Killian, Decisive Mentor (Commander) - Optimized Control

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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Scriv, the Obligator
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
88%synergy
Coercive Impetus
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
87%synergy
Eiganjo Dynastorian
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
69%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Changing Loyalty
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
67%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Eriette of the Charmed Apple
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
97%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
95%synergy
Ondu Spiritdancer
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
95%synergy
Songbirds' Blessing
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
95%synergy
Redemption Arc
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
95%synergy
Archon of Sun's Grace
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
94%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
93%synergy
Killian, Ink Duelist
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
91%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
90%synergy
Flickering Ward
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
77%synergy
Top Cards
Esper Sentinel
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
62%synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
70%synergy
Sphere of Safety
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
74%synergy
Sage's Reverie
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
73%synergy
Martial Impetus
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
75%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
73%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
73%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
65%synergy
Smothering Tithe
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
58%synergy
Farewell
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
48%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Ancient Tomb
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Serra's Sanctum
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
The One Ring
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Demonic Tutor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
25%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
29%synergy
Opposition Agent
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Starfield Mystic
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Kor Spiritdancer
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Spellbook Vendor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
57%synergy
Hateful Eidolon
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Soaring Lightbringer
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Ajani's Chosen
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Transcendent Envoy
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
34%synergy
Codsworth, Handy Helper
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Herald of Amity
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Witch Enchanter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Psemilla, Meletian Poet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Blood Artist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-10%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Eidolon of Countless Battles
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Demon of Fate's Design
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Daxos the Returned
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Shay Cormac
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Armored Skyhunter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Doomwake Giant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Battle Angels of Tyr
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Aven Interrupter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Guardian Scalelord
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Solitude
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Combat Calligrapher
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Nils, Discipline Enforcer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Zenos yae Galvus
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Defacing Duskmage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
11%synergy
Emeritus of Truce
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Inkshield
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Deadly Rollick
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
28%synergy
Imp's Mischief
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Clever Concealment
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-24%synergy
Erode
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
31%synergy
Comeuppance
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Lapse of Certainty
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Orim's Chant
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Settle the Wreckage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Vanishing Verse
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Withering Boon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mana Tithe
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Reprieve
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Mortify
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-2%synergy
Batwing Brume
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Akroma's Will
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Retether
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Resurgent Belief
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Silverquill Command
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Brilliant Restoration
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Cataclysm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Armageddon
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Sword of the Animist
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Robe of Stars
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
0%synergy
Haystack
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Enchantments
Gift of Immortality
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
53%synergy
Spirit Mantle
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Land Tax
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
48%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
55%synergy
Forum Filibuster
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
54%synergy
Vampiric Link
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
36%synergy
Chains of Custody
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Sanguine Bond
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Mantle of the Ancients
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Shielded by Faith
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
37%synergy
Vow of Malice
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Angelic Destiny
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Timely Ward
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Exquisite Blood
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
All That Glitters
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
32%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Animate Dead
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Spirit Link
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Secret Arcade // Dusty Parlor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Lord Skitter's Blessing
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Nowhere to Run
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Ethereal Armor
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Ghostly Prison
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
24%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
10%synergy
Nurgle's Rot
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Grasp of Fate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Vow of Duty
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Vow of Torment
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Pariah
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Eldrazi Conscription
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Glasswing Grace
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Reprobation
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Fallen Ideal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Remedy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
4%synergy
Blind Obedience
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
3%synergy
Planar Disruption
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Visions of Brutality
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Curse of Exhaustion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Necromancy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Spirit Loop
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Boon of the Spirit Realm
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Idolized
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Necropotence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Screams from Within
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
No Mercy
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Ragged Veins
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Feather of Flight
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
72%synergy
War Room
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
52%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Saga
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Roadside Reliquary
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Maze of Ith
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Detection Tower
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Thespian's Stage
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Strip Mine
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-13%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Mox Diamond
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion5 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
80%inclusion4 decks5 decks
42%synergy
Fabled Passage
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
48%synergy
Caves of Koilos
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Mire
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
42%synergy
Fetid Heath
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Godless Shrine
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
30%synergy
Vault of Champions
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
21%synergy
Turbulent Moor
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
38%synergy
Umbral Expanse
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
49%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
26%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
-2%synergy
Witch Enchanter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-3%synergy
Windswept Heath
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Field
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-30%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Arid Mesa
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Scrubland
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Silence
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
-19%synergy
Study Hall
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Flooded Strand
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
14%synergy
Silent Clearing
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
5%synergy