Balmor, Battlemage Captain (Commander) - Budget

Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Rank #779
290decks
Nick Price
Apr 13, 2026
Top 10 Most Played Commander Cards from Strixhaven: School of Mages
With Secrets of Strixhaven on the way, let's take a moment to look at the most played cards from the first set, Strixhaven: School of Mages.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Nobody
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Utrom Scientists
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Mind Transfer Protocol
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
3%synergy
April, Reporter of the Weird
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Buzz Bots
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Crackling Cyclops
38%inclusion94 decks246 decks
37%synergy
Warlord's Fury
38%inclusion111 decks290 decks
37%synergy
Mocking Sprite
38%inclusion110 decks290 decks
35%synergy
Kiln Fiend
35%inclusion101 decks290 decks
34%synergy
Bloodwater Entity
35%inclusion102 decks290 decks
34%synergy
Winged Words
35%inclusion102 decks290 decks
34%synergy
Wee Dragonauts
32%inclusion93 decks290 decks
31%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
33%inclusion96 decks290 decks
31%synergy
Elementalist Adept
31%inclusion77 decks247 decks
31%synergy
Dragon Fodder
33%inclusion95 decks290 decks
31%synergy
Top Cards
Opt
60%inclusion175 decks290 decks
25%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
57%inclusion164 decks290 decks
28%synergy
Abrade
47%inclusion135 decks290 decks
27%synergy
Negate
46%inclusion134 decks290 decks
13%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
44%inclusion127 decks290 decks
30%synergy
Guttersnipe
39%inclusion112 decks290 decks
13%synergy
Expedite
38%inclusion111 decks290 decks
30%synergy
Young Pyromancer
38%inclusion109 decks290 decks
21%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
37%inclusion107 decks290 decks
29%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
36%inclusion98 decks270 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Talrand, Sky Summoner
35%inclusion101 decks290 decks
19%synergy
Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
30%inclusion86 decks290 decks
28%synergy
Firebrand Archer
29%inclusion83 decks290 decks
16%synergy
Sprite Dragon
28%inclusion80 decks290 decks
23%synergy
Burning Prophet
27%inclusion79 decks290 decks
27%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
26%inclusion76 decks290 decks
9%synergy
Monastery Swiftspear
26%inclusion76 decks290 decks
25%synergy
Umara Mystic
24%inclusion71 decks290 decks
24%synergy
Khenra Spellspear
24%inclusion70 decks290 decks
23%synergy
Stormchaser Mage
24%inclusion69 decks290 decks
23%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
23%inclusion67 decks290 decks
16%synergy
Crackling Drake
21%inclusion60 decks290 decks
18%synergy
Ghitu Amplifier
20%inclusion59 decks290 decks
20%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
20%inclusion59 decks290 decks
17%synergy
Tolarian Terror
20%inclusion57 decks290 decks
19%synergy
Nivix Cyclops
19%inclusion56 decks290 decks
19%synergy
Tempest Angler
19%inclusion52 decks270 decks
14%synergy
Heartfire Immolator
18%inclusion52 decks290 decks
17%synergy
Spellgorger Weird
17%inclusion48 decks290 decks
16%synergy
Jeskai Elder
16%inclusion45 decks290 decks
15%synergy
Lightshell Duo
14%inclusion39 decks270 decks
12%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
14%inclusion40 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Festival Crasher
14%inclusion40 decks290 decks
14%synergy
Dwarven Forge-Chanter
13%inclusion39 decks290 decks
13%synergy
Drake Hatcher
13%inclusion33 decks249 decks
13%synergy
Boar-q-pine
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
12%inclusion36 decks290 decks
7%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
12%inclusion22 decks189 decks
11%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
11%inclusion32 decks290 decks
9%synergy
Jhessian Thief
11%inclusion32 decks290 decks
11%synergy
Firespitter Whelp
11%inclusion27 decks249 decks
7%synergy
Coruscation Mage
11%inclusion29 decks270 decks
-10%synergy
Haughty Djinn
11%inclusion31 decks290 decks
4%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
11%inclusion31 decks290 decks
8%synergy
Windrider Wizard
11%inclusion31 decks290 decks
10%synergy
Aven Wind Mage
10%inclusion29 decks290 decks
10%synergy
Storm Skreelix
10%inclusion28 decks290 decks
9%synergy
Zada, Hedron Grinder
10%inclusion28 decks290 decks
9%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
10%inclusion24 decks249 decks
8%synergy
Elusive Spellfist
9.3%inclusion27 decks290 decks
9%synergy
Clinquant Skymage
9.2%inclusion23 decks249 decks
8%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
9.0%inclusion26 decks290 decks
8%synergy
Cyclops Superconductor
8.6%inclusion24 decks280 decks
8%synergy
Enigma Drake
8.3%inclusion24 decks290 decks
7%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
8.3%inclusion24 decks290 decks
-3%synergy
Aquatic Alchemist
7.9%inclusion23 decks290 decks
8%synergy
Wing Commando
7.6%inclusion22 decks290 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer
7.6%inclusion22 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
7.6%inclusion22 decks290 decks
-32%synergy
Triton Wavebreaker
7.5%inclusion21 decks280 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Izzet Charm
35%inclusion101 decks290 decks
16%synergy
Frantic Search
33%inclusion96 decks290 decks
-9%synergy
Shore Up
33%inclusion96 decks290 decks
26%synergy
Think Twice
32%inclusion94 decks290 decks
27%synergy
Impulse
30%inclusion87 decks290 decks
25%synergy
Goblin Surprise
29%inclusion72 decks249 decks
28%synergy
Fists of Flame
29%inclusion83 decks290 decks
24%synergy
Refute
27%inclusion68 decks251 decks
22%synergy
Dynacharge
26%inclusion75 decks290 decks
25%synergy
Quick Study
26%inclusion74 decks290 decks
22%synergy
Goblin Wizardry
25%inclusion72 decks290 decks
24%synergy
Twinferno
23%inclusion67 decks290 decks
19%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
22%inclusion65 decks290 decks
18%synergy
Unsummon
22%inclusion65 decks290 decks
20%synergy
Shock
22%inclusion63 decks290 decks
18%synergy
Run Away Together
20%inclusion58 decks290 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Bolt
20%inclusion58 decks290 decks
-9%synergy
Dazzling Denial
20%inclusion53 decks270 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Strike
18%inclusion53 decks290 decks
16%synergy
Consider
18%inclusion52 decks290 decks
-5%synergy
Resculpt
17%inclusion50 decks290 decks
9%synergy
Sure Strike
17%inclusion48 decks290 decks
16%synergy
Fleeting Distraction
16%inclusion45 decks290 decks
15%synergy
Blazing Crescendo
14%inclusion42 decks290 decks
13%synergy
Essence Scatter
14%inclusion42 decks290 decks
12%synergy
Mental Modulation
14%inclusion19 decks134 decks
13%synergy
Deliberate
14%inclusion41 decks290 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion41 decks290 decks
-29%synergy
Chilling Trap
14%inclusion41 decks290 decks
14%synergy
Anticipate
14%inclusion40 decks290 decks
12%synergy
Burst Lightning
14%inclusion40 decks290 decks
12%synergy
Wizard's Retort
12%inclusion36 decks290 decks
11%synergy
Cancel
11%inclusion32 decks290 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
11%inclusion27 decks251 decks
10%synergy
You See a Pair of Goblins
11%inclusion31 decks290 decks
10%synergy
Slick Sequence
10%inclusion30 decks290 decks
7%synergy
Titan's Strength
10%inclusion30 decks290 decks
10%synergy
Demand Answers
10%inclusion30 decks290 decks
3%synergy
Faebloom Trick
10%inclusion25 decks249 decks
10%synergy
Meeting of Minds
10%inclusion29 decks290 decks
9%synergy
Curate
10%inclusion29 decks290 decks
9%synergy
Into the Roil
10%inclusion29 decks290 decks
9%synergy
Deduce
10%inclusion29 decks290 decks
9%synergy
Thought Scour
10%inclusion28 decks290 decks
6%synergy
Infuriate
10%inclusion28 decks290 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
9.0%inclusion26 decks290 decks
-5%synergy
Radical Idea
9.0%inclusion26 decks290 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
9.0%inclusion26 decks290 decks
-3%synergy
Trumpet Blast
9.0%inclusion26 decks290 decks
9%synergy
Bulk Up
8.5%inclusion21 decks248 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Enter the Enigma
34%inclusion89 decks258 decks
28%synergy
Faithless Looting
32%inclusion92 decks290 decks
-1%synergy
Renegade Tactics
31%inclusion90 decks290 decks
30%synergy
Treasure Cruise
28%inclusion81 decks290 decks
14%synergy
Crash Through
26%inclusion76 decks290 decks
21%synergy
Ral's Reinforcements
26%inclusion76 decks290 decks
25%synergy
Slip Through Space
24%inclusion70 decks290 decks
19%synergy
Krenko's Command
24%inclusion70 decks290 decks
22%synergy
Empty the Warrens
23%inclusion66 decks290 decks
20%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion57 decks290 decks
-14%synergy
Deep Analysis
19%inclusion56 decks290 decks
13%synergy
Rally at the Hornburg
19%inclusion56 decks290 decks
19%synergy
Chart a Course
18%inclusion51 decks290 decks
13%synergy
Divination
16%inclusion45 decks290 decks
14%synergy
Haze of Rage
15%inclusion43 decks290 decks
10%synergy
Sleight of Hand
14%inclusion41 decks290 decks
10%synergy
Hordeling Outburst
14%inclusion40 decks290 decks
13%synergy
Unending Whisper
13%inclusion24 decks190 decks
12%synergy
Serum Visions
12%inclusion36 decks290 decks
-5%synergy
Teleportal
11%inclusion33 decks290 decks
10%synergy
Forbidden Friendship
11%inclusion33 decks290 decks
11%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
11%inclusion31 decks281 decks
9%synergy
Grapeshot
10%inclusion30 decks290 decks
-9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
10%inclusion28 decks290 decks
-14%synergy
Ravenform
10%inclusion28 decks290 decks
7%synergy
Otterball Antics
10%inclusion26 decks270 decks
6%synergy
Birthday Escape
9.0%inclusion26 decks290 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
9.0%inclusion26 decks290 decks
4%synergy
Tormenting Voice
8.6%inclusion25 decks290 decks
7%synergy
Wild Ride
8.1%inclusion15 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Goblin War Party
7.9%inclusion23 decks290 decks
7%synergy
Hard Evidence
7.6%inclusion22 decks290 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
7.2%inclusion21 decks290 decks
-31%synergy
Rise from the Tides
7.2%inclusion21 decks290 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.2%inclusion21 decks290 decks
1%synergy
Involuntary Employment
7.2%inclusion21 decks290 decks
6%synergy
Impolite Entrance
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Reckless Charge
6.9%inclusion20 decks290 decks
6%synergy
Act of Treason
6.9%inclusion20 decks290 decks
6%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
6.2%inclusion18 decks290 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Storm
6.2%inclusion18 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Satyr's Cunning
5.5%inclusion16 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
5.5%inclusion16 decks290 decks
2%synergy
Ancestral Anger
5.5%inclusion16 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Quarrel's End
5.5%inclusion16 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Grab the Prize
5.4%inclusion14 decks259 decks
3%synergy
Incinerating Blast
5.3%inclusion13 decks246 decks
5%synergy
Combat Tutorial
5.2%inclusion8 decks153 decks
3%synergy
Scour All Possibilities
5.2%inclusion15 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Compulsive Research
5.2%inclusion15 decks290 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion30 decks290 decks
0%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
7.2%inclusion21 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
15%inclusion44 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Firemind's Research
13%inclusion39 decks290 decks
12%synergy
Witness Protection
11%inclusion33 decks290 decks
10%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
8.6%inclusion25 decks290 decks
-7%synergy
Curiosity
6.9%inclusion20 decks290 decks
-18%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6.6%inclusion19 decks290 decks
0%synergy
Improbable Alliance
5.2%inclusion15 decks290 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
20%inclusion59 decks290 decks
13%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
7.2%inclusion21 decks290 decks
-6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
6.6%inclusion19 decks290 decks
0%synergy
Forgotten Cave
6.6%inclusion19 decks290 decks
0%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.2%inclusion15 decks290 decks
-20%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
37%inclusion107 decks290 decks
-46%synergy
Izzet Signet
28%inclusion80 decks290 decks
-30%synergy
Sky Diamond
24%inclusion71 decks290 decks
16%synergy
Fire Diamond
22%inclusion65 decks290 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion57 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
18%inclusion52 decks290 decks
-68%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion37 decks290 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Locket
10%inclusion28 decks290 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
6.9%inclusion20 decks290 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion290 decks290 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion289 decks290 decks
2%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
56%inclusion163 decks290 decks
39%synergy
Command Tower
48%inclusion139 decks290 decks
-39%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion133 decks290 decks
29%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
36%inclusion105 decks290 decks
27%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
29%inclusion83 decks290 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
27%inclusion78 decks290 decks
-13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion75 decks290 decks
14%synergy
Highland Lake
18%inclusion53 decks290 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
18%inclusion51 decks290 decks
-26%synergy
Prismari Campus
17%inclusion49 decks290 decks
12%synergy
Eroded Canyon
16%inclusion45 decks290 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Isle
14%inclusion40 decks290 decks
11%synergy
Sulfur Falls
13%inclusion39 decks290 decks
-53%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion39 decks290 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Bluff
13%inclusion38 decks290 decks
11%synergy
Molten Tributary
13%inclusion37 decks290 decks
4%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
11%inclusion30 decks261 decks
9%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
10%inclusion29 decks290 decks
0%synergy
Shivan Reef
10%inclusion29 decks290 decks
-49%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.3%inclusion27 decks290 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.2%inclusion21 decks290 decks
-9%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
7.1%inclusion11 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Airship Engine Room
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
6.9%inclusion20 decks290 decks
-27%synergy
Silundi Vision
5.2%inclusion15 decks290 decks
0%synergy