---
name: "Gandalf, White Rider"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard"
colors: []
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Vigilance", "Scry"]
set: "PLTC"
set_name: "Tales of Middle-earth Deluxe Commander Kit"
collector_number: "2"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ekaterina Burmak"
oracle_id: "7a80212a-aae3-483b-abb6-7271a62dff8a"
printings_count: 3
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gandalf-white-rider-pltc"
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
- **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.

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

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tales of Middle-earth Deluxe Commander Kit (PLTC) #2
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ekaterina Burmak
- **Total Printings:** 3 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`

## Official Rulings
- *(2023-06-16)* If Gandalf, White Rider's owner has three or fewer cards left in their library when the last ability resolves, you may have it become the bottom card of their library.