Gandalf, Friend of the Shire: Control
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New Cards
Recent-set cards that Gandalf, Friend of the Shire players are trying out in Control decks.
Hydro-Channeler+24% Synergy
$0.17
Wisdom of Ages+22% Synergy
$0.32
Mana Sculpt+19% Synergy
$1.16
Mathemagics+18% Synergy
$5.46
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Gandalf, Friend of the Shire's Control builds — cards that lean hardest into the Control theme.
Soothing of Sméagol+60% Synergy
$0.09
Lórien Revealed+57% Synergy
$3.39
Baral, Chief of Compliance+56% Synergy
$2.61
Birthday Escape+52% Synergy
$0.29
Solve the Equation+48% Synergy
$3.76
Archmage Emeritus+46% Synergy
$0.76
Glorious Gale+46% Synergy
$0.27
Day's Undoing+46% Synergy
$2.08
Wizards of Thay+45% Synergy
$1.92
Flood of Recollection+44% Synergy
$0.25
Top Cards
The staple cards most Gandalf, Friend of the Shire Control decks run as their core.
Talrand, Sky Summoner+40% Synergy
$0.52
Windfall+38% Synergy
$4.34
Preordain+37% Synergy
$0.66
Curse of the Swine+36% Synergy
$0.28
Ponder+24% Synergy
$2.00
High Tide+23% Synergy
$1.21
Negate+22% Synergy
$0.14
Rapid Hybridization+12% Synergy
$0.60
Sapphire Medallion+7% Synergy
$6.10
Counterspell+1% Synergy
$3.43
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Gandalf, Friend of the Shire Control game on their own.
Mystical Tutor+18% Synergy
$17.28
Narset, Parter of Veils+16% Synergy
$2.95
Mana Vault+3% Synergy
$105.77
Rhystic Study+1% Synergy
$69.44
Force of Will-4% Synergy
$70.22
Ancient Tomb-5% Synergy
$125.34
Cyclonic Rift-6% Synergy
$41.26
Consecrated Sphinx-6% Synergy
$34.59
The One Ring-6% Synergy
$101.75
Fierce Guardianship-16% Synergy
$56.78
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Gandalf, Friend of the Shire decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Murmuring Mystic+37% Synergy
$1.40
Archmage of Runes+34% Synergy
$3.20
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell+33% Synergy
$0.22
Rangers of Ithilien+33% Synergy
$0.26
Thunderclap Drake+28% Synergy
$0.97
Docent of Perfection+24% Synergy
$0.53
Wavebreak Hippocamp+23% Synergy
$0.66
Haughty Djinn+20% Synergy
$0.27
Curious Homunculus+19% Synergy
$0.39
Mocking Sprite+17% Synergy
$0.15
Unwelcome Sprite+16% Synergy
$0.20
Glen Elendra Guardian+16% Synergy
$0.57
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea+13% Synergy
$4.00
Ledger Shredder+13% Synergy
$7.55
Vendilion Clique+13% Synergy
$3.82
Archaeomancer+12% Synergy
$0.31
Mischievous Mystic+12% Synergy
$0.28
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis+12% Synergy
$0.37
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy+12% Synergy
$4.89
Wingblade Disciple+12% Synergy
$0.07
Starwinder+11% Synergy
$1.06
Mercurial Spelldancer+11% Synergy
$0.33
Apprentice Wizard+11% Synergy
$0.30
Rhet-Tomb Mystic+11% Synergy
$0.30
Azami, Lady of Scrolls+10% Synergy
$0.37
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir+10% Synergy
$2.15
Malevolent Hermit+10% Synergy
$1.01
Triskaidekaphile+9% Synergy
$0.78
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian+9% Synergy
$43.37
Aether Channeler+8% Synergy
$0.19
Snapcaster Mage+7% Synergy
$17.92
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore+7% Synergy
$0.40
Hapless Researcher+7% Synergy
$0.18
Spellseeker+6% Synergy
$16.65
Azure Beastbinder+6% Synergy
$0.38
Thundertrap Trainer+6% Synergy
$1.07
Academy Wall+6% Synergy
$0.20
Whirlpool Rider+6% Synergy
$0.29
Mausoleum Wanderer+6% Synergy
$0.32
Kitsa, Otterball Elite+5% Synergy
$4.45
Dour Port-Mage+4% Synergy
$3.06
Volatile Stormdrake+4% Synergy
$0.45
Ornithopter of Paradise+3% Synergy
$0.77
High Fae Trickster+3% Synergy
$5.89
Valley Floodcaller+3% Synergy
$4.70
Pollywog Prodigy+3% Synergy
$5.98
Laboratory Maniac+1% Synergy
$2.24
Hydroelectric Specimen-1% Synergy
$0.70
Peregrine Drake-1% Synergy
$0.21
Hullbreaker Horror-11% Synergy
$6.00
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Gandalf, Friend of the Shire's Control deck ahead.
Rewind+28% Synergy
$0.41
Unwind+23% Synergy
$1.02
Dreadful as the Storm+20% Synergy
$0.15
Reins of Power+18% Synergy
$2.59
Cryptic Command+15% Synergy
$5.74
Chain of Vapor+15% Synergy
$15.10
Silundi Vision+15% Synergy
$0.42
Narset's Reversal+14% Synergy
$2.54
Foil+14% Synergy
$3.06
Refute+13% Synergy
$0.29
Downpour+13% Synergy
$0.13
Twincast+12% Synergy
$7.38
Snapback+12% Synergy
$0.35
Illusionist's Gambit+11% Synergy
$0.45
You Find the Villains' Lair+11% Synergy
$0.12
Bane's Contingency+11% Synergy
$0.19
Arcane Denial+10% Synergy
$1.46
Essence Scatter+10% Synergy
$0.19
Resculpt+9% Synergy
$0.22
Wizard's Retort+9% Synergy
$0.30
Snap+8% Synergy
$3.66
Jwari Disruption+8% Synergy
$0.39
Arcane Epiphany+8% Synergy
$0.19
Mental Misstep+7% Synergy
$10.39
Mana Drain+6% Synergy
$52.75
March of Swirling Mist+6% Synergy
$5.17
String of Disappearances+6% Synergy
$0.07
Disrupting Shoal+6% Synergy
$11.60
Sink into Stupor+5% Synergy
$7.11
Dispel+4% Synergy
$0.37
Pact of Negation+4% Synergy
$18.57
Retraction Helix+4% Synergy
$0.33
Long River's Pull+3% Synergy
$0.35
See Double+3% Synergy
$0.88
Frantic Search+2% Synergy
$0.51
Into the Flood Maw+1% Synergy
$2.60
Pongify0% Synergy
$1.98
Muddle the Mixture-2% Synergy
$1.88
Force of Negation-2% Synergy
$49.82
Flow of Knowledge-2% Synergy
$0.27
Three Steps Ahead-3% Synergy
$7.84
Archmage's Charm-4% Synergy
$1.39
Dramatic Reversal-6% Synergy
$3.95
Whir of Invention-6% Synergy
$4.84
Swan Song-7% Synergy
$7.86
An Offer You Can't Refuse-11% Synergy
$2.26
Opt-12% Synergy
$0.26
Reality Shift-13% Synergy
$0.28
Brainstorm-14% Synergy
$1.43
Aetherize-17% Synergy
$0.37
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Gandalf, Friend of the Shire.
Horses of the Bruinen+40% Synergy
$0.15
Personal Tutor+36% Synergy
$5.74
Call to Mind+32% Synergy
$0.33
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows+32% Synergy
$0.36
Blatant Thievery+31% Synergy
$4.11
Boomerang Basics+31% Synergy
$1.06
Blue Sun's Twilight+30% Synergy
$0.69
Rite of Replication+26% Synergy
$0.28
Concentrate+26% Synergy
$0.20
Recurring Insight+26% Synergy
$2.35
Relm's Sketching+25% Synergy
$0.26
Aether Gale+25% Synergy
$0.29
Will of the Temur+24% Synergy
$0.55
Here Comes a New Hero!+24% Synergy
$0.35
Consuming Tide+23% Synergy
$0.53
Flood of Tears+23% Synergy
$1.30
Bribery+23% Synergy
$5.83
Gitaxian Probe+22% Synergy
$5.96
Theft of Dreams+20% Synergy
$0.27
Drain Power+20% Synergy
$7.90
Relearn+20% Synergy
$0.75
Void Snare+19% Synergy
$0.31
Mass Diminish+19% Synergy
$1.66
Subjugate the Hobbits+19% Synergy
$0.25
Invoke the Winds+18% Synergy
$0.20
Mnemonic Deluge+17% Synergy
$6.22
Raise the Palisade+17% Synergy
$9.42
Spectral Deluge+16% Synergy
$4.86
Season of Weaving+16% Synergy
$3.71
Expropriate+16% Synergy
$14.37
Wash Out+15% Synergy
$0.43
Deep Analysis+15% Synergy
$0.23
Ember Island Production+15% Synergy
$0.28
Arwen's Gift+13% Synergy
$0.23
Pore Over the Pages+13% Synergy
$0.17
Ravenform+12% Synergy
$0.34
Spirit Water Revival+12% Synergy
$0.49
Silver Scrutiny+12% Synergy
$0.24
Tempted by the Oriq+12% Synergy
$0.23
Candlekeep Inspiration+12% Synergy
$0.27
Mind Spring+12% Synergy
$0.26
Bond of Insight+12% Synergy
$0.26
Serum Visions+11% Synergy
$1.06
Merchant Scroll+11% Synergy
$5.62
Inundate+11% Synergy
$9.63
Rise from the Tides+11% Synergy
$0.19
Karn's Temporal Sundering+11% Synergy
$1.80
Treasure Cruise+9% Synergy
$0.23
Fabricate-1% Synergy
$9.41
Sea Gate Restoration-2% Synergy
$35.07
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Gandalf, Friend of the Shire Control decks.
Mindsplice Apparatus+36% Synergy
$1.66
Primal Amulet+24% Synergy
$12.77
Wayfarer's Bauble+23% Synergy
$0.32
Glamdring+19% Synergy
$2.06
Astrologian's Planisphere+13% Synergy
$0.30
Prism Ring+7% Synergy
$0.32
Sanctuary Blade+7% Synergy
$0.35
Sigiled Sword of Valeron+7% Synergy
$0.33
Sword of Light and Shadow+6% Synergy
$13.25
Runechanter's Pike+6% Synergy
$0.28
Cursed Totem+6% Synergy
$1.18
Haunted Cloak+6% Synergy
$0.31
Palantír of Orthanc+6% Synergy
$22.53
Credit Voucher+6% Synergy
$1.89
Sword of War and Peace+6% Synergy
$10.93
Sword of Wealth and Power+6% Synergy
$19.01
Sword of Forge and Frontier+6% Synergy
$10.55
Lotus Ring+6% Synergy
$1.08
Sword of Sinew and Steel+6% Synergy
$11.09
Obelisk of Urd+6% Synergy
$3.19
Sword of Vengeance+6% Synergy
$0.88
Proteus Staff+5% Synergy
$3.37
Torpor Orb+5% Synergy
$6.28
Sword of Feast and Famine+5% Synergy
$39.01
The Water Crystal+4% Synergy
$3.77
Crawlspace+4% Synergy
$10.23
Mithril Coat+4% Synergy
$26.78
Imposter Mech+3% Synergy
$7.39
Grafdigger's Cage+2% Synergy
$2.83
Commander's Plate+2% Synergy
$46.52
Voltaic Key+1% Synergy
$5.91
Codex Shredder+1% Synergy
$0.26
Manifold Key0% Synergy
$1.65
Sculpting Steel-1% Synergy
$2.66
Isochron Scepter-4% Synergy
$12.89
Sensei's Divining Top-8% Synergy
$47.01
Swiftfoot Boots-21% Synergy
$2.99
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Gandalf, Friend of the Shire decks.
Metallurgic Summonings+37% Synergy
$2.22
Scroll of Isildur+26% Synergy
$0.52
Jace's Sanctum+23% Synergy
$0.77
Mystic Remora+20% Synergy
$11.44
Cryoshatter+14% Synergy
$0.11
Shark Typhoon+13% Synergy
$0.98
Swarm Intelligence+12% Synergy
$0.40
Leyline of Anticipation+11% Synergy
$8.51
Case of the Ransacked Lab+9% Synergy
$0.57
Apathy+7% Synergy
$0.15
Capture Sphere+7% Synergy
$0.05
Coral Reef+7% Synergy
$0.17
Frozen Solid+7% Synergy
$0.11
Glimmerdust Nap+7% Synergy
$0.08
Bewitching Leechcraft+7% Synergy
$0.10
Eternity Snare+7% Synergy
$0.07
Sleeping Potion+7% Synergy
$0.16
Rhystic Deluge+7% Synergy
$0.18
Chronic Flooding+6% Synergy
$0.08
The Mirari Conjecture+6% Synergy
$0.32
Hermetic Study+6% Synergy
$0.08
Thought Lash+6% Synergy
$11.75
Psionic Gift+6% Synergy
$0.21
Arcane Melee+6% Synergy
$0.32
Betrayal+6% Synergy
$0.30
Charmed Sleep+6% Synergy
$0.10
Abduction+6% Synergy
$0.35
Ophidian Eye+6% Synergy
$12.91
Fall from Favor+6% Synergy
$0.19
Flood+6% Synergy
$0.15
Unable to Scream+5% Synergy
$0.29
Storm of Saruman+5% Synergy
$3.48
Search for Azcanta+4% Synergy
$2.02
Wizard Class+3% Synergy
$2.82
As Foretold+3% Synergy
$1.50
Propaganda+2% Synergy
$3.52
Omniscience-2% Synergy
$5.82
Proft's Eidetic Memory-2% Synergy
$1.75
Imprisoned in the Moon-5% Synergy
$0.30
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Gandalf, Friend of the Shire's Control game plan.
Karn, the Great Creator+4% Synergy
$4.44
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries-2% Synergy
$10.01
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Gandalf, Friend of the Shire Control decks.
Riptide Laboratory+37% Synergy
$0.63
Mystic Sanctuary+23% Synergy
$0.85
Rivendell+23% Synergy
$1.74
Field of Ruin+11% Synergy
$0.32
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+10% Synergy
$1.56
Desert of the Mindful+10% Synergy
$0.32
Agna Qel'a+9% Synergy
$1.35
Remote Isle+9% Synergy
$0.30
Soulstone Sanctuary+9% Synergy
$0.90
Boseiju, Who Shelters All+6% Synergy
$16.90
Isolated Watchtower+6% Synergy
$0.98
Terrain Generator+5% Synergy
$2.18
Memorial to Genius+5% Synergy
$0.16
Hidden Cataract+5% Synergy
$0.18
Mistrise Village+3% Synergy
$9.24
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea+3% Synergy
$5.35
Sunken Palace+3% Synergy
$0.82
Emergence Zone+2% Synergy
$4.34
Lonely Sandbar0% Synergy
$0.27
Scavenger Grounds-1% Synergy
$0.35
Cephalid Coliseum-3% Synergy
$0.32
Inventors' Fair-6% Synergy
$13.08
War Room-9% Synergy
$1.99
Rogue's Passage-9% Synergy
$0.36
Reliquary Tower-10% Synergy
$2.76
Urza's Saga-10% Synergy
$39.67
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-10% Synergy
$49.84
Otawara, Soaring City-12% Synergy
$31.72
Castle Vantress-12% Synergy
$0.29
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Gandalf, Friend of the Shire's Control strategy.
Inherited Envelope+40% Synergy
$0.25
Bender's Waterskin+23% Synergy
$0.73
Arcane Signet+15% Synergy
$0.46
Sky Diamond+11% Synergy
$0.26
Throne of Eldraine+11% Synergy
$36.37
Sol Ring+8% Synergy
$1.40
Pyramid of the Pantheon+6% Synergy
$0.35
Mind Stone+5% Synergy
$0.34
Mana Crypt+5% Synergy
$43.64
Relic of Legends+5% Synergy
$2.01
Star Compass+5% Synergy
$0.52
Moonsnare Prototype+4% Synergy
$0.28
Paradise Mantle+4% Synergy
$11.32
Springleaf Drum+3% Synergy
$0.37
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+3% Synergy
$19.24
Nyx Lotus+3% Synergy
$6.16
Misleading Signpost+3% Synergy
$14.69
Lotus Petal+1% Synergy
$38.08
Hedron Archive+1% Synergy
$0.18
Heraldic Banner+1% Synergy
$0.33
Fellwar Stone0% Synergy
$0.60
Midnight Clock0% Synergy
$0.57
Liquimetal Torque0% Synergy
$3.11
Mox Amber-1% Synergy
$73.71
Commander's Sphere-2% Synergy
$0.25
Basalt Monolith-3% Synergy
$3.94
Mox Opal-3% Synergy
$229.90
Gilded Lotus-4% Synergy
$0.54
Thran Dynamo-6% Synergy
$4.03
Decanter of Endless Water-7% Synergy
$4.11
Thought Vessel-12% Synergy
$2.60
Lands
The mana base behind Gandalf, Friend of the Shire's Control decks.
Silundi Vision+15% Synergy
$0.42
Demolition Field+8% Synergy
$0.52
Jwari Disruption+8% Synergy
$0.39
Island+6% Synergy
$0.07
Beyeen Veil+6% Synergy
$0.21
Sink into Stupor+5% Synergy
$7.11
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$1.02
Cavern of Souls+2% Synergy
$49.78
Myriad Landscape+1% Synergy
$0.24
Gemstone Caverns+1% Synergy
$48.66
Glasspool Mimic0% Synergy
$6.52
Hydroelectric Specimen-1% Synergy
$0.70
Sea Gate Restoration-2% Synergy
$35.07
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Gandalf, Friend of the Shire: Control.
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Shameless Charlatan
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Sword Coast Sailor
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Faceless One
The Second Doctor // Bill Potts
The Second Doctor // Nardole, Resourceful Cyborg
Eris, Roar of the Storm
Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
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Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
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
Riku of Many Paths
Gandalf the Grey
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Agent of the Iron Throne
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Candlekeep Sage
Melek, Reforged Researcher
Najal, the Storm Runner
Taigam, Ojutai Master
The Fifth Doctor // Bill Potts
Jori En, Ruin Diver
Zethi, Arcane Blademaster
The Eleventh Doctor // Bill Potts
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Tavern Brawler
Baral and Kari Zev
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Cultist of the Absolute
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Master Chef