Balmor, Battlemage Captain (Commander) - Core Spellslinger

Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Rank #783
90decks
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
Flow State
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Prismari Charm
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Resonating Lute
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Coastal Peak
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Mana Sculpt
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Young Pyromancer
71%inclusion64 decks90 decks
55%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
52%inclusion47 decks90 decks
45%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
61%inclusion55 decks90 decks
45%synergy
Warlord's Fury
43%inclusion39 decks90 decks
42%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
64%inclusion57 decks89 decks
41%synergy
Opt
74%inclusion67 decks90 decks
39%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
41%inclusion37 decks90 decks
39%synergy
Expedite
44%inclusion40 decks90 decks
36%synergy
Haze of Rage
39%inclusion35 decks90 decks
35%synergy
Consider
57%inclusion51 decks90 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Preordain
58%inclusion52 decks90 decks
24%synergy
Frantic Search
57%inclusion51 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Guttersnipe
56%inclusion50 decks90 decks
30%synergy
Brainstorm
53%inclusion48 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
51%inclusion46 decks90 decks
23%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
49%inclusion44 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
49%inclusion44 decks90 decks
34%synergy
Negate
47%inclusion42 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Faithless Looting
47%inclusion42 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
47%inclusion42 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Harmonic Prodigy
38%inclusion34 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Sprite Dragon
38%inclusion34 decks90 decks
34%synergy
Haughty Djinn
32%inclusion29 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Stormchaser Mage
31%inclusion28 decks90 decks
30%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Dreadhorde Arcanist
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Coruscation Mage
26%inclusion23 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Wee Dragonauts
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
23%synergy
Docent of Perfection
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Monastery Swiftspear
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Khenra Spellspear
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Archmage of Runes
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Bloodwater Entity
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Wizards of Thay
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Umara Mystic
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Kiln Fiend
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Firebrand Archer
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Crackling Drake
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Burning Prophet
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Drake Hatcher
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Mocking Sprite
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Stormsplitter
12%inclusion11 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
-14%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Prismari Pianist
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Slickshot Show-Off
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Ghitu Amplifier
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Tempest Angler
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
9.0%inclusion6 decks67 decks
8%synergy
Spellgorger Weird
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Loyal Apprentice
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Zada, Hedron Grinder
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Triton Wavebreaker
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Manaform Hellkite
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Poppet Stitcher
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Thrill of Possibility
42%inclusion38 decks90 decks
29%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion37 decks90 decks
-11%synergy
Abrade
40%inclusion36 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Charm
37%inclusion33 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Snap
37%inclusion33 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Fists of Flame
37%inclusion33 decks90 decks
32%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
-8%synergy
Reality Shift
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Twinferno
32%inclusion29 decks90 decks
29%synergy
Flame of Anor
31%inclusion28 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Bolt
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Resculpt
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Shore Up
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Prismari Command
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Big Score
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
-15%synergy
Thought Scour
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Pongify
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
-6%synergy
Dig Through Time
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Silundi Vision
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Goblin Surprise
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
-12%synergy
Impulse
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
11%synergy
You See a Pair of Goblins
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Think Twice
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Flashback
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Quick Study
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Dazzling Denial
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
13%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Slick Sequence
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Seething Song
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
-7%synergy
Demand Answers
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Dynacharge
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Battle Hymn
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Unsummon
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Wizard's Retort
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Confluence
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Goblin Wizardry
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Shock
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Leap
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Bulk Up
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Deliberate
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Meeting of Minds
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
46%inclusion41 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Expressive Iteration
46%inclusion41 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Serum Visions
42%inclusion38 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Enter the Enigma
40%inclusion35 decks88 decks
33%synergy
Treasure Cruise
37%inclusion33 decks90 decks
23%synergy
Crash Through
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Slip Through Space
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
24%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Winged Words
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
-0%synergy
Renegade Tactics
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Empty the Warrens
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Deep Analysis
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Sleight of Hand
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Past in Flames
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Chart a Course
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Teleportal
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Song of Totentanz
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Act
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
-24%synergy
Dragon Fodder
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Volcanic Torrent
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Rally at the Hornburg
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Lock and Load
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Mana Geyser
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
-10%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
-6%synergy
Immolating Gyre
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Krenko's Command
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Ral's Reinforcements
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Surge to Victory
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-15%synergy
Flood of Recollection
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Vandalblast
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-16%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Goblin War Party
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Pyretic Charge
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Inspired Tinkering
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Ravenform
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Steal the Show
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
-0%synergy
Otterball Antics
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
4%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Hordeling Outburst
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Tormenting Voice
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Burst of Speed
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Unending Whisper
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Robe of the Archmagi
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
-16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-0%synergy
Bident of Thassa
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Glamdring
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Sorcerer Class
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Curiosity
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-19%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Combat Research
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
37%inclusion33 decks90 decks
30%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-4%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
-26%synergy
Forgotten Cave
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Castle Embereth
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Restless Spire
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
10%inclusion7 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Kher Keep
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-0%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-7%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
The Surgical Bay
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion63 decks90 decks
-12%synergy
Sol Ring
57%inclusion51 decks90 decks
-30%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion45 decks90 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
32%inclusion29 decks90 decks
-22%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
-16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Locket
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-23%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion89 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Island
99%inclusion89 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion74 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Sulfur Falls
66%inclusion59 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Shivan Reef
62%inclusion56 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
53%inclusion48 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
48%inclusion43 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
44%inclusion40 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
37%inclusion33 decks90 decks
-8%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
-10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Ferrous Lake
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Fiery Islet
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Silundi Vision
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Molten Tributary
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
-6%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Steam Vents
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
-34%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Training Center
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
-27%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Sundering Eruption
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
-19%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Scorched Geyser
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
-11%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Isle
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Eroded Canyon
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Bluff
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Campus
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Thundering Falls
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-13%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Turbulent Springs
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Library
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Volatile Fjord
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
2%synergy