Balmor, Battlemage Captain (Commander) - Core Storm

Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Rank #778
14decks
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
Molten-Core Maestro
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
95%synergy
Mana Sculpt
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
95%synergy
Duel Tactics
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Colorstorm Stallion
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Diary of Dreams
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Young Pyromancer
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
62%synergy
Consider
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
56%synergy
Opt
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
50%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
47%synergy
Faithless Looting
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
46%synergy
Haze of Rage
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
46%synergy
Frantic Search
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
44%synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Renegade Tactics
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Ponder
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Preordain
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Snap
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Negate
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Serum Visions
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Treasure Cruise
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
36%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Big Score
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-17%synergy
Creatures
Sanar, Unfinished Genius
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Maelstrom Artisan
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Spectacular Skywhale
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Emeritus of Conflict
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Encouraging Aviator
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Magmablood Archaic
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Tackle Artist
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Abstract Paintmage
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Guttersnipe
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Coruscation Mage
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Stormsplitter
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Sprite Dragon
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Stormchaser Mage
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Haughty Djinn
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Thunderclap Drake
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Murmuring Mystic
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Kessig Flamebreather
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Firebending Student
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Crackling Cyclops
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Thermo-Alchemist
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Valley Floodcaller
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Zada, Hedron Grinder
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Electrostatic Infantry
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Frolicking Familiar
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Wizards of Thay
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Monastery Swiftspear
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Festival Crasher
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Wee Dragonauts
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Kiln Fiend
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Archmage of Runes
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Mocking Sprite
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Kitsa, Otterball Elite
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Kraum, Violent Cacophony
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Picklock Prankster
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Firebrand Archer
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Electrostatic Field
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Loyal Apprentice
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Kindlespark Duo
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Tolarian Terror
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Crackling Drake
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Umara Mystic
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Khenra Spellspear
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Prismari Charm
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
39%synergy
Traumatic Critique
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Pongify
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Chaos Warp
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Expedite
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Brainstorm
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Reality Shift
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Resculpt
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
-9%synergy
Thought Scour
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Izzet Charm
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Bolt
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Seething Song
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Demand Answers
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Abrade
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Surprise
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Battle Hymn
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Dazzling Denial
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
You See a Pair of Goblins
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Shore Up
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Spell Pierce
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Fists of Flame
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Flame of Anor
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Impulse
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Focus the Mind
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Bulk Up
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Stoke the Flames
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-22%synergy
Run Away Together
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Desperate Ritual
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Meeting of Minds
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Fact or Fiction
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Brainsurge
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Slick Sequence
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Shadow Rift
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Quick Study
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Keep Watch
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Peek
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Twinferno
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Cryptic Command
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Anticipate
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Burst Lightning
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Sazacap's Brew
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Rewind
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Expressive Iteration
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Steal the Show
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Splatter Technique
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Flow State
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
44%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Crash Through
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Enter the Enigma
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Winged Words
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Grapeshot
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Sleight of Hand
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Slip Through Space
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Song of Totentanz
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Warlord's Fury
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Glimpse the Impossible
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Unending Whisper
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Boltwave
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Past in Flames
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Empty the Warrens
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Deep Analysis
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Seize the Spoils
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Krenko's Command
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Heroes' Hangout
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Pyretic Charge
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Chart a Course
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Candlekeep Inspiration
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Vandalblast
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-12%synergy
Obliterating Bolt
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Act
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-24%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Rally at the Hornburg
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Rite of Flame
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Lock and Load
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Galvanic Relay
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Hordeling Outburst
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Mana Geyser
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-7%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Strike It Rich
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Ral's Reinforcements
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Choco-Comet
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Dragonhunt
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Channeled Dragonfire
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Lunar Insight
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mind Spiral
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-19%synergy
Portent of Calamity
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Immolating Gyre
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Playful Shove
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cori-Steel Cutter
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Thopter Fabricator
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Skullclamp
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-17%synergy
Bident of Thassa
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Artist's Talent
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
14%synergy
Sorcerer Class
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Stillness in Motion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Count on Luck
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Stormchaser's Talent
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
One with the Multiverse
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Cryptic Pursuit
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Festival of Embers
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Unable to Scream
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Rising of the Day
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Mirrormade
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
The Tale of Tamiyo
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Charred Foyer // Warped Space
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Improbable Alliance
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Return the Past
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Roaring Furnace // Steaming Sauna
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Resonance
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Chandra, Flameshaper
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-5%synergy
Chandra, Acolyte of Flame
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Great Hall of the Biblioplex
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Castle Embereth
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Fire Nation Palace
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-11%synergy
Forgotten Cave
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Kher Keep
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-7%synergy
Cori Mountain Monastery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Hall of Storm Giants
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Remote Isle
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Mishra's Factory
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Lilypad Village
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Dwarven Mine
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Rockface Village
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Crater
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
-18%synergy
Sol Ring
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
-29%synergy
Izzet Signet
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-25%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-15%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Coalition Relic
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Mana Geode
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Heraldic Banner
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Locket
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Guardian Idol
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Bandit's Haul
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Fire Diamond
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Springleaf Drum
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Glittering Stockpile
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Island
100%inclusion14 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Shivan Reef
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Sulfur Falls
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Fiery Islet
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Ferrous Lake
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Steam Vents
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-27%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-10%synergy
Peculiar Lighthouse
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Training Center
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-21%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Escape Tunnel
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Prismari Campus
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Molten Tributary
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Isle
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Bluff
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Thundering Falls
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-7%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Starting Town
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Vivid Creek
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Library
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-17%synergy
Shire Terrace
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Eroded Canyon
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Demolition Field
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Volatile Fjord
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-10%synergy
Brokers Hideout
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy