mtg aesi commander deck list Guide: Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait

For Gandalf specifically, it helps that he was a powerful wizard, which opens up itself to lots of fun card designs, and that his character evolves significantly throughout The Lord of the Rings

But it could be the cards four-of appearance in the winning Amber/Steel Songs build from the Charlies Collectible Show $25k Qualifier that put it over the top, finally cementing the card as competitive

Someone is creating a board of destruction, you drop this, and they go back to nothing

As a 1/1 double strike for two, its solid but the biggest thing is that he lets you impulse draw every time any of your orcs or goblins deal damage to an opponent