---
name: "Gandalf the White"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flash"]
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "442"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Kieran Yanner"
oracle_id: "5b3b5f6a-375e-4479-9384-a942eda83f9b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gandalf-the-white-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Gandalf the White
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/5
- **Keywords:** Flash

## Oracle Text
Flash
You may cast legendary spells and artifact spells as though they had flash.
If a legendary permanent or an artifact entering or leaving the battlefield causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gandalf, Friend of the Shire](/printing/gandalf-friend-of-the-shire-pf23.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
2. [Gandalf, Party Guest](/printing/gandalf-party-guest-hoc.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
3. [Gandalf, White Rider](/printing/gandalf-white-rider-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
4. [Gandalf the Grey](/printing/gandalf-the-grey-pltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
5. [Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage](/printing/raff-capashen-ships-mage-dom.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir](/printing/teferi-mage-of-zhalfir-ima.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #442
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Kieran Yanner
- **Total Printings:** 30 across all historical editions

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