Balan 2.0 by Fghjkl

Format: Commander

Commander: Balan, Wandering Knight

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 41

Deck overview

This deck is a focused mono-white Voltron strategy commanded by Balan, Wandering Knight. The deck utilizes dense, low-cost equipment tutors such as Stoneforge Mystic and Steelshaper's Gift to find high-impact equipment like Colossus Hammer, Commander's Plate, and Shadowspear. Balan's activated ability bypasses steep equip costs at instant speed, granting Balan double strike when equipped with two or more items. Supported by proactive silence effects like Grand Abolisher and efficient reactive shields such as Blacksmith's Skill and Mithril Coat, the deck executes a rapid single-target knockout by Turn 5 and systematically eliminates remaining opponents over subsequent combat cycles.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Armored Skyhunter
  • 1 Assault Suit
  • 1 Avatar's Wrath
  • 1 Balan, Wandering Knight
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Blackblade Reforged
  • 1 Blacksmith's Skill
  • 1 Bloodforged Battle-Axe
  • 1 Bloodthirsty Blade
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Buster Sword
  • 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
  • 1 Colossus Hammer
  • 1 Comeuppance
  • 1 Commander's Plate
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Danitha Capashen, Paragon
  • 1 Dawn Charm
  • 1 Forge Anew
  • 1 Foundry Inspector
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Holy Day
  • 1 Kemba, Kha Enduring
  • 1 Kemba, Kha Regent
  • 1 Knight of the White Orchid
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Leonin Abunas
  • 1 Lightmine Field
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Loran's Escape
  • 1 Loxodon Warhammer
  • 1 Mantle of the Ancients
  • 1 Masterwork of Ingenuity
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Ogre's Cleaver
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 34 Plains
  • 1 Puresteel Paladin
  • 1 Riot Control
  • 1 Robe of Stars
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Sigarda's Aid
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Single Combat
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sram, Senior Edificer
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Stonehewer Giant
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of Feast and Famine
  • 1 Sword of Fire and Ice
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Thran Power Suit
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Whispersilk Cloak