Art by Dmitry Burmak
Commander deckRUW
Gandalf, Party Guest
Deploy legendary Wizards to amplify Gandalf's combat trigger, cheating powerful Middle-earth instants and sorceries into play every combat while controlling the battlefield.
Asked for“Gandalf, Party Guest commander deck Use only tales of middleearth and hobbit set cards.”
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 · 60 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
Sol Ring
1Artifact
Essential mana acceleration featured across Middle-earth precons
Commander's Sphere
3Artifact
Provides mana fixing and can be cashed in for a card
Herald's Horn
3Artifact
Reduces the cost of your Wizards and provides card advantage
Phial of Galadriel
3Legendary Artifact
Mana rock that doubles card draw and life gain when low on resources
Card Draw
10
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
3ULegendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
Legendary Wizard that lets you cast sorceries at flash speed and draws cards via Ring-tempting
Lórien Revealed
3UUSorcery
Flexible draw-three sorcery or landcycler to hit drops
Treason of Isengard
2USorcery
Recovers an instant or sorcery while amassing an Orc army
Thirst for Knowledge
2UInstant
Efficient instant-speed draw spell synergizing with artifacts
Faithless Looting
RSorcery
Digs deep to sculpt your hand with castable instants and sorceries
Fact or Fiction
3UInstant
Top-tier instant draw to load your hand for Gandalf triggers
Vanquisher's Banner
5Artifact
Buffs your Wizards and draws cards whenever they enter
Removal
11
Flame of Anor
1URInstant
Premier Wizard tribal modal spell dealing damage, drawing cards, or destroying artifacts
Stern Scolding
UInstant
Cheap blue interaction against low-mana utility creatures
Cast into the Fire
1RInstant
Exiles problematic artifacts like the One Ring or pings creatures
Smite the Deathless
1RInstant
Exiles troublesome creatures and tempts with the Ring
Fires of Mount Doom
2RLegendary Enchantment
Deals direct damage to creatures or players and exiles top cards
Blasphemous Act
8RSorcery
Cheapest and most reliable red board wipe in the format
Chaos Warp
2RInstant
Flexible catch-all instant removal across all nonland permanents
Threats/Wincons
17
Gandalf the Grey
3URLegendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
Legendary Wizard offering versatile modal spellcasting triggers
Gandalf, White Rider
3WLegendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
Pumps your board and tucks itself back into the library on death
Saruman the White
4ULegendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
Legendary Wizard that creates Orc Armies whenever you cast your second spell
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
2WLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
Legendary board protector that counters free spells cast by opponents
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
2WULegendary Creature — Human Noble
Legendary human that draws cards or generates Soldier tokens on combat
Éowyn, Fearless Knight
2RWLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Exiles large legendary creatures and grants invulnerability to your legends
Éomer, Marshal of Rohan
2RRLegendary Creature — Human Knight
Grants extra combat phases when legendary creatures die
Prince Imrahil the Fair
WULegendary Creature — Human Noble
Generates Soldier tokens when you draw your second card each turn
Press the Enemy
2UUInstant
Bounces an opponent's threat while letting you cast an additional free spell
Swarming of Moria
2RSorcery
Creates Orc armies and Treasure tokens to build momentum
Rally at the Hornburg
1RSorcery
Creates hasty Human Soldier tokens for fast board presence
Forth Eorlingas!
XRWSorcery
Creates an army of hasty Knights and introduces the monarch
Monstrosity of the Lake
4ULegendary Creature — Kraken
Taps down enemy blockers upon islandcycling or casting
Display of Power
1RRInstant
Copies every instant and sorcery currently on the stack for explosive turns
Taunt from the Rampart
3RWSorcery
Goads all opposing creatures and makes your board unblockable
Fall of Cair Andros
2REnchantment
Enchantment that builds an Orc Army whenever noncombat damage is dealt
Gandalf's Sanction
1URSorcery
Direct damage finisher scaling with instants and sorceries in your graveyard
Utility
12
Surge of Salvation
WInstant
Protects your legendary Wizards and yourself with hexproof and damage prevention
Slip On the Ring
1WInstant
Flickers your Gandalf or other creatures while tempting you with the Ring
Mithril Coat
3Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Flash equipment that grants instant indestructible to your commander
The One Ring
4Legendary Artifact
Protection upon entry and runaway card draw engine
Sting, the Glinting Dagger
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Untaps your creature every combat step and grants haste
Mirror of Galadriel
2Legendary Artifact
Scries and draws cards cheaply when controlling legendary creatures
Palantír of Orthanc
3Legendary Artifact
Forces opponents to either give you card draw or take substantial damage
Horn of the Mark
2Legendary Artifact
Digs for more creatures whenever two or more creatures attack
War of the Last Alliance
3WEnchantment — Saga
Saga that tutors two legendary creatures to assemble your Wizard council
Lost to Legend
WWInstant
Tucks any troublesome nonland permanent into its owner's library
Glamdring
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Legendary equipment that lets you cast free spells when hitting opponents
Bilbo's Ring
3Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Grants hexproof and unblockable to your commander while drawing cards
