EDH Optimizer
Balan, Wandering Knight
Legendary Creature — Cat Knight · 2WW
Color identity: White
Balan, Wandering Knight is white: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
First strike
Balan has double strike as long as two or more Equipment are attached to it.
{1}{W}: Attach all Equipment you control to Balan.
Reference price of the card: €0.43
Average lands in decks for Balan, Wandering Knight: 35
EquipmentVoltronArtifactsAggroModified CreaturesCatsCommander MattersStax
Build your Balan, Wandering Knight deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Balan, Wandering Knight 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Balan, Wandering Knight deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (73/100)
- Consistency61
- Speed57
- Interaction67
- Resilience80
- Closing96
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (9 nonbasic, 26 Plains)
Sol Ring · Puresteel Paladin · Colossus Hammer · Sram, Senior Edificer · Swiftfoot Boots · Swords to Plowshares · Open the Armory · Blackblade Reforged · Danitha Capashen, Paragon · Path to Exile · Steelshaper's Gift · Arcane Signet · Loxodon Warhammer · Sword of the Animist · Sword of Vengeance · Thran Power Suit · Sigarda's Aid · Masterwork of Ingenuity · Armored Skyhunter · Commander's Plate · Dispatch · Stoneforge Mystic · Basilisk Collar · Lightning Greaves · Bloodforged Battle-Axe · Argentum Armor · Foundry Inspector · Single Combat · Cloudsteel Kirin · Shadowspear · Stonehewer Giant · Leonin Abunas · Sword of Feast and Famine · Forge Anew · Generous Gift · Mantle of the Ancients · Whispersilk Cloak · All That Glitters · Hammer of Nazahn · Lion Sash · Mask of Memory · Excalibur, Sword of Eden · Trailblazer's Boots · Kaldra Compleat · Mithril Coat · Mind Stone · Sword of Fire and Ice · Codsworth, Handy Helper · Loran's Escape · Robe of Stars · Esper Sentinel · Hero's Heirloom · Knight of the White Orchid · Land Tax · Enlightened Tutor · Mother of Runes · Nettlecyst · Slash the Ranks · Grand Abolisher · Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist · Buster Sword · Caduceus, Staff of Hermes · Divine Reckoning · Rebuff the Wicked · Rogue's Passage · Buried Ruin · War Room · Monumental Henge · Myriad Landscape · Inventors' Fair · Emeria, the Sky Ruin · The Mycosynth Gardens · Ancient Den
🃏 Recommended cards for Balan, Wandering Knight
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Balan, Wandering Knight, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Colossus Hammer | 84% | +79% |
| Puresteel Paladin | 87% | +76% |
| Sram, Senior Edificer | 83% | +68% |
| Blackblade Reforged | 72% | +66% |
| Open the Armory | 74% | +61% |
| Loxodon Warhammer | 64% | +59% |
| Sword of Vengeance | 63% | +58% |
| Danitha Capashen, Paragon | 70% | +58% |
| Steelshaper's Gift | 66% | +57% |
| Thran Power Suit | 61% | +57% |
| Masterwork of Ingenuity | 58% | +54% |
| Armored Skyhunter | 54% | +50% |
| Sigarda's Aid | 59% | +49% |
| Bloodforged Battle-Axe | 51% | +49% |
| Dispatch | 54% | +47% |
| Argentum Armor | 49% | +46% |
| Stoneforge Mystic | 54% | +45% |
| Basilisk Collar | 53% | +45% |
| Sword of the Animist | 64% | +45% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 80% | +44% |
| Cloudsteel Kirin | 47% | +44% |
| Rogue's Passage | 71% | +44% |
| Leonin Abunas | 45% | +43% |
| Buried Ruin | 52% | +43% |
💰 The best cards for your Balan, Wandering Knight deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Colossus Hammer
- Puresteel Paladin
- Sram, Senior Edificer
- Blackblade Reforged
- Loxodon Warhammer
- Sword of Vengeance
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Open the Armory
- Steelshaper's Gift
- Bloodforged Battle-Axe
- Dispatch
- Basilisk Collar
- Sword of the Animist
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sigarda's Aid
- Stoneforge Mystic
- Commander's Plate
- Sword of Feast and Famine
- Shadowspear
- Excalibur, Sword of Eden
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Balan, Wandering Knight
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Cloud Key → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Ashnod's Altar + Cathars' Crusade → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Balan, Wandering Knight's color identity?
Balan, Wandering Knight is white: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Balan, Wandering Knight come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Balan, Wandering Knight deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 37 % of the time and floods 17 %. Deck health: B (73/100).
How many lands should a Balan, Wandering Knight deck run?
Real Balan, Wandering Knight decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Balan, Wandering Knight?
The three highest-synergy cards are Colossus Hammer, Puresteel Paladin, Sram, Senior Edificer. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Balan, Wandering Knight decks.
What combos does Balan, Wandering Knight have?
Balan, Wandering Knight has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Balan, Wandering Knight deck cost?
You can start cheap: Colossus Hammer, Puresteel Paladin, Sram, Senior Edificer are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.