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Balthier and Fran - Decklist

Creatures 14$6.23

  1. Alloy Animist1Alloy Animist$0.18
  2. Blaster, Combat DJ // Blaster, Morale Booster1Blaster, Combat DJ // Blaster, Morale Booster$0.85
  3. Chief of the Foundry1Chief of the Foundry$0.20
  4. Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer1Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer$0.19
  5. Dynamite Diver1Dynamite Diver$0.16
  6. House Cartographer1House Cartographer$0.25
  7. Intrepid Stablemaster1Intrepid Stablemaster$0.20

Creatures continued

  1. Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade1Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade$1.66
  2. Kona, Rescue Beastie1Kona, Rescue Beastie$1.02
  3. Oviya, Automech Artisan1Oviya, Automech Artisan$1.00
  4. Reckless Racer1Reckless Racer$0.10
  5. Reckless Velocitaur1Reckless Velocitaur$0.18
  6. Rescue Leopard1Rescue Leopard$0.12
  7. Speedway Fanatic1Speedway Fanatic$0.12

Instants 4$1.92

  1. Defend the Rider1Defend the Rider$0.82
  2. Fire Magic1Fire Magic$0.62
  3. Road Rage1Road Rage$0.28
  4. Run Over1Run Over$0.20

Sorceries 8$4.01

  1. Blasphemous Act1Blasphemous Act$0.75
  2. Chain Reaction1Chain Reaction$0.20
  3. Commune with Beavers1Commune with Beavers$0.23
  4. Delete1Delete$1.74
  5. Push the Limit1Push the Limit$0.28
  6. Reckless Crew1Reckless Crew$0.23
  7. Start Your Engines1Start Your Engines$0.30
  8. Ultimate Magic: Meteor1Ultimate Magic: Meteor$0.28

Artifacts 33$14.96

  1. Adventurer's Airship1Adventurer's Airship$0.21
  2. Boommobile1Boommobile$0.21
  3. Brotherhood Vertibird1Brotherhood Vertibird$0.29
  4. Clamorous Ironclad1Clamorous Ironclad$0.22
  5. Consulate Dreadnought1Consulate Dreadnought$0.29
  6. Cultivator's Caravan1Cultivator's Caravan$0.18
  7. Cybership1Cybership$0.60
  8. Earthrumbler1Earthrumbler$0.19
  9. Esika's Chariot1Esika's Chariot$0.42
  10. Gastal Thrillroller1Gastal Thrillroller$0.23
  11. Guidelight Matrix1Guidelight Matrix$0.21

Artifacts continued

  1. Hoard Hauler1Hoard Hauler$0.39
  2. Lifecraft Engine1Lifecraft Engine$0.29
  3. Lumbering Worldwagon1Lumbering Worldwagon$0.45
  4. Magmatic Galleon1Magmatic Galleon$0.36
  5. Mechtitan Core1Mechtitan Core$0.29
  6. Midnight Crusader Shuttle1Midnight Crusader Shuttle$0.37
  7. Mighty Servant of Leuk-o1Mighty Servant of Leuk-o$0.37
  8. Mizzium Tank1Mizzium Tank$0.25
  9. Mobile Garrison1Mobile Garrison$0.27
  10. Reckoner Bankbuster1Reckoner Bankbuster$0.63
  11. Rocketeer Boostbuggy1Rocketeer Boostbuggy$0.21

Artifacts continued

  1. Rolling Hamsphere1Rolling Hamsphere$0.31
  2. Skysovereign, Consul Flagship1Skysovereign, Consul Flagship$0.50
  3. Smuggler's Buggy1Smuggler's Buggy$1.44
  4. Smuggler's Copter1Smuggler's Copter$0.71
  5. Spire Mechcycle1Spire Mechcycle$0.19
  6. Surgehacker Mech1Surgehacker Mech$0.30
  7. The Regalia1The Regalia$1.59
  8. Thunderous Velocipede1Thunderous Velocipede$1.15
  9. Unlicensed Hearse1Unlicensed Hearse$0.31
  10. Veloheart Bike1Veloheart Bike$0.14
  11. Weatherlight1Weatherlight$1.39

Enchantments 2$0.47

  1. Pia's Revolution1Pia's Revolution$0.35
  2. Siege Modification1Siege Modification$0.12

Lands 38 / 38$14.06

  1. Amonkhet Raceway1Amonkhet Raceway$0.30
  2. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  3. Cinder Glade1Cinder Glade$0.27
  4. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  5. Copperline Gorge1Copperline Gorge$0.70
  6. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  7. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  8. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  9. Fire-Lit Thicket1Fire-Lit Thicket$0.86
  10. Forest×33Forest$0.27
  11. Game Trail1Game Trail$0.26

Lands continued

  1. Gruul Turf1Gruul Turf$0.25
  2. Karplusan Forest1Karplusan Forest$0.40
  3. Kessig Wolf Run1Kessig Wolf Run$0.32
  4. Mech Hangar1Mech Hangar$0.38
  5. Mossfire Valley1Mossfire Valley$0.19
  6. Mosswort Bridge1Mosswort Bridge$0.22
  7. Mountain×22Mountain$0.16
  8. Muraganda Raceway1Muraganda Raceway$0.72
  9. Rockfall Vale1Rockfall Vale$0.71
  10. Rocky Roads1Rocky Roads$0.29
  11. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34

Lands continued

  1. Rootbound Crag1Rootbound Crag$0.22
  2. Rugged Highlands1Rugged Highlands$0.10
  3. Sheltered Thicket1Sheltered Thicket$0.17
  4. Snow-Covered Forest×22Snow-Covered Forest$1.98
  5. Snow-Covered Mountain×22Snow-Covered Mountain$1.00
  6. Spire of Industry1Spire of Industry$0.21
  7. Temple of Abandon1Temple of Abandon$0.16
  8. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  9. Tree of Tales1Tree of Tales$1.38
  10. Wild Roads1Wild Roads$0.20
  11. Wooded Ridgeline1Wooded Ridgeline$0.27

About this Balthier and Fran deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Balthier and Fran, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $41.91 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Balthier and Fran decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Lumbering Worldwagon, Thunderous Velocipede and Oviya, Automech Artisan. The picks most particular to this commander are Rocketeer Boostbuggy, Smuggler's Copter and Intrepid Stablemaster, which turn up here far more often than in other Gruul decks.

Its average mana value is 3.35. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Delete ($1.74), Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade ($1.66) and The Regalia ($1.59); 46 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $33.43, and with no limit $242.78; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.35
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match76%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 7 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 11 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 18 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 15 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 6 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 2 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 3 cards

The curve and the average cover Balthier and Fran 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 disruption1213+1
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3023-7

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 Balthier and Fran 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 Balthier and Fran 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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