Balin, Loremaster
Mono-Red commander

Balin, Loremaster {3}{R}{R}

Legendary Creature — Dwarf Bard · The Hobbit

Storied (If you control three or more artifacts, legendaries, and/or Sagas, you have an enduring story for the rest of the game.)
Whenever Balin or another Dwarf you control enters, you may discard your hand. Draw X cards, where X is the number of cards discarded this way. If you have an enduring story, Balin deals X damage to each opponent.

$0.29price
#10,292popularity rank
5mana value

Plays well with: Artifacts, Dwarf tribal, Card advantage, Multiplayer, Value engine

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Decklists on EDHREC View on Scryfall More Mono-Red commanders

🔗 Artifacts synergy

Chromatic Lantern—
Chromatic LanternRamp · Fits any deck
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The One Ring$107.84
The One RingCard advantage · Interaction · Fits any deck
0
Vandalblast$2.44
VandalblastRemoval
0
Urza's Saga$39.80
Urza's SagaRamp · Tutor
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Lotus Petal$41.37
Lotus PetalRamp · Fits any deck
0
Wayfarer's Bauble—
Wayfarer's BaubleRamp · Fits any deck
0
Roaming Throne$50.57
Roaming ThroneFits any deck
0
Ashnod's Altar$16.63
Ashnod's AltarRamp · Fits any deck
0

🔗 Dwarf tribal synergy

Storm-Kiln Artist$1.90
Storm-Kiln ArtistRamp · Tokens · Value engine
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Erebor Flamesmith$0.27
Erebor FlamesmithMultiplayer · Value engine
0
Dwarven Mine$0.71
Dwarven MineRamp · Tokens
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🧩 Top staples for this deck

✔️ Auto-includes (you probably already run these): Sol Ring, Command Tower, Arcane Signet, Exotic Orchard, Reliquary Tower, Swiftfoot Boots, Lightning Greaves, Path of Ancestry.

Blasphemous Act$1.55
Blasphemous ActBoard wipe
0
Chaos Warp—
Chaos WarpInstant
0
Deflecting Swat$76.00
Deflecting SwatInstant
0
Faithless Looting$0.76
Faithless LootingCard advantage · Recursion
0
Vandalblast$2.44
VandalblastRemoval
0
Jeska's Will$39.43
Jeska's WillRamp
0
Big Score$0.47
Big ScoreCard advantage · Ramp · Tokens
0
Abrade$0.28
AbradeRemoval
0
Lightning Bolt$0.82
Lightning BoltInstant
0
Storm-Kiln Artist$1.90
Storm-Kiln ArtistRamp · Tokens · Value engine
0
Impact Tremors—
Impact TremorsMultiplayer · Value engine
0
Professional Face-Breaker$6.29
Professional Face-BreakerTokens
0

⚙️ Colorless all-stars

Temple of the False God$0.32
Temple of the False GodRamp
0
Chromatic Lantern—
Chromatic LanternRamp · Fits any deck
0
City of Brass$11.38
City of BrassRamp
0
The One Ring$107.84
The One RingCard advantage · Interaction · Fits any deck
0
Cavern of Souls$51.51
Cavern of SoulsRamp
0
Mana Confluence$34.03
Mana ConfluenceRamp
0

🪙 Budget picks (under $2€2)

Blasphemous Act$1.55
Blasphemous ActBoard wipe
0
Temple of the False God$0.32
Temple of the False GodRamp
0
Faithless Looting$0.76
Faithless LootingCard advantage · Recursion
0
Big Score$0.47
Big ScoreCard advantage · Ramp · Tokens
0
Abrade$0.28
AbradeRemoval
0
Lightning Bolt$0.82
Lightning BoltInstant
0
Buried Ruin$0.40
Buried RuinRamp · Recursion
0
Storm-Kiln Artist$1.90
Storm-Kiln ArtistRamp · Tokens · Value engine
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Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
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Staples are based on how often cards are played in Commander overall (popularity data via Scryfall/EDHREC) and filtered to this commander's colors. Synergy picks match the commander's rules text.