Art by Irvin Rodriguez
Commander deckU
Gandalf, Wandering Wizard
Generate massive amounts of mana to repeatedly activate Gandalf's ability, using cost-reducers and high mana production to draw deeply into win conditions like Psychosis Crawler, Triskaidekaphile, or overwhelming token engines.
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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, Wandering Wizard
4ULegendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11
Nyx Lotus
4Legendary Artifact
taps for high amounts of blue mana based on devotion
Card Draw
8
Archmage Emeritus
2UUCreature — Human Wizard
draws a card on every instant and sorcery cast
Removal
12
Threats/Wincons
22
Hullbreaker Horror
5UUCreature — Kraken Horror
unstoppable control finisher that bounces permanents
Nezahal, Primal Tide
5UULegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
hard-to-remove threat that draws cards
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
5UULegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
counters enemy spells and copies your own
Talrand, Sky Summoner
2UULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
generates an army of Drakes over time
Murmuring Mystic
3UCreature — Human Wizard
floods the board with Bird Illusion tokens
Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration
3UUCreature — Insect Horror // Creature — Eldrazi Insect
creates Wizards and buffs your team
Palinchron
5UUCreature — Illusion
generates infinite mana alongside mana doublers
Roaming Throne
4Artifact Creature — Golem
doubles Wizard ability triggers and payoffs
Tidespout Tyrant
5UUUCreature — Djinn
bounces opposing boards upon casting spells
Minn, Wily Illusionist
1UULegendary Creature — Gnome Wizard
rewards drawing multiple cards per turn with growing tokens
Psychosis Crawler
5Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
burns down all opponents as you draw cards
Thassa's Oracle
UUCreature — Merfolk Wizard
compact win condition when drawing the entire deck
Laboratory Maniac
2UCreature — Human Wizard
alternate win condition when your library is emptied
Triskaidekaphile
1UCreature — Human Wizard
alternate win condition tailored for heavy draw strategies
Metallurgic Summonings
3UUEnchantment
turns spellcasting into construct tokens and recursion
Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis
3UULegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor // Enchantment — Saga
rewards large hand sizes and flips into a devastating saga
Diluvian Primordial
5UUCreature — Avatar
steals the best instants and sorceries from enemy graveyards
Scourge of Fleets
5UUCreature — Kraken
one-sided bounce creature tied to Island count
Utility
9
Rings of Brighthearth
3Artifact
copies Gandalf's activated ability for extra cards
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
grants hexproof to supplement Gandalf's Ward
Teferi's Ageless Insight
2UULegendary Enchantment
doubles all cards drawn beyond the first
Dramatic Reversal
1UInstant
untaps rocks and enablers, comboing with Isochron Scepter
