Killian, Decisive Mentor (Commander) - Optimized

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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Moxfield
Scryfall
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Coercive Impetus
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
68%synergy
Eiganjo Dynastorian
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
67%synergy
Scriv, the Obligator
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
63%synergy
Changing Loyalty
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
54%synergy
Turbulent Moor
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
38%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Eriette of the Charmed Apple
86%inclusion37 decks43 decks
84%synergy
Killian, Ink Duelist
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
80%synergy
Ghoulish Impetus
86%inclusion37 decks43 decks
80%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
79%synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
86%inclusion37 decks43 decks
77%synergy
Kor Spiritdancer
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
75%synergy
Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
74%synergy
All That Glitters
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
67%synergy
Archon of Sun's Grace
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
67%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Ethereal Armor
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
63%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
63%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
60%synergy
Sage's Reverie
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
61%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
63%synergy
Songbirds' Blessing
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
60%synergy
Redemption Arc
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
61%synergy
Ghostly Prison
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
59%synergy
Flickering Ward
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
61%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
50%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
54%synergy
Teferi's Protection
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Demonic Tutor
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Serra's Sanctum
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Farewell
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Necropotence
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
15%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Hateful Eidolon
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
55%synergy
Starfield Mystic
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Ondu Spiritdancer
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
44%synergy
Transcendent Envoy
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
42%synergy
Codsworth, Handy Helper
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Breena, the Demagogue
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Herald of Amity
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Eidolon of Countless Battles
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Spellbook Vendor
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Esper Sentinel
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Armored Skyhunter
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Doomwake Giant
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Umbra Mystic
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Ajani's Chosen
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Grim Guardian
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Shay Cormac
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Soaring Lightbringer
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Sun Titan
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Nils, Discipline Enforcer
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Defacing Duskmage
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Heliod's Pilgrim
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Shadrix Silverquill
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Tomik, Wielder of Law
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Witch Enchanter
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Hero of Iroas
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Psemilla, Meletian Poet
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Grand Abolisher
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Combat Calligrapher
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Moon-Blessed Cleric
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Enduring Innocence
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Ghostly Dancers
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Mangara, the Diplomat
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Academy Rector
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Summon: Yojimbo
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Keen Duelist
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
-15%synergy
Inkshield
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Path to Exile
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
-15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Fracture
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Vanishing Verse
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Dawn's Truce
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Silence
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Erode
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Despark
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-21%synergy
Reprieve
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Generous Gift
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-14%synergy
Slaughter Pact
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Winds of Rath
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
44%synergy
Retether
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
42%synergy
Open the Armory
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Damn
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Replenish
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Moment of Reckoning
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Killian's Confidence
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Restoration Seminar
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Resurgent Belief
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Withering Curse
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Pearl Medallion
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Gift of Immortality
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
52%synergy
Land Tax
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
44%synergy
Martial Impetus
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
49%synergy
Black Market Connections
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Vampiric Link
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
47%synergy
Sphere of Safety
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
44%synergy
Animate Dead
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Spirit Mantle
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Greater Auramancy
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Sigarda's Aid
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Visions of Brutality
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Spirit Link
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Sigil of the Empty Throne
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Angelic Destiny
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Shielded by Faith
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Blind Obedience
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Nurgle's Rot
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Eldrazi Conscription
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Mantle of the Ancients
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Timely Ward
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Lord Skitter's Blessing
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Forum Filibuster
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Screams from Within
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Chains of Custody
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Vow of Malice
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Exquisite Blood
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Daybreak Coronet
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Spirit Loop
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Tempest Technique
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Brilliant Wings
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Grasp of Fate
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Hyena Umbra
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Feather of Flight
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Spectra Ward
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Reprobation
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Ossification
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Super State
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Fallen Ideal
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Glistening Oil
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Exhaustion
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Unquestioned Authority
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Idolized
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Nowhere to Run
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Secret Arcade // Dusty Parlor
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-17%synergy
Utility Lands
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
55%synergy
Bojuka Bog
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
11%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-21%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion41 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion39 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
-15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion42 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion41 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Godless Shrine
84%inclusion36 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Isolated Chapel
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Caves of Koilos
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Vault of Champions
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Marsh Flats
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Fetid Heath
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Fabled Passage
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Umbral Expanse
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Field
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-25%synergy
Temple of Silence
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
-14%synergy
Silent Clearing
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Scrubland
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Mire
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-21%synergy
Forum of Amity
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Silverquill Campus
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Glasswing Grace
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Arid Mesa
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Study Hall
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Windswept Heath
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Flagstones of Trokair
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy