Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape
Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard // Sorcery — Adventure
Mana cost: {2}{R} // {1}{R}
How we read this card
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, Gandalf gets +1/+1 until end of turn and deals 1 damage to each opponent.
triggered — gives +1/+1
triggered — deals 1 damage
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.
What a deck led by this card wants
Causes: anything deals noncombat damage.
Cares about: an artifact is cast, a battle is cast, an enchantment is cast, an instant is cast, a planeswalker is cast, a sorcery is cast.
Works well with
an Adventure sorcery is cast — 77 cards in the game can cause this (Gandalf is one).
- Lucky Clover — When Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape is cast, Lucky Clover copies a spell
cast a battle — 100 cards in the game can cause this.
- Invasion of Regatha // Disciples of the Inferno — When Invasion of Regatha // Disciples of the Inferno is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Capricious Hellraiser — When an artifact is cast thanks to Capricious Hellraiser, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Audacious Swap — When an artifact is cast thanks to Audacious Swap, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Territorial Bruntar — When an artifact is cast thanks to Territorial Bruntar, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Transforming Flourish — When Transforming Flourish is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Nico Minoru, Runaway — When an artifact is cast thanks to Nico Minoru, Runaway, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Treasure Keeper — When an artifact is cast thanks to Treasure Keeper, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Invasion of Mercadia // Kyren Flamewright — When Invasion of Mercadia // Kyren Flamewright is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Ryan Sinclair — When an artifact is cast thanks to Ryan Sinclair, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Amped Raptor — When an artifact is cast thanks to Amped Raptor, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
90 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
cast a planeswalker — 361 cards in the game can cause this.
- Jaya, Venerated Firemage — When Jaya, Venerated Firemage is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Jaya, Fiery Negotiator — When Jaya, Fiery Negotiator is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Jeska, Thrice Reborn — When Jeska, Thrice Reborn is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Chandra, Hope's Beacon — When an instant is cast thanks to Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Chandra, the Firebrand — When Chandra, the Firebrand is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Daretti, Scrap Savant — When Daretti, Scrap Savant is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Chandra, Spark Hunter — When Chandra, Spark Hunter is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast — When Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Tezzeret, Cruel Captain — When Tezzeret, Cruel Captain is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Karn, Scion of Urza — When Karn, Scion of Urza is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
351 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a nontoken Wizard enters the battlefield — 1,243 cards in the game can cause this (Gandalf is one).
- Inalla, Archmage Ritualist — When Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape enters, Inalla, Archmage Ritualist makes a token
a Wizard creature enters the battlefield — 1,264 cards in the game can cause this (Gandalf is one).
- Diviner's Wand — When Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape enters, Diviner's Wand triggers
cast an enchantment — 3,673 cards in the game can cause this.
- Confusion in the Ranks — When Confusion in the Ranks is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Aether Flash — When Aether Flash is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Dragon Tempest — When Dragon Tempest is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Electropotence — When Electropotence is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Impact Tremors — When Impact Tremors is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Pandemonium — When Pandemonium is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Warstorm Surge — When Warstorm Surge is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Where Ancients Tread — When Where Ancients Tread is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Fated Firepower — When Fated Firepower is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Curse of Bloodletting — When Curse of Bloodletting is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
3,663 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
cast an artifact — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this.
- Relic Amulet — When Relic Amulet is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Chimeric Egg — When Chimeric Egg is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Tome of Legends — When Tome of Legends is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Sword of Wealth and Power — When Sword of Wealth and Power is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Cloudstone Curio — When Cloudstone Curio is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Lux Artillery — When Lux Artillery is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Contested Game Ball — When Contested Game Ball is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Portcullis — When Portcullis is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Angelheart Vial — When Angelheart Vial is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Sun Droplet — When Sun Droplet is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
3,673 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a sorcery is cast — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this.
- Soul-Scar Mage — When Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape is cast, Soul-Scar Mage gets +1/+1
- Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage — When Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape is cast, Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage gets +1/+1
- Spellweaver Volute — When Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape is cast, Spellweaver Volute copies a spell
- Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot — When Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape is cast, Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot gets +1/+1
- Niblis of Frost — When Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape is cast, Niblis of Frost gets +1/+1
- Primeval Bounty — When Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape is cast, Primeval Bounty puts 3 counters on a creature
- Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — When Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape is cast, Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer gets +1/+1
- Thor, God of Thunder — When Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape is cast, Thor, God of Thunder deals that spell's mana value damage
- Renegade Bull — When an instant is cast thanks to Renegade Bull, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Finale of Promise — When Finale of Promise is cast, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Ogre Battlecaster — When an instant is cast thanks to Ogre Battlecaster, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Wildfire Eternal — When an instant is cast thanks to Wildfire Eternal, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Dreadhorde Arcanist — When an instant is cast thanks to Dreadhorde Arcanist, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Scholar of Combustion — When an instant is cast thanks to Scholar of Combustion, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Goblin Dark-Dwellers — When an instant is cast thanks to Goblin Dark-Dwellers, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Crackling Spellslinger — When an instant is cast thanks to Crackling Spellslinger, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Seifer Almasy — When an instant is cast thanks to Seifer Almasy, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Impulsivity — When an instant is cast thanks to Impulsivity, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape gives +1/+1
- Artist's Talent — When Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape is cast, Artist's Talent draws and discards
- Blood Funnel — When Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape is cast, Blood Funnel sacrifices a creature
436 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Gandalf is one).
- Tide of War — When Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape blocks, Tide of War sacrifices a creature
27 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a nontoken creature enters the battlefield — 18,448 cards in the game can cause this (Gandalf is one).
- Riku of Two Reflections — When Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape enters, Riku of Two Reflections makes a token
32 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.