Killian, Decisive Mentor (Commander) - Core Forced Combat

Benjamin Levin
Apr 28, 2026
How Fun Are the Secrets of Strixhaven Commanders?
Our resident fun expert is here to break down the commanders in Secrets of Strixhaven to see where they land on the fun scale.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Changing Loyalty
95%inclusion89 decks94 decks
81%synergy
Coercive Impetus
93%inclusion87 decks94 decks
79%synergy
Turbulent Moor
90%inclusion85 decks94 decks
69%synergy
Scriv, the Obligator
89%inclusion84 decks94 decks
77%synergy
Eiganjo Dynastorian
87%inclusion82 decks94 decks
76%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Eriette of the Charmed Apple
96%inclusion99 decks103 decks
94%synergy
Kor Spiritdancer
96%inclusion99 decks103 decks
89%synergy
Killian, Ink Duelist
96%inclusion99 decks103 decks
88%synergy
Redemption Arc
92%inclusion95 decks103 decks
87%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
93%inclusion96 decks103 decks
87%synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
96%inclusion99 decks103 decks
87%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
92%inclusion95 decks103 decks
86%synergy
Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
90%inclusion93 decks103 decks
85%synergy
Starfield Mystic
89%inclusion92 decks103 decks
83%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
89%inclusion92 decks103 decks
83%synergy
Top Cards
Darksteel Mutation
88%inclusion91 decks103 decks
78%synergy
Sage's Reverie
88%inclusion91 decks103 decks
82%synergy
Martial Impetus
86%inclusion89 decks103 decks
81%synergy
Gift of Immortality
83%inclusion85 decks103 decks
76%synergy
Hateful Eidolon
83%inclusion85 decks103 decks
77%synergy
Land Tax
83%inclusion85 decks103 decks
71%synergy
Transcendent Envoy
83%inclusion85 decks103 decks
77%synergy
Songbirds' Blessing
82%inclusion84 decks103 decks
77%synergy
Archon of Sun's Grace
80%inclusion82 decks103 decks
74%synergy
Winds of Rath
80%inclusion82 decks103 decks
75%synergy
Creatures
Herald of Amity
73%inclusion69 decks94 decks
65%synergy
Eidolon of Countless Battles
73%inclusion75 decks103 decks
70%synergy
Doomwake Giant
64%inclusion66 decks103 decks
61%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
60%inclusion62 decks103 decks
52%synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
54%inclusion56 decks103 decks
48%synergy
Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice
50%inclusion51 decks103 decks
45%synergy
Defacing Duskmage
48%inclusion45 decks94 decks
38%synergy
Armored Skyhunter
45%inclusion46 decks103 decks
43%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
38%inclusion39 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Ajani's Chosen
35%inclusion36 decks103 decks
33%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
29%synergy
Spellbook Vendor
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
31%synergy
Ondu Spiritdancer
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
28%synergy
Shadrix Silverquill
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
26%synergy
Firemane Commando
30%inclusion31 decks103 decks
27%synergy
Combat Calligrapher
28%inclusion29 decks103 decks
25%synergy
Nils, Discipline Enforcer
28%inclusion29 decks103 decks
26%synergy
Ghostly Dancers
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Soaring Lightbringer
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Codsworth, Handy Helper
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Tomik, Wielder of Law
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Keen Duelist
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Hero of Iroas
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Shay Cormac
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Umbra Mystic
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Heliod's Pilgrim
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Psemilla, Meletian Poet
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Esper Sentinel
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
-9%synergy
Grim Guardian
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
-12%synergy
Moon-Blessed Cleric
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Daxos the Returned
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Sun Titan
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Starnheim Courser
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Ashiok's Reaper
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Alseid of Life's Bounty
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
75%inclusion77 decks103 decks
34%synergy
Inkshield
75%inclusion77 decks103 decks
55%synergy
Fracture
59%inclusion61 decks103 decks
39%synergy
Vanishing Verse
46%inclusion47 decks103 decks
39%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
-35%synergy
Path to Exile
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
-23%synergy
Dawn's Truce
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Despark
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-20%synergy
Erode
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Generous Gift
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-16%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Promise of Loyalty
54%inclusion56 decks103 decks
50%synergy
Retether
39%inclusion40 decks103 decks
34%synergy
Open the Armory
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
16%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Damn
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
-21%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Resurgent Belief
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Pearl Medallion
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-18%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Flickering Ward
79%inclusion81 decks103 decks
76%synergy
Animate Dead
77%inclusion79 decks103 decks
67%synergy
Spirit Mantle
75%inclusion77 decks103 decks
70%synergy
Angelic Destiny
71%inclusion73 decks103 decks
66%synergy
Ghostly Prison
68%inclusion70 decks103 decks
52%synergy
Ethereal Armor
66%inclusion68 decks103 decks
59%synergy
All That Glitters
63%inclusion65 decks103 decks
55%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
62%inclusion64 decks103 decks
58%synergy
Shielded by Faith
61%inclusion63 decks103 decks
59%synergy
Screams from Within
57%inclusion59 decks103 decks
55%synergy
Forum Filibuster
56%inclusion53 decks94 decks
50%synergy
Chains of Custody
53%inclusion55 decks103 decks
51%synergy
Glasswing Grace
49%inclusion50 decks103 decks
40%synergy
Eldrazi Conscription
45%inclusion46 decks103 decks
43%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
39%inclusion40 decks103 decks
29%synergy
Spirit Link
37%inclusion38 decks103 decks
32%synergy
Sphere of Safety
35%inclusion36 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Sentinel's Eyes
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
32%synergy
Mantle of the Ancients
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Timely Ward
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
26%synergy
Lord Skitter's Blessing
30%inclusion31 decks103 decks
26%synergy
Sigil of the Empty Throne
28%inclusion29 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Vampiric Link
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Raffine's Guidance
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
26%synergy
Fallen Ideal
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
25%synergy
Feather of Flight
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Visions of Brutality
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Vow of Torment
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Tempest Technique
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Vow of Duty
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Nurgle's Rot
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Angelic Gift
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Nowhere to Run
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Blind Obedience
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Spirit Loop
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Vow of Malice
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Intermediate Chirography
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Grasp of Fate
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Unquestioned Authority
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Rune of Mortality
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Greater Auramancy
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Brilliant Wings
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Minion's Return
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Hallowed Haunting
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Boon of the Spirit Realm
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Twinblade Blessing
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Minimus Containment
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
82%inclusion84 decks103 decks
37%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
80%inclusion82 decks103 decks
75%synergy
War Room
55%inclusion57 decks103 decks
47%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
40%inclusion41 decks103 decks
32%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
-21%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Detection Tower
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion91 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion90 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
78%inclusion80 decks103 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
53%inclusion55 decks103 decks
32%synergy
Orzhov Signet
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
-37%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
99%inclusion102 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion101 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion101 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Isolated Chapel
97%inclusion100 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Caves of Koilos
92%inclusion95 decks103 decks
35%synergy
Fetid Heath
91%inclusion94 decks103 decks
50%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
87%inclusion82 decks94 decks
67%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
86%inclusion89 decks103 decks
45%synergy
Fabled Passage
76%inclusion78 decks103 decks
64%synergy
Exotic Orchard
74%inclusion76 decks103 decks
48%synergy
Desolate Mire
72%inclusion74 decks103 decks
54%synergy
Umbral Expanse
70%inclusion66 decks94 decks
59%synergy
Temple of Silence
58%inclusion60 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
53%inclusion55 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion52 decks103 decks
27%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
50%inclusion51 decks103 decks
38%synergy
Glasswing Grace
49%inclusion50 decks103 decks
40%synergy
Forum of Amity
46%inclusion43 decks94 decks
38%synergy
Godless Shrine
43%inclusion44 decks103 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
37%inclusion38 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Silverquill Campus
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
29%synergy
Study Hall
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
31%synergy
Tainted Field
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
-23%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Champions
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
-14%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
-16%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
-8%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
-12%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
-7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-1%synergy