Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
$0.29
$0.29Legendary 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
$0.19
Wisdom of Ages+22% Synergy
$0.30
Mana Sculpt+19% Synergy
$1.29
Mathemagics+18% Synergy
$3.63
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
$0.25
Lórien Revealed+57% Synergy
$4.76
Baral, Chief of Compliance+56% Synergy
$3.04
Birthday Escape+52% Synergy
$0.30
Solve the Equation+48% Synergy
$3.49
Archmage Emeritus+46% Synergy
$0.59
Glorious Gale+46% Synergy
$0.22
Day's Undoing+46% Synergy
$1.41
Wizards of Thay+45% Synergy
$1.43
Flood of Recollection+44% Synergy
$0.17
Top Cards
The staple cards most Gandalf, Friend of the Shire Control decks run as their core.
Talrand, Sky Summoner+40% Synergy
$1.55
Windfall+38% Synergy
$5.05
Preordain+37% Synergy
$0.68
Curse of the Swine+36% Synergy
$0.32
Ponder+24% Synergy
$2.28
High Tide+23% Synergy
$1.66
Negate+22% Synergy
$0.31
Rapid Hybridization+12% Synergy
$1.20
Sapphire Medallion+7% Synergy
$6.98
Counterspell+1% Synergy
$3.32
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Gandalf, Friend of the Shire Control game on their own.
Mystical Tutor+18% Synergy
$16.42
Narset, Parter of Veils+16% Synergy
$1.44
Mana Vault+3% Synergy
$120.10
Rhystic Study+1% Synergy
$69.93
Force of Will-3% Synergy
$59.38
Ancient Tomb-5% Synergy
$134.99
Cyclonic Rift-6% Synergy
$38.67
Consecrated Sphinx-6% Synergy
$29.93
The One Ring-6% Synergy
$115.22
Fierce Guardianship-16% Synergy
$57.26
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Gandalf, Friend of the Shire decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Murmuring Mystic+37% Synergy
$1.39
Archmage of Runes+34% Synergy
$3.75
Elrond, Lord of Rivendell+33% Synergy
$0.33
Haughty Djinn+26% Synergy
$0.28
Rangers of Ithilien+26% Synergy
$0.28
Docent of Perfection+24% Synergy
$0.65
Wavebreak Hippocamp+23% Synergy
$0.94
Thunderclap Drake+22% Synergy
$0.58
Curious Homunculus+19% Synergy
$0.30
Mocking Sprite+17% Synergy
$0.33
Unwelcome Sprite+16% Synergy
$0.20
Glen Elendra Guardian+16% Synergy
$0.42
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea+13% Synergy
$5.25
Ledger Shredder+13% Synergy
$9.20
Vendilion Clique+13% Synergy
$3.97
Archaeomancer+12% Synergy
$0.35
Mischievous Mystic+12% Synergy
$0.31
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis+12% Synergy
$0.35
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy+12% Synergy
$4.51
Wingblade Disciple+12% Synergy
$0.26
Starwinder+11% Synergy
$1.12
Mercurial Spelldancer+11% Synergy
$0.36
Apprentice Wizard+11% Synergy
$0.28
Rhet-Tomb Mystic+11% Synergy
$0.32
Azami, Lady of Scrolls+10% Synergy
$0.40
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir+10% Synergy
$3.98
Malevolent Hermit+10% Synergy
$1.21
Triskaidekaphile+9% Synergy
$0.97
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian+9% Synergy
$36.40
Aether Channeler+8% Synergy
$0.33
Snapcaster Mage+7% Synergy
$16.85
Sphinx of Forgotten Lore+7% Synergy
$0.38
Spellseeker+6% Synergy
$17.04
Azure Beastbinder+6% Synergy
$0.45
Thundertrap Trainer+6% Synergy
$1.18
Academy Wall+6% Synergy
$0.26
Whirlpool Rider+6% Synergy
$0.28
Mausoleum Wanderer+6% Synergy
$0.32
Kitsa, Otterball Elite+5% Synergy
$4.57
Dour Port-Mage+4% Synergy
$3.31
Volatile Stormdrake+4% Synergy
$1.09
Ornithopter of Paradise+3% Synergy
$2.24
High Fae Trickster+3% Synergy
$4.75
Valley Floodcaller+3% Synergy
$4.41
Pollywog Prodigy+3% Synergy
$6.76
Laboratory Maniac0% Synergy
$2.52
Hydroelectric Specimen-1% Synergy
$0.88
Peregrine Drake-1% Synergy
$0.26
Faerie Mastermind-2% Synergy
$11.91
Hullbreaker Horror-11% Synergy
$6.29
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Gandalf, Friend of the Shire's Control deck ahead.
Rewind+28% Synergy
$0.55
Unwind+23% Synergy
$0.98
Dreadful as the Storm+20% Synergy
$0.14
Reins of Power+18% Synergy
$2.63
Cryptic Command+15% Synergy
$7.44
Chain of Vapor+15% Synergy
$16.09
Silundi Vision+15% Synergy
$0.40
Narset's Reversal+14% Synergy
$2.21
Foil+14% Synergy
$1.69
Refute+13% Synergy
$0.25
Downpour+13% Synergy
$0.20
Twincast+12% Synergy
$7.63
Snapback+12% Synergy
$0.39
Illusionist's Gambit+11% Synergy
$0.41
You Find the Villains' Lair+11% Synergy
$0.26
Bane's Contingency+11% Synergy
$0.22
Arcane Denial+10% Synergy
$1.67
Resculpt+10% Synergy
$0.28
Essence Scatter+10% Synergy
$0.19
Wizard's Retort+9% Synergy
$0.30
Snap+8% Synergy
$3.65
Jwari Disruption+8% Synergy
$0.39
Arcane Epiphany+8% Synergy
$0.22
Mana Drain+7% Synergy
$57.71
Mental Misstep+7% Synergy
$8.90
String of Disappearances+6% Synergy
$0.11
Disrupting Shoal+6% Synergy
$22.71
Sink into Stupor+5% Synergy
$6.91
Dispel+5% Synergy
$0.41
Mystic Confluence+4% Synergy
$1.06
Pact of Negation+4% Synergy
$18.00
Retraction Helix+4% Synergy
$0.32
Long River's Pull+3% Synergy
$0.38
See Double+3% Synergy
$1.28
Frantic Search+2% Synergy
$1.94
Into the Flood Maw+1% Synergy
$2.28
Pongify0% Synergy
$1.91
Muddle the Mixture-2% Synergy
$2.58
Force of Negation-2% Synergy
$49.89
Flow of Knowledge-2% Synergy
$0.31
Three Steps Ahead-3% Synergy
$5.23
Archmage's Charm-4% Synergy
$1.88
Dramatic Reversal-6% Synergy
$0.51
Whir of Invention-6% Synergy
$5.21
Swan Song-7% Synergy
$11.22
An Offer You Can't Refuse-11% Synergy
$3.83
Opt-12% Synergy
$0.23
Reality Shift-13% Synergy
$0.32
Brainstorm-14% Synergy
$1.41
Aetherize-17% Synergy
$0.73
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Gandalf, Friend of the Shire.
Horses of the Bruinen+40% Synergy
$0.14
Personal Tutor+36% Synergy
$6.59
Call to Mind+32% Synergy
$0.31
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows+32% Synergy
$0.37
Blatant Thievery+31% Synergy
$5.55
Boomerang Basics+31% Synergy
$0.63
Blue Sun's Twilight+30% Synergy
$0.56
Rite of Replication+26% Synergy
$0.25
Concentrate+26% Synergy
$0.22
Recurring Insight+26% Synergy
$0.24
Relm's Sketching+25% Synergy
$0.27
Aether Gale+25% Synergy
$0.28
Will of the Temur+24% Synergy
$1.55
Here Comes a New Hero!+24% Synergy
$0.33
Consuming Tide+23% Synergy
$0.56
Flood of Tears+23% Synergy
$1.30
Bribery+23% Synergy
$6.49
Gitaxian Probe+22% Synergy
$4.17
Theft of Dreams+20% Synergy
$0.31
Drain Power+20% Synergy
$7.00
Relearn+20% Synergy
$0.75
Void Snare+19% Synergy
$0.29
Mass Diminish+19% Synergy
$1.15
Subjugate the Hobbits+19% Synergy
$0.29
Invoke the Winds+18% Synergy
$0.24
Mnemonic Deluge+17% Synergy
$8.53
Raise the Palisade+17% Synergy
$10.94
Spectral Deluge+16% Synergy
$3.94
Season of Weaving+16% Synergy
$4.62
Expropriate+16% Synergy
$15.07
Wash Out+15% Synergy
$0.40
Deep Analysis+15% Synergy
$0.20
Ember Island Production+15% Synergy
$0.28
Arwen's Gift+13% Synergy
$0.25
Pore Over the Pages+13% Synergy
$0.25
Ravenform+12% Synergy
$0.36
Spirit Water Revival+12% Synergy
$0.59
Silver Scrutiny+12% Synergy
$0.31
Tempted by the Oriq+12% Synergy
$0.31
Candlekeep Inspiration+12% Synergy
$0.24
Mind Spring+12% Synergy
$0.29
Bond of Insight+12% Synergy
$0.23
Serum Visions+11% Synergy
$2.73
Merchant Scroll+11% Synergy
$5.00
Inundate+11% Synergy
$12.21
Rise from the Tides+11% Synergy
$0.23
Karn's Temporal Sundering+11% Synergy
$1.75
Treasure Cruise+9% Synergy
$0.27
Sea Gate Restoration+5% Synergy
$35.68
Fabricate-1% Synergy
$10.13
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Gandalf, Friend of the Shire Control decks.
Mindsplice Apparatus+36% Synergy
$1.35
Primal Amulet+24% Synergy
$11.14
Wayfarer's Bauble+23% Synergy
$4.67
Glamdring+19% Synergy
$2.87
Astrologian's Planisphere+13% Synergy
$0.29
Prism Ring+7% Synergy
$0.37
Sanctuary Blade+7% Synergy
$0.37
Sigiled Sword of Valeron+7% Synergy
$0.39
Sword of Light and Shadow+6% Synergy
$14.36
Runechanter's Pike+6% Synergy
$0.34
Cursed Totem+6% Synergy
$1.32
Haunted Cloak+6% Synergy
$0.37
Palantír of Orthanc+6% Synergy
$21.50
Credit Voucher+6% Synergy
$1.87
Sword of War and Peace+6% Synergy
$10.42
Sword of Wealth and Power+6% Synergy
$20.35
Sword of Forge and Frontier+6% Synergy
$10.39
Lotus Ring+6% Synergy
$1.17
Sword of Sinew and Steel+6% Synergy
$10.29
Obelisk of Urd+6% Synergy
$2.73
Sword of Vengeance+6% Synergy
$1.12
Proteus Staff+5% Synergy
$3.65
Torpor Orb+5% Synergy
$4.82
Sword of Feast and Famine+5% Synergy
$40.84
Crawlspace+4% Synergy
$10.53
Mithril Coat+4% Synergy
$31.91
The Water Crystal+3% Synergy
$3.63
Imposter Mech+3% Synergy
$6.26
Grafdigger's Cage+2% Synergy
$1.93
Commander's Plate+2% Synergy
$45.71
Voltaic Key+1% Synergy
$6.16
Codex Shredder+1% Synergy
$0.36
Manifold Key0% Synergy
$1.67
Sculpting Steel-1% Synergy
$3.55
Isochron Scepter-4% Synergy
$11.80
Sensei's Divining Top-8% Synergy
$42.88
Swiftfoot Boots-21% Synergy
$2.28
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Gandalf, Friend of the Shire decks.
Metallurgic Summonings+37% Synergy
$6.92
Scroll of Isildur+26% Synergy
$0.60
Jace's Sanctum+23% Synergy
$1.58
Mystic Remora+20% Synergy
$13.04
Cryoshatter+14% Synergy
$0.14
Shark Typhoon+13% Synergy
$1.42
Swarm Intelligence+12% Synergy
$0.39
Leyline of Anticipation+11% Synergy
$6.81
Case of the Ransacked Lab+9% Synergy
$0.49
Apathy+7% Synergy
$0.22
Capture Sphere+7% Synergy
$0.06
Coral Reef+7% Synergy
$0.14
Frozen Solid+7% Synergy
$0.12
Glimmerdust Nap+7% Synergy
$0.10
Bewitching Leechcraft+7% Synergy
$0.08
Eternity Snare+7% Synergy
$0.05
Sleeping Potion+7% Synergy
$0.13
Rhystic Deluge+7% Synergy
$0.15
Chronic Flooding+6% Synergy
$0.14
The Mirari Conjecture+6% Synergy
$0.29
Hermetic Study+6% Synergy
$0.13
Thought Lash+6% Synergy
$11.82
Psionic Gift+6% Synergy
$0.16
Arcane Melee+6% Synergy
$0.35
Betrayal+6% Synergy
$0.31
Charmed Sleep+6% Synergy
$0.09
Abduction+6% Synergy
$0.42
Ophidian Eye+6% Synergy
$14.48
Fall from Favor+6% Synergy
$0.20
Flood+6% Synergy
$0.27
Unable to Scream+5% Synergy
$0.31
Storm of Saruman+5% Synergy
$3.63
Search for Azcanta+4% Synergy
$1.51
Wizard Class+3% Synergy
$3.26
As Foretold+3% Synergy
$1.71
Propaganda+2% Synergy
$2.54
Omniscience-2% Synergy
$6.57
Proft's Eidetic Memory-2% Synergy
$3.14
Imprisoned in the Moon-6% Synergy
$0.33
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Gandalf, Friend of the Shire's Control game plan.
Karn, the Great Creator+4% Synergy
$5.09
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries-2% Synergy
$9.36
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
$0.38
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Gandalf, Friend of the Shire Control decks.
Riptide Laboratory+37% Synergy
$0.75
Mystic Sanctuary+23% Synergy
$1.09
Rivendell+23% Synergy
$1.69
Field of Ruin+11% Synergy
$0.38
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+10% Synergy
$1.34
Desert of the Mindful+10% Synergy
$0.30
Agna Qel'a+9% Synergy
$1.08
Remote Isle+9% Synergy
$0.25
Soulstone Sanctuary+9% Synergy
$0.60
Boseiju, Who Shelters All+6% Synergy
$17.95
Isolated Watchtower+6% Synergy
$1.41
Terrain Generator+5% Synergy
$2.02
Memorial to Genius+5% Synergy
$0.27
Hidden Cataract+5% Synergy
$0.19
Mistrise Village+3% Synergy
$8.61
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea+3% Synergy
$6.85
Sunken Palace+3% Synergy
$0.99
Emergence Zone+2% Synergy
$3.23
Scavenger Grounds-1% Synergy
$0.30
Cephalid Coliseum-3% Synergy
$0.31
Inventors' Fair-6% Synergy
$17.64
Lonely Sandbar-7% Synergy
$0.23
War Room-9% Synergy
$5.79
Rogue's Passage-9% Synergy
$0.36
Reliquary Tower-10% Synergy
$3.52
Urza's Saga-10% Synergy
$38.89
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-10% Synergy
$53.41
Otawara, Soaring City-12% Synergy
$28.30
Castle Vantress-12% Synergy
$0.34
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Gandalf, Friend of the Shire's Control strategy.
Inherited Envelope+40% Synergy
$0.29
Bender's Waterskin+23% Synergy
$1.04
Arcane Signet+15% Synergy
$0.85
Sky Diamond+11% Synergy
$0.26
Throne of Eldraine+11% Synergy
$28.49
Sol Ring+8% Synergy
$1.56
Pyramid of the Pantheon+6% Synergy
$0.47
Mind Stone+5% Synergy
$0.31
Mana Crypt+5% Synergy
$41.63
Relic of Legends+5% Synergy
$1.00
Star Compass+5% Synergy
$0.50
Moonsnare Prototype+4% Synergy
$0.20
Paradise Mantle+4% Synergy
$9.45
Springleaf Drum+3% Synergy
$0.34
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+3% Synergy
$20.04
Nyx Lotus+3% Synergy
$4.93
Misleading Signpost+3% Synergy
$13.95
Lotus Petal+1% Synergy
$38.19
Hedron Archive+1% Synergy
$0.15
Heraldic Banner+1% Synergy
$0.37
Fellwar Stone0% Synergy
$0.89
Midnight Clock0% Synergy
$0.62
Liquimetal Torque0% Synergy
$3.95
Mox Amber-1% Synergy
$81.06
Commander's Sphere-2% Synergy
$0.34
Basalt Monolith-3% Synergy
$4.46
Mox Opal-3% Synergy
$238.58
Gilded Lotus-4% Synergy
$0.57
Thran Dynamo-6% Synergy
$4.34
Decanter of Endless Water-7% Synergy
$5.39
Thought Vessel-12% Synergy
$2.59
Lands
The mana base behind Gandalf, Friend of the Shire's Control decks.
Silundi Vision+15% Synergy
$0.40
Demolition Field+8% Synergy
$0.24
Jwari Disruption+8% Synergy
$0.39
Island+6% Synergy
$0.08
Beyeen Veil+6% Synergy
$0.20
Sink into Stupor+5% Synergy
$6.91
Sea Gate Restoration+5% Synergy
$35.68
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$1.11
Cavern of Souls+2% Synergy
$51.14
Myriad Landscape+1% Synergy
$0.37
Gemstone Caverns+1% Synergy
$57.96
Glasspool Mimic0% Synergy
$6.12
Hydroelectric Specimen-1% Synergy
$0.88
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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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