Balmor, Battlemage Captain (Commander) - Budget Spellslinger

Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Rank #781
56decks
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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MTGStocks
Encouraging Aviator
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Hydro-Channeler
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Duel Tactics
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Elemental Mascot
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Murmuring Mystic
59%inclusion33 decks56 decks
52%synergy
Warlord's Fury
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
50%synergy
Crash Through
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
45%synergy
Winged Words
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
45%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
44%synergy
Wee Dragonauts
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
44%synergy
Expedite
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
44%synergy
Bloodwater Entity
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
44%synergy
Young Pyromancer
59%inclusion33 decks56 decks
43%synergy
Sprite Dragon
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Opt
71%inclusion40 decks56 decks
36%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
64%inclusion36 decks56 decks
36%synergy
Abrade
59%inclusion33 decks56 decks
39%synergy
Negate
57%inclusion32 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
38%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
52%inclusion28 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Izzet Charm
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
32%synergy
Guttersnipe
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
31%synergy
Faithless Looting
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Third Path Iconoclast
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
39%synergy
Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
38%synergy
Crackling Drake
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
37%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
36%synergy
Stormchaser Mage
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
35%synergy
Burning Prophet
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Umara Mystic
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Kiln Fiend
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
34%synergy
Khenra Spellspear
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Monastery Swiftspear
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
31%synergy
Mocking Sprite
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Elementalist Adept
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Firebrand Archer
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Ghitu Amplifier
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Nivix Cyclops
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Coruscation Mage
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Tolarian Terror
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-22%synergy
Storm Skreelix
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Drake Hatcher
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Tempest Angler
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Kraum, Violent Cacophony
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Spellgorger Weird
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Spellheart Chimera
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Archaeomancer
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Aven Wind Mage
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Triton Wavebreaker
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Festival Crasher
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Queen Brahne
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Heartfire Immolator
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Najal, the Storm Runner
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Windrider Wizard
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Dwarven Forge-Chanter
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Dirgur Island Dragon
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Deluge Virtuoso
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Thunderdrum Soloist
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Expressive Firedancer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Cyclops Superconductor
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Haughty Djinn
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Zada, Hedron Grinder
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Curious Homunculus
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Quick Study
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
38%synergy
Shore Up
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Bolt
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Goblin Surprise
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
38%synergy
Frantic Search
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Consider
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Fists of Flame
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Impulse
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Dynacharge
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
32%synergy
Twinferno
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Unsummon
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Think Twice
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Refute
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
22%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Wizard's Retort
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Goblin Wizardry
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Shock
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Deliberate
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Blazing Crescendo
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
18%synergy
You See a Pair of Goblins
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Resculpt
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Anticipate
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Burst Lightning
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Counterspell
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-34%synergy
Reckless Ransacking
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Dazzling Denial
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
16%synergy
Cancel
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Mana Leak
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Infuriate
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Reality Shift
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Faebloom Trick
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Haste Magic
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Demand Answers
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Teach by Example
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Deduce
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Slick Sequence
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Prismari Command
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Mizzium Skin
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Run Away Together
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Strike
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Magic Damper
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Obsessive Search
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Meeting of Minds
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Chaos Warp
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-30%synergy
Sure Strike
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Fleeting Distraction
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Into the Roil
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Mind Transfer Protocol
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Enter the Enigma
40%inclusion20 decks50 decks
33%synergy
Renegade Tactics
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
36%synergy
Preordain
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Dragon Fodder
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
32%synergy
Treasure Cruise
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Slip Through Space
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Deep Analysis
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Rally at the Hornburg
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Krenko's Command
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Expressive Iteration
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Ral's Reinforcements
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Serum Visions
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Empty the Warrens
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Haze of Rage
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Ponder
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
-18%synergy
Teleportal
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Hordeling Outburst
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Grapeshot
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Unending Whisper
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Chart a Course
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Impolite Entrance
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Divination
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Otterball Antics
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Flow State
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-2%synergy
Impractical Joke
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sleight of Hand
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Ravenform
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Ancestral Anger
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Goblin War Party
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Flood of Recollection
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Reckless Charge
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Mizzium Mortars
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Secrets of the Golden City
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Compulsive Research
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Negotiation
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Rile
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Past in Flames
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Strategic Planning
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Void Snare
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Song of Totentanz
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Experimental Overload
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Act of Treason
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Mentor's Guidance
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Step Through
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Bident of Thassa
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Firemind's Research
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Witness Protection
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Improbable Alliance
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Utility Lands
Restless Spire
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-14%synergy
Forgotten Cave
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Smoldering Crater
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Castle Embereth
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Teetering Peaks
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Remote Isle
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Desert of the Fervent
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
The Surgical Bay
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion32 decks56 decks
-25%synergy
Izzet Signet
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
-17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Sky Diamond
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Sol Ring
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
-59%synergy
Fire Diamond
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Locket
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-43%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-21%synergy
Izzet Cluestone
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Spell Satchel
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geode
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Keyrune
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Manalith
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion56 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion56 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
66%inclusion37 decks56 decks
-21%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
32%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Prismari Campus
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Sulfur Falls
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
-42%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
-19%synergy
Shivan Reef
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
-37%synergy
Molten Tributary
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Eroded Canyon
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Ash Barrens
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Ferrous Lake
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-13%synergy
Highland Lake
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Thriving Isle
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Airship Engine Room
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
TCRI Building
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Coastal Peak
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
0%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-36%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Islet
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-19%synergy
Thriving Bluff
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Cliffgate
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-29%synergy
Crystal Grotto
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-8%synergy