Gandalf of the Secret Fire
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand during an opponent's turn, exile that card with three time counters on it instead of putting it into your graveyard as it resolves. Then if the exiled card doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend. (At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may play it without paying its mana cost.)
How Gandalf of the Secret Fire decks play in EDH
Gandalf of the Secret Fire is a Jeskai commander in white, blue and red costing 1URW, and its legendary creature - avatar wizard line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Gandalf of the Secret Fire decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $29.76Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (4)
Removal (3)
Counterspells (2)
Creatures (3)
Synergy & payoffs (8)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Gandalf of the Secret Fire decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Gandalf of the Secret Fire deck?
Gandalf of the Secret Fire has a Jeskai colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, blue and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Gandalf of the Secret Fire?
The cards played most often in Gandalf of the Secret Fire decks include Glamdring, Foe-hammer // Gleam of Death, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape, Wizard's Staff. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Gandalf of the Secret Fire deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $29.76 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Gandalf of the Secret Fire deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.