Balmor, Battlemage Captain (Commander) - Core

Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Rank #786
520decks
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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Young Pyromancer
65%inclusion339 decks520 decks
49%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
51%inclusion267 decks520 decks
44%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
59%inclusion309 decks520 decks
43%synergy
Warlord's Fury
42%inclusion220 decks520 decks
41%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
40%inclusion206 decks520 decks
38%synergy
Haze of Rage
40%inclusion210 decks520 decks
36%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
51%inclusion264 decks520 decks
36%synergy
Opt
71%inclusion367 decks520 decks
36%synergy
Sprite Dragon
38%inclusion199 decks520 decks
34%synergy
Expedite
42%inclusion220 decks520 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
56%inclusion289 decks520 decks
14%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
54%inclusion277 decks512 decks
31%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
54%inclusion281 decks520 decks
26%synergy
Preordain
52%inclusion272 decks520 decks
19%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
48%inclusion251 decks520 decks
8%synergy
Guttersnipe
48%inclusion251 decks520 decks
23%synergy
Consider
48%inclusion250 decks520 decks
26%synergy
Brainstorm
48%inclusion247 decks520 decks
5%synergy
Negate
47%inclusion245 decks520 decks
15%synergy
Faithless Looting
45%inclusion233 decks520 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Harmonic Prodigy
41%inclusion214 decks520 decks
23%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
41%inclusion212 decks520 decks
6%synergy
Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
28%inclusion146 decks520 decks
27%synergy
Stormchaser Mage
26%inclusion134 decks520 decks
25%synergy
Monastery Swiftspear
26%inclusion133 decks520 decks
24%synergy
Archmage of Runes
25%inclusion112 decks443 decks
12%synergy
Dreadhorde Arcanist
25%inclusion130 decks520 decks
24%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
25%inclusion129 decks520 decks
20%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
25%inclusion129 decks520 decks
4%synergy
Coruscation Mage
25%inclusion126 decks509 decks
5%synergy
Haughty Djinn
23%inclusion117 decks520 decks
17%synergy
Kiln Fiend
22%inclusion113 decks520 decks
21%synergy
Khenra Spellspear
20%inclusion106 decks520 decks
19%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
20%inclusion89 decks437 decks
20%synergy
Wee Dragonauts
20%inclusion102 decks520 decks
19%synergy
Bloodwater Entity
19%inclusion97 decks520 decks
18%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
18%inclusion96 decks520 decks
16%synergy
Firebrand Archer
17%inclusion89 decks520 decks
5%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
17%inclusion88 decks520 decks
14%synergy
Drake Hatcher
17%inclusion73 decks441 decks
16%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
16%inclusion84 decks520 decks
3%synergy
Docent of Perfection
16%inclusion82 decks520 decks
14%synergy
Umara Mystic
16%inclusion82 decks520 decks
15%synergy
Mocking Sprite
15%inclusion79 decks520 decks
13%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
15%inclusion76 decks520 decks
4%synergy
Elementalist Adept
14%inclusion63 decks439 decks
14%synergy
Loyal Apprentice
14%inclusion74 decks520 decks
11%synergy
Wizards of Thay
14%inclusion74 decks520 decks
11%synergy
Firebending Student
14%inclusion19 decks136 decks
13%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
13%inclusion69 decks520 decks
8%synergy
Crackling Drake
13%inclusion69 decks520 decks
11%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
13%inclusion66 decks520 decks
5%synergy
Stormsplitter
13%inclusion64 decks507 decks
6%synergy
Burning Prophet
12%inclusion64 decks520 decks
12%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion63 decks520 decks
-14%synergy
Tempest Angler
12%inclusion62 decks512 decks
8%synergy
Heartfire Immolator
12%inclusion61 decks520 decks
11%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
11%inclusion58 decks520 decks
7%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
11%inclusion56 decks520 decks
4%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
10%inclusion46 decks442 decks
9%synergy
Zada, Hedron Grinder
10%inclusion52 decks520 decks
9%synergy
Slickshot Show-Off
10%inclusion50 decks520 decks
8%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
9.4%inclusion49 decks520 decks
2%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
9.2%inclusion48 decks520 decks
1%synergy
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
9.2%inclusion48 decks520 decks
8%synergy
Ghitu Amplifier
9.0%inclusion47 decks520 decks
9%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Nivix Cyclops
8.5%inclusion44 decks520 decks
8%synergy
Tolarian Terror
8.1%inclusion42 decks520 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Abrade
45%inclusion232 decks520 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Bolt
41%inclusion213 decks520 decks
12%synergy
Counterspell
41%inclusion213 decks520 decks
-11%synergy
Snap
36%inclusion187 decks520 decks
12%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
36%inclusion186 decks520 decks
22%synergy
Izzet Charm
35%inclusion180 decks520 decks
17%synergy
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion164 decks520 decks
-10%synergy
Fists of Flame
29%inclusion150 decks520 decks
25%synergy
Reality Shift
28%inclusion146 decks520 decks
14%synergy
Shore Up
26%inclusion136 decks520 decks
19%synergy
Flame of Anor
26%inclusion135 decks520 decks
14%synergy
Twinferno
25%inclusion132 decks520 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
24%inclusion124 decks520 decks
-13%synergy
Resculpt
23%inclusion121 decks520 decks
15%synergy
Impulse
21%inclusion109 decks520 decks
16%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion104 decks520 decks
-7%synergy
Big Score
19%inclusion101 decks520 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Denial
19%inclusion100 decks520 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Scour
19%inclusion99 decks520 decks
16%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
19%inclusion97 decks520 decks
1%synergy
Think Twice
19%inclusion97 decks520 decks
13%synergy
You See a Pair of Goblins
18%inclusion94 decks520 decks
17%synergy
Goblin Wizardry
18%inclusion92 decks520 decks
17%synergy
Prismari Command
17%inclusion89 decks520 decks
-1%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
17%inclusion86 decks520 decks
12%synergy
Dig Through Time
16%inclusion85 decks520 decks
4%synergy
Dazzling Denial
16%inclusion82 decks505 decks
16%synergy
Prismari Charm
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Flashback
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Silundi Vision
16%inclusion84 decks520 decks
11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
15%inclusion80 decks520 decks
9%synergy
Battle Hymn
15%inclusion78 decks520 decks
12%synergy
Dynacharge
15%inclusion76 decks520 decks
14%synergy
Goblin Surprise
14%inclusion62 decks442 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
13%inclusion67 decks520 decks
1%synergy
Wizard's Retort
12%inclusion64 decks520 decks
11%synergy
Quick Study
12%inclusion60 decks520 decks
8%synergy
Shadow Rift
11%inclusion58 decks520 decks
8%synergy
Leap
11%inclusion57 decks520 decks
9%synergy
Demand Answers
11%inclusion56 decks520 decks
4%synergy
Bulk Up
11%inclusion47 decks440 decks
8%synergy
Unsummon
10%inclusion54 decks520 decks
8%synergy
Mana Sculpt
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Meeting of Minds
10%inclusion53 decks520 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10%inclusion53 decks520 decks
-5%synergy
Seething Song
10%inclusion53 decks520 decks
-10%synergy
Refute
10%inclusion44 decks443 decks
6%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
10%inclusion51 decks520 decks
7%synergy
Slick Sequence
10%inclusion51 decks520 decks
7%synergy
Run Away Together
9.2%inclusion48 decks520 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Ponder
44%inclusion231 decks520 decks
7%synergy
Expressive Iteration
40%inclusion207 decks520 decks
16%synergy
Treasure Cruise
38%inclusion200 decks520 decks
24%synergy
Serum Visions
35%inclusion184 decks520 decks
19%synergy
Winged Words
34%inclusion175 decks520 decks
32%synergy
Enter the Enigma
32%inclusion151 decks475 decks
25%synergy
Slip Through Space
27%inclusion139 decks520 decks
22%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
26%inclusion135 decks520 decks
5%synergy
Flow State
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Crash Through
23%inclusion122 decks520 decks
19%synergy
Empty the Warrens
22%inclusion114 decks520 decks
19%synergy
Sleight of Hand
21%inclusion109 decks520 decks
16%synergy
Renegade Tactics
21%inclusion107 decks520 decks
19%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
20%inclusion106 decks520 decks
1%synergy
Deep Analysis
19%inclusion100 decks520 decks
13%synergy
Dragon Fodder
19%inclusion100 decks520 decks
17%synergy
Chart a Course
18%inclusion91 decks520 decks
13%synergy
Ral's Reinforcements
18%inclusion91 decks520 decks
16%synergy
Blasphemous Act
17%inclusion89 decks520 decks
-21%synergy
Krenko's Command
17%inclusion89 decks520 decks
15%synergy
Rally at the Hornburg
17%inclusion86 decks520 decks
16%synergy
Song of Totentanz
15%inclusion78 decks520 decks
13%synergy
Grapeshot
13%inclusion70 decks520 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Geyser
13%inclusion67 decks520 decks
-10%synergy
Sundering Eruption
12%inclusion64 decks520 decks
7%synergy
Hordeling Outburst
12%inclusion62 decks520 decks
11%synergy
Teleportal
12%inclusion61 decks520 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion57 decks520 decks
-14%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
11%inclusion57 decks520 decks
9%synergy
Strike It Rich
11%inclusion56 decks520 decks
-2%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion55 decks520 decks
-15%synergy
Past in Flames
10%inclusion53 decks520 decks
-1%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
10%inclusion51 decks520 decks
5%synergy
Ravenform
9.2%inclusion48 decks520 decks
7%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
8.7%inclusion45 decks520 decks
8%synergy
Forbidden Friendship
8.5%inclusion44 decks520 decks
8%synergy
Otterball Antics
8.3%inclusion42 decks507 decks
5%synergy
Lock and Load
8.3%inclusion43 decks520 decks
3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.1%inclusion42 decks520 decks
2%synergy
Goblin War Party
7.9%inclusion41 decks520 decks
7%synergy
Burst of Speed
7.7%inclusion40 decks520 decks
7%synergy
Immolating Gyre
7.1%inclusion37 decks520 decks
6%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.1%inclusion37 decks520 decks
0%synergy
Volcanic Torrent
7.1%inclusion37 decks520 decks
4%synergy
Artful Dodge
6.9%inclusion36 decks520 decks
5%synergy
Birthday Escape
6.7%inclusion35 decks520 decks
6%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
6.7%inclusion35 decks520 decks
5%synergy
Boltwave
6.6%inclusion29 decks440 decks
-0%synergy
Surge to Victory
6.3%inclusion33 decks520 decks
2%synergy
Stock Up
6.2%inclusion20 decks323 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Robe of the Archmagi
16%inclusion85 decks520 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion66 decks520 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion61 decks520 decks
-17%synergy
Bident of Thassa
11%inclusion59 decks520 decks
6%synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
9.1%inclusion24 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
21%inclusion110 decks520 decks
11%synergy
Sorcerer Class
16%inclusion83 decks520 decks
8%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
16%inclusion83 decks520 decks
-0%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
14%inclusion75 decks520 decks
8%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
13%inclusion65 decks507 decks
7%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
10%inclusion46 decks440 decks
5%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
10%inclusion51 decks520 decks
7%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
9.2%inclusion25 decks272 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
6.2%inclusion32 decks520 decks
-18%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.4%inclusion28 decks520 decks
-1%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
5.2%inclusion27 decks520 decks
2%synergy
Witness Protection
5.0%inclusion26 decks520 decks
3%synergy
Shark Typhoon
5.0%inclusion26 decks520 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
33%inclusion170 decks520 decks
26%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.6%inclusion39 decks514 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
29%inclusion153 decks520 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion115 decks520 decks
-27%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
17%inclusion88 decks520 decks
12%synergy
Restless Spire
13%inclusion67 decks520 decks
8%synergy
Castle Embereth
12%inclusion63 decks520 decks
10%synergy
Forgotten Cave
11%inclusion57 decks520 decks
5%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
10%inclusion53 decks520 decks
4%synergy
Kher Keep
9.4%inclusion49 decks520 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.0%inclusion47 decks520 decks
-4%synergy
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
8.1%inclusion42 decks520 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
6.3%inclusion33 decks520 decks
-3%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
5.7%inclusion13 decks229 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion341 decks520 decks
-17%synergy
Sol Ring
54%inclusion282 decks520 decks
-32%synergy
Izzet Signet
49%inclusion254 decks520 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
34%inclusion177 decks520 decks
-20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion97 decks520 decks
-13%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion87 decks520 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion77 decks520 decks
-21%synergy
Resonating Lute
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
-11%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion75 decks520 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion74 decks520 decks
1%synergy
Fire Diamond
13%inclusion66 decks520 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.7%inclusion45 decks520 decks
-1%synergy
Tablet of Discovery
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Locket
5.2%inclusion27 decks520 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.0%inclusion26 decks520 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
99%inclusion515 decks520 decks
2%synergy
Island
99%inclusion514 decks520 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion396 decks520 decks
-11%synergy
Sulfur Falls
53%inclusion275 decks520 decks
-14%synergy
Shivan Reef
53%inclusion273 decks520 decks
-7%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
47%inclusion244 decks520 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
44%inclusion229 decks520 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
42%inclusion216 decks520 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
33%inclusion173 decks520 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion156 decks520 decks
14%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
30%inclusion156 decks520 decks
-15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion151 decks520 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion136 decks520 decks
12%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
26%inclusion134 decks520 decks
-17%synergy
Ferrous Lake
23%inclusion118 decks520 decks
-3%synergy
Fiery Islet
19%inclusion99 decks520 decks
-7%synergy
Molten Tributary
19%inclusion99 decks520 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion97 decks520 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
17%inclusion87 decks520 decks
8%synergy
Steam Vents
16%inclusion85 decks520 decks
-33%synergy
Silundi Vision
16%inclusion84 decks520 decks
11%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
16%inclusion84 decks520 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion83 decks520 decks
1%synergy
Training Center
14%inclusion74 decks520 decks
-28%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
13%inclusion65 decks520 decks
-2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
12%inclusion64 decks520 decks
7%synergy
Eroded Canyon
12%inclusion63 decks520 decks
5%synergy
Highland Lake
11%inclusion58 decks520 decks
7%synergy
Prismari Campus
11%inclusion56 decks520 decks
6%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
10%inclusion53 decks520 decks
-14%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
10%inclusion48 decks478 decks
8%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
10%inclusion51 decks520 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.2%inclusion48 decks520 decks
-8%synergy
Thriving Isle
9.0%inclusion47 decks520 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Bluff
9.0%inclusion47 decks520 decks
6%synergy
Spectacle Summit
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
8.5%inclusion28 decks329 decks
-14%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.5%inclusion44 decks520 decks
4%synergy
Volatile Fjord
8.1%inclusion42 decks520 decks
4%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.5%inclusion39 decks520 decks
-2%synergy
Coastal Peak
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.9%inclusion36 decks520 decks
-24%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
6.3%inclusion33 decks520 decks
4%synergy
Scorched Geyser
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-12%synergy
Thundering Falls
5.8%inclusion30 decks520 decks
-16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
5.2%inclusion27 decks520 decks
-3%synergy