Killian, Decisive Mentor

Silverquill Influence

Secrets of Strixhaven Commander · 2026

Killian, Decisive Mentor

Total: $118

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Killian, Decisive Mentor

WB100 cards

Bracket

2

Core

Power score: 2.0 / 10

Bracket 2 (Core), driven mainly by card advantage and fast mana (floor is Bracket 1).

✓ Commander-legal

What sets the bracket

✕At least one Game Changerdoes not apply

No Game Changers detected.

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✕More than three Game Changersdoes not apply

Deck runs 0 Game Changers (threshold is > 3).

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✕Mass land destructiondoes not apply

No mass land destruction detected.

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✕Early two-card infinite combodoes not apply

No early two-card infinite combos detected.

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✕Late two-card infinite combodoes not apply

No late two-card infinite combos detected.

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✕Chainable extra turnsdoes not apply

No chainable extra turns detected.

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What shapes it from there

Fast mana+0.5 / 2.0

1 fast-mana source(s) @ 0.5/card.

Sol Ring
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Ramp density+0.2 / 0.8

5 non-land ramp source(s) vs target 16.

Land TaxArcane SignetSol RingFellwar StoneTalisman of Hierarchy
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Card advantage+0.8 / 0.8

14 card-advantage source(s) vs target 14.

Killian, Decisive MentorCoercive ImpetusDefacing Duskmage // Vandal's EditUmbral ExpanseFiremane CommandoKor SpiritdancerMangara, the DiplomatPearl-Ear, Imperial AdvisorSram, Senior EdificerTomik, Wielder of LawWar RoomSage's Reverie
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Tutor density+0.0 / 2.0

0 tutor(s) vs target 6.

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Interaction density+0.3 / 0.5

Interaction is 21% of nonland cards (band 10-30%).

Combat CalligrapherNils, Discipline EnforcerPromise of LoyaltyWinds of RathAnguished UnmakingEriette of the Charmed AppleInkshieldVanishing VerseFallen IdealChains of CustodyGhostly PrisonSheltered by Ghosts
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Instant-speed interaction+0.3 / 0.5

31% of interaction is instant-speed (target 60%+).

Anguished UnmakingInkshieldVanishing VerseFracture
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Card quality+0.0 / 2.0

0 high-power (Game Changer) card(s) as a quality proxy. EDHREC hook reserved.

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Combo density & speed+0.0 / 2.0

0 two-card combo(s) detected (0 early).

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What would move you up

  • Add more tutor density (currently 0/2).
  • Add more card quality (currently 0/2).

Deck stats

2.97

Avg. mana value

37

Lands

63

Nonland

100

Cards

Mana curve

0
6
1
18
2
21
3
11
4
6
5
6
1
7+

Card types

Creature
26
Instant
4
Sorcery
3
Artifact
4
Enchantment
26
Land
37

Decklist

Creature · 25

  • Ajani's Chosen2WW$0.28
  • Archon of Sun's Grace2WW$0.27
  • Armored Skyhunter3W$0.32
  • Breena, the Demagogue1WB$0.59
  • Combat Calligrapher3W$0.29
  • Defacing Duskmage // Vandal's EditWB1WB$0.61
  • Doomwake Giant4B$0.29
  • Eidolon of Countless Battles1WW$0.30
  • Eiganjo Dynastorian // Replenish2W3W$1.92
  • Eriette of the Charmed Apple1WB$0.32
  • Firemane Commando3W$0.79
  • Hateful EidolonB$0.17
  • Herald of Amity3W$0.22
  • Keen Duelist1B$0.30
  • Killian, Ink DuelistWB$0.24
  • Kor Spiritdancer1W$0.37
  • Mangara, the Diplomat3W$0.30
  • Nils, Discipline Enforcer2W$0.30
  • Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor1WW$0.24
  • Scriv, the Obligator2WB$1.94
  • Shadrix Silverquill3WB$0.40
  • Sram, Senior Edificer1W$0.55
  • Starfield Mystic1W$0.25
  • Tomik, Wielder of Law1WB$0.28
  • Transcendent Envoy1W$0.25

Instant · 4

  • Anguished Unmaking1WB$0.87
  • FractureWB$0.30
  • Inkshield3WB$4.32
  • Vanishing VerseWB$0.28

Sorcery · 3

  • Promise of Loyalty4W
  • Secret Rendezvous1WW$0.30
  • Winds of Rath3WW$0.26

Artifact · 4

  • Arcane Signet2$1.33
  • Fellwar Stone2$0.63
  • Sol Ring1$5.07
  • Talisman of Hierarchy2$0.39

Enchantment · 26

  • Angelic Destiny2WW$0.33
  • Animate Dead1B$4.74
  • Chains of Custody2W$0.25
  • Changing Loyalty1B$0.99
  • Coercive Impetus2B$0.31
  • Darksteel Mutation1W$0.57
  • Eldrazi Conscription8$0.89
  • Fallen Ideal2B$0.25
  • Flickering WardW$0.30
  • Forum Filibuster3WW$0.22
  • Ghostly Prison2W$4.48
  • Ghoulish Impetus2B$0.49
  • Gift of Immortality2W$5.32
  • Intermediate Chirography1B$0.22
  • Land TaxW$12.83
  • Martial Impetus2W$0.21
  • Parasitic Impetus2B$0.27
  • Raffine's GuidanceW$0.13
  • Redemption Arc2W$0.25
  • Sage's Reverie3W$0.28
  • Screams from Within1BB$0.27
  • Sentinel's EyesW$0.31
  • Sheltered by Ghosts1W$1.21
  • Shielded by Faith1WW$0.35
  • Songbirds' Blessing3W$0.46
  • Spirit Mantle1W$0.33

Land · 37

  • Arcane Lighthouse$1.15
  • Bojuka Bog$0.69
  • Caves of Koilos$0.46
  • Command Tower$1.16
  • Desolate Mire$0.26
  • Eclipsed Steppe$2.54
  • Exotic Orchard$0.86
  • Fabled Passage$3.49
  • Fetid Heath$0.34
  • Forum of Amity$0.16
  • Isolated Chapel$0.32
  • Path of Ancestry$0.58
  • 4× Plains$8.00
  • 4× Plains$8.00
  • Shineshadow Snarl$0.28
  • Silverquill Campus$0.24
  • Study Hall$0.25
  • Sunlit Marsh$0.26
  • 4× Swamp$8.00
  • 4× Swamp$8.00
  • Temple of Silence$0.20
  • Terramorphic Expanse$2.25
  • Turbulent Moor$4.69
  • Umbral Expanse$0.37
  • War Room$2.23