---
name: "Gandalf, Wandering Wizard"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Ward"]
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "41"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Irvin Rodriguez"
oracle_id: "c996bc53-184d-4dc3-8244-e8d9528516a0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gandalf-wandering-wizard-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Gandalf, Wandering Wizard
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/5
- **Keywords:** Ward

## Oracle Text
Ward {3} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {3}.)
{6}: Gandalf's owner shuffles him into their library and draws three cards.

> *"Che il vento sotto le vostre ali vi sostenga fin dove il sole salpa e la luna cammina."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gandalf, White Rider](/printing/gandalf-white-rider-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
2. [Gandalf, Shadow's Foe](/printing/gandalf-shadows-foe-hoc.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
3. [Rimeshield Frost Giant](/printing/rimeshield-frost-giant-hbg.md) — Creature — Giant Warrior
4. [Gandalf the Grey](/printing/gandalf-the-grey-pltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
5. [Rimewall Protector](/printing/rimewall-protector-ymid.md) — Creature — Giant Wizard
6. [Gandalf, Friend of the Shire](/printing/gandalf-friend-of-the-shire-pf23.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #41
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Irvin Rodriguez
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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