Gandalf the Grey
- Mana cost
- {3}{U}{R}
- Type
- Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
- Power / toughness
- 3 / 4
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth #658 (rare)
- Price
- $4.70 USD
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, choose one that hasn't been chosen —
• You may tap or untap target permanent.
• Gandalf deals 3 damage to each opponent.
• Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy.
• Put Gandalf on top of its owner's library.
Gandalf the Grey has 5 printings, first in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (2023). EDHREC ranks it #7,294 among Commander cards. It appears most in Gandalf, Party Guest decks (3,630 on EDHREC). It has 4 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Gandalf the Grey most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Gandalf, Party Guest: 3,630 decks
- Gandalf of the Secret Fire: 1,611 decks
- Saruman, the White Hand: 1,029 decks
- Riku of Many Paths: 545 decks
- Kaza, Roil Chaser: 273 decks
- Bilbo, Retired Burglar: 153 decks
- Iceman and Firestar: 10 decks
- Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist: 3 decks
Often played with Gandalf the Grey
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : You choose the mode as the triggered ability goes on the stack. You can choose a mode that requires targets only if there are legal targets available.
- : It doesn't matter who has chosen any particular mode. For example, say you control Gandalf the Grey and have chosen the first two modes. If an opponent gains control of Gandalf the Grey, that player can choose only the third or fourth mode.
- : If the ability doesn't resolve (either for having its target become illegal or because a spell or ability counters it), the mode chosen for that instance of the ability still counts as being chosen.
- : The phrase "that hasn't been chosen" refers only to that specific Gandalf the Grey. If Gandalf the Grey leaves the battlefield (possibly because of the fourth mode of its ability) and then returns to the battlefield later, it will be a new object with no memory of the modes chosen when it was last on the battlefield.