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Killian, Decisive Mentor

Legendary Creature — Human Warlock · from $0.39

Whenever an enchantment you control enters, tap up to one target creature and goad it. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.) Whenever one or more creatures that are enchanted by an Aura you control attack, draw a card.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

52 of 100 at $5 or less · 36 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swords to Plowshares	Instant	1	$0.98
7	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
8	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
9	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
10	Path to Exile	Instant	1	$0.71
11	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
12	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
13	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
14	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
15	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
16	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
17	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
18	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
19	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
20	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
21	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
22	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
23	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
24	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
25	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
26	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
27	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
28	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
29	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
30	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
31	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
32	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
33	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
34	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
35	Godless Shrine	Land	0	$8.47
36	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
37	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
38	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
39	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
40	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
41	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
42	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
43	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
44	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
45	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
46	Isolated Chapel	Land	0	$0.21
47	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
48	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
49	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
50	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
51	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
52	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
53	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
54	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
55	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
56	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
57	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
58	Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$21.99
59	Caves of Koilos	Land	0	$0.30
60	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
61	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
62	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
63	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
64	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
65	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
66	Talisman of Hierarchy	Artifact	2	$0.45
67	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
68	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
69	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
70	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
71	Anguished Unmaking	Instant	3	$1.58
72	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
73	Ghostly Prison	Enchantment	3	$5.72
74	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
75	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
76	Vault of Champions	Land	0	$16.60
77	Austere Command	Sorcery	6	$0.33
78	Flawless Maneuver	Instant	3	$9.24
79	Farewell	Sorcery	6	$4.44
80	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
81	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
82	Night's Whisper	Sorcery	2	$0.23
83	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
84	Akroma's Will	Instant	4	$16.21
85	Orzhov Signet	Artifact	2	$0.33
86	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
87	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
88	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
89	Phyrexian Tower	Land	0	$29.06
90	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
91	Fell the Profane // Fell Mire	Instant	4	$5.80
92	Cabal Coffers	Land	0	$20.77
93	Stroke of Midnight	Instant	3	$0.20
94	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
95	Village Rites	Instant	1	$0.30
96	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
97	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
98	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
99	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
100	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35

Curve of these staples

Most played with Killian, Decisive Mentor

The 25 most-played cards in 40 settled top-16 lists running Killian, Decisive Mentor (any pairing) at 16+ player events since Apr 20, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Arcane Signet	100% · 40 of 40	12
2	Caves of Koilos	100% · 40 of 40	12
3	Command Tower	100% · 40 of 40	12
4	Flickering Ward	100% · 40 of 40	12
5	Ghostly Prison	100% · 40 of 40	12
6	Isolated Chapel	100% · 40 of 40	12
7	Plains	100% · 40 of 40	12
8	Shineshadow Snarl	100% · 40 of 40	12
9	Sol Ring	100% · 40 of 40	12
10	Swamp	100% · 40 of 40	12
11	Coercive Impetus	98% · 39 of 40	12
12	Darksteel Mutation	98% · 39 of 40	12
13	Eclipsed Steppe	98% · 39 of 40	12
14	Fabled Passage	98% · 39 of 40	12
15	Ghoulish Impetus	98% · 39 of 40	12
16	Kor Spiritdancer	98% · 39 of 40	12
17	Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor	98% · 39 of 40	12
18	Redemption Arc	98% · 39 of 40	12
19	Songbirds' Blessing	98% · 39 of 40	12
20	Sram, Senior Edificer	98% · 39 of 40	12
21	Temple of Silence	98% · 39 of 40	12
22	Animate Dead	95% · 38 of 40	12
23	Arcane Lighthouse	95% · 38 of 40	12
24	Armored Skyhunter	95% · 38 of 40	12
25	Changing Loyalty	95% · 38 of 40	12

Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 41 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

7th of 34 — Nocturno commander deck on Topdeck.ggOct 9, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by gvadillo
13th of 28 — Liga Mesão Presencial S3-E11 on Topdeck.ggSep 18, 2026 · 0–1–1 · by Guilherme Portela
9th of 28 — Liga Mesão Presencial S3-E07 on Topdeck.ggAug 21, 2026 · 0–0–2 · by David Carvalho
11th of 20 — Liga Mesão Presencial S3-E05 on Topdeck.ggJul 31, 2026 · 0–1–1 · by Eduardo Bueno
8th of 20 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggJul 24, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Salva Cabrera
13th of 16 — 6 Month of 2k company on Topdeck.ggJul 24, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Maxime Vanboquestaels
4th of 17 — July 2026 - MTNG on Topdeck.ggJul 12, 2026 · 1–1–3 · by Светлана
1st of 28 — Liga Mesão Presencial S3-E02 on Topdeck.ggJul 10, 2026 · 2–0–0 · by Paulo Berka

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Precons led by Killian, Decisive Mentor

Official preconstructed decks with Killian, Decisive Mentor at the helm.

Silverquill Influence
PreconCommander· Released Apr 2026

Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Precon product lists via MTGJSON. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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