Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
$0.22
$0.22Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Proven Option
Well-established with solid community support.
Ranking
#2079
Current Rank
#1669
Last Week
#1837
Past 2 Years
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Gandalf, Friend of the Shire.
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Gandalf, Friend of the Shire decks.
Immortus, Master of Eternity+0% Synergy
$5.30
Stark's Ingenuity+0% Synergy
$2.51
Namor the Sub-Mariner0% Synergy
$7.50
The Ten Rings-1% Synergy
$17.45
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Gandalf, Friend of the Shire's abilities and overall game plan.
Birthday Escape+71% Synergy
$0.32
Soothing of Sméagol+59% Synergy
$0.30
Glorious Gale+57% Synergy
$0.27
Flood of Recollection+48% Synergy
$0.18
Horses of the Bruinen+48% Synergy
$0.20
Talrand, Sky Summoner+47% Synergy
$1.18
Murmuring Mystic+42% Synergy
$1.12
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell+41% Synergy
$0.18
Curse of the Swine+40% Synergy
$0.33
Call to Mind+38% Synergy
$0.32
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Gandalf, Friend of the Shire decks.
Ravenform+35% Synergy
$0.36
Baral, Chief of Compliance+35% Synergy
$2.63
Archmage Emeritus+34% Synergy
$0.53
Preordain+33% Synergy
$0.61
Ponder+26% Synergy
$1.82
Windfall+21% Synergy
$4.91
High Tide+13% Synergy
$1.95
Negate+12% Synergy
$0.20
Sapphire Medallion+0% Synergy
$7.45
Counterspell-2% Synergy
$3.77
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Mystical Tutor+2% Synergy
$15.76
Narset, Parter of Veils0% Synergy
$1.59
The One Ring0% Synergy
$106.86
Thassa's Oracle-4% Synergy
$23.28
Consecrated Sphinx-5% Synergy
$30.18
Ancient Tomb-5% Synergy
$134.88
Force of Will-8% Synergy
$61.73
Rhystic Study-9% Synergy
$70.04
Cyclonic Rift-12% Synergy
$40.33
Fierce Guardianship-12% Synergy
$56.01
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Gandalf, Friend of the Shire's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Rangers of Ithilien+37% Synergy
$0.26
Haughty Djinn+35% Synergy
$0.31
Wizards of Thay+33% Synergy
$1.64
Mocking Sprite+31% Synergy
$0.27
Wavebreak Hippocamp+31% Synergy
$0.95
Archmage of Runes+28% Synergy
$2.91
Archaeomancer+24% Synergy
$0.50
Thunderclap Drake+22% Synergy
$0.59
Naiad of Hidden Coves+17% Synergy
$0.16
Pelargir Survivor+16% Synergy
$0.14
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea+15% Synergy
$5.17
Curious Homunculus+15% Synergy
$0.37
Saruman the White+14% Synergy
$0.24
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned+13% Synergy
$0.63
Geyser Drake+12% Synergy
$0.15
Whispering Wizard+11% Synergy
$0.22
Hydro-Channeler+10% Synergy
$0.18
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis+9% Synergy
$0.31
Docent of Perfection+9% Synergy
$0.53
Hullbreaker Horror+7% Synergy
$5.95
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy+7% Synergy
$0.38
Deekah, Fractal Theorist+7% Synergy
$0.33
Snapcaster Mage+6% Synergy
$18.94
Knights of Dol Amroth+6% Synergy
$0.13
Psychosis Crawler+5% Synergy
$1.55
The Watcher in the Water+5% Synergy
$2.47
Volshe Tideturner+5% Synergy
$0.19
Azami, Lady of Scrolls+5% Synergy
$0.38
Nadir Kraken+5% Synergy
$0.38
Body of Knowledge+5% Synergy
$0.34
Chasm Skulker+5% Synergy
$0.69
Gadwick, the Wizened+4% Synergy
$0.73
Triskaidekaphile+4% Synergy
$0.78
Octavia, Living Thesis+4% Synergy
$1.11
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir+3% Synergy
$3.37
Shipwreck Dowser+3% Synergy
$0.13
Jin-Gitaxias+2% Synergy
$11.96
Chrome Host Seedshark+2% Synergy
$0.28
Emeritus of Ideation+1% Synergy
$5.56
High Fae Trickster+0% Synergy
$3.95
Hydroelectric Specimen-1% Synergy
$0.82
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant-1% Synergy
$9.71
Laboratory Maniac-1% Synergy
$2.16
Peregrine Drake-1% Synergy
$0.25
Spellseeker-1% Synergy
$17.43
Silver Myr-2% Synergy
$0.56
Homunculus Horde-2% Synergy
$1.52
Faerie Mastermind-4% Synergy
$12.20
The Reality Chip-6% Synergy
$4.24
Solemn Simulacrum-10% Synergy
$0.28
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Gandalf, Friend of the Shire safe.
Dreadful as the Storm+32% Synergy
$0.15
Unwind+18% Synergy
$1.17
Rewind+14% Synergy
$0.41
Wizard's Retort+12% Synergy
$0.30
Mana Sculpt+12% Synergy
$0.85
Saruman's Trickery+9% Synergy
$0.25
Press the Enemy+9% Synergy
$0.62
Frantic Search+8% Synergy
$1.36
Stern Scolding+7% Synergy
$0.30
Narset's Reversal+5% Synergy
$2.17
Opt+5% Synergy
$0.24
Snap+4% Synergy
$3.17
Commit // Memory+3% Synergy
$0.36
Silundi Vision+3% Synergy
$0.44
Turnabout+3% Synergy
$0.31
Reins of Power+3% Synergy
$2.98
See Double+2% Synergy
$0.94
Flow of Knowledge+2% Synergy
$0.31
Consider+2% Synergy
$0.27
Quick Study+1% Synergy
$0.20
Foil+1% Synergy
$2.11
Run Away Together+1% Synergy
$0.14
Unsummon+1% Synergy
$0.25
Impulse+1% Synergy
$0.18
Refute+1% Synergy
$0.21
Dig Through Time+1% Synergy
$0.27
Consult the Star Charts+1% Synergy
$2.21
Fact or Fiction+0% Synergy
$0.26
Borne Upon a Wind+0% Synergy
$4.13
Aetherspouts-1% Synergy
$0.72
Brainstorm-1% Synergy
$1.50
Spell Pierce-2% Synergy
$0.22
Mystic Confluence-2% Synergy
$1.03
Ghostly Flicker-3% Synergy
$2.62
Arcane Denial-3% Synergy
$1.44
Resculpt-5% Synergy
$0.32
Archmage's Charm-5% Synergy
$2.03
Cryptic Command-5% Synergy
$6.17
Blue Sun's Zenith-5% Synergy
$2.92
Aetherize-6% Synergy
$0.42
Sink into Stupor-6% Synergy
$5.83
Muddle the Mixture-7% Synergy
$2.32
Force of Negation-8% Synergy
$56.60
Reality Shift-8% Synergy
$0.37
Mana Drain-9% Synergy
$57.08
Swan Song-10% Synergy
$10.09
An Offer You Can't Refuse-10% Synergy
$3.13
Dramatic Reversal-11% Synergy
$0.49
Pongify-11% Synergy
$1.73
Rapid Hybridization-14% Synergy
$1.18
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Gandalf, Friend of the Shire's game plan and control the board.
Lórien Revealed+31% Synergy
$5.26
Blue Sun's Twilight+30% Synergy
$0.46
Day's Undoing+29% Synergy
$1.52
Wash Out+27% Synergy
$0.39
Treasure Cruise+27% Synergy
$0.34
Deep Analysis+27% Synergy
$0.18
Serum Visions+24% Synergy
$1.84
Solve the Equation+24% Synergy
$3.75
Invoke the Winds+23% Synergy
$0.24
Aether Gale+22% Synergy
$0.28
Bribery+22% Synergy
$6.23
Rise from the Tides+20% Synergy
$0.23
Baral's Expertise+20% Synergy
$0.28
Clone Legion+20% Synergy
$2.33
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows+19% Synergy
$0.33
Sleep+18% Synergy
$0.25
Mnemonic Deluge+17% Synergy
$6.33
Mass Diminish+17% Synergy
$1.09
River's Rebuke+16% Synergy
$0.27
Consuming Tide+16% Synergy
$0.49
Treason of Isengard+16% Synergy
$0.22
Void Snare+15% Synergy
$0.28
Personal Tutor+15% Synergy
$6.20
Subjugate the Hobbits+14% Synergy
$0.32
Devastation Tide+14% Synergy
$0.51
Compulsive Research+14% Synergy
$0.30
Blatant Thievery+14% Synergy
$5.47
Drawn from Dreams+13% Synergy
$0.29
Mind Spring+12% Synergy
$0.27
Mists of Lórien+11% Synergy
$0.79
Rite of Replication+11% Synergy
$0.25
Secrets of the Golden City+10% Synergy
$0.14
Said // Done+9% Synergy
$0.22
Flood of Tears+8% Synergy
$1.15
Gitaxian Probe+8% Synergy
$5.08
Concentrate+8% Synergy
$0.19
Relm's Sketching+8% Synergy
$0.31
Season of Weaving+8% Synergy
$3.84
Cosmic Epiphany+7% Synergy
$0.17
Boomerang Basics+7% Synergy
$0.95
Sleight of Hand+6% Synergy
$0.30
Flow of Ideas+5% Synergy
$0.29
Spectral Deluge+5% Synergy
$4.26
Step Through+4% Synergy
$0.22
Enter the Enigma+4% Synergy
$0.29
Stock Up+3% Synergy
$1.43
Time Warp+3% Synergy
$5.64
Finale of Revelation+2% Synergy
$0.33
Merchant Scroll+1% Synergy
$5.20
Sea Gate Restoration+1% Synergy
$39.12
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Glamdring+29% Synergy
$2.65
Mindsplice Apparatus+28% Synergy
$1.95
Wayfarer's Bauble+9% Synergy
$0.35
Primal Amulet+8% Synergy
$13.18
The Magic Mirror+5% Synergy
$3.77
The Water Crystal-4% Synergy
$3.12
Isochron Scepter-6% Synergy
$10.97
Swiftfoot Boots-14% Synergy
$2.00
Lightning Greaves-15% Synergy
$4.16
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Gandalf, Friend of the Shire's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Scroll of Isildur+29% Synergy
$0.65
Shark Typhoon+25% Synergy
$1.78
Case of the Ransacked Lab+15% Synergy
$0.50
Jace's Sanctum+14% Synergy
$1.23
Swarm Intelligence+13% Synergy
$0.38
Metallurgic Summonings+12% Synergy
$2.14
Storm of Saruman+10% Synergy
$3.18
Wizard Class+10% Synergy
$2.51
Omniscience+8% Synergy
$6.08
The Mirari Conjecture+7% Synergy
$0.30
The Bath Song+5% Synergy
$0.25
Ominous Seas+3% Synergy
$1.12
Propaganda+1% Synergy
$2.95
Leyline of Anticipation+0% Synergy
$6.80
Teferi's Ageless Insight-4% Synergy
$5.01
Mystic Remora-9% Synergy
$12.45
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Gandalf, Friend of the Shire to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries0% Synergy
$9.15
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Rivendell+26% Synergy
$30.00
Riptide Laboratory+19% Synergy
$0.64
Mystic Sanctuary+10% Synergy
$1.09
Lonely Sandbar+4% Synergy
$0.30
Hidden Cataract+4% Synergy
$0.17
Faerie Conclave+4% Synergy
$0.54
Castle Vantress+3% Synergy
$0.36
Field of Ruin+2% Synergy
$0.35
Remote Isle+2% Synergy
$0.21
Desert of the Mindful+2% Synergy
$0.29
Reliquary Tower+1% Synergy
$4.24
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+1% Synergy
$2.11
Terrain Generator+0% Synergy
$1.93
Agna Qel'a0% Synergy
$0.97
Mistrise Village-1% Synergy
$8.83
Temple of the False God-2% Synergy
$0.32
Halimar Depths-3% Synergy
$0.39
War Room-6% Synergy
$4.63
Rogue's Passage-7% Synergy
$0.38
Otawara, Soaring City-8% Synergy
$28.86
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-8% Synergy
$55.24
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Inherited Envelope+46% Synergy
$0.28
Midnight Clock+8% Synergy
$0.68
Sky Diamond+7% Synergy
$0.25
Mind Stone+7% Synergy
$0.36
Thought Vessel+4% Synergy
$2.32
Gilded Lotus+2% Synergy
$0.52
Bender's Waterskin+2% Synergy
$0.93
Worn Powerstone+1% Synergy
$0.35
Arcane Signet0% Synergy
$0.45
Extraplanar Lens0% Synergy
$12.56
Commander's Sphere-1% Synergy
$0.31
Throne of Eldraine-1% Synergy
$28.87
Fellwar Stone-2% Synergy
$0.85
Thran Dynamo-2% Synergy
$4.90
Decanter of Endless Water-2% Synergy
$4.58
Caged Sun-3% Synergy
$3.65
Everflowing Chalice-5% Synergy
$0.34
Sol Ring-6% Synergy
$1.40
Lands
The mana base foundation for Gandalf, Friend of the Shire decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Myriad Landscape+9% Synergy
$0.30
Silundi Vision+3% Synergy
$0.44
Island+3% Synergy
$0.08
Evolving Wilds+2% Synergy
$0.26
Sea Gate Restoration+1% Synergy
$39.12
Jwari Disruption+0% Synergy
$0.45
Hydroelectric Specimen-1% Synergy
$0.82
Sink into Stupor-6% Synergy
$5.83
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Gandalf, Friend of the Shire.
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Alena, Kessig Trapper // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
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Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Dragon Cultist
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Guild Artisan
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Hardy Outlander
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Passionate Archaeologist
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Popular Entertainer
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Raised by Giants
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Scion of Halaster
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Tavern Brawler
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Veteran Soldier
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Agent of the Iron Throne
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Candlekeep Sage
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Riku of Many Paths
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Melek, Reforged Researcher
Jori En, Ruin Diver
Najal, the Storm Runner
The Fifth Doctor // Bill Potts
Taigam, Ojutai Master
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Zethi, Arcane Blademaster
The Eleventh Doctor // Bill Potts
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Master Chef
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Tavern Brawler
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
Baral and Kari Zev
Eruth, Tormented Prophet
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Cultist of the Absolute
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot