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Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Legendary Creature — Bird Wizard · UR
Color identity: Red · Blue · Izzet
Balmor, Battlemage Captain is Izzet (red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain trample until end of turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.13
Average lands in decks for Balmor, Battlemage Captain: 34
SpellslingerAggroWizardsTokensProwessCantripsStormBurn
Build your Balmor, Battlemage Captain deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Balmor, Battlemage Captain 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Balmor, Battlemage Captain 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: C+ (65/100)
- Consistency47
- Speed59
- Interaction82
- Resilience88
- Closing55
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (17 nonbasic, 9 Island, 8 Mountain)
Opt · Arcane Signet · Young Pyromancer · Sol Ring · Third Path Iconoclast · Stormcatch Mentor · Frantic Search · Preordain · Brainstorm · Goblin Electromancer · Consider · Storm-Kiln Artist · Ponder · Talrand, Sky Summoner · Murmuring Mystic · Archmage Emeritus · Counterspell · Guttersnipe · Faithless Looting · Izzet Signet · Abrade · Negate · Expedite · Harmonic Prodigy · Lightning Bolt · Warlord's Fury · Expressive Iteration · Haze of Rage · Snap · Sprite Dragon · Veyran, Voice of Duality · Talisman of Creativity · Electrostatic Infantry · Enter the Enigma · Serum Visions · Thrill of Possibility · Chaos Warp · Izzet Charm · Treasure Cruise · Gitaxian Probe · Adeliz, the Cinder Wind · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Fists of Flame · Pongify · Winged Words · Monastery Swiftspear · Saheeli, Sublime Artificer · Stormchaser Mage · Arcane Denial · Archmage of Runes · Dreadhorde Arcanist · Flame of Anor · Crash Through · Slip Through Space · Twinferno · Coruscation Mage · Big Score · Blasphemous Act · Firebrand Archer · Haughty Djinn · Jori En, Ruin Diver · Mizzix's Mastery · Rapid Hybridization · Shore Up · Empty the Warrens · Command Tower · Sulfur Falls · Shivan Reef · Frostboil Snarl · Temple of Epiphany · Cascade Bluffs · Izzet Boilerworks · Stormcarved Coast · Mystic Sanctuary · Swiftwater Cliffs · Steam Vents · Exotic Orchard · Reliquary Tower · Evolving Wilds · Ferrous Lake · Training Center · Fiery Islet
🃏 Recommended cards for Balmor, Battlemage Captain
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Balmor, Battlemage Captain, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Young Pyromancer | 65% | +50% |
| Third Path Iconoclast | 58% | +43% |
| Warlord's Fury | 43% | +41% |
| Murmuring Mystic | 48% | +41% |
| Talrand, Sky Summoner | 51% | +37% |
| Opt | 70% | +36% |
| Expedite | 43% | +36% |
| Stormcatch Mentor | 57% | +35% |
| Electrostatic Infantry | 35% | +34% |
| Haze of Rage | 38% | +34% |
| Sprite Dragon | 37% | +33% |
| Consider | 52% | +30% |
| Enter the Enigma | 35% | +28% |
| Adeliz, the Cinder Wind | 29% | +27% |
| Winged Words | 28% | +26% |
| Monastery Swiftspear | 27% | +26% |
| Goblin Electromancer | 53% | +26% |
| Stormchaser Mage | 27% | +26% |
| Harmonic Prodigy | 43% | +25% |
| Dreadhorde Arcanist | 25% | +24% |
| Fists of Flame | 28% | +23% |
| Abrade | 44% | +23% |
| Preordain | 56% | +23% |
| Thrill of Possibility | 35% | +22% |
💰 The best cards for your Balmor, Battlemage Captain 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.
- Young Pyromancer
- Third Path Iconoclast
- Warlord's Fury
- Murmuring Mystic
- Talrand, Sky Summoner
- Opt
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Harmonic Prodigy
- Veyran, Voice of Duality
- Battle Hymn
- Flame of Anor
- Snap
- Archmage of Runes
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Balmor, Battlemage Captain
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Curiosity + Niv-Mizzet, Parun → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite card draw, Near-infinite damage
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Frequently asked questions
What is Balmor, Battlemage Captain's color identity?
Balmor, Battlemage Captain is Izzet (red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors 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 Balmor, Battlemage Captain come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Balmor, Battlemage Captain deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.2 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 20 % of the time and floods 20 %. Deck health: C+ (65/100).
How many lands should a Balmor, Battlemage Captain deck run?
Real Balmor, Battlemage Captain decks run 34 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 Balmor, Battlemage Captain?
The three highest-synergy cards are Young Pyromancer, Third Path Iconoclast, Warlord's Fury. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Balmor, Battlemage Captain decks.
What combos does Balmor, Battlemage Captain have?
Balmor, Battlemage Captain has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Balmor, Battlemage Captain deck cost?
You can start cheap: Young Pyromancer, Third Path Iconoclast, Warlord's Fury 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.