Art by Javier Charro
Saved commander deck
Gandalf, Spark Starter
Ramp quickly to deploy Gandalf, then maximize his enter-the-battlefield burn ability with damage amplifiers, flicker artifacts, and temporary token copies to sweep enemy boards and finish off opponents.
Prompt: Gandalf, Spark Starter commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Gandalf, Spark Starter
{4}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11 cards
Solemn Simulacrum
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
fetches a basic mountain and draws a card on death
Treasonous Ogre
{3}{R}Creature — Ogre Shaman
converts life directly into rapid red mana bursts
Card Draw
10 cards
Professional Face-Breaker
{2}{R}Creature — Human Warrior
generates treasures from combat and turns them into cards
Removal
10 cards
Star of Extinction
{5}{R}{R}Sorcery
wipes the board and destroys a problematic land
Delayed Blast Fireball
{1}{R}{R}Instant
one-sided board sweeper when cast from exile
Threats/Wincons
22 cards
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
{1}{R}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Dwarf Noble
increases each instance of red damage by two
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
{2}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror
doubles all noncombat damage dealt to opponents
Mechanized Warfare
{1}{R}{R}Enchantment
adds extra damage to every red damage source
City on Fire
{5}{R}{R}{R}Enchantment
triples damage dealt by all sources you control
Fiery Emancipation
{3}{R}{R}{R}Enchantment
triples all damage dealt by any of your sources
Gratuitous Violence
{2}{R}{R}{R}Enchantment
doubles creature damage to double Gandalf triggers
Dictate of the Twin Gods
{3}{R}{R}Enchantment
flash damage doubler for unexpected lethal bursts
Terror of the Peaks
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
burns any target whenever another creature enters
Purphoros, God of the Forge
{3}{R}Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
burns all opponents on each creature enter trigger
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
{4}{R}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Dragon
massive divided attack damage engine
Inferno Titan
{4}{R}{R}Creature — Giant
repeatable divided damage on enters and attacks
Brash Taunter
{4}{R}Creature — Goblin
redirects board damage directly to opponents' faces
Stuffy Doll
{5}Artifact Creature — Construct
soaks up burn damage and reflects it to an opponent
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
{2}{R}{R}Legendary Planeswalker — Chandra
offers ramp, impulse draw, and burn on a planeswalker
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
{4}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Minotaur Warrior
grants extra combats to push combat damage
Wurmcoil Engine
{6}Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
resilient high-impact colorless beater and lifegain
Neheb, the Eternal
{3}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Zombie Minotaur Warrior
converts post-combat damage into massive red mana
Etali, Primal Storm
{4}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
steals free spells from every library on attack
Combustible Gearhulk
{4}{R}{R}Artifact Creature — Construct
forces opponents between massive burn and card draw
Urabrask the Hidden
{3}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
grants haste while slowing down opposing blockers
Dualcaster Mage
{1}{R}{R}Creature — Human Wizard
copies key spells or combos with flicker/copy effects
Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp
{2}{R} // {1}{R}Creature — Giant // Instant — Adventure
early shock that turns into a punishing midgame body
Utility
8 cards
Panharmonicon
{4}Artifact
doubles Gandalf's enter trigger to deal six divided damage
Conjurer's Closet
{5}Artifact
flickers Gandalf every end step to repeat enter triggers
Helm of the Host
{4}Legendary Artifact — Equipment
creates nonlegendary token copies of Gandalf each combat
Blade of Selves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
myriad creates entering Gandalf tokens for massive burn
Heat Shimmer
{2}{R}Sorcery
creates a temporary token copy of Gandalf for extra burn
Molten Duplication
{1}{R}Sorcery
efficient token duplication for enter-the-battlefield value
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
protects Gandalf from targeted removal and grants haste
