Copy of - Gandalf, Friend of the Shire

Commander
UGandalf, Friend of the Shire
3.0±0.8
Precon
Clear strategy at precon-level card quality. Taplands and basic ramp slow development.
Low confidence(174 pts)
Estimated win turn
T10best
T11typical
T12+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (26% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
Mana rocks1
3Inherited Envelope+1
Commander Draw Engine (Gandalf, Friend of the Shire provides card draw)+10ⓘ
Draw engines7
1UJeskai Elder+5
1UMischievous Catgeist // Catlike Curiosity+5
1UDaring Saboteur+5
2UWavebreak Hippocamp+5
1UUSlith Strider+5
2UAcademy Wall+5
3UOneirophage+5
Cantrips & burst draw7
UBirthday Escape+1
UAqueous Form+1
XUUOpen into Wonder+5
UUUFated Infatuation+2
3UThe Bath Song+1
3UULórien Revealed+3
6UUDig Through Time+8
Wheels1
2UWindfall+6
Recursion1
2UUArchaeomancer+1
Value engines1
4UUMind's Desire+4
Counterspells2
1UNegate+6
1UUDidn't Say Please+3
Spot removal3
XUUStolen by the Fae+2
2UUWhelming Wave+7
3UUBaral's Expertise+5
Mono-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+25ⓘ
Mono-Color Powerhouse Lands (1)+1ⓘ
Premium utility lands1
3Inherited Envelope+1
Utility lands2
Desert of the Mindful+2
Reliquary Tower+2
Taplands3
Soaring Seacliff+2
Skyline Cascade+2
Memorial to Genius+2
Basic lands1
Island+33
Combat Damage Synergy: 1 evasion enabler+3ⓘ
Combat threats1
UAqueous Form+1
Token generators6
1UThopter Mechanic+4
XUUStolen by the Fae+2
XXUUUHour of Eternity+4
UUUFated Infatuation+2
4UURise of Eagles+4
5URise from the Tides+4

Bracket

2
Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 3.0 → Bracket 2
Consistency81Mana base70Threats24

Right at the Bracket 2 threshold

1.5 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

✕Game changers — none
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes7 total

+1/+1 Counters10 cards

10 counter synergies. Grow your creatures over time for massive threats.

Sphinx of Magosi,Knights of Dol Amroth,Faerie Vandal,Slith Strider,Messenger Jays
Unblockable / Evasion8 cards

8 evasion cards. Creatures that can't be blocked deal guaranteed damage.

Invisibility,Guild Thief,Open into Wonder,Hot Soup,Aqueous Form
Graveyard/Reanimator7 cards

7 graveyard synergies. Use your graveyard as a second hand.

Said // Done,Archaeomancer,Flood of Recollection,Dig Through Time,Bond of Insight

Combos0 total

No combos detected

This deck wins through combat, value engines, or synergies rather than infinite combos. Checked against Commander Spellbook's database of 80,000+ documented combo variants.