edhseer Commander synergy, explained
Sorcery
Mana cost: {1}{U}{R}
Gandalf's Sanction deals X damage to target creature, where X is the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard. Excess damage is dealt to that creature's controller instead.
on-cast — deals damage
on-cast — deals excess damage damage
Causes: a creature deals noncombat damage, anything deals noncombat damage.
Cares about: an instant in a graveyard, a sorcery in a graveyard.
an instant in a graveyard — 2 cards in the game can cause this (Gandalf's Sanction is one).
anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Gandalf's Sanction is one).
When Gandalf's Sanction deals noncombat damage:
36 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Gandalf's Sanction is one).
When Gandalf's Sanction makes a player lose life:
46 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a sorcery is cast — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this (Gandalf's Sanction is one).
When Gandalf's Sanction is cast:
424 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
a creature is dealt damage — 18,923 cards in the game can cause this (Gandalf's Sanction is one).
When a creature is dealt damage thanks to Gandalf's Sanction:
17 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
anything is dealt damage — 19,812 cards in the game can cause this (Gandalf's Sanction is one).
When a player is dealt damage thanks to Gandalf's Sanction:
5 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.
anything is cast — 31,128 cards in the game can cause this (Gandalf's Sanction is one).
When Gandalf's Sanction is cast:
5 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.