Balmor, Battlemage Captain (Commander) - Core Spellslinger

Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Rank #777
85decks
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
Resonating Lute
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Sculpt
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Flow State
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Coastal Peak
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Prismari Pianist
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Young Pyromancer
72%inclusion61 decks85 decks
55%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
47%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
60%inclusion51 decks85 decks
43%synergy
Warlord's Fury
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
41%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
62%inclusion52 decks84 decks
40%synergy
Opt
74%inclusion63 decks85 decks
39%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Expedite
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
36%synergy
Haze of Rage
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
34%synergy
Enter the Enigma
41%inclusion34 decks83 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Guttersnipe
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Preordain
56%inclusion48 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Consider
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Frantic Search
53%inclusion45 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Negate
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Talrand, Sky Summoner
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Sprite Dragon
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Haughty Djinn
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Coruscation Mage
29%inclusion24 decks84 decks
8%synergy
Stormchaser Mage
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Dreadhorde Arcanist
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Archmage of Runes
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Docent of Perfection
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Wee Dragonauts
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Monastery Swiftspear
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Khenra Spellspear
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Wizards of Thay
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Firebrand Archer
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Kiln Fiend
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Bloodwater Entity
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Umara Mystic
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Burning Prophet
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Mocking Sprite
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Drake Hatcher
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
13%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
14%inclusion11 decks80 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-14%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Crackling Drake
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Stormsplitter
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Tempest Angler
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Spellgorger Weird
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Slickshot Show-Off
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Ghitu Amplifier
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Loyal Apprentice
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Zada, Hedron Grinder
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Poppet Stitcher
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Manaform Hellkite
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Elementalist Adept
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
-10%synergy
Abrade
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Charm
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Snap
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Fists of Flame
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Bolt
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
-10%synergy
Reality Shift
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Flame of Anor
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Twinferno
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Resculpt
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Shore Up
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Big Score
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Scour
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Prismari Command
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
-17%synergy
Goblin Surprise
20%inclusion16 decks80 decks
19%synergy
Silundi Vision
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
-10%synergy
Dig Through Time
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
7%synergy
You See a Pair of Goblins
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Quick Study
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Think Twice
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Impulse
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Dazzling Denial
14%inclusion12 decks84 decks
14%synergy
Flashback
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Slick Sequence
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Prismari Charm
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Battle Hymn
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Dynacharge
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Seething Song
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
-8%synergy
Demand Answers
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Confluence
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Shock
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Wizardry
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Unsummon
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Wizard's Retort
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Deliberate
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Meeting of Minds
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Brainsurge
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Shadow Rift
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Expressive Iteration
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Treasure Cruise
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Slip Through Space
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Crash Through
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Winged Words
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Empty the Warrens
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Deep Analysis
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Renegade Tactics
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Sleight of Hand
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Teleportal
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Chart a Course
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Past in Flames
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Song of Totentanz
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Act
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-23%synergy
Dragon Fodder
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Rally at the Hornburg
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Lock and Load
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Mana Geyser
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Volcanic Torrent
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Immolating Gyre
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Krenko's Command
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Ral's Reinforcements
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-16%synergy
Surge to Victory
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Goblin War Party
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Ravenform
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Otterball Antics
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
5%synergy
Flood of Recollection
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-17%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Unending Whisper
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Steal the Show
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Burst of Speed
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Hordeling Outburst
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Boltwave
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Pyretic Charge
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Tectonic Hazard
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Robe of the Archmagi
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-16%synergy
Bident of Thassa
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Diary of Dreams
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Sorcerer Class
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
12%inclusion10 decks84 decks
6%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
8.8%inclusion7 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Curiosity
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-19%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Combat Research
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-4%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
-26%synergy
Forgotten Cave
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Castle Embereth
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Restless Spire
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Kher Keep
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
The Surgical Bay
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion61 decks85 decks
-11%synergy
Sol Ring
56%inclusion48 decks85 decks
-30%synergy
Izzet Signet
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
-23%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
-16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-21%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Izzet Locket
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Fire Diamond
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion85 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion85 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion70 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
64%inclusion54 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Shivan Reef
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
-11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Ferrous Lake
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Fiery Islet
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Silundi Vision
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Molten Tributary
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Training Center
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-27%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Steam Vents
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-36%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Isle
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Eroded Canyon
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Prismari Campus
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Scalding Tarn
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-22%synergy
Scorched Geyser
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-9%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Library
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Thundering Falls
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-15%synergy