Hero card

Gandalf, Goblins' Bane

Legendary Creature - Avatar Wizard

PayoffThe more of what it needs is on the battlefield, the stronger it gets: the deck has to feed it a lot

Needs: Spells

Gives: Drain, Adventure, Disguise / Cloak

In 2% of today's winning lists

Build a deck with Gandalf, Goblins' Bane as the hero

Makes it work

Boltwave · Fire-Brained Scheme · Scorching Shot · Plasma Bolt · Vibrant Outburst · Lightning Strike · Ruinous Rampage · Tectonic Hazard

Benefits from it

Fugitive Codebreaker · Niko, Light of Hope

Winning decks play them together

Ghitu Lavarunner · Stingcaster Mage · Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage · Slickshot Show-Off · Tersa Lightshatter · Pompous Battlemage · Hired Claw

Use instead if you don't have it

Weftstalker Ardent · Sting-Slinger · Magmakin Artillerist · Enraged Flamecaster · Spitfire Lagac · Far Fortune, End Boss

Winning decks that play it

Izzet Wizard (3)

Cards in the meta that answer it

Countersculpt (Azorius Control) · Get Lost (Azorius Control) · Jeskai Revelation (4-Color Control) · Inevitable Defeat (4-Color Control)