Killian, Decisive Mentor (Commander) - Core 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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The Sentry, Golden Guardian
2.7%inclusion1 decks37 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Redemption Arc
100%inclusion37 decks37 decks
94%synergy
Kor Spiritdancer
100%inclusion37 decks37 decks
92%synergy
Eriette of the Charmed Apple
95%inclusion35 decks37 decks
91%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
97%inclusion36 decks37 decks
90%synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
97%inclusion36 decks37 decks
87%synergy
Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
92%inclusion34 decks37 decks
86%synergy
Killian, Ink Duelist
95%inclusion35 decks37 decks
86%synergy
Coercive Impetus
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
85%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
89%inclusion33 decks37 decks
82%synergy
Changing Loyalty
94%inclusion31 decks33 decks
82%synergy
Top Cards
Darksteel Mutation
89%inclusion33 decks37 decks
79%synergy
Songbirds' Blessing
86%inclusion32 decks37 decks
81%synergy
Starfield Mystic
86%inclusion32 decks37 decks
79%synergy
Sage's Reverie
86%inclusion32 decks37 decks
79%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
86%inclusion32 decks37 decks
79%synergy
Martial Impetus
84%inclusion31 decks37 decks
78%synergy
Scriv, the Obligator
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
71%synergy
Gift of Immortality
81%inclusion30 decks37 decks
74%synergy
Archon of Sun's Grace
81%inclusion30 decks37 decks
75%synergy
Transcendent Envoy
81%inclusion30 decks37 decks
75%synergy
Creatures
Eiganjo Dynastorian
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
69%synergy
Hateful Eidolon
78%inclusion29 decks37 decks
72%synergy
Herald of Amity
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
59%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
57%synergy
Eidolon of Countless Battles
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
56%synergy
Doomwake Giant
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
50%synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
47%synergy
Defacing Duskmage
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
40%synergy
Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
39%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
38%synergy
Armored Skyhunter
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
39%synergy
Ajani's Chosen
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Ondu Spiritdancer
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
33%synergy
Shadrix Silverquill
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
26%synergy
Spellbook Vendor
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Combat Calligrapher
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Firemane Commando
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Keen Duelist
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Nils, Discipline Enforcer
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
22%synergy
Tomik, Wielder of Law
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
19%synergy
Hero of Iroas
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Soaring Lightbringer
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Umbra Mystic
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Ghostly Dancers
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Shay Cormac
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Codsworth, Handy Helper
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Psemilla, Meletian Poet
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Nomad Mythmaker
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Rashel, Fist of Torm
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Heliod's Pilgrim
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Archon of the Wild Rose
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Demon of Fate's Design
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Heavenly Blademaster
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Esper Sentinel
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-12%synergy
Ashiok's Reaper
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-3%synergy
Slumbering Keepguard
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Spirited Companion
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Sun Titan
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Grim Guardian
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Alseid of Life's Bounty
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Inkshield
78%inclusion29 decks37 decks
57%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
59%inclusion22 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Fracture
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Vanishing Verse
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
47%synergy
Path to Exile
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
-25%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
-42%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Reprieve
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-0%synergy
Generous Gift
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-14%synergy
Batwing Brume
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Erode
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Loran's Escape
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Divine Resilience
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-8%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Winds of Rath
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
62%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
46%synergy
Retether
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
44%synergy
Open the Armory
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Damn
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-24%synergy
Moment of Reckoning
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Austere Command
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Open the Vaults
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Replenish
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Unfinished Business
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
United Battlefront
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Pearl Medallion
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Flickering Ward
76%inclusion28 decks37 decks
72%synergy
Angelic Destiny
76%inclusion28 decks37 decks
71%synergy
Ghostly Prison
76%inclusion28 decks37 decks
60%synergy
Spirit Mantle
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
67%synergy
Animate Dead
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
60%synergy
Land Tax
70%inclusion26 decks37 decks
58%synergy
Ethereal Armor
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
60%synergy
All That Glitters
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
57%synergy
Screams from Within
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
54%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
57%inclusion21 decks37 decks
52%synergy
Shielded by Faith
54%inclusion20 decks37 decks
51%synergy
Chains of Custody
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
49%synergy
Sphere of Safety
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
46%synergy
Spirit Link
49%inclusion18 decks37 decks
43%synergy
Forum Filibuster
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Eldrazi Conscription
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
39%synergy
Sentinel's Eyes
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Glasswing Grace
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Mantle of the Ancients
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
35%synergy
Lord Skitter's Blessing
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
33%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Vow of Duty
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Timely Ward
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Raffine's Guidance
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Sigil of the Empty Throne
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Fallen Ideal
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
24%synergy
Nowhere to Run
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Visions of Brutality
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
23%synergy
Nurgle's Rot
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Vow of Torment
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Vampiric Link
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Duelist's Heritage
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Minion's Return
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Tempest Technique
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Intermediate Chirography
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Spirit Loop
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Vow of Malice
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
17%synergy
Spectral Grasp
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Blind Obedience
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Glistening Oil
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
15%synergy
Idolized
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Brilliant Wings
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Grasp of Fate
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Unquestioned Authority
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Reprobation
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Benevolent Blessing
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Feather of Flight
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-17%synergy
Minimus Containment
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
81%inclusion30 decks37 decks
36%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
68%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
43%inclusion16 decks37 decks
35%synergy
War Room
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Kor Haven
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-15%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion34 decks37 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion33 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
78%inclusion29 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Orzhov Signet
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
-26%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-0%synergy
Mind Stone
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-17%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion37 decks37 decks
14%synergy
Caves of Koilos
100%inclusion37 decks37 decks
42%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion37 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion37 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Fetid Heath
97%inclusion36 decks37 decks
55%synergy
Isolated Chapel
97%inclusion36 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
89%inclusion33 decks37 decks
47%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
88%inclusion29 decks33 decks
66%synergy
Turbulent Moor
85%inclusion28 decks33 decks
63%synergy
Desolate Mire
78%inclusion29 decks37 decks
60%synergy
Exotic Orchard
76%inclusion28 decks37 decks
50%synergy
Fabled Passage
73%inclusion27 decks37 decks
61%synergy
Temple of Silence
68%inclusion25 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Umbral Expanse
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
56%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
65%inclusion24 decks37 decks
27%synergy
Godless Shrine
51%inclusion19 decks37 decks
-0%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
41%inclusion15 decks37 decks
29%synergy
Glasswing Grace
38%inclusion14 decks37 decks
30%synergy
Path of Ancestry
35%inclusion13 decks37 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Field
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
-20%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
28%synergy
Vault of Champions
30%inclusion11 decks37 decks
-10%synergy
Forum of Amity
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Study Hall
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Silverquill Campus
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
19%inclusion7 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
-23%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-7%synergy
Silent Clearing
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-11%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Scrubland
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-6%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-1%synergy