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Balan, Wandering Knight
MTGO 1.31 tix

Balan, Wandering Knight

{2}{W}{W}

Legendary Creature — Cat Knight

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.

"What weapon will you bear against one who's mastered them all?"

3 / 3

First strike
Set
Treasure Chest (PZ2 #65757)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
4
Released
2017-11-15
Artist
Svetlin Velinov
EDHREC rank
#6,535
Colour identity
{W}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.39
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander

Combos 2

Medomai the Ageless+Assimilation Aegis+Balan, Wandering Knight
{W}{U}
Infinite turnsLock
7 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Medomai the Ageless+Paleontologist's Pick-Axe // Dinosaur Headdress+Balan, Wandering Knight
{W}{U}
Infinite turnsLock
3 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Colossus Hammer 84 %+78.3 %
  2. Puresteel Paladin 87 %+74.7 %
  3. Sram, Senior Edificer 83 %+67.7 %
  4. Blackblade Reforged 72 %+65.0 %
  5. Open the Armory 74 %+60.5 %
  6. Loxodon Warhammer 64 %+58.3 %
  7. Sword of Vengeance 63 %+58.2 %
  8. Steelshaper's Gift 67 %+57.0 %
  9. Danitha Capashen, Paragon 70 %+57.0 %
  10. Thran Power Suit 61 %+56.5 %
  11. Masterwork of Ingenuity 58 %+52.8 %
  12. Armored Skyhunter 54 %+49.9 %
  13. Sigarda's Aid 59 %+48.7 %
  14. Bloodforged Battle-Axe 51 %+47.5 %
  15. Dispatch 54 %+46.3 %
  16. Argentum Armor 49 %+45.2 %
  17. Stoneforge Mystic 55 %+45.0 %
  18. Basilisk Collar 53 %+44.5 %
  19. Sword of the Animist 64 %+44.4 %
  20. Swiftfoot Boots 80 %+44.2 %
  21. Rogue's Passage 71 %+43.9 %
  22. Cloudsteel Kirin 46 %+43.8 %
  23. Buried Ruin 52 %+43.1 %
  24. Single Combat 48 %+42.5 %
  25. Leonin Abunas 45 %+42.5 %
  26. Stonehewer Giant 45 %+41.7 %
  27. Commander's Plate 54 %+41.5 %
  28. Foundry Inspector 47 %+41.5 %
  29. Whispersilk Cloak 44 %+40.4 %
  30. Sword of Feast and Famine 45 %+38.6 %
  31. Shadowspear 48 %+37.2 %
  32. Forge Anew 43 %+37.1 %
  33. Trailblazer's Boots 40 %+36.3 %
  34. Hammer of Nazahn 42 %+36.0 %
  35. Kaldra Compleat 38 %+35.5 %
  36. Excalibur, Sword of Eden 39 %+35.0 %
  37. Lion Sash 40 %+35.0 %
  38. Mantle of the Ancients 44 %+34.8 %
  39. Mask of Memory 41 %+33.6 %
  40. Sword of Fire and Ice 38 %+32.3 %
  41. Hero's Heirloom 34 %+31.6 %
  42. Mithril Coat 39 %+30.8 %
  43. Slash the Ranks 33 %+30.7 %
  44. All That Glitters 41 %+30.2 %
  45. Robe of Stars 34 %+29.8 %
  46. Nettlecyst 33 %+29.5 %
  47. Loran's Escape 36 %+28.7 %
  48. Codsworth, Handy Helper 36 %+28.2 %
  49. Divine Reckoning 31 %+27.1 %
  50. Indomitable Archangel 28 %+27.0 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Plains 96 %+2.3 %
  2. Sol Ring 88 %+5.3 %
  3. Puresteel Paladin 87 %+74.7 %
  4. Colossus Hammer 84 %+78.3 %
  5. Sram, Senior Edificer 83 %+67.7 %
  6. Swiftfoot Boots 80 %+44.2 %
  7. Swords to Plowshares 79 %+3.9 %
  8. Open the Armory 74 %+60.5 %
  9. Blackblade Reforged 72 %+65.0 %
  10. Rogue's Passage 71 %+43.9 %
  11. Danitha Capashen, Paragon 70 %+57.0 %
  12. Path to Exile 69 %+2.2 %
  13. Steelshaper's Gift 67 %+57.0 %
  14. Arcane Signet 64 %+6.7 %
  15. Loxodon Warhammer 64 %+58.3 %
  16. Sword of the Animist 64 %+44.4 %
  17. Sword of Vengeance 63 %+58.2 %
  18. Thran Power Suit 61 %+56.5 %
  19. Sigarda's Aid 59 %+48.7 %
  20. Masterwork of Ingenuity 58 %+52.8 %
  21. Stoneforge Mystic 55 %+45.0 %
  22. Commander's Plate 54 %+41.5 %
  23. Dispatch 54 %+46.3 %
  24. Armored Skyhunter 54 %+49.9 %
  25. Basilisk Collar 53 %+44.5 %
  26. Lightning Greaves 53 %+25.0 %
  27. Buried Ruin 52 %+43.1 %
  28. Bloodforged Battle-Axe 51 %+47.5 %
  29. Argentum Armor 49 %+45.2 %
  30. Single Combat 48 %+42.5 %
  31. Shadowspear 48 %+37.2 %
  32. Foundry Inspector 47 %+41.5 %
  33. Cloudsteel Kirin 46 %+43.8 %
  34. Stonehewer Giant 45 %+41.7 %
  35. Sword of Feast and Famine 45 %+38.6 %
  36. Leonin Abunas 45 %+42.5 %
  37. Whispersilk Cloak 44 %+40.4 %
  38. Mantle of the Ancients 44 %+34.8 %
  39. Forge Anew 43 %+37.1 %
  40. Generous Gift 43 %+2.2 %
  41. Hammer of Nazahn 42 %+36.0 %
  42. Mask of Memory 41 %+33.6 %
  43. All That Glitters 41 %+30.2 %
  44. Lion Sash 40 %+35.0 %
  45. War Room 40 %+5.1 %
  46. Trailblazer's Boots 40 %+36.3 %
  47. Excalibur, Sword of Eden 39 %+35.0 %
  48. Mithril Coat 39 %+30.8 %
  49. Kaldra Compleat 38 %+35.5 %
  50. Mind Stone 38 %+12.2 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Not legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2017-08-25

    Balan's activated ability has no timing restriction. You can activate it any time you have priority.

  • 2017-08-25

    If Balan deals first-strike damage and then gains double strike (most likely because it picked up some Equipment with its activated ability after first-strike damage was dealt), it will also deal regular combat damage.

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