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 we read on this card

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 — 509 cards in Gandalf's colors can cause this (Gandalf is one).

  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. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Gandalf, Shadow's Foe onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Gandalf, Shadow's Foe onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Mass Polymorph — Mass Polymorph can put Gandalf, Shadow's Foe onto the battlefield from your library

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

a Wizard creature enters the battlefield — 566 cards in Gandalf's colors 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 — 453 cards in Gandalf's colors can cause this.

  1. Hedron Scrabbler — When a land enters thanks to Gandalf, Shadow's Foe, Hedron Scrabbler gets +1/+1
  2. Hedron Rover — When a land enters thanks to Gandalf, Shadow's Foe, Hedron Rover gets +2/+2
  3. Hedron Crab — When a land enters thanks to Gandalf, Shadow's Foe, Hedron Crab mills a card
  4. Ruin Crab — When a land enters thanks to Gandalf, Shadow's Foe, Ruin Crab mills a card
  5. Field of the Dead — When a land enters thanks to Gandalf, Shadow's Foe, Field of the Dead makes a token
  6. Tideforce Elemental — When a land enters thanks to Gandalf, Shadow's Foe, Tideforce Elemental untaps itself
  7. Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls — When Umara Wizard // Umara Skyfalls enters, Gandalf, Shadow's Foe draws you 1 card
  8. Sunken Palace — When Sunken Palace enters, Gandalf, Shadow's Foe draws you 1 card
  9. Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus — When a land enters thanks to Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus, Gandalf, Shadow's Foe draws you 1 card
  10. Sword of the Animist — When a land enters thanks to Sword of the Animist, Gandalf, Shadow's Foe draws you 1 card
  11. Explorer's Scope — When a land enters thanks to Explorer's Scope, Gandalf, Shadow's Foe draws you 1 card
  12. Dragon-Cursed Halls — When Dragon-Cursed Halls enters, Gandalf, Shadow's Foe draws you 1 card
  13. Cephalid Coliseum — When Cephalid Coliseum enters, Gandalf, Shadow's Foe draws you 1 card
  14. Haven of the Spirit Dragon — When Haven of the Spirit Dragon enters, Gandalf, Shadow's Foe draws you 1 card
  15. Edgewall Inn — When Edgewall Inn enters, Gandalf, Shadow's Foe draws you 1 card
  16. Abstergo Entertainment — When Abstergo Entertainment enters, Gandalf, Shadow's Foe draws you 1 card
  17. Tiller Engine — When a land enters thanks to Gandalf, Shadow's Foe, Tiller Engine triggers
  18. Roil Cartographer — When a land enters thanks to Gandalf, Shadow's Foe, Roil Cartographer triggers
  19. Elven Raft-Steerer — When a land enters thanks to Gandalf, Shadow's Foe, Elven Raft-Steerer triggers
  20. Grappling Kraken — When a land enters thanks to Gandalf, Shadow's Foe, Grappling Kraken taps a creature an opponent controls

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

a creature gets a counter — 380 cards in Gandalf's colors can cause this (Gandalf is one).

When Gandalf, Shadow's Foe gets a counter:

  1. Danny Pink — draws you 1 card
  2. Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate — puts a counter on a permanent
  3. Rikku, Resourceful Guardian — triggers

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

a card is drawn — 1,454 cards in Gandalf's colors 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. Aether Syphon — mills a card
  3. Ominous Seas — puts a foreshadow counter on itself
  4. Iron Man, Armored Avenger — puts a counter on a creature
  5. Psychosis Crawler — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Lyla, Holographic Assistant — puts a counter on a creature
  7. Data, New Life — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Chasm Skulker — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Nadir Kraken — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim — puts a loyalty counter on itself

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

a creature attacks — 3,238 cards in Gandalf's colors can cause this (Gandalf is one).

When Gandalf, Shadow's Foe attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  3. Screaming Swarm — mills a card
  4. Imperious Mindbreaker — mills a card
  5. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  6. Inquisitorial Rosette — makes a token
  7. Andúril, Flame of the West — makes 2 tokens
  8. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Throwing Knife — sacrifices itself

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

anything attacks — 3,238 cards in Gandalf's colors can cause this (Gandalf is one).

When Gandalf, Shadow's Foe attacks:

  1. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Madame Web, Clairvoyant — mills a card
  3. Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought — deals 100 damage
  4. Curse of Verbosity — draws you 1 card
  5. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  6. Alora, Merry Thief — triggers
  7. Twins of Discord — triggers
  8. Great Gilded Boat — draws and discards
  9. Cosmic Cube — triggers
  10. Doom's Time Platform — exiles a card from your graveyard

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

a creature blocks — 3,238 cards in Gandalf's colors can cause this (Gandalf is one).

When Gandalf, Shadow's Foe blocks:

  1. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  2. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  3. Dwindle — kills a creature

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

a creature is cast — 3,254 cards in Gandalf's colors can cause this (Gandalf is one).

When Gandalf, Shadow's Foe is cast:

  1. Oketra's Monument — makes a token
  2. Kozilek's Unsealing — draws you 3 cards
  3. The Clone Saga — copies a spell
  4. Customs Depot — draws you 1 card
  5. Bontu's Monument — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Hazoret's Monument — draws and discards
  7. Aether Barrier — makes a player sacrifice a permanent

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

a creature enters the battlefield — 3,581 cards in Gandalf's colors can cause this (Gandalf is one).

  1. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — When Gandalf, Shadow's Foe enters, Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior puts a counter on itself

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