---
name: "Gandalf, Party Guest"
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: "HOC"
set_name: "The Hobbit Eternal"
collector_number: "2"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Dmitry Burmak"
oracle_id: "11e30c21-41a8-4f2f-b37a-db10656b7cad"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gandalf-party-guest-hoc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value X or less from your hand without paying its mana cost, where X is twice the number of legendary Wizards you control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gandalf the Grey](/printing/gandalf-the-grey-pltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
2. [Gandalf, Friend of the Shire](/printing/gandalf-friend-of-the-shire-pf23.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
3. [Gandalf, Westward Voyager](/printing/gandalf-westward-voyager-ltc.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
4. [Gandalf, White Rider](/printing/gandalf-white-rider-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
5. [Gandalf the White](/printing/gandalf-the-white-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
6. [Gandalf of the Secret Fire](/printing/gandalf-of-the-secret-fire-ltc.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #2
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Dmitry Burmak
- **Total Printings:** 4 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`