Balthier and Fran (Commander) - Core

Bennie Smith
Dec 8, 2025
10 Overlooked Commanders from 2025
With almost 500 new cards that can be your commander released in 2025, it's easy to overlook some. Bennie's here with some great picks.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
The Thanos-Copter
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
20%synergy
N'Yami-Class Mother Ship
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Vibranium Mining Mech
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Zuri, Warrior of Wakanda
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Shuri's Fabricator
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Lumbering Worldwagon
88%inclusion173 decks196 decks
87%synergy
Thunderous Velocipede
87%inclusion170 decks196 decks
86%synergy
Oviya, Automech Artisan
83%inclusion163 decks196 decks
81%synergy
Smuggler's Copter
79%inclusion155 decks196 decks
78%synergy
The Regalia
78%inclusion152 decks194 decks
76%synergy
Rocketeer Boostbuggy
77%inclusion150 decks196 decks
75%synergy
Chandra, Spark Hunter
76%inclusion148 decks196 decks
75%synergy
Weatherlight
76%inclusion148 decks196 decks
74%synergy
Mech Hangar
73%inclusion143 decks196 decks
72%synergy
Intrepid Stablemaster
73%inclusion143 decks196 decks
72%synergy
Top Cards
Esika's Chariot
73%inclusion144 decks196 decks
68%synergy
Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
73%inclusion143 decks196 decks
71%synergy
Reckoner Bankbuster
69%inclusion135 decks196 decks
68%synergy
Hoard Hauler
67%inclusion132 decks196 decks
65%synergy
Kona, Rescue Beastie
67%inclusion132 decks196 decks
64%synergy
Blasphemous Act
65%inclusion128 decks196 decks
22%synergy
Mighty Servant of Leuk-o
65%inclusion127 decks196 decks
64%synergy
Defend the Rider
63%inclusion124 decks196 decks
60%synergy
Foundry Inspector
57%inclusion112 decks196 decks
55%synergy
Surgehacker Mech
57%inclusion111 decks196 decks
56%synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
-0%synergy
Creatures
House Cartographer
54%inclusion105 decks196 decks
53%synergy
Bello, Bard of the Brambles
54%inclusion105 decks196 decks
52%synergy
Speedway Fanatic
49%inclusion97 decks196 decks
49%synergy
Meria, Scholar of Antiquity
45%inclusion89 decks196 decks
45%synergy
Dynamite Diver
42%inclusion83 decks196 decks
42%synergy
Reckless Velocitaur
40%inclusion79 decks196 decks
40%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
38%inclusion74 decks196 decks
-7%synergy
Canoptek Spyder
34%inclusion66 decks196 decks
33%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
34%inclusion66 decks196 decks
23%synergy
Llanowar Elves
32%inclusion63 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
Blaster, Combat DJ
28%inclusion54 decks196 decks
27%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
27%inclusion53 decks196 decks
25%synergy
Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade
26%inclusion40 decks153 decks
26%synergy
Elvish Mystic
26%inclusion51 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
25%inclusion49 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Redshift, Rocketeer Chief
24%inclusion47 decks196 decks
22%synergy
Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer
22%inclusion44 decks196 decks
22%synergy
Glóin, Dwarf Emissary
21%inclusion42 decks196 decks
21%synergy
Pyrewood Gearhulk
21%inclusion41 decks196 decks
18%synergy
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
18%inclusion35 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Loyal Apprentice
18%inclusion35 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Spider Manifestation
17%inclusion23 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Cybermen Squadron
16%inclusion31 decks196 decks
15%synergy
Cyberman Patrol
14%inclusion28 decks196 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion27 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Wandertale Mentor
14%inclusion27 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Topiary Stomper
14%inclusion27 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Volatile Wanderglyph
13%inclusion26 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Cryptothrall
13%inclusion25 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Prompto Argentum
12%inclusion23 decks194 decks
12%synergy
Reclamation Sage
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Steel Overseer
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Birds of Paradise
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
-17%synergy
Chief of the Foundry
11%inclusion22 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Seedship Agrarian
11%inclusion18 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Traveling Botanist
11%inclusion21 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Halana and Alena, Partners
11%inclusion21 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
-8%synergy
Captain Lannery Storm
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Combat Celebrant
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Reckless Racer
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Hazoret, Godseeker
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Agonasaur Rex
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Eternal Witness
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
-8%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
-7%synergy
Thopter Engineer
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Hangar Scrounger
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Rescue Leopard
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Tannuk, Steadfast Second
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
54%inclusion105 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Beast Within
53%inclusion104 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Run Over
40%inclusion79 decks196 decks
40%synergy
Road Rage
38%inclusion74 decks196 decks
37%synergy
Heroic Intervention
37%inclusion73 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
30%inclusion58 decks196 decks
19%synergy
Collective Resistance
19%inclusion38 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
19%inclusion37 decks196 decks
-7%synergy
Abrade
15%inclusion30 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
Big Score
15%inclusion29 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Great Train Heist
15%inclusion29 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
11%inclusion22 decks196 decks
-4%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Demand Answers
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Hunter's Insight
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
Heritage Reclamation
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
Return to Nature
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
Obscuring Haze
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Push the Limit
51%inclusion100 decks196 decks
50%synergy
Start Your Engines
49%inclusion97 decks196 decks
49%synergy
Cultivate
44%inclusion86 decks196 decks
-6%synergy
Farseek
36%inclusion70 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Full Throttle
35%inclusion68 decks196 decks
30%synergy
Rampant Growth
34%inclusion67 decks196 decks
-9%synergy
Stump Stomp
32%inclusion62 decks196 decks
14%synergy
Nature's Lore
30%inclusion58 decks196 decks
-8%synergy
Decimate
27%inclusion52 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Three Visits
21%inclusion42 decks196 decks
-6%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
21%inclusion42 decks196 decks
-0%synergy
Commune with Beavers
21%inclusion42 decks196 decks
21%synergy
Chain Reaction
18%inclusion35 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Harmonize
18%inclusion35 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Kodama's Reach
13%inclusion25 decks196 decks
-20%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion25 decks196 decks
-6%synergy
Hull Breach
12%inclusion24 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Rise from the Wreck
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Reckless Crew
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
Explore
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
-10%synergy
Delete
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Guidelight Matrix
53%inclusion103 decks196 decks
52%synergy
Rolling Hamsphere
52%inclusion102 decks196 decks
47%synergy
Cybership
51%inclusion99 decks196 decks
50%synergy
Reaver Titan
47%inclusion93 decks196 decks
46%synergy
Nautiloid Ship
47%inclusion93 decks196 decks
45%synergy
Adventurer's Airship
45%inclusion85 decks191 decks
44%synergy
Thunderhawk Gunship
44%inclusion86 decks196 decks
42%synergy
Earthrumbler
40%inclusion79 decks196 decks
40%synergy
Mechtitan Core
40%inclusion78 decks196 decks
39%synergy
Brotherhood Vertibird
38%inclusion75 decks196 decks
38%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
38%inclusion74 decks196 decks
37%synergy
Spire Mechcycle
34%inclusion67 decks196 decks
34%synergy
Magmatic Galleon
33%inclusion65 decks196 decks
32%synergy
Midnight Crusader Shuttle
27%inclusion53 decks196 decks
26%synergy
Lifecraft Engine
26%inclusion51 decks196 decks
26%synergy
RMS Titanic
25%inclusion49 decks196 decks
24%synergy
Careening Mine Cart
23%inclusion45 decks196 decks
23%synergy
Knight Paladin
20%inclusion40 decks196 decks
20%synergy
Gastal Thrillroller
20%inclusion40 decks196 decks
20%synergy
Mole Module
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
20%synergy
Luxurious Locomotive
19%inclusion38 decks196 decks
19%synergy
Goliath Truck
19%inclusion37 decks196 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion37 decks196 decks
-14%synergy
Clamorous Ironclad
18%inclusion36 decks196 decks
18%synergy
Hedge Shredder
18%inclusion35 decks196 decks
17%synergy
Untethered Express
17%inclusion33 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Strixhaven Skycoach
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Mizzium Tank
15%inclusion29 decks196 decks
15%synergy
Smuggler's Buggy
15%inclusion29 decks196 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion28 decks196 decks
-7%synergy
Burner Rocket
13%inclusion25 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Mobile Garrison
13%inclusion25 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Consulate Dreadnought
13%inclusion25 decks196 decks
13%synergy
Fleetwheel Cruiser
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
12%synergy
War Balloon
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Thundersteel Colossus
11%inclusion21 decks196 decks
11%synergy
Clown Car
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Raiders' Karve
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Dodgy Jalopy
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Recon Craft Theta
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Mobile Homestead
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Aradara Express
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Conqueror's Galleon
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Chocobo Racetrack
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
6%synergy
Night Scythe
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Heart of Kiran
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Necron Monolith
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
6%synergy
High-Speed Hoverbike
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Rover Blades
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Skybox Ferry
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Unnatural Growth
32%inclusion62 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Work
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Siege Modification
26%inclusion51 decks196 decks
26%synergy
Pia's Revolution
23%inclusion46 decks196 decks
23%synergy
Berserkers' Onslaught
19%inclusion38 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
15%inclusion29 decks196 decks
-24%synergy
Rising of the Day
14%inclusion27 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Roaring Earth
13%inclusion26 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Glorious Sunrise
12%inclusion23 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Kickoff Celebrations
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Quest for Renewal
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Poetic Ingenuity
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Aggravated Assault
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
-5%synergy
Sylvan Library
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
-5%synergy
Tale of Katara and Toph
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Sphere Grid
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Daretti, Scrap Savant
8.2%inclusion16 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Wild Roads
61%inclusion119 decks196 decks
60%synergy
Rocky Roads
61%inclusion119 decks196 decks
60%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
46%inclusion91 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Buried Ruin
43%inclusion84 decks196 decks
41%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion64 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
30%inclusion58 decks196 decks
29%synergy
Amonkhet Raceway
21%inclusion41 decks196 decks
20%synergy
Inventors' Fair
20%inclusion39 decks196 decks
18%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
18%inclusion35 decks196 decks
-8%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
16%inclusion31 decks196 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion26 decks196 decks
-14%synergy
Great Furnace
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Raging Ravine
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
Tree of Tales
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.2%inclusion18 decks196 decks
-0%synergy
Skarrg, the Rage Pits
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
-2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
-12%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Mishra's Factory
6.1%inclusion12 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Fomori Vault
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Restless Ridgeline
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion165 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion138 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Cultivator's Caravan
55%inclusion108 decks196 decks
55%synergy
Veloheart Bike
44%inclusion86 decks196 decks
43%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
25%inclusion49 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Gruul Signet
23%inclusion45 decks196 decks
-0%synergy
Boommobile
21%inclusion41 decks196 decks
20%synergy
Herd Heirloom
11%inclusion21 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
100%inclusion196 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion196 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion167 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Cinder Glade
77%inclusion151 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Rootbound Crag
68%inclusion134 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Game Trail
54%inclusion106 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Mossfire Valley
53%inclusion104 decks196 decks
21%synergy
Rockfall Vale
52%inclusion101 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Karplusan Forest
49%inclusion96 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Stomping Ground
44%inclusion87 decks196 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion69 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Abandon
35%inclusion68 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Gruul Turf
32%inclusion62 decks196 decks
-6%synergy
Stump Stomp
32%inclusion62 decks196 decks
14%synergy
Spire Garden
31%inclusion61 decks196 decks
-5%synergy
Thornspire Verge
30%inclusion59 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion58 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
28%inclusion55 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Fire-Lit Thicket
24%inclusion47 decks196 decks
8%synergy
Cragcrown Pathway
23%inclusion45 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Copperline Gorge
20%inclusion40 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Wooded Foothills
18%inclusion36 decks196 decks
-14%synergy
Rugged Highlands
17%inclusion34 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Commercial District
15%inclusion29 decks196 decks
-4%synergy
Wooded Ridgeline
15%inclusion29 decks196 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion27 decks196 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion27 decks196 decks
-2%synergy
Spire of Industry
13%inclusion25 decks196 decks
12%synergy
Gongaga, Reactor Town
12%inclusion23 decks194 decks
10%synergy
Slagwoods Bridge
10%inclusion20 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
-10%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
6%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
7.1%inclusion14 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
-8%synergy
Taiga
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
-7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
6.6%inclusion13 decks196 decks
-3%synergy
Racers' Ring
5.6%inclusion11 decks196 decks
3%synergy
Bristling Backwoods
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
1%synergy