---
name: "Gandalf, Friend of the Shire"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flash"]
set: "PF23"
set_name: "MagicFest 2023"
collector_number: "1"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Bakshi Productions"
oracle_id: "7f7c917b-f940-4f43-bafa-31f50a6d9d6f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gandalf-friend-of-the-shire-pf23"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/4
- **Keywords:** Flash

## Oracle Text
Flash
You may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash.
Whenever the Ring tempts you, if you chose a creature other than Gandalf as your Ring-bearer, draw a card.

> *"After a hundred years, Hobbits can still surprise you at a pinch."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gandalf the White](/printing/gandalf-the-white-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
2. [Gandalf the Grey](/printing/gandalf-the-grey-pltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
3. [Gandalf, Party Guest](/printing/gandalf-party-guest-hoc.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
4. [Gandalf, White Rider](/printing/gandalf-white-rider-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
5. [Gandalf, Wandering Wizard](/printing/gandalf-wandering-wizard-hob.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
6. [Gandalf, Shadow's Foe](/printing/gandalf-shadows-foe-hoc.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** MagicFest 2023 (PF23) #1
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Bakshi Productions
- **Total Printings:** 29 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`