What are the best cards for Balthor the Stout?

Across 146 public decks, the most-played cards with Balthor the Stout are Kamahl, Pit Fighter (84%), Plundering Barbarian (83%) and Hell-Bent Raider (82%).

Which cards have the best synergy with Balthor the Stout?

The cards played far more often with Balthor the Stout than usual: Pardic Arsonist (961× its usual rate), Spellgorger Barbarian (940× its usual rate) and Pillaging Horde (924× its usual rate).

What colors is Balthor the Stout?

Balthor the Stout is mono-red, so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is Balthor the Stout?

Balthor the Stout leads 146 public decks in our corpus, #2,844 of 3,757 commanders.

Balthor the Stout

RMono-red commanders146 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Dwarf Barbarian1RR$0.54

Balthor the Stout appears in 146 public decks. The most-played cards are Kamahl, Pit Fighter, Plundering Barbarian and Hell-Bent Raider. The strongest synergies by lift are Pardic Arsonist, Spellgorger Barbarian and Pillaging Horde.

Build a deck with Balthor the Stout

Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Mountain

Basic Land — Mountain

88.4%

129 decks-0.06$0.16

#2Kamahl, Pit Fighter

Legendary Creature — Human Barbarian

4RR6

84.2%

123 decks+5.56$0.19

#3Plundering Barbarian

Creature — Dwarf Barbarian

2R3

82.9%

121 decks+2.81$0.34

#4Hell-Bent Raider

Creature — Human Barbarian

1RR3

81.5%

119 decks+6.21$0.37

#5Jeska, Warrior Adept

Legendary Creature — Human Barbarian Warrior

2RR4

79.5%

116 decks+5.36$3.54

#6Reckless Barbarian

Creature — Dragon Barbarian

1R2

78.1%

114 decks+3.19$0.36

#7Lovisa Coldeyes

Legendary Creature — Human

3RR5

75.3%

110 decks+4.56$1.43

#8Hobgoblin Captain

Creature — Goblin Barbarian

1R2

75.3%

110 decks+5.31$0.14

#9Keldon Warlord

Creature — Human Barbarian

2RR4

75.3%

110 decks+6.19$0.25

#10Sardian Cliffstomper

Creature — Minotaur Barbarian

1R2

74.7%

109 decks+4.68$0.21

#11Balduvian Warlord

Creature — Human Barbarian

3R4

71.2%

104 decks+6.25$0.15

#12Sol Ring

Artifact

70.5%

103 decks-0.18$1.51

#13Tiger-Tribe Hunter

Creature — Human Barbarian

3RR5

69.9%

102 decks+6.41$0.16

#14Zalto, Fire Giant Duke

Legendary Creature — Giant Barbarian

3RR5

69.9%

102 decks+6.06$0.32

#15Halberdier

Creature — Human Barbarian

3R4

67.1%

98 decks+6.83$0.13

#16Balduvian Barbarians

Creature — Human Barbarian

1RR3

66.4%

97 decks+6.45$0.07

#17Caves of Chaos Adventurer

Creature — Human Barbarian

3R4

66.4%

97 decks+4.05$0.39

#18Karlach, Fury of Avernus

Legendary Creature — Tiefling Barbarian

4R5

65.8%

96 decks+2.38$19.58

#19Pardic Arsonist

Creature — Human Barbarian

2RR4

64.4%

94 decks+6.87$0.11

#20Barbarian Bully

Creature — Human Barbarian

2R3

63.7%

93 decks+6.51$0.15

#21Keldon Champion

Creature — Human Barbarian

2RR4

62.3%

91 decks+6.67$0.07

#22Taurean Mauler

Creature — Shapeshifter

2R3

61.6%

90 decks+2.60$0.85

#23Chaos Warp

Instant

2R3

61.6%

90 decks-0.01$0.32

#24Arcane Signet

Artifact

61.0%

89 decks-0.00$0.41

#25Barbarian Lunatic

Creature — Human Barbarian

2R3

61.0%

89 decks+6.78$0.07

#26Jurin, Leading the Charge

Legendary Creature — Human Barbarian

4RR6

60.3%

88 decks+5.13$1.52

#27Shared Animosity

Enchantment

2R3

56.8%

83 decks+1.89$5.13

#28Barbarian Riftcutter

Creature — Human Barbarian

4R5

56.2%

82 decks+6.50$0.18

#29Vanquisher's Banner

Artifact

55.5%

81 decks+2.85$4.89

#30Godo, Bandit Warlord

Legendary Creature — Human Barbarian

5R6

54.8%

80 decks+2.65$1.21

#31Castle Embereth

Land

54.8%

80 decks+1.19$0.32

#32Spellgorger Barbarian

Creature — Human Nightmare Barbarian

3R4

52.7%

77 decks+6.85$0.05

#33Blasphemous Act

Sorcery

8R9

50.7%

74 decks-0.07$1.01

#34Adaptive Automaton

Artifact Creature — Construct

50.7%

74 decks+2.73$0.46

#35Hazoret's Monument

Legendary Artifact

50.7%

74 decks+1.24$2.16

#36Archetype of Aggression

Enchantment Creature — Human Warrior

1RR3

49.3%

72 decks+2.25$1.99

#37Balduvian Horde

Creature — Human Barbarian

2RR4

48.6%

71 decks+6.32$0.04

#38Faithless Looting

Sorcery

47.9%

70 decks+0.20$0.39

#39Herald's Horn

Artifact

47.3%

69 decks+2.20$5.63

#40Vandalblast

Sorcery

46.6%

68 decks+0.14$3.23

#41Battle Hymn

Instant

1R2

45.9%

67 decks+1.24$2.04

#42Rage Reflection

Enchantment

4RR6

44.5%

65 decks+3.92$2.02

#43Ruby Medallion

Artifact

43.8%

64 decks-0.22$14.84

#44Fire Diamond

Artifact

43.8%

64 decks+0.63$0.40

#45Abrade

Instant

1R2

43.2%

63 decks+0.04$0.33

#46Pillaging Horde

Creature — Human Barbarian

2RR4

41.8%

61 decks+6.83$0.10

#47Wayfarer's Bauble

Artifact

41.1%

60 decks+1.02$0.36

#48Mind Stone

Artifact

40.4%

59 decks+0.24$0.41

#49Pardic Lancer

Creature — Human Barbarian

4R5

39.7%

58 decks+6.80$0.04

#50Berserkers' Onslaught

Enchantment

3RR5

39.0%

57 decks+2.70$0.59

#51Unexpected Windfall

Instant

2RR4

39.0%

57 decks+0.40$2.91

#52Thrill of Possibility

Instant

1R2

38.4%

56 decks+0.20$0.25

#53Balduvian War-Makers

Creature — Human Barbarian

4R5

37.7%

55 decks+6.55$0.13

#54Barbarian Ring

Land

37.0%

54 decks+2.16$0.25

#55Rogue's Passage

Land

37.0%

54 decks+0.43$0.43

#56Path of Ancestry

Land

35.6%

52 decks+1.76$0.27

#57Mana Geyser

Sorcery

3RR5

34.9%

51 decks+0.04$2.05

#58War Room

Land

34.9%

51 decks+0.08$5.97

#59Metallic Mimic

Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter

34.2%

50 decks+2.17$2.95

Highest synergy

#1Pardic Arsonist

Creature — Human Barbarian

2RR4

94 decks+6.87

In 64% of these decks, 961× its usual rate.

#2Spellgorger Barbarian

Creature — Human Nightmare Barbarian

3R4

77 decks+6.85

In 53% of these decks, 940× its usual rate.

#3Pillaging Horde

Creature — Human Barbarian

2RR4

61 decks+6.83

In 42% of these decks, 924× its usual rate.

#4Halberdier

Creature — Human Barbarian

3R4

98 decks+6.83

In 67% of these decks, 921× its usual rate.

#5Pardic Lancer

Creature — Human Barbarian

4R5

58 decks+6.80

In 40% of these decks, 895× its usual rate.

#6Barbarian Lunatic

Creature — Human Barbarian

2R3

89 decks+6.78

In 61% of these decks, 881× its usual rate.

#7Keldon Champion

Creature — Human Barbarian

2RR4

91 decks+6.67

In 62% of these decks, 792× its usual rate.

#8Balduvian War-Makers

Creature — Human Barbarian

4R5

55 decks+6.55

In 38% of these decks, 699× its usual rate.

#9Barbarian Bully

Creature — Human Barbarian

2R3

93 decks+6.51

In 64% of these decks, 673× its usual rate.

#10Barbarian Riftcutter

Creature — Human Barbarian

4R5

82 decks+6.50

In 56% of these decks, 665× its usual rate.

#11Balduvian Barbarians

Creature — Human Barbarian

1RR3

97 decks+6.45

In 66% of these decks, 633× its usual rate.

#12Tiger-Tribe Hunter

Creature — Human Barbarian

3RR5

102 decks+6.41

In 70% of these decks, 607× its usual rate.

Public decklists

Dwarf Demolition Squad by borgtronArchidekt♥ 1 Balthor the Stout by IcarustheminccinoArchidekt♥ 0 Balthor the Stout by DUCTapirArchidekt♥ 0 Hack and Slash by Angel5aidArchidekt♥ 0 balthor the stout by Beauxnoibat12Archidekt♥ 0 Balthor the Stout by Bmkoch14Archidekt♥ 0 RedLock by heqetArchidekt♥ 0 Balthor the Stouts barbarians by TheoBattelHammerArchidekt♥ 0 Balthor the Stout by jazzyjoshfrankArchidekt♥ 0 Balthor the Stout by quickcelArchidekt♥ 0

Questions about Balthor the Stout

What are the best cards for Balthor the Stout?: Across 146 public decks, the most-played cards with Balthor the Stout are Kamahl, Pit Fighter (84%), Plundering Barbarian (83%) and Hell-Bent Raider (82%).
Which cards have the best synergy with Balthor the Stout?: The cards played far more often with Balthor the Stout than usual: Pardic Arsonist (961× its usual rate), Spellgorger Barbarian (940× its usual rate) and Pillaging Horde (924× its usual rate).
What colors is Balthor the Stout?: Balthor the Stout is mono-red, so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is Balthor the Stout?: Balthor the Stout leads 146 public decks in our corpus, #2,844 of 3,757 commanders.