Balmor, Battlemage Captain (Commander) - Expensive Cantrips

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
Enter the Enigma
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
93%synergy
Expedite
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
92%synergy
Crimson Wisps
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
84%synergy
Young Pyromancer
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
84%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
83%synergy
Haze of Rage
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
83%synergy
Slip Through Space
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
82%synergy
Dreadhorde Arcanist
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Warlord's Fury
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Top Cards
Gitaxian Probe
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
66%synergy
Brainstorm
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Opt
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Preordain
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Ponder
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
37%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Faithless Looting
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Lightning Bolt
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Mystical Tutor
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Jeska's Will
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Underworld Breach
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The One Ring
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Force of Will
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Gamble
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Electro, Assaulting Battery
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
91%synergy
Firebending Student
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Sprite Dragon
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Archmage of Runes
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
47%synergy
Slickshot Show-Off
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Guttersnipe
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Stormsplitter
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Urabrask
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Monastery Swiftspear
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Kiln Fiend
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Burning Prophet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Stormchaser Mage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Zada, Hedron Grinder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Cleon, Merry Champion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Abbot of Keral Keep
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kaza, Roil Chaser
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Roaming Throne
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Coruscation Mage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Slither Blade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dockside Extortionist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ashling, Flame Dancer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Windrider Wizard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Docent of Perfection
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rosnakht, Heir of Rohgahh
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Bloodwater Entity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Pongify
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Frantic Search
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Consider
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
40%synergy
Shadow Rift
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Fists of Flame
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Chaos Warp
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Leap
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Abrade
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Battle Hymn
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Thought Scour
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Arcane Denial
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Snap
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Flame of Anor
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Psychotic Fury
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Mana Drain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Accelerate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Twinferno
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Izzet Charm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Goblin Wizardry
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Might of the Meek
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Balduvian Rage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chaotic Strike
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mercadia's Downfall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Return the Favor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Meeting of Minds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Brain Freeze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Blazing Crescendo
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Seething Song
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Dazzling Denial
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Daze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Disrupt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chilling Trap
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Strix Serenade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Keep Watch
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Flusterstorm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Peek
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Savage Beating
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cerulean Wisps
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Deflecting Swat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Great Train Heist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sorceries
Sozin's Comet
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
99%synergy
Serum Visions
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Song of Totentanz
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Renegade Tactics
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Expressive Iteration
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Vandalblast
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Winged Words
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Sleight of Hand
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Empty the Warrens
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Crash Through
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Lock and Load
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Mana Geyser
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Cloak of Feathers
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Grapeshot
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Rile
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Careful Study
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Bonus Round
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Act
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-26%synergy
Surge to Victory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Teleportal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Finale of Promise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Ancestral Anger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tormenting Voice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Bident of Thassa
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
The Indomitable
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Glamdring
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Skullclamp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Surveyor's Scope
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Navigation Orb
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-16%synergy
Sword of the Animist
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Isochron Scepter
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Teferi's Ageless Insight
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Sorcerer Class
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Vesuvan Duplimancy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Coastal Piracy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Blood Moon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral, Crackling Wit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Fire Nation Palace
100%inclusion1 decks1 decks
98%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Urza's Saga
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Kher Keep
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Witch's Clinic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Forgotten Cave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Academy Ruins
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Sol Ring
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Springleaf Drum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Steam Vents
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Exotic Orchard
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
51%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
44%synergy
Shivan Reef
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Training Center
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Fiery Islet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Wooded Foothills
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Arid Mesa
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Volcanic Island
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Mana Confluence
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Polluted Delta
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
City of Brass
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Ferrous Lake
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Flooded Strand
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Molten Tributary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Horizon of Progress
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-27%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Volatile Fjord
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thundering Falls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Valakut Awakening
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy