Gandalf the White commander decks

{W}Mono-White commanders

We track 254 decks led by Gandalf the White.

Deck numbers as of October 5, 2026 · refreshed weekly

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The card$9.85-9.0% in 30 daysas of Oct 5Price history for Gandalf the White
Decks led
254

0.03% of the 787,845 legal decks we track.

Median deck price
$503

Most cost $142 to $2,034.

Median power
6.7

Most rate 4.4 to 8.3 on the 1 to 10 EDH power level scale.

Median salt
3.6

Most score 2.6 to 6.7 out of 10.

Most often built as midrange (37%), then +1/+1 counters (16%).

Real Gandalf the White decks

Real decks from our database, picked from this commander's own price range and from every bracket people build it in. Open any of them for the full list. The picks rotate weekly.

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Gandalf the White decks by price and bracket

Deck prices

$0 to $50: 1 decks.
$50 to $100: 11 decks.
$100 to $150: 16 decks.
$150 to $200: 11 decks.
$200 to $300: 22 decks.
$300 to $400: 32 decks.
$400 to $500: 33 decks.
$500 to $750: 62 decks.
$750 to $1,000: 19 decks.
$1,000 to $1,500: 17 decks.
$1,500 to $2,000: 3 decks.
$2,000 to $3,000: 7 decks.
$3,000 and up: 20 decks.

Decks per price band. The highlighted band, $500 to $750, holds the median deck at $503. 50 of these decks cost $250 or less.

WotC brackets

  • Bracket 1 (Exhibition)17% · 44
  • Bracket 2 (Core)6% · 14
  • Bracket 3 (Upgraded)44% · 112
  • Bracket 4 (Optimized)25% · 63
  • Bracket 5 (cEDH)8% · 21

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Under $100 (12) Under $250 (50) Bracket 3 builds (112)

What Gandalf the White decks play

The 40 cards found most often across these 254 decks, with each card's current price. The bar is the share of decks running the card, and its green part is how far that share runs above the card's rate in every deck that could play it.

Creatures17

11 more creatures

Instants4

  • Path to Exile71%$0.58
    Run in 180 of these decks (71%), 50% of decks that could run it.
  • Swords to Plowshares71%$0.68
    Run in 179 of these decks (71%), 48% of decks that could run it.
  • Reprieve69%$1.23
    Run in 176 of these decks (69%), 6% of decks that could run it.
  • Ephemerate47%$3.56
    Run in 119 of these decks (47%), 6% of decks that could run it.

Artifacts14

  • Sol Ring95%$1.00
    Run in 240 of these decks (95%), 86% of decks that could run it.
  • Ichor Wellspring79%$0.42
    Run in 201 of these decks (79%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Arcane Signet77%$0.37
    Run in 195 of these decks (77%), 56% of decks that could run it.
  • Mystic Forge68%$2.22
    Run in 172 of these decks (68%), 8% of decks that could run it.
  • Panharmonicon63%$5.03
    Run in 160 of these decks (63%), 4% of decks that could run it.
  • Archaeomancer's Map61%$0.93
    Run in 156 of these decks (61%), 4% of decks that could run it.
8 more artifacts
  • Lembas60%$1.24
    Run in 153 of these decks (60%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Krark-Clan Ironworks59%$12.52
    Run in 150 of these decks (59%), 3% of decks that could run it.
  • Mind Stone55%$0.23
    Run in 140 of these decks (55%), 26% of decks that could run it.
  • Sculpting Steel55%$1.65
    Run in 139 of these decks (55%), 5% of decks that could run it.
  • Thought Vessel53%$1.89
    Run in 135 of these decks (53%), 23% of decks that could run it.
  • Cloud Key51%$1.56
    Run in 129 of these decks (51%), 5% of decks that could run it.
  • The One Ring50%$112
    Run in 126 of these decks (50%), 15% of decks that could run it.
  • The Mightstone and Weakstone47%$4.35
    Run in 118 of these decks (47%), 1% of decks that could run it.

Lands5

  • Buried Ruin63%$0.41
    Run in 160 of these decks (63%), 12% of decks that could run it.
  • Inventors' Fair57%$15.96
    Run in 145 of these decks (57%), 10% of decks that could run it.
  • Reliquary Tower49%$3.97
    Run in 124 of these decks (49%), 30% of decks that could run it.
  • Minas Tirith46%$6.61
    Run in 117 of these decks (46%), 6% of decks that could run it.
  • Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire45%$5.80
    Run in 115 of these decks (45%), 8% of decks that could run it.

Cards that set Gandalf the White decks apart

These show up in Gandalf the White decks far more often than in other decks that could play them.

6 more signature cards
  • Junk Diver$0.29

    66% of these decks, against 2% of other decks that could run it.

  • Solemn Simulacrum$0.26

    79% of these decks, against 15% of other decks that could run it.

  • Reprieve$1.23

    69% of these decks, against 6% of other decks that could run it.

  • Mystic Forge$2.22

    68% of these decks, against 8% of other decks that could run it.

  • Lembas$1.24

    60% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Panharmonicon$5.03

    63% of these decks, against 4% of other decks that could run it.

Gandalf the White combos

197 of these decks (78%) run at least one combo listed on Commander Spellbook. These are the ones they run most.

  1. Gandalf the WhiteplusKrark-Clan IronworksplusMyr RetrieverplusScrap Trawler

    Infinite mana, ETBs, LTBs and storm count

    41%105 decks
    Steps on Spellbook(opens in a new tab)

  2. Gandalf the WhiteplusJunk DiverplusKrark-Clan IronworksplusMyr Retriever

    Infinite mana, ETBs, LTBs and storm count

    40%102 decks
    Steps on Spellbook(opens in a new tab)

  3. Junk DiverplusKrark-Clan IronworksplusMyr RetrieverplusScrap TrawlerplusSol Ring

    Infinite ETBs, LTBs, mana and storm count

    35%89 decks
    Steps on Spellbook(opens in a new tab)

  4. Gandalf the WhiteplusKrark-Clan IronworksplusMyr RetrieverplusWorkshop Assistant

    Infinite mana, ETBs, LTBs and storm count

    31%79 decks
    Steps on Spellbook(opens in a new tab)

  5. Gandalf the WhiteplusJunk DiverplusKrark-Clan IronworksplusWorkshop Assistant

    Infinite ETBs, LTBs and storm count

    30%76 decks
    Steps on Spellbook(opens in a new tab)

  6. Krark-Clan IronworksplusScrap TrawlerplusSol RingplusTeshar, Ancestor's Apostle

    Infinite LTBs, ETBs and mana

    29%74 decks
    Steps on Spellbook(opens in a new tab)

  7. Heliod, Sun-CrownedplusWalking Ballista

    Infinite damage and lifegain

    28%70 decks
    Steps on Spellbook(opens in a new tab)

  8. Foundry InspectorplusKrark-Clan IronworksplusMyr RetrieverplusScrap Trawler

    Infinite ETBs, LTBs, mana and storm count

    25%63 decks
    Steps on Spellbook(opens in a new tab)

Commanders like Gandalf the White

Their decks lean on many of the same signature cards as Gandalf the White decks do.