First printed in Commander 2017 (2017)
Legendary Creature — Cat Knight
First strike
Balan has double strike as long as two or more Equipment are attached to it.
: Attach all Equipment you control to Balan.
"What weapon will you bear against one who's mastered them all?"
3/3
- Illustrated by
- Svetlin Velinov
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (2)
- Balan's activated ability has no timing restriction. You can activate it any time you have priority.
- If Balan deals first-strike damage and then gains double strike (most likely because it picked up some Equipment with its activated ability after first-strike damage was dealt), it will also deal regular combat damage.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.88 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
2 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite turns, Lock: Assimilation Aegis + Balan, Wandering Knight + Medomai the Ageless
- Infinite turns, Lock: Balan, Wandering Knight + Medomai the Ageless + Paleontologist's Pick-Axe // Dinosaur Headdress