Gandalf the Grey (Commander / EDH MTG Deck)

Gandalf the Grey

Commander / EDH UR (Izzet)

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Instant (30)

Land (38)

Sorcery (9)

Enchantment (4)

Commander (1)

Artifact (12)

Creature (6)

Gandalf the Grey EDH

Wins reliably, and when it doesn't it frequently kills at least one person. Turnabout + Reiterate is an infinite combo, but its a win that feels bad.

You can generate an obscene amount of mana by copying Mana Geyser, Turnabout, and/or Brass's Bounty, and then kill everyone with Comet Storm, Jaya's Immolating Inferno, or Crackle with Power. Thousand-Year Storm, Swarm Intelligence, and Storm King's Thunder can copy your X-spells for massive damage or card draw.

Plan B is to deck your opponent out with Pull from Tomorrow, Blue Sun's Zenith, or Stroke of Genius, and they also help you refuel when you run out of gas. Mindswipe exists as a Plan C win condition that most won't see coming, provided you've got a lot of mana and your opponent tries to cast a spell.

Fiery Inscription, Guttersnipe, and Gandalf generate a ton of damage. If you have Veyran, Harmonic Prodigy, and Guttersnipe out when you cast an instant/sorcery, Guttersnipe will trigger a total of 4 times (the OG trigger + Veyran's trigger + Harmonic Prodigy's trigger + Prodigy causing Veyran's ability to trigger again). That is 8 damage for each instant/sorcery spell you cast. Copies will NOT trigger either Fiery Inscription or Guttersnipe. Keep in mind that Veyran and Harmonic Prodigy will force you to choose a different mode on Gandalf - they do not copy his triggered ability.

The damage from Gandalf and Guttersnipe/Fiery Inscription doesn't seem like a lot, but in a multiplayer game player life totals sink quickly due to multiple combat steps. Just make sure you aren't the one getting hit.

Token decks are a difficult matchup; Washout, Blasphemous Act, Cyclonic Rift, and Glacial Chasm as our only real outs. Mill decks are also a tough matchup as there is no spell recursion package in this deck.

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98% Casual

Competitive

Date added	1 month
Last updated	1 week
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 37 - 0 Rares 12 - 0 Uncommons 23 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.11
Tokens	Boar 2/2 G, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, The Ring, The Ring Tempts You, Treasure
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Based on	Gandalf the Grey GoblinsGuide EDH
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