Commander sample deck

Gandalf, Shadow's Foe Commander Deck From Your Collection

A real BinderBrew Gandalf, Shadow's Foe Commander shell for Lands, U role balance, missing-card estimates, and a buy-list preview.

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9 draw pieces vs floor of 6.

Synergy data from EDHREC.

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CommanderGandalf, Shadow's Foe

VariantValue

StrategyLands

Full retail if you own nothing$565

Starting shell, not a prescription

This page is anchored by a real generated deck fixture. BinderBrew uses it to show the shape of a Gandalf, Shadow's Foe build, then your uploaded collection decides which cards are already covered and which upgrades are actually worth buying.

Synergy data from Gandalf, Shadow's Foe on EDHREC.

Role counts

The list is grouped against BinderBrew's Tier 1 role targets.

Lands: 39 cards, target 33-38 (heavy)
Ramp: 11 cards, target 4-16
Card Draw: 9 cards, target 6-20
Interaction: 11 cards, target 3-13
Board Wipes: 4 cards, target 1-5
Protection: 5 cards, target 0-8
Theme and Utility: 20 cards, target 0-99

Buy-list preview

Only missing-card estimates are shown here. Marketplace totals can change.

Rhystic Study - $67.41
Monument to Endurance - $18.31
Cyclonic Rift - $30.32
Shadowspear - $21.59
Swan Song - $10.07
Mystic Remora - $8.67

Sample decklist by role

Lands (39)

1 Bonders' Enclave, 1 Cavern of Souls, 1 Command Beacon, 1 Command Tower, 1 Field of the Dead, 1 Fountainport, 26 Island, 1 Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core, 1 Mystic Sanctuary, 1 Path of Ancestry, 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn, 1 Urza's Saga, 1 Voldaren Estate, 1 War Room

Ramp (11)

1 Arcane Signet, 1 Chromatic Lantern, 1 Everflowing Chalice, 1 Fellwar Stone, 1 Midnight Clock, 1 Mind Stone, 1 Monument to Endurance, 1 Sol Ring, 1 Solemn Simulacrum, 1 Thought Vessel, 1 Wayfarer's Bauble

Card Draw (9)

1 Arcane Denial, 1 Brainstorm, 1 Mystic Remora, 1 Ponder, 1 Preordain, 1 Rhystic Study, 1 Skullclamp, 1 Treasure Cruise, 1 Vanquisher's Banner

Interaction (11)

1 An Offer You Can't Refuse, 1 Counterspell, 1 Cyclonic Rift, 1 Essence Flux, 1 Negate, 1 Pongify, 1 Rapid Hybridization, 1 Reality Shift, 1 Sublime Epiphany, 1 Swan Song, 1 Warping Wail

Board Wipes (4)

1 Evacuation, 1 Extinguisher Battleship, 1 Raise the Palisade, 1 Whelming Wave

Protection (5)

1 Chimil, the Inner Sun, 1 Lazotep Plating, 1 Shadowspear, 1 Shore Up, 1 Trench Behemoth

Theme and Utility (20)

1 Collector's Vault, 1 Crucible of Worlds, 1 Currency Converter, 1 Dig Through Time, 1 Fact or Fiction, 1 Hedron Crab, 1 Herald's Horn, 1 Hullbreaker Horror, 1 Into the Flood Maw, 1 Ledger Shredder, 1 Lightning Greaves, 1 Roaming Throne, 1 Ruin Crab, 1 Spark Double, ...

Common questions

Is this Gandalf, Shadow's Foe deck generated by BinderBrew?

Yes. This is a committed sample fixture produced by the deterministic BinderBrew generation use case. It is not generated during the web request.

Will my deck look exactly like this?

No. Treat this as a starting shell. Uploading your collection changes owned-card coverage, missing cards, budget pressure, and final recommendations.

Are the prices exact?

No. Prices are estimates from the committed card cache and marketplace checkout can differ by printing, condition, seller, tax, and shipping.