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Balan, Wandering Knight - Decklist

Creatures 15$9.79

  1. Armored Skyhunter1Armored Skyhunter$0.44
  2. Brass Squire1Brass Squire$1.24
  3. Cid, Freeflier Pilot1Cid, Freeflier Pilot$0.35
  4. Cloudsteel Kirin1Cloudsteel Kirin$0.37
  5. Danitha Capashen, Paragon1Danitha Capashen, Paragon$0.35
  6. Foundry Inspector1Foundry Inspector$0.26
  7. Indomitable Archangel1Indomitable Archangel$0.37
  8. Knight of the White Orchid1Knight of the White Orchid$1.58

Creatures continued

  1. Leonin Abunas1Leonin Abunas$1.51
  2. Puresteel Paladin1Puresteel Paladin$0.66
  3. Relic Seeker1Relic Seeker$0.19
  4. Sram, Senior Edificer1Sram, Senior Edificer$1.65
  5. Starnheim Courser1Starnheim Courser$0.26
  6. Stone Haven Outfitter1Stone Haven Outfitter$0.30
  7. Éowyn, Lady of Rohan1Éowyn, Lady of Rohan$0.26

Planeswalkers 2$2.98

  1. The Eternal Wanderer1The Eternal Wanderer$1.22
  2. Ugin, the Ineffable1Ugin, the Ineffable$1.76

Instants 10$4.85

  1. Condemn1Condemn$0.16
  2. Dawn Charm1Dawn Charm$1.13
  3. Disenchant1Disenchant$0.09
  4. Dispatch1Dispatch$0.40
  5. Frantic Salvage1Frantic Salvage$0.13
  6. Loran's Escape1Loran's Escape$1.52
  7. Return to Dust1Return to Dust$0.12
  8. Shelter1Shelter$0.18
  9. Swords to Plowshares1Swords to Plowshares$0.99
  10. Valorous Stance1Valorous Stance$0.13

Sorceries 5$2.46

  1. Divine Reckoning1Divine Reckoning$0.74
  2. Promise of Loyalty1Promise of Loyalty$0.29
  3. Sculpted Sunburst1Sculpted Sunburst$0.24
  4. Single Combat1Single Combat$0.50
  5. Slash the Ranks1Slash the Ranks$0.69

Artifacts 28$17.99

  1. Arm-Mounted Anchor1Arm-Mounted Anchor$0.24
  2. Avarice Amulet1Avarice Amulet$0.26
  3. Colossus Hammer1Colossus Hammer$0.79
  4. Explorer's Scope1Explorer's Scope$0.17
  5. Golem-Skin Gauntlets1Golem-Skin Gauntlets$0.17
  6. Haunted Cloak1Haunted Cloak$0.17
  7. Hero's Heirloom1Hero's Heirloom$0.27
  8. Infiltration Lens1Infiltration Lens$1.90
  9. Lothlórien Blade1Lothlórien Blade$0.30
  10. Loxodon Warhammer1Loxodon Warhammer$1.21

Artifacts continued

  1. Mask of Avacyn1Mask of Avacyn$0.70
  2. Mask of Memory1Mask of Memory$0.32
  3. Masterwork of Ingenuity1Masterwork of Ingenuity$1.41
  4. Maul of the Skyclaves1Maul of the Skyclaves$0.30
  5. Mind Stone1Mind Stone$0.21
  6. Mirror Shield1Mirror Shield$0.47
  7. Nettlecyst1Nettlecyst$1.11
  8. Prowler's Helm1Prowler's Helm$0.55
  9. Rogue's Gloves1Rogue's Gloves$0.29
  10. Shining Armor1Shining Armor$0.11

Artifacts continued

  1. Strength-Testing Hammer1Strength-Testing Hammer$1.25
  2. Swiftfoot Boots1Swiftfoot Boots$1.54
  3. Sword of Vengeance1Sword of Vengeance$1.19
  4. The Irencrag1The Irencrag$0.48
  5. Thran Power Suit1Thran Power Suit$0.99
  6. Trailblazer's Boots1Trailblazer's Boots$1.06
  7. Vulshok Battlegear1Vulshok Battlegear$0.18
  8. Zephyr Boots1Zephyr Boots$0.35

Enchantments 1$0.52

  1. All That Glitters1All That Glitters$0.52

Lands 38 / 38$12.82

  1. Ancient Den1Ancient Den$1.42
  2. Bonders' Enclave1Bonders' Enclave$0.21
  3. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  4. Castle Ardenvale1Castle Ardenvale$0.26
  5. Cathedral of War1Cathedral of War$0.72
  6. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  7. Darksteel Citadel1Darksteel Citadel$0.45
  8. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  9. Desert of the True1Desert of the True$0.23
  10. Drifting Meadow1Drifting Meadow$0.14
  11. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09

Lands continued

  1. Field of Ruin1Field of Ruin$0.26
  2. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44
  3. Idyllic Grange1Idyllic Grange$0.37
  4. Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief1Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief$1.54
  5. Karoo1Karoo$0.30
  6. Mistveil Plains1Mistveil Plains$0.26
  7. Monumental Henge1Monumental Henge$0.56
  8. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  9. Opal Palace1Opal Palace$0.13
  10. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  11. Plains×55Plains$0.25

Lands continued

  1. Roadside Reliquary1Roadside Reliquary$0.28
  2. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  3. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21
  4. Secluded Steppe1Secluded Steppe$0.11
  5. Snow-Covered Plains×44Snow-Covered Plains$1.52
  6. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  7. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  8. The Mycosynth Gardens1The Mycosynth Gardens$0.39
  9. War Room1War Room$0.82

About this Balan, Wandering Knight deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Balan, Wandering Knight, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $51.81 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Balan, Wandering Knight decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Colossus Hammer, Puresteel Paladin and Sram, Senior Edificer. The picks most particular to this commander are Sword of Vengeance, Loxodon Warhammer and Thran Power Suit, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-White decks.

Its average mana value is 2.63. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Infiltration Lens ($1.90), Ugin, the Ineffable ($1.76) and Sram, Senior Edificer ($1.65); 36 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $33.03, and with no limit $640.02; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value2.63
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match58%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 11 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 23 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 14 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 8 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 4 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 2 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 0 cards

The curve and the average cover Balan, Wandering Knight and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1011+1
Card advantage1212+0
Targeted disruption1215+3
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3021-9

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 4 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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Full deck price by per-card cap

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Balan, Wandering Knight at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Balan, Wandering Knight decks usually play.

Format

With printings adds the set and collector number of the printing each price is based on. Both text formats list the commander first and work on most deck sites.

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