Killian, Decisive Mentor (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded 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
Coercive Impetus
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
81%synergy
Changing Loyalty
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
67%synergy
Scriv, the Obligator
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
49%synergy
Turbulent Moor
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
32%synergy
Herald of Amity
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
39%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Eye of Nidhogg
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
88%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
87%synergy
Kor Spiritdancer
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
86%synergy
Eriette of the Charmed Apple
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
84%synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
83%synergy
Redemption Arc
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
81%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
79%synergy
Killian, Ink Duelist
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
78%synergy
Flickering Ward
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
77%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
76%synergy
Top Cards
Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
74%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
70%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
65%synergy
All That Glitters
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
65%synergy
Animate Dead
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
63%synergy
Ethereal Armor
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
66%synergy
Spirit Link
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
68%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
66%synergy
Spellbook Vendor
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
64%synergy
Land Tax
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Serra's Sanctum
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
85%synergy
Smothering Tithe
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
52%synergy
Teferi's Protection
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Demonic Tutor
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Esper Sentinel
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
36%synergy
Hateful Eidolon
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
47%synergy
Transcendent Envoy
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
48%synergy
Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
42%synergy
Starfield Mystic
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
40%synergy
Ondu Spiritdancer
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
42%synergy
Witch Enchanter
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
28%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
21%synergy
Archon of Sun's Grace
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
34%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
24%synergy
Eidolon of Countless Battles
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
30%synergy
Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
32%synergy
Codsworth, Handy Helper
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
31%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Doomwake Giant
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
16%synergy
Ghostly Dancers
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Eiganjo Dynastorian
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Heliod's Pilgrim
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Soaring Lightbringer
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Moon-Blessed Cleric
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Enduring Innocence
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Spirited Companion
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
The Sentry, Golden Guardian
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
The Vision
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Hero of Iroas
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Psemilla, Meletian Poet
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Spirit of the Labyrinth
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Serra Ascendant
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Danitha, Benalia's Hope
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Angel of Indemnity
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Zoraline, Cosmos Caller
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-8%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Halvar, God of Battle
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Shay Cormac
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Firemane Commando
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Cartographer's Hawk
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Sun Titan
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Armored Skyhunter
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Auramancer
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Umbra Mystic
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
-10%synergy
Inkshield
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Deadly Rollick
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
28%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Fracture
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Dawn's Truce
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Not Dead After All
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
16%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Path to Exile
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
-29%synergy
Clever Concealment
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Erode
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Perch Protection
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-0%synergy
Vanishing Verse
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-0%synergy
Dark Ritual
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-19%synergy
Tainted Strike
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Tithe
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Despark
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-23%synergy
Reverent Mantra
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Surge of Salvation
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Reprieve
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Remove Enchantments
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-15%synergy
Restoration Magic
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Replenish
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
59%synergy
Open the Armory
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
49%synergy
Winds of Rath
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
48%synergy
Retether
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
49%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
35%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Damn
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
-6%synergy
Ondu Inversion
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Resurgent Belief
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-3%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Triumphant Reckoning
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Jailbreak
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Open the Vaults
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Split Up
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Winds of Abandon
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Hour of Revelation
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Brilliant Restoration
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Redress Fate
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Pearl Medallion
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
27%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-11%synergy
Robe of Stars
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Shadowspear
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Expedition Map
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Buster Sword
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Nowhere to Run
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
65%synergy
Sage's Reverie
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
59%synergy
Songbirds' Blessing
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
55%synergy
Gift of Immortality
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
53%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
57%synergy
Spirit Mantle
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
48%synergy
Black Market Connections
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
31%synergy
Martial Impetus
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
48%synergy
Brilliant Wings
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
52%synergy
Nurgle's Rot
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
43%synergy
Glasswing Grace
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
38%synergy
Vampiric Link
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
42%synergy
Visions of Brutality
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
45%synergy
Mantle of the Ancients
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
44%synergy
Screams from Within
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
44%synergy
Lord Skitter's Blessing
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
42%synergy
Ghostly Prison
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
31%synergy
Reprobation
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
37%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
36%synergy
Sphere of Safety
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
34%synergy
Feather of Flight
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
37%synergy
Greater Auramancy
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
37%synergy
Unquestioned Authority
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
30%synergy
Angelic Destiny
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
29%synergy
Tempest Technique
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
32%synergy
Hyena Umbra
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
24%synergy
Sigil of the Empty Throne
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Glistening Oil
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Phyresis
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Sentinel's Eyes
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Blind Obedience
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Minion's Return
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
16%synergy
Swift Reconfiguration
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Shielded by Faith
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Vow of Malice
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Benevolent Blessing
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Angelic Gift
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
16%synergy
Daybreak Coronet
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Grasp of Fate
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Vow of Torment
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Eldrazi Conscription
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Shardmage's Rescue
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Spectral Grasp
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Contaminated Bond
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-3%synergy
Chains of Custody
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
On Thin Ice
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Timely Ward
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
The Restoration of Eiganjo
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Raffine's Guidance
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Arcane Lighthouse
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
75%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
65%synergy
Bojuka Bog
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
51%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
36%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Detection Tower
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
32%synergy
War Room
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Multiversal Passage
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Field
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Arid Archway
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
The Black Gate
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Guildless Commons
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-26%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
-20%synergy
The Mind Stone
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Fellwar Stone
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Caves of Koilos
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
36%synergy
Godless Shrine
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
42%synergy
Vault of Champions
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
54%synergy
Swamp
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
-11%synergy
Plains
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
-11%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
42%synergy
Fetid Heath
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
31%synergy
Scrubland
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
62%synergy
Marsh Flats
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
43%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
43%synergy
Isolated Chapel
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
-7%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
31%synergy
Prismatic Vista
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
41%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Glasswing Grace
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
38%synergy
Witch Enchanter
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Silent Clearing
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Fabled Passage
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
21%synergy
Desolate Mire
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Field
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
-17%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
32%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
-12%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
-15%synergy
Flooded Strand
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Ondu Inversion
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Windswept Heath
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Arid Mesa
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
14%synergy
City of Brass
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
16%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-10%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Silence
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-26%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy