Balmor, Battlemage Captain (Commander) - Expensive Core

Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Rank #778
55decks
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
Tablet of Discovery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Flow State
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Spectacle Summit
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Resonating Lute
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Harmonic Prodigy
78%inclusion43 decks55 decks
60%synergy
Young Pyromancer
69%inclusion38 decks55 decks
52%synergy
Haze of Rage
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
50%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
64%inclusion35 decks55 decks
47%synergy
Warlord's Fury
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
44%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
39%synergy
Consider
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
37%synergy
Flame of Anor
49%inclusion27 decks55 decks
37%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
56%inclusion31 decks55 decks
36%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Ponder
71%inclusion39 decks55 decks
33%synergy
Brainstorm
65%inclusion36 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Opt
65%inclusion36 decks55 decks
30%synergy
Preordain
64%inclusion35 decks55 decks
30%synergy
Frantic Search
62%inclusion34 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
58%inclusion32 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Expressive Iteration
56%inclusion31 decks55 decks
33%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
33%synergy
Snap
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Jeska's Will
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-24%synergy
Creatures
Stormcatch Mentor
51%inclusion26 decks51 decks
29%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Dreadhorde Arcanist
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
34%synergy
Guttersnipe
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Sprite Dragon
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Docent of Perfection
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Prismari Pianist
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Maelstrom Artisan
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
21%synergy
Stormchaser Mage
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Slickshot Show-Off
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Drake Hatcher
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Haughty Djinn
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Stormsplitter
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Firebending Student
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Loyal Apprentice
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Monastery Swiftspear
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Coruscation Mage
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Wizards of Thay
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Umara Mystic
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Wee Dragonauts
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Ral, Monsoon Mage
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Bloodwater Entity
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Kiln Fiend
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Poppet Stitcher
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Emberheart Challenger
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Urabrask
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Vadrik, Astral Archmage
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Mischievous Mystic
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Chaos Warp
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Pongify
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Bolt
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Battle Hymn
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
24%synergy
Expedite
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Dig Through Time
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Fists of Flame
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Flashback
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
14%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Seething Song
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Twinferno
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Thought Scour
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Silundi Vision
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Shadow Rift
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Shore Up
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Prismari Command
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Abrade
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
18%inclusion9 decks50 decks
10%synergy
Fact or Fiction
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Impulse
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Big Score
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
16%inclusion8 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Great Train Heist
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Leap
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Dynacharge
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Resculpt
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Keep Watch
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Temur Battle Rage
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Izzet Charm
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
You See a Pair of Goblins
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Goblin Surprise
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Redirect Lightning
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Meeting of Minds
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Peek
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Crimson Wisps
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Wizard's Lightning
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Mercadia's Downfall
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Play with Fire
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Occult Epiphany
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Serum Visions
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Faithless Looting
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Treasure Cruise
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Song of Totentanz
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Empty the Warrens
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Mana Geyser
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Steal the Show
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Enter the Enigma
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Sleight of Hand
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Winged Words
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Sundering Eruption
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
17%synergy
Crash Through
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
-16%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Slip Through Space
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Lórien Revealed
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Rally at the Hornburg
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Wrenn's Resolve
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Past in Flames
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Surge to Victory
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Krenko's Command
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Stock Up
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Immolating Gyre
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Deep Analysis
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Renegade Tactics
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Hordeling Outburst
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Dragon Fodder
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Reckless Charge
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Grapeshot
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Reckless Impulse
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Strike It Rich
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Goblin War Party
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Lock and Load
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Overmaster
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Ravenform
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Impolite Entrance
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Chart a Course
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Flame Slash
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Artful Dodge
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Unending Whisper
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Wild Ride
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cori-Steel Cutter
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Bident of Thassa
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-13%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Ruby Medallion
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Skullclamp
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Glamdring
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Sorcerer Class
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
16%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Fiery Inscription
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Roar of Resistance
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Powerbalance
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Lost in Memories
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Artist's Talent
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
-2%synergy
Bitter Reunion
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Bombardment
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Wizard Class
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Segovia
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
-13%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Restless Spire
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Castle Embereth
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Mistrise Village
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Arena of Glory
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Kher Keep
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Den of the Bugbear
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Agna Qel'a
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Rivendell
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
War Room
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Barbarian Ring
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion40 decks55 decks
-10%synergy
Sol Ring
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
-26%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Izzet Signet
49%inclusion27 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Midnight Clock
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
-16%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-13%synergy
Forger's Foundry
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Amber
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Mountain
98%inclusion54 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Island
98%inclusion54 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion50 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Shivan Reef
78%inclusion43 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Sulfur Falls
76%inclusion42 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Steam Vents
69%inclusion38 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
58%inclusion32 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Training Center
56%inclusion31 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Scalding Tarn
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Thundering Falls
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Islet
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
-13%synergy
Ferrous Lake
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Coastal Peak
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
19%synergy
Scorched Geyser
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
25%inclusion13 decks53 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
23%inclusion12 decks53 decks
17%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Silundi Vision
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Misty Rainforest
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Volcanic Island
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Volatile Fjord
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Molten Tributary
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy