---
name: "Gandalf of the Secret Fire"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{R}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard"
colors: ["R", "U", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "LTC"
set_name: "Tales of Middle-earth Commander"
collector_number: "551"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Matt Stewart"
oracle_id: "cbad35cd-9026-43ea-8333-94f3b34459e3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gandalf-of-the-secret-fire-ltc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Gandalf of the Secret Fire
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{R}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4

## Oracle Text
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand during an opponent's turn, exile that card with three time counters on it instead of putting it into your graveyard as it resolves. Then if the exiled card doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend. (At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may play it without paying its mana cost.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gandalf the Grey](/printing/gandalf-the-grey-pltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
2. [Jhoira of the Ghitu](/printing/jhoira-of-the-ghitu-fut.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Gandalf, Party Guest](/printing/gandalf-party-guest-hoc.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
4. [Gandalf, Wandering Wizard](/printing/gandalf-wandering-wizard-hob.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
5. [Sinister Concierge](/printing/sinister-concierge-pncc.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Gandalf, Friend of the Shire](/printing/gandalf-friend-of-the-shire-pf23.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #551
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Matt Stewart
- **Total Printings:** 2 across all historical editions

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