Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
$0.34
$0.34Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Gandalf, Friend of the Shire players are trying out in Control decks.
Hydro-Channeler+24% Synergy
$0.22
Wisdom of Ages+22% Synergy
$0.27
Mana Sculpt+19% Synergy
$0.96
Mathemagics+18% Synergy
$2.79
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
$0.31
Lórien Revealed+57% Synergy
$5.68
Baral, Chief of Compliance+56% Synergy
$3.36
Birthday Escape+52% Synergy
$0.39
Solve the Equation+48% Synergy
$3.68
Archmage Emeritus+46% Synergy
$0.61
Glorious Gale+46% Synergy
$0.19
Day's Undoing+46% Synergy
$1.53
Wizards of Thay+45% Synergy
$1.39
Flood of Recollection+44% Synergy
$0.30
Top Cards
The staple cards most Gandalf, Friend of the Shire Control decks run as their core.
Talrand, Sky Summoner+40% Synergy
$1.86
Windfall+38% Synergy
$6.10
Preordain+37% Synergy
$0.88
Curse of the Swine+36% Synergy
$0.30
Ponder+24% Synergy
$3.20
High Tide+23% Synergy
$1.58
Negate+22% Synergy
$0.24
Rapid Hybridization+12% Synergy
$0.81
Sapphire Medallion+7% Synergy
$8.35
Counterspell+1% Synergy
$4.31
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Gandalf, Friend of the Shire Control game on their own.
Mystical Tutor+18% Synergy
$18.66
Narset, Parter of Veils+16% Synergy
$1.26
Mana Vault+3% Synergy
$114.65
Rhystic Study+1% Synergy
$69.59
Force of Will-3% Synergy
$59.85
Ancient Tomb-5% Synergy
$119.18
Cyclonic Rift-6% Synergy
$39.16
Consecrated Sphinx-6% Synergy
$32.89
The One Ring-6% Synergy
$115.13
Fierce Guardianship-16% Synergy
$63.43
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Gandalf, Friend of the Shire decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Murmuring Mystic+37% Synergy
$1.83
Archmage of Runes+34% Synergy
$3.51
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell+33% Synergy
$0.24
Haughty Djinn+26% Synergy
$0.33
Rangers of Ithilien+26% Synergy
$0.24
Docent of Perfection+24% Synergy
$0.58
Wavebreak Hippocamp+23% Synergy
$0.74
Thunderclap Drake+22% Synergy
$0.82
Curious Homunculus+19% Synergy
$0.32
Mocking Sprite+17% Synergy
$0.32
Unwelcome Sprite+16% Synergy
$0.18
Glen Elendra Guardian+16% Synergy
$0.39
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea+13% Synergy
$4.83
Ledger Shredder+13% Synergy
$9.69
Vendilion Clique+13% Synergy
$3.97
Archaeomancer+12% Synergy
$0.33
Mischievous Mystic+12% Synergy
$0.29
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis+12% Synergy
$0.38
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy+12% Synergy
$7.63
Wingblade Disciple+12% Synergy
$0.24
Starwinder+11% Synergy
$1.60
Mercurial Spelldancer+11% Synergy
$0.38
Apprentice Wizard+11% Synergy
$0.29
Rhet-Tomb Mystic+11% Synergy
$0.29
Azami, Lady of Scrolls+10% Synergy
$0.42
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir+10% Synergy
$2.55
Malevolent Hermit+10% Synergy
$1.02
Triskaidekaphile+9% Synergy
$0.89
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian+9% Synergy
$33.54
Aether Channeler+8% Synergy
$0.32
Snapcaster Mage+7% Synergy
$16.93
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore+7% Synergy
$0.54
Spellseeker+6% Synergy
$17.39
Azure Beastbinder+6% Synergy
$0.48
Thundertrap Trainer+6% Synergy
$1.14
Academy Wall+6% Synergy
$0.19
Whirlpool Rider+6% Synergy
$0.28
Mausoleum Wanderer+6% Synergy
$0.33
Kitsa, Otterball Elite+5% Synergy
$5.17
Dour Port-Mage+4% Synergy
$3.28
Volatile Stormdrake+4% Synergy
$0.95
Ornithopter of Paradise+3% Synergy
$2.16
High Fae Trickster+3% Synergy
$3.87
Valley Floodcaller+3% Synergy
$3.85
Pollywog Prodigy+3% Synergy
$6.05
Laboratory Maniac0% Synergy
$2.18
Hydroelectric Specimen-1% Synergy
$1.65
Peregrine Drake-1% Synergy
$0.26
Faerie Mastermind-2% Synergy
$12.27
Hullbreaker Horror-11% Synergy
$5.96
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Gandalf, Friend of the Shire's Control deck ahead.
Rewind+28% Synergy
$0.45
Unwind+23% Synergy
$1.79
Dreadful as the Storm+20% Synergy
$0.13
Reins of Power+18% Synergy
$1.87
Cryptic Command+15% Synergy
$7.97
Chain of Vapor+15% Synergy
$16.03
Silundi Vision+15% Synergy
$0.43
Narset's Reversal+14% Synergy
$2.91
Foil+14% Synergy
$2.06
Refute+13% Synergy
$0.21
Downpour+13% Synergy
$0.23
Twincast+12% Synergy
$7.67
Snapback+12% Synergy
$0.41
Illusionist's Gambit+11% Synergy
$0.40
You Find the Villains' Lair+11% Synergy
$0.28
Bane's Contingency+11% Synergy
$0.23
Arcane Denial+10% Synergy
$1.88
Resculpt+10% Synergy
$0.34
Essence Scatter+10% Synergy
$0.24
Wizard's Retort+9% Synergy
$0.31
Snap+8% Synergy
$3.53
Jwari Disruption+8% Synergy
$0.39
Arcane Epiphany+8% Synergy
$0.21
Mana Drain+7% Synergy
$56.43
Mental Misstep+7% Synergy
$7.64
String of Disappearances+6% Synergy
$0.12
Disrupting Shoal+6% Synergy
$16.33
Sink into Stupor+5% Synergy
$9.68
Dispel+5% Synergy
$0.38
Mystic Confluence+4% Synergy
$1.01
Pact of Negation+4% Synergy
$15.66
Retraction Helix+4% Synergy
$0.31
Long River's Pull+3% Synergy
$0.32
See Double+3% Synergy
$1.16
Frantic Search+2% Synergy
$2.13
Into the Flood Maw+1% Synergy
$2.81
Pongify0% Synergy
$3.01
Muddle the Mixture-2% Synergy
$2.73
Force of Negation-2% Synergy
$49.60
Flow of Knowledge-2% Synergy
$0.27
Three Steps Ahead-3% Synergy
$6.12
Archmage's Charm-4% Synergy
$2.10
Dramatic Reversal-6% Synergy
$0.37
Whir of Invention-6% Synergy
$5.30
Swan Song-7% Synergy
$10.72
An Offer You Can't Refuse-11% Synergy
$3.01
Opt-12% Synergy
$0.26
Reality Shift-13% Synergy
$0.63
Brainstorm-14% Synergy
$0.56
Aetherize-17% Synergy
$0.44
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Gandalf, Friend of the Shire.
Horses of the Bruinen+40% Synergy
$0.20
Personal Tutor+36% Synergy
$6.38
Call to Mind+32% Synergy
$0.27
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows+32% Synergy
$0.42
Blatant Thievery+31% Synergy
$5.52
Boomerang Basics+31% Synergy
$0.76
Blue Sun's Twilight+30% Synergy
$0.52
Rite of Replication+26% Synergy
$0.30
Concentrate+26% Synergy
$0.26
Recurring Insight+26% Synergy
$0.30
Relm's Sketching+25% Synergy
$0.30
Aether Gale+25% Synergy
$0.31
Will of the Temur+24% Synergy
$2.10
Here Comes a New Hero!+24% Synergy
$0.29
Consuming Tide+23% Synergy
$0.55
Flood of Tears+23% Synergy
$1.17
Bribery+23% Synergy
$5.64
Gitaxian Probe+22% Synergy
$4.03
Theft of Dreams+20% Synergy
$0.35
Drain Power+20% Synergy
$6.80
Relearn+20% Synergy
$0.38
Void Snare+19% Synergy
$0.23
Mass Diminish+19% Synergy
$1.10
Subjugate the Hobbits+19% Synergy
$0.31
Invoke the Winds+18% Synergy
$0.27
Mnemonic Deluge+17% Synergy
$8.44
Raise the Palisade+17% Synergy
$12.41
Spectral Deluge+16% Synergy
$4.57
Season of Weaving+16% Synergy
$4.56
Expropriate+16% Synergy
$15.87
Wash Out+15% Synergy
$0.39
Deep Analysis+15% Synergy
$0.24
Ember Island Production+15% Synergy
$0.31
Arwen's Gift+13% Synergy
$0.16
Pore Over the Pages+13% Synergy
$0.19
Ravenform+12% Synergy
$0.36
Spirit Water Revival+12% Synergy
$0.56
Silver Scrutiny+12% Synergy
$0.33
Tempted by the Oriq+12% Synergy
$0.32
Candlekeep Inspiration+12% Synergy
$0.29
Mind Spring+12% Synergy
$0.30
Bond of Insight+12% Synergy
$0.22
Serum Visions+11% Synergy
$2.84
Merchant Scroll+11% Synergy
$5.02
Inundate+11% Synergy
$11.61
Rise from the Tides+11% Synergy
$0.23
Karn's Temporal Sundering+11% Synergy
$1.63
Treasure Cruise+9% Synergy
$0.33
Sea Gate Restoration+5% Synergy
$34.99
Fabricate-1% Synergy
$10.50
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Gandalf, Friend of the Shire Control decks.
Mindsplice Apparatus+36% Synergy
$1.20
Primal Amulet+24% Synergy
$11.24
Wayfarer's Bauble+23% Synergy
$5.61
Glamdring+19% Synergy
$2.68
Astrologian's Planisphere+13% Synergy
$0.26
Prism Ring+7% Synergy
$0.35
Sanctuary Blade+7% Synergy
$0.42
Sigiled Sword of Valeron+7% Synergy
$0.40
Sword of Light and Shadow+6% Synergy
$12.64
Runechanter's Pike+6% Synergy
$0.34
Cursed Totem+6% Synergy
$1.44
Haunted Cloak+6% Synergy
$0.36
Palantír of Orthanc+6% Synergy
$18.09
Credit Voucher+6% Synergy
$1.75
Sword of War and Peace+6% Synergy
$10.00
Sword of Wealth and Power+6% Synergy
$20.08
Sword of Forge and Frontier+6% Synergy
$9.01
Lotus Ring+6% Synergy
$1.29
Sword of Sinew and Steel+6% Synergy
$10.14
Obelisk of Urd+6% Synergy
$2.83
Sword of Vengeance+6% Synergy
$1.51
Proteus Staff+5% Synergy
$0.24
Torpor Orb+5% Synergy
$4.98
Sword of Feast and Famine+5% Synergy
$42.28
Crawlspace+4% Synergy
$8.85
Mithril Coat+4% Synergy
$28.43
The Water Crystal+3% Synergy
$4.57
Imposter Mech+3% Synergy
$7.06
Grafdigger's Cage+2% Synergy
$2.54
Commander's Plate+2% Synergy
$37.94
Voltaic Key+1% Synergy
$4.31
Codex Shredder+1% Synergy
$0.34
Manifold Key0% Synergy
$1.54
Sculpting Steel-1% Synergy
$3.74
Isochron Scepter-4% Synergy
$12.31
Sensei's Divining Top-8% Synergy
$40.31
Swiftfoot Boots-21% Synergy
$1.96
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Gandalf, Friend of the Shire decks.
Metallurgic Summonings+37% Synergy
$2.42
Scroll of Isildur+26% Synergy
$0.45
Jace's Sanctum+23% Synergy
$2.29
Mystic Remora+20% Synergy
$13.77
Cryoshatter+14% Synergy
$0.19
Shark Typhoon+13% Synergy
$0.31
Swarm Intelligence+12% Synergy
$0.40
Leyline of Anticipation+11% Synergy
$5.35
Case of the Ransacked Lab+9% Synergy
$0.55
Apathy+7% Synergy
$0.23
Capture Sphere+7% Synergy
$0.05
Coral Reef+7% Synergy
$0.16
Frozen Solid+7% Synergy
$0.12
Glimmerdust Nap+7% Synergy
$0.14
Bewitching Leechcraft+7% Synergy
$0.10
Eternity Snare+7% Synergy
$0.05
Sleeping Potion+7% Synergy
$0.10
Rhystic Deluge+7% Synergy
$0.17
Chronic Flooding+6% Synergy
$0.20
The Mirari Conjecture+6% Synergy
$0.29
Hermetic Study+6% Synergy
$0.13
Thought Lash+6% Synergy
$12.56
Psionic Gift+6% Synergy
$0.16
Arcane Melee+6% Synergy
$0.37
Betrayal+6% Synergy
$0.28
Charmed Sleep+6% Synergy
$0.09
Abduction+6% Synergy
$0.49
Ophidian Eye+6% Synergy
$14.37
Fall from Favor+6% Synergy
$0.14
Flood+6% Synergy
$0.20
Unable to Scream+5% Synergy
$0.28
Storm of Saruman+5% Synergy
$3.49
Search for Azcanta+4% Synergy
$2.08
Wizard Class+3% Synergy
$3.17
As Foretold+3% Synergy
$1.36
Propaganda+2% Synergy
$2.24
Omniscience-2% Synergy
$6.03
Proft's Eidetic Memory-2% Synergy
$3.34
Imprisoned in the Moon-6% Synergy
$0.31
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Gandalf, Friend of the Shire's Control game plan.
Karn, the Great Creator+4% Synergy
$5.21
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries-2% Synergy
$10.72
Battles
Battles worth siding into a Gandalf, Friend of the Shire Control build for the payoff on the back face.
Invasion of Arcavios+6% Synergy
$0.29
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Gandalf, Friend of the Shire Control decks.
Riptide Laboratory+37% Synergy
$0.67
Mystic Sanctuary+23% Synergy
$1.34
Rivendell+23% Synergy
$1.03
Field of Ruin+11% Synergy
$0.37
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+10% Synergy
$1.31
Desert of the Mindful+10% Synergy
$0.29
Agna Qel'a+9% Synergy
$0.86
Remote Isle+9% Synergy
$0.23
Soulstone Sanctuary+9% Synergy
$0.86
Boseiju, Who Shelters All+6% Synergy
$17.43
Isolated Watchtower+6% Synergy
$1.25
Terrain Generator+5% Synergy
$2.23
Memorial to Genius+5% Synergy
$0.23
Hidden Cataract+5% Synergy
$0.18
Mistrise Village+3% Synergy
$7.75
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea+3% Synergy
$4.52
Sunken Palace+3% Synergy
$1.20
Emergence Zone+2% Synergy
$3.97
Scavenger Grounds-1% Synergy
$0.34
Cephalid Coliseum-3% Synergy
$0.34
Inventors' Fair-6% Synergy
$15.74
Lonely Sandbar-7% Synergy
$0.23
War Room-9% Synergy
$5.12
Rogue's Passage-9% Synergy
$0.77
Reliquary Tower-10% Synergy
$4.49
Urza's Saga-10% Synergy
$37.62
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-10% Synergy
$45.68
Otawara, Soaring City-12% Synergy
$26.57
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
$1.10
Arcane Signet+15% Synergy
$0.56
Sky Diamond+11% Synergy
$0.25
Throne of Eldraine+11% Synergy
$29.40
Sol Ring+8% Synergy
$1.48
Pyramid of the Pantheon+6% Synergy
$0.44
Mind Stone+5% Synergy
$0.34
Mana Crypt+5% Synergy
$40.70
Relic of Legends+5% Synergy
$1.11
Star Compass+5% Synergy
$0.49
Moonsnare Prototype+4% Synergy
$0.30
Paradise Mantle+4% Synergy
$10.35
Springleaf Drum+3% Synergy
$0.34
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+3% Synergy
$20.16
Nyx Lotus+3% Synergy
$4.76
Misleading Signpost+3% Synergy
$13.83
Lotus Petal+1% Synergy
$37.68
Hedron Archive+1% Synergy
$0.25
Heraldic Banner+1% Synergy
$0.38
Fellwar Stone0% Synergy
$1.04
Midnight Clock0% Synergy
$0.56
Liquimetal Torque0% Synergy
$2.94
Mox Amber-1% Synergy
$86.45
Commander's Sphere-2% Synergy
$0.31
Basalt Monolith-3% Synergy
$4.88
Mox Opal-3% Synergy
$229.58
Gilded Lotus-4% Synergy
$0.62
Thran Dynamo-6% Synergy
$4.35
Decanter of Endless Water-7% Synergy
$5.05
Thought Vessel-12% Synergy
$2.39
Lands
The mana base behind Gandalf, Friend of the Shire's Control decks.
Silundi Vision+15% Synergy
$0.43
Demolition Field+8% Synergy
$0.31
Jwari Disruption+8% Synergy
$0.39
Island+6% Synergy
$0.07
Beyeen Veil+6% Synergy
$0.20
Sink into Stupor+5% Synergy
$9.68
Sea Gate Restoration+5% Synergy
$34.99
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$0.65
Cavern of Souls+2% Synergy
$51.06
Myriad Landscape+1% Synergy
$0.33
Gemstone Caverns+1% Synergy
$62.05
Glasspool Mimic0% Synergy
$6.44
Hydroelectric Specimen-1% Synergy
$1.65
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Gandalf, Friend of the Shire: Control.
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The Fifth Doctor // Bill Potts
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The Eleventh Doctor // Bill Potts
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Baral and Kari Zev
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Cultist of the Absolute
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Master Chef
Zethi, Arcane Blademaster
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Street Urchin
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