Gandalf, Shadow's Foe

Gandalf, Shadow's Foe

Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

Mana cost: {5}{U}{U}

How we read this card

Vigilance
When Gandalf enters, exile up to three target lands you control, then return them to the battlefield tapped under their owner's control.

triggered —

triggered — blinks a permanent

Whenever a land you control enters, draw a card and put a +1/+1 counter on Gandalf.

triggered — draws you 1 card

triggered — puts a counter on it

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: exile a land, a land leaves the battlefield, put a land onto the battlefield, draw a card, put a counter on anything.

Cares about: a land enters the battlefield.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Gandalf, Shadow's Foe onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Gandalf, Shadow's Foe onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Gandalf, Shadow's Foe onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Gandalf, Shadow's Foe onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Gandalf, Shadow's Foe onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Gandalf, Shadow's Foe onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Gandalf, Shadow's Foe onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Gandalf, Shadow's Foe onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Gandalf, Shadow's Foe onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Transmogrify — Transmogrify can put Gandalf, Shadow's Foe onto the battlefield from your library
  11. Mass Polymorph — Mass Polymorph can put Gandalf, Shadow's Foe onto the battlefield from your library

12 other cards care about 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).

  1. Inalla, Archmage Ritualist — When Gandalf, Shadow's Foe 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).

  1. Diviner's Wand — When Gandalf, Shadow's Foe enters, Diviner's Wand triggers

a land enters the battlefield — 1,560 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Primeval Bounty — When a land enters thanks to Gandalf, Shadow's Foe, Primeval Bounty gains you 3 life
  2. Toph, Earthbending Master — When a land enters thanks to Gandalf, Shadow's Foe, Toph, Earthbending Master puts a counter on a permanent
  3. Dancing from Dark to Dawn — When a land enters thanks to Gandalf, Shadow's Foe, Dancing from Dark to Dawn makes a token
  4. Emeria Shepherd — When a land enters thanks to Gandalf, Shadow's Foe, Emeria Shepherd brings a card back
  5. Quest for the Necropolis — When a land enters thanks to Gandalf, Shadow's Foe, Quest for the Necropolis puts a quest counter on itself
  6. Soul Stair Expedition — When a land enters thanks to Gandalf, Shadow's Foe, Soul Stair Expedition puts a quest counter on itself
  7. Nissa of Shadowed Boughs — When a land enters thanks to Gandalf, Shadow's Foe, Nissa of Shadowed Boughs puts counters on a permanent
  8. Thranduil, Sindarin Liege // Silvan Rally — When a land enters thanks to Gandalf, Shadow's Foe, Thranduil, Sindarin Liege // Silvan Rally makes a token
  9. Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald — When a land enters thanks to Gandalf, Shadow's Foe, Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald makes a token
  10. Silvan Reveler — When a land enters thanks to Gandalf, Shadow's Foe, Silvan Reveler returns itself from the graveyard
  11. Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls — When Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls enters, Gandalf, Shadow's Foe draws you 1 card
  12. Sunken Palace — When Sunken Palace enters, Gandalf, Shadow's Foe draws you 1 card
  13. Staff of Titania — When a Forest or Dryad enters thanks to Staff of Titania, Gandalf, Shadow's Foe draws you 1 card
  14. Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus — When a land enters thanks to Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus, Gandalf, Shadow's Foe draws you 1 card
  15. Sword of the Animist — When a land enters thanks to Sword of the Animist, Gandalf, Shadow's Foe draws you 1 card
  16. Explorer's Scope — When a land enters thanks to Explorer's Scope, Gandalf, Shadow's Foe draws you 1 card
  17. Dragon-Cursed Halls — When Dragon-Cursed Halls enters, Gandalf, Shadow's Foe draws you 1 card
  18. Cephalid Coliseum — When Cephalid Coliseum enters, Gandalf, Shadow's Foe draws you 1 card
  19. Haven of the Spirit Dragon — When Haven of the Spirit Dragon enters, Gandalf, Shadow's Foe draws you 1 card
  20. Edgewall Inn — When Edgewall Inn enters, Gandalf, Shadow's Foe draws you 1 card

630 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Gandalf is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When a land is exiled thanks to Gandalf, Shadow's Foe, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature gets a counter — 2,691 cards in the game can cause this (Gandalf is one).

When Gandalf, Shadow's Foe gets a counter:

  1. Hollowmurk Siege — draws you 1 card
  2. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — makes a token
  3. Earth Kingdom General — gains you that much life
  4. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — deals that much damage
  5. Generous Patron — draws you 1 card
  6. Shalai and Hallar — deals that much damage
  7. Danny Pink — draws you 1 card
  8. Enduring Scalelord — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Bold Plagiarist — puts counters on a permanent
  10. Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order — draws you 1 card

33 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Gandalf is one).

When Gandalf, Shadow's Foe makes a player draw a card:

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — gives +1/+1
  3. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — deals 1 damage
  4. Aether Syphon — mills a card
  5. The Locust God — makes a token
  6. Starving Revenant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  7. Ominous Seas — puts a foreshadow counter on itself
  8. Dream Trawler — gets +1/+0
  9. Iron Man, Armored Avenger — puts a counter on a creature
  10. The Astonishing Ant-Man — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

57 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (Gandalf is one).

  1. All Will Be One — When Gandalf, Shadow's Foe gets a counter, All Will Be One deals that much damage

8 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Gandalf is one).

When Gandalf, Shadow's Foe attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  3. Invisible Woman — triggers
  4. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  5. Guide of Souls — triggers

122 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Gandalf is one).

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — When Gandalf, Shadow's Foe attacks, Adaptive Omnitool searches a library

192 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Gandalf is one).

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — When Gandalf, Shadow's Foe is cast, God-Eternal Oketra makes a token

90 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Gandalf is one).

When Gandalf, Shadow's Foe enters:

  1. Scurry Oak — puts a counter on itself
  2. Fathom Mage — puts a counter on itself
  3. Lonis, Genetics Expert — puts a counter on itself
  4. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  5. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent
  6. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  7. Legolas Greenleaf — puts a counter on a permanent
  8. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control

317 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Gandalf is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Gandalf, Shadow's Foe enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

48 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.