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Gandalf the Grey - Decklist

Creatures 19$8.46

  1. Archaeomancer1Archaeomancer$0.30
  2. Archmage Emeritus1Archmage Emeritus$0.74
  3. Ardent Elementalist1Ardent Elementalist$0.16
  4. Bilbo, Retired Burglar1Bilbo, Retired Burglar$0.27
  5. Erebor Flamesmith1Erebor Flamesmith$0.33
  6. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy1Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy$0.30
  7. Gandalf, Friend of the Shire1Gandalf, Friend of the Shire$0.21
  8. Goblin Electromancer1Goblin Electromancer$0.21
  9. Guttersnipe1Guttersnipe$0.24
  10. Meneldor, Swift Savior1Meneldor, Swift Savior$0.21

Creatures continued

  1. Murmuring Mystic1Murmuring Mystic$0.33
  2. Pelargir Survivor1Pelargir Survivor$0.20
  3. Peregrine Drake1Peregrine Drake$0.25
  4. Saruman the White1Saruman the White$0.23
  5. Storm-Kiln Artist1Storm-Kiln Artist$1.74
  6. Talrand, Sky Summoner1Talrand, Sky Summoner$0.39
  7. Thermo-Alchemist1Thermo-Alchemist$0.17
  8. Veyran, Voice of Duality1Veyran, Voice of Duality$1.93
  9. Young Pyromancer1Young Pyromancer$0.25

Planeswalkers 1$0.76

  1. Ral, Storm Conduit1Ral, Storm Conduit$0.76

Instants 18$7.72

  1. Abrade1Abrade$0.17
  2. Blur1Blur$0.39
  3. Consider1Consider$0.35
  4. Displace1Displace$0.35
  5. Display of Power1Display of Power$0.38
  6. Dreadful as the Storm1Dreadful as the Storm$0.13
  7. Essence Flux1Essence Flux$1.33
  8. Galvanic Iteration1Galvanic Iteration$0.26
  9. Ghostly Flicker1Ghostly Flicker$1.18

Instants continued

  1. Glorious Gale1Glorious Gale$0.18
  2. Hithlain Knots1Hithlain Knots$0.15
  3. Lightning Bolt1Lightning Bolt$0.81
  4. Opt1Opt$0.18
  5. Planar Incision1Planar Incision$0.36
  6. Press the Enemy1Press the Enemy$0.54
  7. Siren's Ruse1Siren's Ruse$0.25
  8. Soothing of Sméagol1Soothing of Sméagol$0.37
  9. Teferi's Time Twist1Teferi's Time Twist$0.34

Sorceries 14$5.60

  1. Arwen's Gift1Arwen's Gift$0.17
  2. Birthday Escape1Birthday Escape$0.42
  3. Blasphemous Act1Blasphemous Act$0.75
  4. Breaking of the Fellowship1Breaking of the Fellowship$0.17
  5. Call for Aid1Call for Aid$0.28
  6. Fear, Fire, Foes!1Fear, Fire, Foes!$0.16
  7. Fiery Confluence1Fiery Confluence$0.32

Sorceries continued

  1. Fireball1Fireball$0.13
  2. Gandalf's Sanction1Gandalf's Sanction$0.18
  3. Mana Geyser1Mana Geyser$0.56
  4. Mists of Lórien1Mists of Lórien$1.42
  5. Preordain1Preordain$0.63
  6. Ranger's Firebrand1Ranger's Firebrand$0.20
  7. Treason of Isengard1Treason of Isengard$0.21

Artifacts 4$2.43

  1. Gilded Lotus1Gilded Lotus$0.61
  2. Inherited Envelope1Inherited Envelope$0.27
  3. Mindsplice Apparatus1Mindsplice Apparatus$1.16
  4. Wizard's Spellbook1Wizard's Spellbook$0.39

Enchantments 5$2.65

  1. Candlekeep Sage1Candlekeep Sage$0.26
  2. Double Vision1Double Vision$0.56
  3. Fiery Inscription1Fiery Inscription$0.40
  4. The Bath Song1The Bath Song$0.31
  5. Thousand-Year Storm1Thousand-Year Storm$1.12

Lands 38 / 38$12.83

  1. Cascade Bluffs1Cascade Bluffs$0.34
  2. Castle Vantress1Castle Vantress$0.31
  3. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  4. Desolate Lighthouse1Desolate Lighthouse$0.20
  5. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  6. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  7. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  8. Ferrous Lake1Ferrous Lake$0.29
  9. Frostboil Snarl1Frostboil Snarl$0.22
  10. Island×33Island$0.21
  11. Izzet Boilerworks1Izzet Boilerworks$0.26

Lands continued

  1. Izzet Guildgate1Izzet Guildgate$0.11
  2. Lonely Sandbar1Lonely Sandbar$0.18
  3. Molten Tributary1Molten Tributary$0.25
  4. Mountain×22Mountain$0.16
  5. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  6. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  7. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  8. Prismari Campus1Prismari Campus$0.25
  9. Restless Spire1Restless Spire$0.19
  10. Riptide Laboratory1Riptide Laboratory$0.66
  11. Rivendell1Rivendell$1.03

Lands continued

  1. Shire Terrace1Shire Terrace$0.27
  2. Shivan Reef1Shivan Reef$0.22
  3. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  4. Snow-Covered Mountain×22Snow-Covered Mountain$1.00
  5. Sulfur Falls1Sulfur Falls$0.18
  6. Swiftwater Cliffs1Swiftwater Cliffs$0.11
  7. Temple of Epiphany1Temple of Epiphany$0.16
  8. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  9. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  10. The Grey Havens1The Grey Havens$0.29
  11. Volatile Fjord1Volatile Fjord$0.69

About this Gandalf the Grey deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Gandalf the Grey, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $40.83 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Gandalf the Grey decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Archmage Emeritus, Storm-Kiln Artist and Guttersnipe. The picks most particular to this commander are Essence Flux, Ghostly Flicker and Planar Incision, which turn up here far more often than in other Izzet decks.

Its average mana value is 3.15. It runs no Game Changers and holds every piece of 9 known combos.

The most expensive cards are Veyran, Voice of Duality ($1.93), Storm-Kiln Artist ($1.74) and Mists of Lórien ($1.42); 45 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $29.28, and with no limit $309.00; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.15
Game Changers0
Combos9
Deck match63%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 9 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 14 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 15 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 14 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 7 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 1 card
  8. Mana value 7+: 2 cards

The curve and the average cover Gandalf the Grey 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 disruption1216+4
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3022-8

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 5 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.

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Full deck price by per-card cap

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Gandalf the Grey 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 the Grey 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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