cache exists in db ManaHive.com - #1 Magic The Gathering Card Search Engine, Probably
BETA
Newest Sets: Marvel's Spider-Man 2023 Heroes of the Realm Edge of Eternities Final Fantasy Pioneer Anthology 1 Tarkir: Dragonstorm Love Your LGS 2025 Aetherdrift Year of the Snake 2025 Japan Standard Cup

4 Cards Found

AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Gandalf the White

Cards equivalent to Gandalf the White (white color, legendary creature, strong enter-the-battlefield/support effects):
1. Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle — Recurs historic permanents when you cast creatures.
2. Odric, Lunarch Marshal — Grants abilities to your team based on your creatures.
3. Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines — Doubles your ETB triggers and hinders opponents' ETBs.


Reason: All are legendary white creatures with strong effects centered around recursion or enhancing other permanents, similar to Gandalf the White's support and granting abilities.

Results:

Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines #419 Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor

Variations: v1 v2 v3 v4 v5 v6 v7 v8 v9 v10

Info

Color:
Identifies:
Cost:
Rarity: Mythic
Converted Cost: 5
Power/Toughness: 4/7
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Phyrexian
  • Praetor
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Vigilance

    Rules

  • Abilities that apply "as [this permanent] enters the battlefield," such as choosing a card type with Stenn, Paranoid Partisan, are also unaffected.
  • Elesh Norn's abilities don't look at who controls the permanent entering the battlefield, only who controls the permanent that has the triggered ability. For example, if you control Elesh Norn and a permanent with the ability "Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life," a creature entering the battlefield under an opponent's control will cause that ability to trigger twice.
  • Elesh Norn's first ability doesn't copy the triggered ability; it just causes the ability to trigger twice. Any choices made as you put the ability onto the stack, such as modes and targets, are made separately for each instance of the ability. Any choices made on resolution, such as whether to put counters on a permanent, are also made individually.
  • Elesh Norn's second and third ability each affects a permanent's own enters-the-battlefield triggered abilities as well as other triggered abilities that trigger when that permanent enters the battlefield. Such triggered abilities start with "when" or "whenever." Some keyword abilities also include a triggered ability that happens when a permanent enters the battlefield, such as For Mirrodin!
  • If a permanent entering the battlefield at the same time as Elesh Norn (including Elesh Norn itself) causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
  • If a triggered ability is linked to a second ability, additional instances of that triggered ability are also linked to that second ability. If the second ability refers to "the exiled card," it refers to all cards exiled by instances of the triggered ability.
  • If you somehow control two Elesh Norns, a permanent entering the battlefield causes abilities to trigger three times, not four. A third Elesh Norn causes abilities to trigger four times, a fourth causes abilities to trigger five times, and so on.
  • In a Two-Headed Giant game, Elesh Norn does not affect triggered abilities of permanents your teammate controls.
  • In some cases involving linked abilities, an ability requires information about "the exiled card." When this happens, the ability gets multiple answers. If these answers are being used to determine the value of a variable, the sum is used. For example, if Elite Arcanist's enters-the-battlefield ability triggers twice, two cards are exiled. The value of X in the activation cost of Elite Arcanist's other ability is the sum of the two cards' mana values. As the ability resolves, you create copies of both cards and can cast none, one, or both of the copies in any order.
  • Replacement effects are unaffected by Elesh Norn's abilities. For example, a creature that enters the battlefield under your control with one +1/+1 counter on it won't receive an additional +1/+1 counter.
  • Similarly, a permanent entering the battlefield at the same time as Elesh Norn (still including Elesh Norn) won't cause abilities of permanents an opponent controls to trigger.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 135.92 USD
    Cardmarket 78 EUR
    Cardkingdom 169.99 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Vigilance If a permanent entering causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time. Permanents entering don't cause abilities of permanents your opponents control to trigger.

    Gandalf the White #732z Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard

    Variations: v1 v2 v3 v4 v5 v6 v7 v8

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 5
    Power/Toughness: 4/5
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Avatar
  • Wizard
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flash

    Rules

  • Abilities that apply "as [this permanent] enters the battlefield," such as choosing a color with Gauntlet of Power, are also unaffected.
  • An ability of a permanent that triggers when a card is put into a graveyard "from anywhere" triggers twice only if Gandalf the White and that permanent are both still on the battlefield immediately after the legendary permanent or the artifact has been put into the graveyard from the battlefield. For example, say you control both Gandalf the White and Soulcipher Board. If another legendary creature you control dies, Soulcipher Board's last ability will trigger twice. But if Gandalf the White dies, Soulcipher Board's last ability will trigger only once.
  • Gandalf the White affects a permanent's own enters-the-battlefield and leaves-the-battlefield triggered abilities as well as other triggered abilities that trigger when that permanent enters or leaves the battlefield. Such triggered abilities start with "when" or "whenever."
  • Gandalf the White's effect doesn't copy the triggered ability; it just causes the ability to trigger twice. Any choices made as you put the ability onto the stack, such as modes and targets, are made separately for each instance of the ability. Any choices made on resolution, such as whether to put counters on a permanent, are also made individually.
  • If a legendary permanent or an artifact entering or leaving the battlefield at the same time as Gandalf the White (including Gandalf the White itself) causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
  • If you somehow control two copies of Gandalf the White, a legendary permanent or an artifact entering or leaving the battlefield causes abilities to trigger three times, not four. A third Gandalf the White causes abilities to trigger four times, a fourth causes abilities to trigger five times, and so on.
  • Look at each legendary permanent and each artifact as it exists on the battlefield, taking into account continuous effects, to determine whether any triggered abilities will trigger multiple times. For example, if a nonlegendary creature that has become legendary (probably because it's a player's Ring-bearer) dies, an ability that triggers when it leaves the battlefield triggers twice.
  • Replacement effects are unaffected by Gandalf the White's ability. For example, a legendary creature that enters the battlefield with one +1/+1 counter on it won't receive an additional +1/+1 counter.
  • The second ability applies only to casting spells. It does not, for example, change when you may activate abilities that can be activated "only as a sorcery."
  • The trigger event doesn't have to specifically refer to legendary permanents or to artifacts, nor does it have to specifically refer to when something "leaves the battlefield." For example, an ability that triggers "whenever a creature dies" would trigger twice if a legendary creature or an artifact creature dies while Gandalf the White is on the battlefield, as would an ability that triggers "whenever a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield."
  • You don't need to control the permanent entering or leaving the battlefield, only the permanent that has the triggered ability.

    • Prices

    Seller Price

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    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.

    Odric, Lunarch Marshal #31 Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 3/3
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Soldier
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • Multiple instances of any of the abilities Odric can grant your creatures are redundant.
  • Odric's ability triggers at the beginning of each combat, not just combat on your turn, whether or not any creatures you control have any of the listed abilities. If a creature gains one of the listed abilities before Odric's triggered ability resolves, perhaps due to another ability that triggered at the beginning of combat, then creatures you control will gain that ability.
  • The set of creatures affected by Odric's ability and how they are affected is determined as the ability resolves. Creatures you begin to control later in the turn won't gain any abilities or cause creatures to gain new abilities, and the abilities gained won't change even if every creature that normally had the abilities leaves the battlefield.
  • If one of those creatures has one or more variants of the listed keywords (for example, hexproof from white), creatures you control gain those specific variants.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.38 USD / 5.59 USD
    Cardmarket 0.43 EUR / 2.22 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.79 USD / 4.99 USD
    Cardsphere 0.5 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    At the beginning of each combat, creatures you control gain first strike until end of turn if a creature you control has first strike. The same is true for flying, deathtouch, double strike, haste, hexproof, indestructible, lifelink, menace, reach, skulk, trample, and vigilance.

    Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle #36s Legendary Creature — Bird Cleric

    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: 2/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Bird
  • Cleric
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • A card, spell, or permanent is historic if it has the legendary supertype, the artifact card type, or the Saga subtype. Having two of those qualities doesn't make an object more historic than another or provide an additional bonus—an object either is historic or it isn't.
  • An ability that triggers “whenever you cast a historic spell” doesn't trigger if a historic card is put onto the battlefield without being cast.
  • If the mana cost of a card in your graveyard includes {X}, X is considered to be 0.
  • Lands are never cast, so abilities that trigger “whenever you cast a historic spell” won't trigger if you play a legendary land. They also won't trigger if a card on the battlefield transforms into a legendary land, as the Ixalan and Rivals of Ixalan double-faced cards do.
  • Some abilities trigger “whenever you cast a historic spell.” Such an ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 2.54 USD
    Cardmarket 1.51 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Flying Whenever you cast a historic spell, return target creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)

    Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor Normal - ~$127.97

    Gandalf the White Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard Normal

    Odric, Lunarch Marshal Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Normal - ~$2.13

    Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle Legendary Creature — Bird Cleric Normal - ~$2.03

    Magic, but All Colors are Banned | Commander Clash S18 E25 What's Commander like if there all colors are banned? Let's find out!
    Single Scoop: Sliverless Slivers Leyline of Transformation, Thrumming Hivepool, and a bunch of copium wil...
    Vintage 101: Steel City Spectacular's Battle for a Black Lotus Joe Dyer dives into the Steel City Spectacular BATTLE FOR A BLACK LOTUS!
    This Week in Legacy: Eternal Mania Weekend 2025 Joe Dyer dives into the Eternal Mania 2025 weekend results!