---
name: "Gandalf, Spark Starter"
mana_cost: "{4}{R}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Reach"]
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "97"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Javier Charro"
oracle_id: "cd1a9d87-4c91-4456-8d88-19e0d6e0b200"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gandalf-spark-starter-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Gandalf, Spark Starter
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{R}{R}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3
- **Keywords:** Reach

## Oracle Text
Reach
When Gandalf enters, he deals 3 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three targets.

> *Gandalf dachte an so gut wie alles, und obgleich er nicht allmächtig war, so konnte er Freunden, die in der Klemme steckten, doch eine große Hilfe sein.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #97
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Javier Charro
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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