Silverquill Influence

Commander Deck from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander, 2026

Official decklist

Commander: Killian, Decisive Mentor
Cards: 100
Current value: $96.47
Grade: A-

A-

How it grades

Fundamentals 91/100. Plays like Voltron and Superfriends.

This reads as Voltron · Superfriends, built around Killian, Decisive Mentor. Suit up one threat, usually Killian, Decisive Mentor, until it kills through commander damage in two or three swings. The deck lives and dies on protection: cheap equipment and auras stack power while hexproof, indestructible, and phase-out effects answer the removal that WILL come. Twenty-one commander damage is the clock. Its strongest fundamental is land count (37 lands. About 37 fits this curve for Voltron, with your cost reduction counted); the first thing to tighten is ramp: 7 ramp effects (want 9+ for this curve for Voltron).

A+Mana reliability
A+Land count
A+Mana curve
BRamp
A+Card draw
AInteraction
A+Commander synergy
AWin conditions
ACard quality
A+Legality & size

Where it falls short

BRamp7 ramp effects (want 9+ for this curve for Voltron).

Strong on mana reliability, land count, mana curve, card draw, interaction, commander synergy, win conditions, card quality and legality & size.

87 cards graded: A- 9, B+ 30, B 43, B- 5. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.

Upgrades

The 10 swaps that lift the grade most, about $96.27 together

Made together, they take Silverquill Influence from A- to A+.

Thought Vessel2—
In place of Talisman of Hierarchy: weakest slot in the deck (72/100)
Fills the ramp gap (you're at 7 of 9+). Pays off your card-draw engine (17 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Decanter of Endless Water3$5.27
In place of Transcendent Envoy: weakest slot in the deck (73/100)
Pays off the commanders' card-draw plan. Fills the ramp gap (you're at 7 of 9+). Pays off your card-draw engine (17 producers).
Smothering Tithe3W$57.12
In place of Land Tax: weakest slot in the deck (74/100)
Fuels your enchantment payoffs (6 in deck). WotC game-changer. Feeds the commanders' enchantment payoff.
Soul WardenW$3.40
In place of Raffine's Guidance: weakest slot in the deck (56/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (25 producers). Fits the commander's plan. Works with the commander directly.
Mentor of the Meek2W$4.81
In place of Eiganjo Dynastorian // Replenish: weakest slot in the deck (57/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (25 producers). Top-5% staple by play data. Fits the commander's plan.
Soul's AttendantW$8.10
In place of Fallen Ideal: weakest slot in the deck (60/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (25 producers). Top-5% staple by play data. Fits the commander's plan.
Mesa Enchantress1WW$0.92
In place of Screams from Within: weakest slot in the deck (60/100)
Pays off your enchantment engine (30 producers). Chases the same enchantment plan as your commanders. Top-5% staple by play data.
Danitha Capashen, Paragon2W$0.87
In place of Changing Loyalty: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
EDHREC Voltron staple. Fills the ramp gap (you're at 7 of 9+). Top-5% staple by play data.
Black Market Connections2B$10.53
In place of Intermediate Chirography: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
Fuels your token payoffs (3 in deck). Fills the ramp gap (you're at 7 of 9+). Fuels your enchantment payoffs (6 in deck).
EphemerateW$5.25
In place of Sentinel's Eyes: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
Pays off your enters-the-battlefield engine (14 producers). Pays off the commanders' enters-the-battlefield plan. Top-5% staple by play data.

Save a copy to try them. The editor's Improve list has these and more, with the swaps one click each.

Decklist

100 cards, worth about $96.47

Commander 1

Creatures 25

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B-
B
B+
B+
A-
B+
B
B+
B+
B+
A-
B
B+
A-
A-
A-
B
B+
B
B+
B+
B+
B+
B+

Instants 4

B+
B+
B
B

Sorceries 3

B
B+
B+

Artifacts 4

A-
A-
A-
B+

Enchantments 26

B
B
B+
B
B
B
B
A-
B
B+
B
B
B
B
B
B+
B+
B+
B
B-
B+
B
B+
B+
B+
B

Lands 37

B
B
B-
B
B
B
B
B
B
B+
B+
B
B
B-
B
B
B
B+
B-
B
B
B×4
B×4
B×4
B×4

How it grades

Fundamentals 91/100. Plays like Voltron and Superfriends.