Balmor, Battlemage Captain

Foundations #237

Balmor, Battlemage Captain - Foundations

Type: Legendary Creature — Bird Wizard

Mana cost: {U}{R}

Card text: Flying Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain trample until end of turn.

P/T: 1/3

Rarity: uncommon

Artist: Bram Sels

""Even the most hardened armies are ill-equipped to defend against an onslaught from the sky.""

Released: November 15, 2024

Prices

$0.31 USD · $0.35 USD (Foil) · €0.19 EUR

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Format Legality

FormatLegality
Standard✓ Legal
Pioneer✓ Legal
Modern✓ Legal
Legacy✓ Legal
Commander✓ Legal
Vintage✓ Legal
Pauper✗ Not Legal
Oathbreaker✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Balmor, Battlemage Captain in Foundations limited

common

Elementalist Adept
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Creature — Human Wizard

Elementalist Adept has prowess and flash, so casting instants and sorceries triggers both prowess and Balmor's ability, creating explosive combat turns with double pump effects.

 Crackling Cyclops
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Crackling Cyclops gets +3/+0 from noncreature spells while Balmor grants +1/+0 and trample to all creatures, making it a massive trampling threat.

 Firebrand Archer
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Firebrand Archer deals damage when you cast noncreature spells, and Balmor makes it a better attacker with +1/+0 and trample, combining reach with aggression.

uncommon

Heartfire Immolator
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Heartfire Immolator has prowess and can sacrifice itself for damage, while Balmor's pump and trample make it a better attacker before you sacrifice it.

rare

Archmage of Runes
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Archmage of Runes reduces spell costs and draws cards when you cast instants/sorceries, while Balmor turns those spells into combat advantages with pump and trample.

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