Card

Gandalf, Spark Starter

Mana cost {4}{R}{R}

Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard 4/3

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

No bracket restriction: playable from bracket 1. Part of 3 known combos. 2 official rulings.

Commander
Legal
Printing
Uncommon · HOB · #97
Cheapest printing
€0.08
EDHREC salt
—
Color identity
Red
Keywords
Reach

Scryfall · EDHREC

Bracket

  • B1 Exhibition — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B2 Core — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B3 Upgraded — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
  • B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list

Why

  • No Game Changer, mass land denial, extra turn, tutor or two-card combo

How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket

Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags

Combos

3 known combos.

Combos: Commander Spellbook

Rulings

  • 2026-06-29 · Wizards of the Coast
    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 · Wizards of the Coast
    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.

Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast

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