Gandalf, Spark Starter
Gandalf, Spark Starter4 R R
Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
Reach When Gandalf enters, he deals 3 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three targets.
uncommon4/3

Versions

Gandalf, Spark Starter — Base #97
Base #97
Gandalf, Spark Starter — #203
#203

Gandalf, Spark Starter

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Limited summary

Six-mana 4/3 reach whose arrival deals 3 damage split up to three ways. A two-for-one in one card: body plus removal. Exactly the kind of top-end uncommon that wins Limited games.

Roles

CreatureRole — Mainly provides a body on the board.RemovalRole — Kills or neutralizes opposing creatures or permanents.

Archetypes

Gameplay notes

Splitting the damage can clean up two small creatures or finish a wounded one plus reach the face. Reach makes him a fine answer to fliers afterward.

Key synergies

Lake-town Mariners // Gone Fishing
Lake-town Mariners // Gone FishingComboA specific, particularly strong two-card interaction.Synergy strength 3/3 — Strong

Gone Fishing blinks Gandalf to immediately retrigger his divided 3 damage while also blinking a second permanent for value.

Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll
Roll-Roll-Roll-RollComboA specific, particularly strong two-card interaction.Synergy strength 3/3 — Strong

Each Saga chapter can blink Gandalf, repeatedly generating his divided 3-damage enters trigger without requiring him to be recast.

The Eagles Are Coming!
The Eagles Are Coming!Direct SynergyExplicit mechanical interaction between the two cards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

Returning Gandalf to hand converts one card into repeated 3-damage enter-the-battlefield triggers.

Elrond, Moon-Reader
Elrond, Moon-ReaderDirect SynergyExplicit mechanical interaction between the two cards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

Elrond's activated ability can blink Gandalf, producing another divided 3-damage enters trigger while temporarily protecting him.

Head of the Hunt
Head of the HuntEnabler → PayoffOne card sets up the condition the other rewards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

When Gandalf's enters trigger kills opposing creatures, Head of the Hunt exiles each instead and creates a 2/2 Wolf, turning Gandalf's removal into additional board presence.

Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings
Glóin the Mighty // Easy PickingsCurve SynergyThey complement each other in sequencing or mana curve.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

Glóin's recurring {R}{R} supplies Gandalf's exact colored requirement and lets four lands produce the remaining mana, accelerating this powerful six-drop by a turn.

Dancing from Dark to Dawn
Dancing from Dark to DawnEnabler → PayoffOne card sets up the condition the other rewards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

Casting six-mana Gandalf triggers Dancing from Dark to Dawn for six +1/+1 counters on another creature, while Gandalf's divided damage helps stabilize the board so that enormous tempo swing can take over the game.

Radagast of Rhosgobel
Radagast of RhosgobelEnabler → PayoffOne card sets up the condition the other rewards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

Radagast reduces Gandalf's creature-spell cost by {2}, letting this six-mana removal threat arrive a turn earlier, and flash allows Gandalf's divided damage to disrupt combat.

Supper for Spiders
Supper for SpidersComboA specific, particularly strong two-card interaction.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

After Gandalf's divided damage kills one or more opposing creatures, Supper for Spiders can immediately return every creature killed that turn under your control as Food artifacts, converting his removal trigger into additional material and life gain.

Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape
Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // FlameshapeDirect SynergyExplicit mechanical interaction between the two cards.Synergy strength 1/3 — Nice to have

Gandalf, Spark Starter is a Wizard that can unlock the cards exiled by Flameshape if Goblins' Bane has been removed or cannot be deployed.

Mirkwood Nurturer
Mirkwood NurturerDirect SynergyExplicit mechanical interaction between the two cards.Synergy strength 1/3 — Nice to have

Mirkwood Nurturer can return Gandalf to your hand while growing itself, allowing you to recast Gandalf later for another divided 3-damage enters trigger.

Synergy graph

Min strength
Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape ↔ Radagast of Rhosgobel Direct Synergy · strength 1/3Dancing from Dark to Dawn ↔ Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll Direct Synergy · strength 2/3Dancing from Dark to Dawn ↔ Mirkwood Nurturer Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Lake-town Mariners // Gone Fishing ↔ Dancing from Dark to Dawn Combo · strength 3/3Head of the Hunt ↔ Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Head of the Hunt ↔ Supper for Spiders Anti-Synergy · strength 3/3Radagast of Rhosgobel ↔ Dancing from Dark to Dawn Enabler → Payoff · strength 3/3Gandalf, Spark Starter ↔ Lake-town Mariners // Gone Fishing Combo · strength 3/3Gandalf, Spark Starter ↔ Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll Combo · strength 3/3Gandalf, Spark Starter ↔ The Eagles Are Coming! Direct Synergy · strength 2/3Gandalf, Spark Starter ↔ Elrond, Moon-Reader Direct Synergy · strength 2/3Gandalf, Spark Starter ↔ Head of the Hunt Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Gandalf, Spark Starter ↔ Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings Curve Synergy · strength 2/3Gandalf, Spark Starter ↔ Dancing from Dark to Dawn Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Gandalf, Spark Starter ↔ Radagast of Rhosgobel Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Gandalf, Spark Starter ↔ Supper for Spiders Combo · strength 2/3Gandalf, Spark Starter ↔ Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape Direct Synergy · strength 1/3Gandalf, Spark Starter ↔ Mirkwood Nurturer Direct Synergy · strength 1/3Gandalf, Spark Starter (this card)
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