Balmor, Battlemage Captain (Commander) - Expensive Core Prowess

Balmor, Battlemage Captain
12 decks (0.000%) Rank #642
Alejandro Fuentes
May 11, 2025
Does Shantotto Work as a Pauper Commander?
Alejandro takes a crack at building a Pauper Commander deck around the newly revealed Shantotto, Tactician Magician from Final Fantasy. But will it work?
Deck Filters
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Cori-Steel Cutter
50% of 2 decks +48% synergy
Frostcliff Siege
50% of 2 decks +46% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Harmonic Prodigy
92% of 12 decks +75% synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
82% of 11 decks +75% synergy
Consider
92% of 12 decks +71% synergy
Sprite Dragon
75% of 12 decks +70% synergy
Drake Hatcher
67% of 6 decks +66% synergy
Monastery Swiftspear
67% of 12 decks +65% synergy
Stormchaser Mage
67% of 12 decks +65% synergy
Slickshot Show-Off
64% of 11 decks +62% synergy
Expressive Iteration
83% of 12 decks +61% synergy
Expedite
67% of 12 decks +58% synergy
Top Cards
Opt
92% of 12 decks +56% synergy
Brainstorm
83% of 12 decks +38% synergy
Ponder
75% of 12 decks +37% synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
67% of 12 decks +47% synergy
Preordain
67% of 12 decks +32% synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
64% of 11 decks +55% synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
64% of 11 decks +42% synergy
Serum Visions
58% of 12 decks +39% synergy
Young Pyromancer
58% of 12 decks +39% synergy
Gitaxian Probe
58% of 12 decks +38% synergy
Creatures
Fugitive Codebreaker
55% of 11 decks +54% synergy
Soul-Scar Mage
50% of 12 decks +50% synergy
Dreadhorde Arcanist
50% of 12 decks +49% synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
50% of 12 decks +47% synergy
Triton Wavebreaker
45% of 11 decks +45% synergy
Kiln Fiend
42% of 12 decks +41% synergy
Khenra Spellspear
42% of 12 decks +40% synergy
Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
42% of 12 decks +40% synergy
Frolicking Familiar
42% of 12 decks +38% synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
42% of 12 decks +38% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
42% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
42% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Reckless Pyrosurfer
36% of 11 decks +36% synergy
Mausoleum Wanderer
33% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Bomat Courier
33% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Blistercoil Weird
33% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Scalding Viper
33% of 12 decks +29% synergy
Jori En, Ruin Diver
33% of 12 decks +26% synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
33% of 12 decks +17% synergy
Goblin Electromancer
33% of 12 decks +3% synergy
Amped Raptor
27% of 11 decks +27% synergy
Emberheart Challenger
27% of 11 decks +27% synergy
Bria, Riptide Rogue
27% of 11 decks +23% synergy
Thunderclap Drake
27% of 11 decks +18% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
27% of 11 decks +15% synergy
Coruscation Mage
27% of 11 decks +6% synergy
Zurgo Bellstriker
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Cacophony Scamp
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Ghitu Lavarunner
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Dwarven Forge-Chanter
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Brazen Borrower
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Rabbit Battery
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Eruth, Tormented Prophet
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Umara Mystic
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Bonecrusher Giant
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Siren Stormtamer
25% of 12 decks +20% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
25% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Instants
Snap
58% of 12 decks +37% synergy
Lightning Bolt
58% of 12 decks +32% synergy
Sink into Stupor
55% of 11 decks +39% synergy
Shore Up
50% of 12 decks +44% synergy
Flame of Anor
50% of 12 decks +38% synergy
Wizard's Lightning
42% of 12 decks +40% synergy
Lava Dart
42% of 12 decks +39% synergy
Gut Shot
42% of 12 decks +35% synergy
Into the Flood Maw
36% of 11 decks +30% synergy
Mine Collapse
33% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Vapor Snag
33% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Daze
33% of 12 decks +31% synergy
Spell Pierce
33% of 12 decks +27% synergy
Pyroblast
33% of 12 decks +26% synergy
Izzet Charm
33% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Ghostfire Slice
27% of 11 decks +26% synergy
Flare of Duplication
27% of 11 decks +23% synergy
Fireblast
25% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Play with Fire
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Burst Lightning
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Fading Hope
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Galvanic Blast
25% of 12 decks +23% synergy
Twinferno
25% of 12 decks +21% synergy
Flusterstorm
25% of 12 decks +15% synergy
Dig Through Time
25% of 12 decks +12% synergy
Prismari Command
25% of 12 decks +9% synergy
Negate
25% of 12 decks -10% synergy
Frantic Search
25% of 12 decks -15% synergy
Chaos Warp
25% of 12 decks -20% synergy
Counterspell
25% of 12 decks -29% synergy
Sorceries
Enter the Enigma
45% of 11 decks +39% synergy
Flame Slash
42% of 12 decks +41% synergy
Chain Lightning
42% of 12 decks +41% synergy
Sleight of Hand
42% of 12 decks +38% synergy
Treasure Cruise
42% of 12 decks +26% synergy
Sundering Eruption
36% of 11 decks +32% synergy
Rally at the Hornburg
33% of 12 decks +32% synergy
Reckless Charge
33% of 12 decks +32% synergy
Blasphemous Act
33% of 12 decks -7% synergy
Forked Bolt
25% of 12 decks +24% synergy
Chart a Course
25% of 12 decks +20% synergy
Crash Through
25% of 12 decks +20% synergy
Slip Through Space
25% of 12 decks +20% synergy
Faithless Looting
25% of 12 decks -8% synergy
Utility Lands
Arena of Glory
45% of 11 decks +41% synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
42% of 12 decks +37% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
33% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Reliquary Tower
33% of 12 decks -17% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
50% of 12 decks -37% synergy
Arcane Signet
42% of 12 decks -43% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
25% of 12 decks -32% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
92% of 12 decks +4% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
83% of 12 decks +45% synergy
Shivan Reef
83% of 12 decks +25% synergy
Sulfur Falls
83% of 12 decks +19% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
75% of 12 decks +34% synergy
Spirebluff Canal
58% of 12 decks +45% synergy
Fiery Islet
58% of 12 decks +34% synergy
Riverglide Pathway
58% of 12 decks +33% synergy
Steam Vents
58% of 12 decks +12% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
50% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Training Center
50% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Scalding Tarn
42% of 12 decks +12% synergy
Ferrous Lake
36% of 11 decks +13% synergy
Exotic Orchard
33% of 12 decks -1% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
33% of 12 decks -10% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25% of 12 decks +16% synergy
Path of Ancestry
25% of 12 decks +11% synergy
Myriad Landscape
25% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
25% of 12 decks -18% synergy