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Best Manabase for

Gandalf of the Secret Fire

Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

· WUR

· #761 (3,197 decks)

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No tap-lands Fetchable only Snow basics

35 lands · total $94.95 budget: $100

Composition 16 Basics 4 Other Nonbasic 3 Check Lands 3 Shock Lands 2 Bond Lands 2 Pain Lands 2 Slow Lands 1 Battle Lands 1 Tri-lands 1 Triomes

Top Lands · By Real-Deck Inclusion

$94.95 19

Basics

$1.07 16

Best Pricey Adds · Real-Deck Upgrades

Lands real expensive-variant Gandalf of the Secret Fire decks run that your current build doesn't include yet. Ranked by how often they appear in actual decks.

Tundra

95% of expensive decks

$599.47

Volcanic Island

95% of expensive decks

$833.03

Plateau

94% of expensive decks

$355.19

Scalding Tarn

83% of expensive decks

$38.34

Flooded Strand

82% of expensive decks

$15.93

Arid Mesa

82% of expensive decks

$32.67

Spectator Seating

61% of expensive decks

$16.19

Otawara, Soaring City

46% of expensive decks

$30.83

Thundering Falls

32% of expensive decks

$15.97

Reflecting Pool

31% of expensive decks

$13.98

Meticulous Archive

29% of expensive decks

$11.41

Polluted Delta

26% of expensive decks

$19.69

About This Manabase

Gandalf of the Secret Fire is a WUR commander with a WUR color identity, so any land that produces only those colors is fair game. Our auto-built manabase above starts at the Optimized $100 tier and ranks every pick by how often real EDHREC decks actually run it — so shocks and fetches show up where the budget allows, dropping to scry lands, gain lands, and tap-duals as the cap tightens.

Pick a tier above to reshape the manabase. The Budget ($25) tier mirrors what budget-deck players actually run — mostly basics and the cheapest utility lands; Optimized ($100) shifts to the “default” EDHREC variant with shocks, fast lands, and a couple of fetches when the budget allows; Unlimited uses the expensive-variant data — originals, full fetch suites, and premium duals appear when in identity. Filter out tap-lands for faster decks, or pin yourself to fetchable lands for a fetch-heavy ramp shell.