Budget Bauble
Gandalf of the Secret Fire - Decklist

Creatures 29$14.50

  1. Archmage Emeritus1Archmage Emeritus$0.74
  2. Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration1Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration$0.59
  3. Electrostatic Field1Electrostatic Field$1.03
  4. Erebor Flamesmith1Erebor Flamesmith$0.33
  5. Firebrand Archer1Firebrand Archer$0.27
  6. Gandalf the Grey1Gandalf the Grey$0.38
  7. Gandalf, Friend of the Shire1Gandalf, Friend of the Shire$0.21
  8. Goblin Electromancer1Goblin Electromancer$0.21
  9. Guttersnipe1Guttersnipe$0.24
  10. Hypersonic Dragon1Hypersonic Dragon$0.26

Creatures continued

  1. Jhoira's Timebug1Jhoira's Timebug$0.18
  2. Kykar, Wind's Fury1Kykar, Wind's Fury$0.47
  3. Monastery Mentor1Monastery Mentor$0.79
  4. Murmuring Mystic1Murmuring Mystic$0.33
  5. Najal, the Storm Runner1Najal, the Storm Runner$0.23
  6. Rift Elemental1Rift Elemental$0.14
  7. Saruman the White1Saruman the White$0.23
  8. Storm-Kiln Artist1Storm-Kiln Artist$1.74
  9. Stormcatch Mentor1Stormcatch Mentor$0.29
  10. Talrand, Sky Summoner1Talrand, Sky Summoner$0.39

Creatures continued

  1. Thermo-Alchemist1Thermo-Alchemist$0.17
  2. Third Path Iconoclast1Third Path Iconoclast$0.38
  3. Time Beetle1Time Beetle$0.36
  4. Timebender1Timebender$0.12
  5. Vega, the Watcher1Vega, the Watcher$0.27
  6. Veyran, Voice of Duality1Veyran, Voice of Duality$1.93
  7. Wavebreak Hippocamp1Wavebreak Hippocamp$0.58
  8. Wizards of Thay1Wizards of Thay$1.39
  9. Young Pyromancer1Young Pyromancer$0.25

Instants 15$7.85

  1. Archmage's Charm1Archmage's Charm$1.89
  2. Big Score1Big Score$0.41
  3. Clockspinning1Clockspinning$0.42
  4. Courageous Resolve1Courageous Resolve$0.74
  5. Display of Power1Display of Power$0.38
  6. Dust of Moments1Dust of Moments$0.34
  7. Frantic Search1Frantic Search$0.74
  8. Fury Charm1Fury Charm$0.15

Instants continued

  1. Lightning Bolt1Lightning Bolt$0.81
  2. Lightning Helix1Lightning Helix$0.24
  3. Mystic Confluence1Mystic Confluence$0.50
  4. Opt1Opt$0.18
  5. Press the Enemy1Press the Enemy$0.54
  6. Prismari Command1Prismari Command$0.27
  7. Quick Study1Quick Study$0.24

Sorceries 11$6.21

  1. All of History, All at Once1All of History, All at Once$0.27
  2. Blasphemous Act1Blasphemous Act$0.75
  3. Devastation Tide1Devastation Tide$0.32
  4. Fell Beast's Shriek1Fell Beast's Shriek$0.54
  5. Fiery Confluence1Fiery Confluence$0.32
  6. Gandalf's Sanction1Gandalf's Sanction$0.18
  7. Mists of Lórien1Mists of Lórien$1.42
  8. Rout1Rout$0.30
  9. Sorcerous Squall1Sorcerous Squall$0.96
  10. Taunt from the Rampart1Taunt from the Rampart$0.80
  11. Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey1Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey$0.35

Artifacts 1$1.16

  1. Mindsplice Apparatus1Mindsplice Apparatus$1.16

Enchantments 5$3.94

  1. As Foretold1As Foretold$1.28
  2. Case of the Ransacked Lab1Case of the Ransacked Lab$0.58
  3. Double Vision1Double Vision$0.56
  4. Fiery Inscription1Fiery Inscription$0.40
  5. Thousand-Year Storm1Thousand-Year Storm$1.12

Lands 38 / 38$11.50

  1. Adarkar Wastes1Adarkar Wastes$0.34
  2. Azorius Chancery1Azorius Chancery$0.16
  3. Battlefield Forge1Battlefield Forge$0.21
  4. Cascade Bluffs1Cascade Bluffs$0.34
  5. Clifftop Retreat1Clifftop Retreat$0.21
  6. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  7. Deserted Beach1Deserted Beach$1.35
  8. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  9. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  10. Frostboil Snarl1Frostboil Snarl$0.22
  11. Furycalm Snarl1Furycalm Snarl$0.23
  12. Glacial Fortress1Glacial Fortress$0.19

Lands continued

  1. Island×22Island$0.14
  2. Izzet Boilerworks1Izzet Boilerworks$0.26
  3. Mountain×22Mountain$0.16
  4. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  5. Mystic Monastery1Mystic Monastery$0.13
  6. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  7. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  8. Perilous Landscape1Perilous Landscape$0.21
  9. Plains×22Plains$0.10
  10. Port Town1Port Town$0.20
  11. Prairie Stream1Prairie Stream$0.19
  12. Riptide Laboratory1Riptide Laboratory$0.66

Lands continued

  1. Rivendell1Rivendell$1.03
  2. Shivan Reef1Shivan Reef$0.22
  3. Skycloud Expanse1Skycloud Expanse$0.19
  4. Snow-Covered Island1Snow-Covered Island$1.06
  5. Snow-Covered Mountain1Snow-Covered Mountain$0.50
  6. Snow-Covered Plains1Snow-Covered Plains$0.38
  7. Sulfur Falls1Sulfur Falls$0.18
  8. Temple of Enlightenment1Temple of Enlightenment$0.13
  9. Temple of Epiphany1Temple of Epiphany$0.16
  10. Temple of Triumph1Temple of Triumph$0.18
  11. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10

About this Gandalf of the Secret Fire deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Gandalf of the Secret Fire, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $52.98 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Gandalf of the Secret Fire decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Archmage Emeritus, Fiery Inscription and Storm-Kiln Artist. The picks most particular to this commander are Press the Enemy, Gandalf, Friend of the Shire and Gandalf the Grey, which turn up here far more often than in other Jeskai decks.

Its average mana value is 3.39. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Veyran, Voice of Duality ($1.93), Archmage's Charm ($1.89) and Storm-Kiln Artist ($1.74); 38 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $39.32, and with no limit $423.43; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.39
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match69%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 5 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 14 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 17 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 13 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 10 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 1 card
  8. Mana value 7+: 2 cards

The curve and the average cover Gandalf of the Secret Fire and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1212+0
Targeted disruption1214+2
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3025-5

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 6 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

Compare prices at other card limits

Full deck price by per-card cap

  1. Up to $0.25 per card: $25.10 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 30% deck match
  2. Up to $0.50 per card: $32.12 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 56% deck match
  3. Up to $0.75 per card: $36.82 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 62% deck match
  4. Up to $1 per card: $39.32 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 64% deck match
  5. Up to $1.50 per card: $49.39 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 68% deck match
  6. Up to $2 per card: $53.19 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 70% deck match
  7. Up to $3 per card: $67.90 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 72% deck match
  8. Up to $5 per card: $105.49 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 74% deck match
  9. Up to $7.50 per card: $136.32 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 75% deck match
  10. Up to $10 per card: $171.39 for 100 of 100 cards; 75% deck match
  11. Up to $15 per card: $217.68 for 100 of 100 cards; 75% deck match
  12. Up to $20 per card: $314.44 for 100 of 100 cards; 78% deck match
  13. Up to $30 per card: $357.44 for 100 of 100 cards; 78% deck match
  14. Up to $50 per card: $423.43 for 100 of 100 cards; 78% deck match
  15. Up to $100 per card: $423.43 for 100 of 100 cards; 78% deck match
  16. No per-card cap: $423.43 for 100 of 100 cards; 78% deck match

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Gandalf of the Secret Fire at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Gandalf of the Secret Fire decks usually play.

Format

With printings adds the set and collector number of the printing each price is based on. Both text formats list the commander first and work on most deck sites.

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