Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
$0.19
$0.19Legendary 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
$0.17
Wisdom of Ages+22% Synergy
$0.32
Mana Sculpt+19% Synergy
$1.03
Mathemagics+18% Synergy
$2.92
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
$0.26
Lórien Revealed+57% Synergy
$4.59
Baral, Chief of Compliance+56% Synergy
$2.65
Birthday Escape+52% Synergy
$0.20
Solve the Equation+48% Synergy
$3.82
Archmage Emeritus+46% Synergy
$0.51
Glorious Gale+46% Synergy
$0.21
Day's Undoing+46% Synergy
$1.52
Wizards of Thay+45% Synergy
$1.80
Flood of Recollection+44% Synergy
$0.18
Top Cards
The staple cards most Gandalf, Friend of the Shire Control decks run as their core.
Talrand, Sky Summoner+40% Synergy
$0.82
Windfall+38% Synergy
$5.08
Preordain+37% Synergy
$0.47
Curse of the Swine+36% Synergy
$0.26
Ponder+24% Synergy
$1.84
High Tide+23% Synergy
$1.53
Negate+22% Synergy
$0.24
Rapid Hybridization+12% Synergy
$0.96
Sapphire Medallion+7% Synergy
$5.28
Counterspell+1% Synergy
$3.77
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Gandalf, Friend of the Shire Control game on their own.
Mystical Tutor+18% Synergy
$16.95
Narset, Parter of Veils+16% Synergy
$1.89
Mana Vault+3% Synergy
$112.13
Rhystic Study+1% Synergy
$72.26
Force of Will-3% Synergy
$62.85
Ancient Tomb-5% Synergy
$131.68
Cyclonic Rift-6% Synergy
$40.14
Consecrated Sphinx-6% Synergy
$34.33
The One Ring-6% Synergy
$104.30
Fierce Guardianship-16% Synergy
$54.33
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Gandalf, Friend of the Shire decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Murmuring Mystic+37% Synergy
$0.92
Archmage of Runes+34% Synergy
$3.31
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell+33% Synergy
$0.21
Haughty Djinn+26% Synergy
$0.32
Rangers of Ithilien+26% Synergy
$0.20
Docent of Perfection+24% Synergy
$0.41
Wavebreak Hippocamp+23% Synergy
$0.84
Thunderclap Drake+22% Synergy
$0.66
Curious Homunculus+19% Synergy
$0.28
Mocking Sprite+17% Synergy
$0.26
Unwelcome Sprite+16% Synergy
$0.20
Glen Elendra Guardian+16% Synergy
$0.39
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea+13% Synergy
$4.07
Ledger Shredder+13% Synergy
$7.65
Vendilion Clique+13% Synergy
$3.97
Archaeomancer+12% Synergy
$0.42
Mischievous Mystic+12% Synergy
$0.26
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis+12% Synergy
$0.27
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy+12% Synergy
$4.67
Wingblade Disciple+12% Synergy
$0.17
Starwinder+11% Synergy
$0.95
Mercurial Spelldancer+11% Synergy
$0.32
Apprentice Wizard+11% Synergy
$0.31
Rhet-Tomb Mystic+11% Synergy
$0.29
Azami, Lady of Scrolls+10% Synergy
$0.37
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir+10% Synergy
$3.00
Malevolent Hermit+10% Synergy
$1.11
Triskaidekaphile+9% Synergy
$0.72
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian+9% Synergy
$35.25
Aether Channeler+8% Synergy
$0.33
Snapcaster Mage+7% Synergy
$18.79
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore+7% Synergy
$0.36
Spellseeker+6% Synergy
$17.58
Azure Beastbinder+6% Synergy
$0.35
Thundertrap Trainer+6% Synergy
$0.87
Academy Wall+6% Synergy
$0.25
Whirlpool Rider+6% Synergy
$0.25
Mausoleum Wanderer+6% Synergy
$0.33
Kitsa, Otterball Elite+5% Synergy
$3.76
Dour Port-Mage+4% Synergy
$2.71
Volatile Stormdrake+4% Synergy
$0.39
Ornithopter of Paradise+3% Synergy
$0.99
High Fae Trickster+3% Synergy
$4.45
Valley Floodcaller+3% Synergy
$3.63
Pollywog Prodigy+3% Synergy
$6.10
Laboratory Maniac0% Synergy
$1.74
Hydroelectric Specimen-1% Synergy
$0.68
Peregrine Drake-1% Synergy
$0.25
Faerie Mastermind-2% Synergy
$10.47
Hullbreaker Horror-11% Synergy
$6.10
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Gandalf, Friend of the Shire's Control deck ahead.
Rewind+28% Synergy
$0.53
Unwind+23% Synergy
$0.97
Dreadful as the Storm+20% Synergy
$0.13
Reins of Power+18% Synergy
$2.77
Cryptic Command+15% Synergy
$6.46
Chain of Vapor+15% Synergy
$16.03
Silundi Vision+15% Synergy
$0.41
Narset's Reversal+14% Synergy
$1.97
Foil+14% Synergy
$2.11
Refute+13% Synergy
$0.20
Downpour+13% Synergy
$0.15
Twincast+12% Synergy
$6.99
Snapback+12% Synergy
$0.42
Illusionist's Gambit+11% Synergy
$0.44
You Find the Villains' Lair+11% Synergy
$0.27
Bane's Contingency+11% Synergy
$0.23
Arcane Denial+10% Synergy
$1.92
Resculpt+10% Synergy
$0.38
Essence Scatter+10% Synergy
$0.21
Wizard's Retort+9% Synergy
$0.26
Snap+8% Synergy
$3.46
Jwari Disruption+8% Synergy
$0.38
Arcane Epiphany+8% Synergy
$0.16
Mana Drain+7% Synergy
$56.81
Mental Misstep+7% Synergy
$8.45
String of Disappearances+6% Synergy
$0.09
Disrupting Shoal+6% Synergy
$11.57
Sink into Stupor+5% Synergy
$5.19
Dispel+5% Synergy
$0.32
Mystic Confluence+4% Synergy
$0.98
Pact of Negation+4% Synergy
$18.16
Retraction Helix+4% Synergy
$0.34
Long River's Pull+3% Synergy
$0.33
See Double+3% Synergy
$0.74
Frantic Search+2% Synergy
$1.55
Into the Flood Maw+1% Synergy
$2.44
Pongify0% Synergy
$1.54
Muddle the Mixture-2% Synergy
$2.38
Force of Negation-2% Synergy
$52.62
Flow of Knowledge-2% Synergy
$0.27
Three Steps Ahead-3% Synergy
$5.12
Archmage's Charm-4% Synergy
$1.61
Dramatic Reversal-6% Synergy
$0.47
Whir of Invention-6% Synergy
$5.06
Swan Song-7% Synergy
$8.50
An Offer You Can't Refuse-11% Synergy
$2.39
Opt-12% Synergy
$0.26
Reality Shift-13% Synergy
$0.40
Brainstorm-14% Synergy
$1.62
Aetherize-17% Synergy
$0.38
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Gandalf, Friend of the Shire.
Horses of the Bruinen+40% Synergy
$0.18
Personal Tutor+36% Synergy
$6.63
Call to Mind+32% Synergy
$0.32
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows+32% Synergy
$0.35
Blatant Thievery+31% Synergy
$6.05
Boomerang Basics+31% Synergy
$0.71
Blue Sun's Twilight+30% Synergy
$0.51
Rite of Replication+26% Synergy
$0.32
Concentrate+26% Synergy
$0.20
Recurring Insight+26% Synergy
$2.52
Relm's Sketching+25% Synergy
$0.27
Aether Gale+25% Synergy
$0.31
Will of the Temur+24% Synergy
$0.71
Here Comes a New Hero!+24% Synergy
$0.31
Consuming Tide+23% Synergy
$0.54
Flood of Tears+23% Synergy
$1.15
Bribery+23% Synergy
$5.77
Gitaxian Probe+22% Synergy
$3.93
Theft of Dreams+20% Synergy
$0.28
Drain Power+20% Synergy
$6.53
Relearn+20% Synergy
$0.75
Void Snare+19% Synergy
$0.29
Mass Diminish+19% Synergy
$1.70
Subjugate the Hobbits+19% Synergy
$0.30
Invoke the Winds+18% Synergy
$0.23
Mnemonic Deluge+17% Synergy
$7.17
Raise the Palisade+17% Synergy
$9.49
Spectral Deluge+16% Synergy
$4.40
Season of Weaving+16% Synergy
$3.88
Expropriate+16% Synergy
$14.54
Wash Out+15% Synergy
$0.43
Deep Analysis+15% Synergy
$0.35
Ember Island Production+15% Synergy
$0.27
Arwen's Gift+13% Synergy
$0.20
Pore Over the Pages+13% Synergy
$0.19
Ravenform+12% Synergy
$0.45
Spirit Water Revival+12% Synergy
$0.67
Silver Scrutiny+12% Synergy
$0.28
Tempted by the Oriq+12% Synergy
$0.29
Candlekeep Inspiration+12% Synergy
$0.29
Mind Spring+12% Synergy
$0.26
Bond of Insight+12% Synergy
$0.23
Serum Visions+11% Synergy
$1.51
Merchant Scroll+11% Synergy
$5.45
Inundate+11% Synergy
$11.52
Rise from the Tides+11% Synergy
$0.21
Karn's Temporal Sundering+11% Synergy
$1.39
Treasure Cruise+9% Synergy
$0.29
Sea Gate Restoration+5% Synergy
$38.15
Fabricate-1% Synergy
$9.41
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Gandalf, Friend of the Shire Control decks.
Mindsplice Apparatus+36% Synergy
$0.90
Primal Amulet+24% Synergy
$13.53
Wayfarer's Bauble+23% Synergy
$0.33
Glamdring+19% Synergy
$2.04
Astrologian's Planisphere+13% Synergy
$0.30
Prism Ring+7% Synergy
$0.34
Sanctuary Blade+7% Synergy
$0.32
Sigiled Sword of Valeron+7% Synergy
$0.36
Sword of Light and Shadow+6% Synergy
$14.15
Runechanter's Pike+6% Synergy
$0.30
Cursed Totem+6% Synergy
$1.29
Haunted Cloak+6% Synergy
$0.29
Palantír of Orthanc+6% Synergy
$22.64
Credit Voucher+6% Synergy
$1.80
Sword of War and Peace+6% Synergy
$10.35
Sword of Wealth and Power+6% Synergy
$19.39
Sword of Forge and Frontier+6% Synergy
$9.79
Lotus Ring+6% Synergy
$1.26
Sword of Sinew and Steel+6% Synergy
$11.35
Obelisk of Urd+6% Synergy
$2.76
Sword of Vengeance+6% Synergy
$1.09
Proteus Staff+5% Synergy
$3.50
Torpor Orb+5% Synergy
$4.95
Sword of Feast and Famine+5% Synergy
$39.13
Crawlspace+4% Synergy
$9.21
Mithril Coat+4% Synergy
$30.07
The Water Crystal+3% Synergy
$3.58
Imposter Mech+3% Synergy
$6.98
Grafdigger's Cage+2% Synergy
$3.64
Commander's Plate+2% Synergy
$45.30
Voltaic Key+1% Synergy
$3.52
Codex Shredder+1% Synergy
$0.28
Manifold Key0% Synergy
$1.41
Sculpting Steel-1% Synergy
$3.15
Isochron Scepter-4% Synergy
$14.18
Sensei's Divining Top-8% Synergy
$46.92
Swiftfoot Boots-21% Synergy
$2.46
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Gandalf, Friend of the Shire decks.
Metallurgic Summonings+37% Synergy
$2.29
Scroll of Isildur+26% Synergy
$0.68
Jace's Sanctum+23% Synergy
$1.15
Mystic Remora+20% Synergy
$12.67
Cryoshatter+14% Synergy
$0.10
Shark Typhoon+13% Synergy
$1.40
Swarm Intelligence+12% Synergy
$0.39
Leyline of Anticipation+11% Synergy
$7.91
Case of the Ransacked Lab+9% Synergy
$0.49
Apathy+7% Synergy
$0.18
Capture Sphere+7% Synergy
$0.01
Coral Reef+7% Synergy
$0.15
Frozen Solid+7% Synergy
$0.10
Glimmerdust Nap+7% Synergy
$0.10
Bewitching Leechcraft+7% Synergy
$0.07
Eternity Snare+7% Synergy
$0.04
Sleeping Potion+7% Synergy
$0.14
Rhystic Deluge+7% Synergy
$0.16
Chronic Flooding+6% Synergy
$0.11
The Mirari Conjecture+6% Synergy
$0.30
Hermetic Study+6% Synergy
$0.11
Thought Lash+6% Synergy
$12.06
Psionic Gift+6% Synergy
$0.17
Arcane Melee+6% Synergy
$0.34
Betrayal+6% Synergy
$0.28
Charmed Sleep+6% Synergy
$0.10
Abduction+6% Synergy
$0.32
Ophidian Eye+6% Synergy
$10.16
Fall from Favor+6% Synergy
$0.25
Flood+6% Synergy
$0.20
Unable to Scream+5% Synergy
$0.24
Storm of Saruman+5% Synergy
$3.17
Search for Azcanta+4% Synergy
$1.72
Wizard Class+3% Synergy
$2.47
As Foretold+3% Synergy
$1.73
Propaganda+2% Synergy
$2.13
Omniscience-2% Synergy
$6.53
Proft's Eidetic Memory-2% Synergy
$1.70
Imprisoned in the Moon-6% Synergy
$0.24
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Gandalf, Friend of the Shire's Control game plan.
Karn, the Great Creator+4% Synergy
$4.90
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries-2% Synergy
$8.52
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Gandalf, Friend of the Shire Control decks.
Riptide Laboratory+37% Synergy
$0.51
Mystic Sanctuary+23% Synergy
$1.09
Rivendell+23% Synergy
$1.96
Field of Ruin+11% Synergy
$0.35
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+10% Synergy
$1.52
Desert of the Mindful+10% Synergy
$0.28
Agna Qel'a+9% Synergy
$0.97
Remote Isle+9% Synergy
$0.22
Soulstone Sanctuary+9% Synergy
$0.47
Boseiju, Who Shelters All+6% Synergy
$18.34
Isolated Watchtower+6% Synergy
$1.18
Terrain Generator+5% Synergy
$2.17
Memorial to Genius+5% Synergy
$0.18
Hidden Cataract+5% Synergy
$0.27
Mistrise Village+3% Synergy
$8.25
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea+3% Synergy
$5.92
Sunken Palace+3% Synergy
$0.85
Emergence Zone+2% Synergy
$4.19
Scavenger Grounds-1% Synergy
$0.31
Cephalid Coliseum-3% Synergy
$0.29
Inventors' Fair-6% Synergy
$16.99
Lonely Sandbar-7% Synergy
$0.24
War Room-9% Synergy
$2.87
Rogue's Passage-9% Synergy
$0.40
Reliquary Tower-10% Synergy
$3.36
Urza's Saga-10% Synergy
$43.89
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-10% Synergy
$54.27
Otawara, Soaring City-12% Synergy
$27.39
Castle Vantress-12% Synergy
$0.33
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Gandalf, Friend of the Shire's Control strategy.
Inherited Envelope+40% Synergy
$0.27
Bender's Waterskin+23% Synergy
$1.04
Arcane Signet+15% Synergy
$0.69
Sky Diamond+11% Synergy
$0.26
Throne of Eldraine+11% Synergy
$30.81
Sol Ring+8% Synergy
$1.84
Pyramid of the Pantheon+6% Synergy
$0.42
Mind Stone+5% Synergy
$0.31
Mana Crypt+5% Synergy
$43.21
Relic of Legends+5% Synergy
$1.24
Star Compass+5% Synergy
$0.59
Moonsnare Prototype+4% Synergy
$0.26
Paradise Mantle+4% Synergy
$11.70
Springleaf Drum+3% Synergy
$0.36
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+3% Synergy
$19.75
Nyx Lotus+3% Synergy
$5.76
Misleading Signpost+3% Synergy
$14.50
Lotus Petal+1% Synergy
$36.20
Hedron Archive+1% Synergy
$0.24
Heraldic Banner+1% Synergy
$0.36
Fellwar Stone0% Synergy
$0.70
Midnight Clock0% Synergy
$0.65
Liquimetal Torque0% Synergy
$3.57
Mox Amber-1% Synergy
$76.28
Commander's Sphere-2% Synergy
$0.26
Basalt Monolith-3% Synergy
$3.75
Mox Opal-3% Synergy
$241.89
Gilded Lotus-4% Synergy
$0.53
Thran Dynamo-6% Synergy
$4.35
Decanter of Endless Water-7% Synergy
$4.13
Thought Vessel-12% Synergy
$1.92
Lands
The mana base behind Gandalf, Friend of the Shire's Control decks.
Silundi Vision+15% Synergy
$0.41
Demolition Field+8% Synergy
$0.27
Jwari Disruption+8% Synergy
$0.38
Island+6% Synergy
$0.21
Beyeen Veil+6% Synergy
$0.19
Sink into Stupor+5% Synergy
$5.19
Sea Gate Restoration+5% Synergy
$38.15
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$1.05
Cavern of Souls+2% Synergy
$51.61
Myriad Landscape+1% Synergy
$0.31
Gemstone Caverns+1% Synergy
$53.37
Glasspool Mimic0% Synergy
$6.83
Hydroelectric Specimen-1% Synergy
$0.68
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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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Gandalf of the Secret Fire
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Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Raised by Giants
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Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Dragon Cultist
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Hardy Outlander
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Popular Entertainer
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Tavern Brawler
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Veteran Soldier
Gandalf the Grey
Riku of Many Paths
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Agent of the Iron Throne
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Candlekeep Sage
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Melek, Reforged Researcher
Najal, the Storm Runner
The Fifth Doctor // Bill Potts
Taigam, Ojutai Master
Jori En, Ruin Diver
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
The Eleventh Doctor // Bill Potts
Zethi, Arcane Blademaster
Volo, Itinerant Scholar // Tavern Brawler
Baral and Kari Zev
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Cultist of the Absolute
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy // Master Chef
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor