---
name: "Gandalf, White Rider"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Vigilance", "Scry"]
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "290"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ekaterina Burmak"
oracle_id: "7a80212a-aae3-483b-abb6-7271a62dff8a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gandalf-white-rider-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Gandalf, White Rider
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Vigilance, Scry

## Oracle Text
Vigilance
Whenever you cast a spell, creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn. Scry 1.
When Gandalf dies, you may put it into its owner's library fifth from the top.

> *Er hat Feuer und Abgrund überstanden und der Feind soll ihn fürchten.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gandalf the Grey](/printing/gandalf-the-grey-pltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
2. [Gandalf, Shadow's Foe](/printing/gandalf-shadows-foe-hoc.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
3. [Gandalf, Wandering Wizard](/printing/gandalf-wandering-wizard-hob.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
4. [Gandalf, Party Guest](/printing/gandalf-party-guest-hoc.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
5. [Gandalf, Friend of the Shire](/printing/gandalf-friend-of-the-shire-pf23.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
6. [Gandalf the White](/printing/gandalf-the-white-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #290
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ekaterina Burmak
- **Total Printings:** 14 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`