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Gandalf, Spark Starter
USD $0.13
USD foil $0.25
EUR €0.10
MTGO 0.03 tix

Gandalf, Spark Starter

{4}{R}{R}

Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

Reach

When Gandalf enters, he deals 3 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three targets.

Gandalf thought of most things; and though he could not do everything, he could do a great deal for friends in a tight corner.

4 / 3

Reach
Set
The Hobbit (HOB #97)
Rarity
Uncommon
Mana value
6
Released
2026-08-14
Artist
Javier Charro
EDHREC rank
#20,335
Colour identity
{R}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.28
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander
Removal

Combos 3

Smaug the Impenetrable+Gandalf, Spark Starter+Emiel the Blessed
{B}{R}{G}{W}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Smaug the Impenetrable+Gandalf, Spark Starter+Lilysplash Mentor
{U}{B}{R}{G}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Smaug the Impenetrable+Gandalf, Spark Starter+Deadeye Navigator
{U}{B}{R}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokensInfinite blinkingInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite damageInfinite Treasure tokens
0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Twinflame 50 %+43.5 %
  2. Smaug, the Great Calamity 36 %+35.5 %
  3. Play with Fire 33 %+31.9 %
  4. Lightning Bolt 67 %+30.6 %
  5. Devastating Onslaught 33 %+29.6 %
  6. Electroduplicate 33 %+29.2 %
  7. Comet Storm 33 %+28.8 %
  8. Molten Duplication 33 %+28.8 %
  9. Crackle with Power 33 %+28.2 %
  10. Electrodominance 33 %+27.9 %
  11. Mechanized Warfare 33 %+27.3 %
  12. Boltwave 33 %+27.1 %
  13. Shock 33 %+27.1 %
  14. Mysidian Elder 25 %+24.3 %
  15. Lava Spike 25 %+24.2 %
  16. Repeated Reverberation 25 %+23.8 %
  17. Choreographed Sparks 25 %+23.3 %
  18. Cleansing Wildfire 25 %+23.3 %
  19. Red Dragon 25 %+23.1 %
  20. Chain Lightning 25 %+22.6 %
  21. Isengard Unleashed 25 %+22.4 %
  22. Light Up the Stage 33 %+22.1 %
  23. Harmonic Prodigy 25 %+22.0 %
  24. Reckless Barbarian 25 %+21.8 %
  25. Flameshadow Conjuring 25 %+21.8 %
  26. Rapacious Dragon 25 %+21.4 %
  27. Galvanic Blast 25 %+21.3 %
  28. Jaxis, the Troublemaker 25 %+21.2 %
  29. Collective Inferno 25 %+21.2 %
  30. Gilded Lotus 25 %+21.0 %
  31. Conjurer's Closet 25 %+20.6 %
  32. Solphim, Mayhem Dominus 33 %+19.6 %
  33. City on Fire 33 %+19.6 %
  34. Seize the Spoils 33 %+19.0 %
  35. Panharmonicon 25 %+18.7 %
  36. The Fire Crystal 42 %+18.3 %
  37. Mana Geyser 50 %+18.1 %
  38. Thran Dynamo 25 %+18.0 %
  39. Caged Sun 25 %+17.8 %
  40. Fiery Emancipation 33 %+17.5 %
  41. Fanatic of Mogis 25 %+17.1 %
  42. Reckless Impulse 25 %+17.1 %
  43. Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might 25 %+16.9 %
  44. Price of Progress 25 %+16.9 %
  45. Dualcaster Mage 25 %+16.8 %
  46. Sulfuric Vapors 17 %+16.6 %
  47. Bhaal's Invoker 17 %+16.5 %
  48. Brimstone Volley 17 %+16.5 %
  49. Artistic Process 17 %+16.4 %
  50. The Flame of Keld 17 %+16.4 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Mountain 100 %+5.1 %
  2. Sol Ring 67 %-17.5 %
  3. Lightning Bolt 67 %+30.6 %
  4. Abrade 58 %+16.0 %
  5. Blasphemous Act 58 %+4.6 %
  6. Faithless Looting 50 %+10.5 %
  7. Twinflame 50 %+43.5 %
  8. Mana Geyser 50 %+18.1 %
  9. Arcane Signet 50 %-10.6 %
  10. Ruby Medallion 50 %-6.9 %
  11. The Fire Crystal 42 %+18.3 %
  12. Unexpected Windfall 42 %+16.3 %
  13. Smaug, the Great Calamity 36 %+35.5 %
  14. Molten Duplication 33 %+28.8 %
  15. Electroduplicate 33 %+29.2 %
  16. Crackle with Power 33 %+28.2 %
  17. Light Up the Stage 33 %+22.1 %
  18. Seize the Spoils 33 %+19.0 %
  19. Seething Song 33 %+1.2 %
  20. Boltwave 33 %+27.1 %
  21. Shock 33 %+27.1 %
  22. Comet Storm 33 %+28.8 %
  23. Solphim, Mayhem Dominus 33 %+19.6 %
  24. Play with Fire 33 %+31.9 %
  25. Devastating Onslaught 33 %+29.6 %
  26. Big Score 33 %+1.0 %
  27. Electrodominance 33 %+27.9 %
  28. Deflecting Swat 33 %+4.8 %
  29. Demand Answers 33 %+10.5 %
  30. City on Fire 33 %+19.6 %
  31. Mechanized Warfare 33 %+27.3 %
  32. Fiery Emancipation 33 %+17.5 %
  33. Rapacious Dragon 25 %+21.4 %
  34. Weftstalker Ardent 25 %+16.4 %
  35. Harmonic Prodigy 25 %+22.0 %
  36. Mysidian Elder 25 %+24.3 %
  37. Reckless Barbarian 25 %+21.8 %
  38. Dualcaster Mage 25 %+16.8 %
  39. Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker 25 %+15.1 %
  40. Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might 25 %+16.9 %
  41. Chain Reaction 25 %+12.6 %
  42. Galvanic Blast 25 %+21.3 %
  43. Pyretic Ritual 25 %+10.0 %
  44. Price of Progress 25 %+16.9 %
  45. Chaos Warp 25 %-35.9 %
  46. Repeated Reverberation 25 %+23.8 %
  47. Desperate Ritual 25 %+12.8 %
  48. Wild Magic Surge 25 %+12.7 %
  49. Pyroblast 25 %+7.8 %
  50. Red Dragon 25 %+23.1 %

Format legality

Standard Legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Legal
Gladiator Legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2026-06-29

    If some of the targets are illegal targets as Gandalf's triggered ability tries to resolve, the original division of damage still applies but no damage is dealt to the illegal targets. If all targets are illegal, Gandalf's triggered ability doesn't resolve.

  • 2026-06-29

    You choose how many targets Gandalf's triggered ability has and how the damage is divided as you put the ability on the stack. Each target must receive at least 1 damage.

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