Art by Matt Stewart
Commander deckRUW
Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Play an instant-speed spellslinger strategy on opponents' turns to suspend spells for free recasts later, converting casts into massive board presence and burn damage.
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Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Gandalf of the Secret Fire
1URWLegendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
10
Fact or Fiction
3UInstant
Instant-speed card advantage played on an opponent's turn
Archmage Emeritus
2UUCreature — Human Wizard
Draws cards whenever you cast spells
Wavebreak Hippocamp
2UEnchantment Creature — Horse Fish
Draws a card on each opponent's turn you cast a spell
Removal
10
Threats/Wincons
22
Monastery Mentor
2WCreature — Human Monk
Generates prowess Monk tokens on spell casts
Young Pyromancer
1RCreature — Human Shaman
Creates Elemental tokens from instant and sorcery casts
Third Path Iconoclast
URCreature — Human Monk
Creates Soldier tokens on every noncreature spell
Talrand, Sky Summoner
2UULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Creates 2/2 flying Drakes from spells
Murmuring Mystic
3UCreature — Human Wizard
Generates defensive flying Bird Illusion tokens
Kykar, Wind's Fury
1URWLegendary Creature — Bird Wizard
Creates flying Spirit tokens and converts them to red mana
Deekah, Fractal Theorist
4ULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Generates scaling Fractal tokens whenever spells resolve
Electrostatic Field
1RCreature — Wall
Chips opponents down while blocking effectively
Guttersnipe
2RCreature — Goblin Shaman
Burns every opponent for two damage per spell cast
Kaza, Roil Chaser
URLegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Wizard body that discounts larger spells
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
UUURRRLegendary Creature — Dragon Wizard
Draws cards and pings whenever any spell is cast
Baral and Kari Zev
1URLegendary Creature — Human
Free spell casts and Ragavan token generation
Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis
3UULegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor // Enchantment — Saga
Duplicates instant and sorcery casts and flips into a saga
Hullbreaker Horror
5UUCreature — Kraken Horror
Uncounterable flash finisher that bounces permanents
Veyran, Voice of Duality
1URLegendary Creature — Efreet Wizard
Doubles all magecraft and spellslinger triggers
Storm-Kiln Artist
3RCreature — Dwarf Shaman
Creates Treasure tokens whenever spells are cast or copied
Urabrask // The Great Work
2RRLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor // Enchantment — Saga
Pings, provides red mana, and punishes opponents' spells
Taigam, Ojutai Master
2WULegendary Creature — Human Monk
Prevents counterspells and rebounds spells
Chrome Host Seedshark
2UCreature — Phyrexian Shark
Creates Incubator tokens based on mana value
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
1URURLegendary Planeswalker — Saheeli
Passively floods the board with Servo tokens
All-Seeing Arbiter
4UUCreature — Avatar
Card selection and power reduction on spell casts
Utility
10
Leyline of Anticipation
2UUEnchantment
Lets you cast sorceries on opponents' turns for Gandalf triggers
Vedalken Orrery
4Artifact
Grants flash to sorceries to trigger Gandalf on opponents' turns
Borne Upon a Wind
1UInstant
Cantrip that grants flash to all spells during an opponent's turn
Jhoira's Timebug
2Artifact Creature — Insect
Repeatedly ticks down time counters on suspended spells
Timecrafting
XRInstant
Instantly removes multiple time counters to fire spells early
The Millennium Calendar
1Legendary Artifact
Alternate win condition fueled by untapping on multiple turns
Teferi, Time Raveler
1WULegendary Planeswalker — Teferi
Allows sorceries at instant speed while locking out opponent interaction
Teferi, Master of Time
2UULegendary Planeswalker — Teferi
Activates loyalty abilities at instant speed on every turn
