Balmor, Battlemage Captain (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Rank #781
14decks
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
Impractical Joke
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Visionary's Dance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Colorstorm Stallion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Elemental Mascot
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Expedite
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
63%synergy
Kiln Fiend
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
57%synergy
Young Pyromancer
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
55%synergy
Opt
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Spell Pierce
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Monastery Swiftspear
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
42%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Guttersnipe
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Negate
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Faithless Looting
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Abrade
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
30%synergy
Lightning Bolt
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Preordain
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Sprite Dragon
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-7%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Thermo-Alchemist
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Firebrand Archer
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Drake Hatcher
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Bloodwater Entity
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Wee Dragonauts
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Stormchaser Mage
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Expressive Firedancer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Tackle Artist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Spellgorger Weird
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Khenra Spellspear
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Crackling Drake
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Burning Prophet
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Haughty Djinn
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Dreadhorde Arcanist
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Shipwreck Dowser
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Festival Crasher
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Tolarian Terror
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Heartfire Immolator
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Battlewing Mystic
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Stormsplitter
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Naru Meha, Master Wizard
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Nivix Cyclops
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-21%synergy
Eris, Roar of the Storm
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Wizards of Thay
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Elementalist Adept
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Delver of Secrets
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
The Mechanist, Aerial Artisan
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Electrostatic Field
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Coruscation Mage
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Archaeomancer
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Pyroceratops
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Jhessian Thief
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Elusive Spellfist
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Blistercoil Weird
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Brainstorm
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Izzet Charm
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Consider
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Fists of Flame
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Divergent Equation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Reality Shift
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Twinferno
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Teach by Example
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
High Tide
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Dig Through Time
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Resculpt
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Snap
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Infusion
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Warp
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-20%synergy
Dispel
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Essence Scatter
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Battle Hymn
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Big Score
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Timely Interference
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Prismari Command
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-23%synergy
Soul's Fire
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
You See a Pair of Goblins
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Faebloom Trick
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Ancestors' Aid
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Silundi Vision
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Unholy Heat
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Fleeting Distraction
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-13%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Dynacharge
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Occult Epiphany
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Shock
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Shore Up
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Think Twice
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Shadow Rift
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Unsummon
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Peek
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Leap
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Sudden Breakthrough
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Goblin Wizardry
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
It'll Quench Ya!
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sorceries
Serum Visions
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Treasure Cruise
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Ponder
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Crash Through
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Warlord's Fury
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Renegade Tactics
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Expressive Iteration
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Haze of Rage
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Winged Words
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Wisdom of Ages
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Flow State
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Tome Blast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Splatter Technique
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Chart a Course
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Forbidden Friendship
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Slip Through Space
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Grapeshot
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Step Through
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Seize the Spoils
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Beacon Bolt
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Krenko's Command
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Dragon Fodder
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Sleight of Hand
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Enter the Enigma
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Here Comes a New Hero!
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Of One Mind
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Magmatic Insight
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Epic Experiment
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-5%synergy
Rally at the Hornburg
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Chain Lightning
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Ancestral Anger
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Ral's Reinforcements
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Empty the Warrens
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Deep Analysis
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Merchant Scroll
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Doublecast
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Maximize Velocity
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Hordeling Outburst
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Wild Ride
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Strategic Planning
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Void Snare
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Hard Evidence
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Chain Reaction
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Windfall
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-18%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Circuits Act
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Ghastly Discovery
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Robe of the Archmagi
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Bident of Thassa
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Helm of Awakening
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Renegade Map
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Hammer of Purphoros
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Crawlspace
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mystery Key
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Firemind's Research
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Sorcerer Class
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Elemental Mastery
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Impact Tremors
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Case of the Crimson Pulse
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Witness Protection
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-9%synergy
Curiosity
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-17%synergy
Furious Rise
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Improbable Alliance
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Duskmourn's Domination
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Fiery Inscription
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Bitter Reunion
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Military Intelligence
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Double Vision
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Coastal Piracy
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Invasion of Mercadia
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Chandra, Novice Pyromancer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Chandra, Acolyte of Flame
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Jaya Ballard
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Ral, Storm Conduit
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Forgotten Cave
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
30%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Halimar Depths
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Cataract
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Hellion Crucible
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Volcano
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-6%synergy
Den of the Bugbear
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-42%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
-18%synergy
Sol Ring
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
-36%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Resonating Lute
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Signet
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-28%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-39%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-21%synergy
Izzet Locket
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Mana Geode
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
-23%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
47%synergy
Shivan Reef
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Ferrous Lake
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Ash Barrens
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Prismari Campus
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Sulfur Falls
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-38%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Volatile Fjord
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Highland Lake
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Spikefield Hazard
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Bluff
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Silundi Vision
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Isle
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Maestros Theater
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Cliffgate
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Opal Palace
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Sea Gate
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Islet
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-19%synergy
Hall of Oracles
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Eroded Canyon
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Sundering Eruption
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-38%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy