Art by Dmitry Burmak
Commander deckRUW
Gandalf, Party Guest
Assemble a board of legendary Wizards to scale Gandalf's trigger, then cheat powerful, high-mana instants and sorceries directly into combat for free.
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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 · 61 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, Party Guest
1URWLegendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
10
Removal
10
Wear // Tear
1R // WInstant // Instant
Flexible cheap answer to artifacts and enchantments
Dovin's Veto
WUInstant
Uncounterable protection against opposing noncreature spells
Threats/Wincons
25
Baral, Chief of Compliance
1ULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Legendary Wizard that reduces spell costs and loots
Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
1URLegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Legendary Wizard that buffs the team on spellcasts
Kaza, Roil Chaser
URLegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Legendary Wizard that reduces high-cost spells
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
1URLegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Legendary Wizard that drastically discounts spells
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
WULegendary Creature — Rabbit Wizard
Cheap legendary Wizard providing steady extra cards
Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage
2WULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Legendary Wizard granting flash to historic spells
Rielle, the Everwise
1URLegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Legendary Wizard turning discards into massive card draw
Veyran, Voice of Duality
1URLegendary Creature — Efreet Wizard
Legendary Wizard that doubles all magecraft triggers
Kykar, Wind's Fury
1URWLegendary Creature — Bird Wizard
Legendary Wizard generating flying tokens and mana from spells
Talrand, Sky Summoner
2UULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Legendary Wizard generating an army of 2/2 Drakes
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
2URLegendary Creature — Human Artificer
Legendary Wizard drawing cards off legendary spells and rocks
Najal, the Storm Runner
2UURLegendary Creature — Efreet Wizard
Legendary Wizard that copies Gandalf's combat-cast spells
Melek, Izzet Paragon
4URLegendary Creature — Weird Wizard
Legendary Wizard allowing casts and copies from top of library
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
UUURRRLegendary Creature — Dragon Wizard
Legendary Wizard that deals lethal damage and draws cards
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
3ULegendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
Legendary Wizard that lets you cast sorceries at flash speed
Sublime Epiphany
4UUInstant
Massive modal spell that turns combats when cast for free
Magma Opus
6URInstant
Devastating high-mana spell to cheat into combat with Gandalf
Aminatou's Augury
6UUSorcery
High-impact eight-mana spell that floods the battlefield
Storm Herd
8WWSorcery
Massive token creator to cheat out and instantly threaten lethal
Time Wipe
2WWUSorcery
Sweeper that can bounce Gandalf to safety while clearing boards
Young Pyromancer
1RCreature — Human Shaman
Floods the board with Elemental tokens from free spells
Monastery Mentor
2WCreature — Human Monk
Creates a scaling army of prowess Monks from spells
Guttersnipe
2RCreature — Goblin Shaman
Burns down all opponents rapidly as spells are cast
Archmage Emeritus
2UUCreature — Human Wizard
Draws a card every time an instant or sorcery is cast
Utility
6
Jeskai Ascendancy
URWEnchantment
Looting, untapping, and team-wide buff on every spellcast
Whirlwind of Thought
1URWEnchantment
Draws cards continuously off noncreature casts
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Gives Gandalf hexproof and haste to attack safely
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Zero-cost equip protection and haste for key Wizards
Harmonic Prodigy
1RCreature — Human Wizard
Doubles triggered abilities of Gandalf and other Wizards
Step Through
3UUSorcery
Wizardcycling tutors any legendary Wizard directly into hand
