Art by Alexander Mokhov
Saved commander deck
Gandalf, Shadow's Foe
Maximize Gandalf's landfall trigger and land-blinking ability using Moonfolk bounce synergies, blink effects, and mono-blue land ramp to draw massive amounts of cards and grow an unstoppable commander.
Prompt: Gandalf, Shadow's Foe commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Gandalf, Shadow's Foe
{5}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
12 cards
Wayfarer's Bauble
{1}Artifact
fetches a basic land onto the battlefield to trigger landfall
Thought Vessel
{2}Artifact
mana acceleration that provides an unlimited hand size for huge card draw
Midnight Clock
{2}{U}Artifact
mana ramp that eventually refills the hand and graveyard
Worn Powerstone
{3}Artifact
taps for two colorless mana to help cast a seven-mana commander
Solemn Simulacrum
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
fetches a basic land on entry to trigger landfall
Burnished Hart
{3}Artifact Creature — Elk
fetches two lands directly to the battlefield for double landfall triggers
Dreamscape Artist
{1}{U}Creature — Human Spellshaper
turns excess cards and lands into double land ramp in blue
Card Draw
10 cards
Mystic Remora
{U}Enchantment
efficient early card advantage punishing noncreature spells
Windfall
{2}{U}Sorcery
refills the hand while punishing opponents who empty theirs
Pull from Tomorrow
{X}{U}{U}Instant
instant-speed burst card draw sink for excess mana
Flow of Ideas
{5}{U}Sorcery
draws cards equal to the number of Islands controlled
Archmage Emeritus
{2}{U}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
rewards casting interaction and protection spells with draws
Removal
10 cards
Rapid Hybridization
{U}Instant
cheap instant removal that replaces threats with tokens
Fierce Guardianship
{2}{U}Instant
free protection counterspell when the commander is in play
Mana Drain
{U}{U}Instant
counters a spell and provides a burst of mana next turn
Threats/Wincons
22 cards
Roil Elemental
{3}{U}{U}{U}Creature — Elemental
steals opposing creatures repeatedly whenever lands enter
Meloku the Clouded Mirror
{4}{U}Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard
bounces lands to hand to produce tokens and replay for landfall
Patron of the Moon
{5}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Spirit
puts multiple bounced lands back onto the battlefield at instant speed
Scourge of Fleets
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Kraken
bounces opponents' boards based on the number of Islands
Psychosis Crawler
{5}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
burns all opponents as Gandalf draws massive quantities of cards
Chasm Skulker
{2}{U}Creature — Squid Horror
grows massive from all the landfall card draws and leaves behind squid tokens
Ominous Seas
{1}{U}Enchantment
rapidly turns massive card draws into an army of 8/8 Krakens
Triskaidekaphile
{1}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
alternate win condition enabled by enormous card-draw turns
Hedron Crab
{U}Creature — Crab
mills opponents whenever lands enter the battlefield
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
{3}{U}Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
blinks Gandalf at end of turn to re-trigger his land exile ability
Deadeye Navigator
{4}{U}{U}Creature — Spirit
soulbonds to blink Gandalf repeatedly for repeated land-flicker triggers
Displacer Kitten
{3}{U}Creature — Cat Beast
blinks Gandalf on noncreature casts to trigger massive landfall surges
Cosima, God of the Voyage // The Omenkeel
{2}{U}Legendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
exiles to accumulate counters on landfall and returns huge with cards
Laboratory Maniac
{2}{U}Creature — Human Wizard
converts drawing through the entire library into a direct victory
Hullbreaker Horror
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Kraken Horror
controls the board and can bounce lands or spells back to hand
Nezahal, Primal Tide
{5}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
resilient threat that draws cards and provides unlimited hand size
Trench Behemoth
{5}{U}{U}Creature — Kraken
bounces lands to gain untap and hexproof while fueling replayable landfall
Soratami Savant
{2}{U}{U}Creature — Moonfolk Wizard
bounces lands to soft-counter opponents' spells
Uyo, Silent Prophet
{4}{U}{U}Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Wizard
bounces lands to copy powerful instant and sorcery spells
Body of Knowledge
{3}{U}{U}Creature — Avatar
grows equal to cards in hand and draws more when damaged
Blackblade Reforged
{2}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
turns Gandalf into a lethal voltron commander based on land count
Utility
8 cards
Trade Routes
{1}{U}Enchantment
bounces lands to hand on demand to guarantee landfall triggers
Walking Atlas
{2}Artifact Creature — Construct
taps to drop additional lands from hand each turn
Ghostly Flicker
{2}{U}Instant
blinks Gandalf and/or lands to trigger explosive landfall sequences
Conjurer's Closet
{5}Artifact
repeatedly flickers Gandalf on end step to trigger his ETB land blink
Sword of Hearth and Home
{3}Artifact — Equipment
blinks Gandalf on combat damage and tutors another basic land
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
grants haste and shroud to protect the commander
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
grants hexproof and haste to ensure Gandalf survives
Retreat to Coralhelm
{2}{U}Enchantment
untaps land droppers like Walking Atlas on landfall for infinite loops
