Killian, Decisive Mentor (Commander) - Budget Core

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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Eriette of the Charmed Apple
97%inclusion68 decks70 decks
94%synergy
Redemption Arc
96%inclusion67 decks70 decks
90%synergy
Starfield Mystic
97%inclusion68 decks70 decks
90%synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
100%inclusion70 decks70 decks
90%synergy
Shielded by Faith
93%inclusion65 decks70 decks
90%synergy
Flickering Ward
93%inclusion65 decks70 decks
90%synergy
Angelic Destiny
94%inclusion66 decks70 decks
89%synergy
Hateful Eidolon
96%inclusion67 decks70 decks
89%synergy
Chains of Custody
91%inclusion64 decks70 decks
89%synergy
Transcendent Envoy
94%inclusion66 decks70 decks
89%synergy
Top Cards
Parasitic Impetus
96%inclusion67 decks70 decks
88%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
94%inclusion66 decks70 decks
84%synergy
Archon of Sun's Grace
94%inclusion66 decks70 decks
88%synergy
Sage's Reverie
94%inclusion66 decks70 decks
87%synergy
Killian, Ink Duelist
94%inclusion66 decks70 decks
85%synergy
Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
94%inclusion66 decks70 decks
88%synergy
Herald of Amity
94%inclusion65 decks69 decks
87%synergy
Coercive Impetus
94%inclusion65 decks69 decks
82%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
93%inclusion65 decks70 decks
86%synergy
Kor Spiritdancer
93%inclusion65 decks70 decks
85%synergy
Creatures
Scriv, the Obligator
93%inclusion64 decks69 decks
82%synergy
Eiganjo Dynastorian
93%inclusion64 decks69 decks
83%synergy
Eidolon of Countless Battles
90%inclusion63 decks70 decks
86%synergy
Armored Skyhunter
84%inclusion59 decks70 decks
82%synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
81%inclusion57 decks70 decks
75%synergy
Doomwake Giant
81%inclusion57 decks70 decks
78%synergy
Shadrix Silverquill
73%inclusion51 decks70 decks
66%synergy
Combat Calligrapher
71%inclusion50 decks70 decks
68%synergy
Defacing Duskmage
71%inclusion49 decks69 decks
63%synergy
Ajani's Chosen
70%inclusion49 decks70 decks
68%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
70%inclusion49 decks70 decks
62%synergy
Firemane Commando
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
60%synergy
Nils, Discipline Enforcer
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
60%synergy
Tomik, Wielder of Law
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
51%synergy
Keen Duelist
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
51%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Dancers
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Starnheim Courser
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Alseid of Life's Bounty
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Abigale, Poet Laureate
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Heliod's Pilgrim
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Claim Jumper
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Spellbook Vendor
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Ashiok's Reaper
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Sun Titan
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
83%inclusion58 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Inkshield
83%inclusion58 decks70 decks
62%synergy
Fracture
80%inclusion56 decks70 decks
59%synergy
Vanishing Verse
76%inclusion53 decks70 decks
69%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-54%synergy
Silverquill Charm
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Path to Exile
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-44%synergy
Sorceries
Winds of Rath
90%inclusion63 decks70 decks
84%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
84%inclusion59 decks70 decks
79%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
54%synergy
Killian's Confidence
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Open the Armory
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Enchantments
Martial Impetus
93%inclusion65 decks70 decks
87%synergy
Changing Loyalty
93%inclusion64 decks69 decks
80%synergy
Songbirds' Blessing
91%inclusion64 decks70 decks
86%synergy
Gift of Immortality
91%inclusion64 decks70 decks
84%synergy
Spirit Mantle
91%inclusion64 decks70 decks
86%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
90%inclusion63 decks70 decks
83%synergy
Screams from Within
84%inclusion59 decks70 decks
81%synergy
Eldrazi Conscription
83%inclusion58 decks70 decks
81%synergy
Animate Dead
83%inclusion58 decks70 decks
72%synergy
Ghostly Prison
81%inclusion57 decks70 decks
65%synergy
Sentinel's Eyes
80%inclusion56 decks70 decks
78%synergy
Forum Filibuster
78%inclusion54 decks69 decks
73%synergy
Raffine's Guidance
73%inclusion51 decks70 decks
72%synergy
Land Tax
69%inclusion48 decks70 decks
56%synergy
Fallen Ideal
67%inclusion47 decks70 decks
66%synergy
Intermediate Chirography
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
50%synergy
Ethereal Armor
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
25%synergy
All That Glitters
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Glasswing Grace
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Angelic Gift
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Sigil of the Empty Throne
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Spirit Link
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Feather of Flight
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Minimus Containment
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Shardmage's Rescue
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Twinblade Blessing
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Grasp of Fate
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Vow of Torment
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Visions of Brutality
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Vow of Malice
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Tempest Technique
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Alien Symbiosis
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Clawing Torment
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Reprobation
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Spectral Grasp
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Mantle of the Ancients
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Lord Skitter's Blessing
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Nowhere to Run
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Dead Weight
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Crippling Blight
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Evershrike's Gift
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
94%inclusion66 decks70 decks
50%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
87%inclusion61 decks70 decks
82%synergy
War Room
83%inclusion58 decks70 decks
75%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion66 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Sol Ring
91%inclusion64 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
90%inclusion63 decks70 decks
37%synergy
Fellwar Stone
84%inclusion59 decks70 decks
62%synergy
Orzhov Signet
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-48%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion70 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion70 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion70 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Fetid Heath
99%inclusion69 decks70 decks
56%synergy
Isolated Chapel
99%inclusion69 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Caves of Koilos
97%inclusion68 decks70 decks
39%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
97%inclusion68 decks70 decks
55%synergy
Temple of Silence
94%inclusion66 decks70 decks
55%synergy
Umbral Expanse
94%inclusion65 decks69 decks
83%synergy
Exotic Orchard
91%inclusion64 decks70 decks
65%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
91%inclusion63 decks69 decks
69%synergy
Fabled Passage
90%inclusion63 decks70 decks
78%synergy
Desolate Mire
90%inclusion63 decks70 decks
72%synergy
Turbulent Moor
88%inclusion61 decks69 decks
67%synergy
Path of Ancestry
86%inclusion60 decks70 decks
63%synergy
Silverquill Campus
83%inclusion58 decks70 decks
78%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
83%inclusion58 decks70 decks
72%synergy
Forum of Amity
81%inclusion56 decks69 decks
73%synergy
Study Hall
79%inclusion55 decks70 decks
77%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
74%inclusion52 decks70 decks
60%synergy
Glasswing Grace
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-24%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-27%synergy
Tainted Field
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-42%synergy
Scoured Barrens
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-17%synergy