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Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape

Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard // Sorcery — Adventure · {2}{R} // {1}{R} · Red commander

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, Gandalf gets +1/+1 until end of turn and deals 1 damage to each opponent. 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.

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What Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape actually does

Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.

• Triggered ability · cast_spellWhenever you cast a noncreature spell, Gandalf gets +1/+1 until end of turn and deals 1 damage to each opponent.

What a Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape deck wants

The plan the Forge derives for this commander: the roles it fills and how many of each.

• 40× A card that is CAST to trigger the commander — reanimating or blinking it does not count
• 6× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 1× Answer a whole board at once
• 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 7× Refill your hand
• 2× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
• 11× Get ahead on mana

Best cards for Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape

Ranked by an engine that reads what each card does — its real cost, its delay and how reliably it works — rather than counting how often other people play it.

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