Synergy $1.14
Case of the Ransacked Lab Case of the Ransacked Lab
+48% Synergy $0.34
Leyline of Anticipation Leyline of Anticipation
+46% Synergy $3.04

Utility Lands

Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.

Bazaar of Baghdad Bazaar of Baghdad
+50% Synergy $1757.73
Boseiju, Who Shelters All Boseiju, Who Shelters All
+50% Synergy $12.14
Drownyard Temple Drownyard Temple
+50% Synergy $0.12
Echoing Deeps Echoing Deeps
+50% Synergy $0.46
Haunted Fengraf Haunted Fengraf
+50% Synergy $0.25
Ipnu Rivulet Ipnu Rivulet
+50% Synergy $0.19
Petrified Field Petrified Field
+50% Synergy $4.09
Pit of Offerings Pit of Offerings
+50% Synergy $0.23
Safe Haven Safe Haven
+50% Synergy $0.54
Scorched Ruins Scorched Ruins
+50% Synergy $52.42
Sorrow's Path Sorrow's Path
+50% Synergy $9.87
Sunken Palace Sunken Palace
+50% Synergy $0.69
Arid Archway Arid Archway
+49% Synergy $0.34
Calciform Pools Calciform Pools
+49% Synergy $0.16
Detection Tower Detection Tower
+49% Synergy $1.75
Terrain Generator Terrain Generator
+49% Synergy $2.90
Thespian's Stage Thespian's Stage
+49% Synergy $0.51
Tolaria West Tolaria West
+49% Synergy $1.21
Cephalid Coliseum Cephalid Coliseum
+47% Synergy $0.18
Command Beacon Command Beacon
+47% Synergy $5.95
Windbrisk Heights Windbrisk Heights
+46% Synergy $0.15

Lands

The mana base foundation for Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Veteran Soldier decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.

Lazotep Quarry Lazotep Quarry
+50% Synergy $4.07
Tarnation Vista Tarnation Vista
+50% Synergy $0.62
Horizon of Progress Horizon of Progress
+49% Synergy $4.81
Flood Plain Flood Plain
+48% Synergy $0.66
Talon Gates of Madara Talon Gates of Madara
+48% Synergy $25.34
Urza's Cave Urza's Cave
+48% Synergy $2.02
Ash Barrens Ash Barrens
+47% Synergy $0.07
Idyllic Beachfront Idyllic Beachfront
+41% Synergy $0.13
Glacial Floodplain Glacial Floodplain
+40% Synergy $0.22
Prairie Stream Prairie Stream
+33% Synergy $0.12
Meticulous Archive Meticulous Archive
+33% Synergy $17.32
Myriad Landscape Myriad Landscape
+31% Synergy $0.16
Irrigated Farmland Irrigated Farmland
+28% Synergy $0.12
Flooded Strand Flooded Strand
+20% Synergy $13.38
Skycloud Expanse Skycloud Expanse
+15% Synergy $0.12
Adarkar Wastes Adarkar Wastes
+11% Synergy $0.28
Hallowed Fountain Hallowed Fountain
+4% Synergy $11.39
Port Town Port Town
+2% Synergy $0.22
Glacial Fortress Glacial Fortress
-8% Synergy $0.26
Command Tower Command Tower
-36% Synergy $0.27

Similar Commanders

The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Veteran Soldier.

The Fifth Doctor Bill Potts The Fifth Doctor // Bill Potts
Tormod, the Desecrator Vial Smasher the Fierce Tormod, the Desecrator // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Faceless One Popular Entertainer Faceless One // Popular Entertainer
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar Krark, the Thumbless Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Krark, the Thumbless
The Second Doctor Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg The Second Doctor // Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg
Gandalf of the Secret Fire Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy Sword Coast Sailor Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Sword Coast Sailor
The Second Doctor Bill Potts The Second Doctor // Bill Potts
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy Raised by Giants Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Raised by Giants
Karlach, Fury of Avernus Candlekeep Sage Karlach, Fury of Avernus // Candlekeep Sage
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy Passionate Archaeologist Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Passionate Archaeologist
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy Shameless Charlatan Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Shameless Charlatan
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy Tavern Brawler Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Tavern Brawler
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy Faceless One Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Faceless One
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy Agent of the Shadow Thieves Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy Hardy Outlander Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Hardy Outlander
Riku of Many Paths Riku of Many Paths
Alena, Kessig Trapper Kraum, Ludevic's Opus Alena, Kessig Trapper // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
The Eleventh Doctor Bill Potts The Eleventh Doctor // Bill Potts
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
Zethi, Arcane Blademaster Zethi, Arcane Blademaster
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy Guild Artisan Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Guild Artisan
Krark, the Thumbless Sengir, the Dark Baron Krark, the Thumbless // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy Popular Entertainer Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Popular Entertainer
Gandalf the Grey Gandalf the Grey
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy Candlekeep Sage Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Candlekeep Sage
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy Far Traveler Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Far Traveler
Taigam, Ojutai Master Taigam, Ojutai Master
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy Scion of Halaster Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Scion of Halaster
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy Dragon Cultist Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Dragon Cultist
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot
Melek, Reforged Researcher Melek, Reforged Researcher
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy Cultist of the Absolute Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Cultist of the Absolute
Sokka, Tenacious Tactician Sokka, Tenacious Tactician
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
Mathise, Surge Channeler Mathise, Surge Channeler
Eris, Roar of the Storm Eris, Roar of the Storm
Deekah, Fractal Theorist Deekah, Fractal Theorist

Other Available Backgrounds

Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy can also choose from these 29 other backgrounds:

Scion of Halaster Scion of Halaster
Master Chef Master Chef
Passionate Archaeologist Passionate Archaeologist
Guild Artisan Guild Artisan
Raised by Giants Raised by Giants
Noble Heritage Noble Heritage
Inspiring Leader Inspiring Leader
Candlekeep Sage Candlekeep Sage
Tavern Brawler Tavern Brawler
Street Urchin Street Urchin
Dragon Cultist Dragon Cultist
Popular Entertainer Popular Entertainer
Criminal Past Criminal Past
Clan Crafter Clan Crafter
Haunted One Haunted One
Far Traveler Far Traveler
Cultist of the Absolute Cultist of the Absolute
Cloakwood Hermit Cloakwood Hermit
Sword Coast Sailor Sword Coast Sailor
Feywild Visitor Feywild Visitor
Shameless Charlatan Shameless Charlatan
Agent of the Iron Throne Agent of the Iron Throne
Acolyte of Bahamut Acolyte of Bahamut
Agent of the Shadow Thieves Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Dungeon Delver Dungeon Delver
Faceless One Faceless One
Flaming Fist Flaming Fist
Folk Hero Folk Hero
Hardy Outlander Hardy Outlander
Veteran Soldier Veteran Soldier