Balmor, Battlemage Captain (Commander) - Budget Core Spellslinger

Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Rank #778
8decks
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
Warlord's Fury
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Goblin Surprise
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Monastery Swiftspear
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Winged Words
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Young Pyromancer
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Expedite
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
42%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Faithless Looting
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Opt
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Izzet Charm
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Creatures
Storm Skreelix
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Haughty Djinn
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Sprite Dragon
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Guttersnipe
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Crackling Drake
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Umara Mystic
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Khenra Spellspear
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Mocking Sprite
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Kraum, Violent Cacophony
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Stormchaser Mage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Razorkin Hordecaller
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Drake Hatcher
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Spellgorger Weird
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Docent of Perfection
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Bloodwater Entity
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Kinetic Augur
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Stormchaser Drake
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Elusive Spellfist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Elementalist Adept
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Wee Dragonauts
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Illvoi Infiltrator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Queen Brahne
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Plumecreed Escort
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Karfell Harbinger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Melek, Izzet Paragon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Wandering Mind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Brambleguard Captain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Stormkin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Viper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Burning Prophet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mercurial Geists
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Melek, Reforged Researcher
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Dirgur Island Dragon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ecstatic Electromancer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Meticulous Artisan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Firebrand Archer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Maelstrom Muse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-15%synergy
Fear of Failed Tests
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fire Elemental
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Negate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Shore Up
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Fists of Flame
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Abrade
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Chaos Warp
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-17%synergy
Phantom Interference
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Essence Capture
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Obsessive Search
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Frantic Search
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-17%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Twisted Image
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Dynacharge
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Dazzling Denial
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Quick Study
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Unsummon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Silundi Vision
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Fleeting Distraction
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Quicken
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Impulse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Prismari Command
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Think Twice
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Desculpting Blast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Haste Magic
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Opera Love Song
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Magic Damper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Arcbond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Reasonable Doubt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Salvaging
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Conduct Electricity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Electrolyze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Deprive
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Telling Time
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lose Focus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Searing Barrage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Refute
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Run Away Together
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Out Cold
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sapphire Charm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Bone to Ash
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Deliberate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Mishra's Onslaught
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-31%synergy
Ambitious Assault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Bolt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-16%synergy
Reverse the Polarity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chandra's Outrage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Electrodominance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Slick Sequence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Enter the Enigma
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Experimental Overload
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Renegade Tactics
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Ral's Reinforcements
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Chart a Course
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Slip Through Space
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Scour All Possibilities
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Crash Through
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Otterball Antics
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Birthday Escape
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Serum Visions
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Deep Analysis
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Treasure Cruise
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Rally at the Hornburg
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Krenko's Command
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Preordain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Expressive Iteration
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Dragon Fodder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Compulsive Research
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Combat Tutorial
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Strategic Planning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Chain Reaction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Epic Experiment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Demolish
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Invoke the Firemind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Consuming Tide
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Jaya's Firenado
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mishra's Command
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Environmental Sciences
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Past in Flames
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Empty the Warrens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Markov Retribution
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Flood of Tears
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Turn to Slag
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Reckless Charge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wash Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wild Ride
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Gleeful Demolition
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Goblin Negotiation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Agate Assault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gust of Wind
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shimmer of Possibility
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Glacial Dragonhunt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Pearl of Wisdom
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Burst of Speed
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Callous Dismissal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Lunar Whale
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Memory Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Geistflame Reservoir
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Starforged Sword
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Candlestick
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Mantle of Tides
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Thundersteel Colossus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Goldvein Pick
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Short Bow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bident of Thassa
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Scroll of the Masters
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Magnifying Glass
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Thousand-Year Storm
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Fiery Inscription
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Ral and the Implicit Maze
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vance's Blasting Cannons
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Jeskai Runemark
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shark Typhoon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Improbable Alliance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Return the Past
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Charmed Sleep
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wingspan Stride
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Firemind's Research
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Sticky Fingers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Combat Research
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Ral, Caller of Storms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ral, Izzet Viceroy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Restless Spire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
The Surgical Bay
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Forgotten Cave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Tectonic Edge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Teetering Peaks
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Wandering Fumarole
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Branch of Vitu-Ghazi
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Junktown
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
The Autonomous Furnace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Field of Ruin
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-33%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Izzet Locket
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Mana Geode
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Coalition Relic
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sky Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Inherited Envelope
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Patchwork Banner
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Spell Satchel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fire Diamond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Star Compass
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Manalith
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Firemind Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Lens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-24%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-22%synergy
Thriving Isle
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Sulfur Falls
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-29%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Thriving Bluff
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Airship Engine Room
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Fiery Islet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Prismari Campus
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-19%synergy
Silundi Vision
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
16%synergy
Crystal Grotto
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Library
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hidden Grotto
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ash Barrens
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Molten Tributary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Shire Terrace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ferrous Lake
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Grixis Panorama
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Eroded Canyon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Promising Vein
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Surtland Frostpyre
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Opal Palace
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Uncharted Haven
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-32%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy