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Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape
Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard // Sorcery — Adventure · 2R1R
Color identity: Red
Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, Gandalf gets +1/+1 until end of turn and deals 1 damage to each opponent.
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Look at the top two cards of your library and exile them face down. For as long as they remain exiled, you may play them if you control a Wizard.
Reference price of the card: €6.86
Average lands in decks for Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape: 34
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The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C (54/100)
- Consistency23
- Speed53
- Interaction68
- Resilience88
- Closing43
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (6 nonbasic, 28 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Lightning Bolt · Arcane Signet · Harmonic Prodigy · Storm-Kiln Artist · Ruby Medallion · Faithless Looting · Chaos Warp · Coruscation Mage · Guttersnipe · Seething Song · Mana Geyser · Fiery Inscription · Flashback · Big Score · Pyretic Ritual · Abrade · Blasphemous Act · Thrill of Possibility · Grapeshot · Light Up the Stage · Return the Favor · Artist's Talent · Firebrand Archer · Vandalblast · Jeska's Will · Longshot, Rebel Bowman · Tablet of Discovery · Boltwave · Demand Answers · Electro, Assaulting Battery · Torbran, Thane of Red Fell · Unexpected Windfall · Crash Through · Runaway Steam-Kin · Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty · Expedite · Redirect Lightning · Desperate Ritual · Hex Magic · Kessig Flamebreather · Mizzix's Mastery · Erebor Flamesmith · Overmaster · Untimely Malfunction · Ashling, Flame Dancer · Swiftfoot Boots · Deflecting Swat · Emeritus of Conflict // Lightning Bolt · Impolite Entrance · Past in Flames · Seize the Spoils · Glamdring · Hexing Squelcher · Dualcaster Mage · Strike It Rich · Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak · Underworld Breach · Pyroblast · Reckless Impulse · Tibalt's Trickery · Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge · Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze · Crimson Wisps · Electrostatic Field · Lindblum, Industrial Regency // Mage Siege · Fire Nation Palace · War Room · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · Mines of Moria · Rogue's Passage
🃏 Recommended cards for Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Harmonic Prodigy | 70% | +67% |
| Coruscation Mage | 64% | +58% |
| Fiery Inscription | 61% | +55% |
| Storm-Kiln Artist | 70% | +54% |
| Flashback | 60% | +51% |
| Guttersnipe | 64% | +50% |
| Artist's Talent | 50% | +45% |
| Grapeshot | 53% | +45% |
| Pyretic Ritual | 58% | +43% |
| Longshot, Rebel Bowman | 47% | +43% |
| Firebrand Archer | 51% | +43% |
| Light Up the Stage | 53% | +42% |
| Tablet of Discovery | 48% | +40% |
| Boltwave | 46% | +39% |
| Crash Through | 43% | +37% |
| Lindblum, Industrial Regency | 40% | +36% |
| Lightning Bolt | 72% | +36% |
| Electro, Assaulting Battery | 45% | +35% |
| Overmaster | 37% | +33% |
| Erebor Flamesmith | 37% | +33% |
| Mizzix's Mastery | 38% | +32% |
| Glamdring | 32% | +32% |
| Kessig Flamebreather | 38% | +31% |
| Emeritus of Conflict | 33% | +31% |
💰 The best cards for your Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Coruscation Mage
- Fiery Inscription
- Storm-Kiln Artist
- Guttersnipe
- Grapeshot
- Firebrand Archer
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Harmonic Prodigy
- Flashback
- Artist's Talent
- Pyretic Ritual
- Boltwave
- Electro, Assaulting Battery
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Longshot, Rebel Bowman
- Redirect Lightning
- Vivi's Persistence
- Jeska's Will
- The Vision and Scarlet Witch
- Improvisation Capstone
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape's color identity?
Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 24 % of the time and floods 31 %. Deck health: C (54/100).
How many lands should a Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape deck run?
Real Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape decks run 34 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape?
The three highest-synergy cards are Harmonic Prodigy, Coruscation Mage, Fiery Inscription. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape decks.
What combos does Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape deck cost?
You can start cheap: Coruscation Mage, Fiery Inscription, Storm-Kiln Artist are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.