Killian, Decisive Mentor
SOC · mythic · Released 2026-04-24
Power
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
on rate
minor value alone
needs a shell
can take over a game
one mode
broadly useful
easily answered
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Rationale
Killian is a 3cmc Orzhov legendary that rewards both playing enchantments (tap+goad a creature on each enchantment ETB) and attacking with aura-enchanted creatures (draw a card per combat). He's a premier commander and engine piece for aura-voltron and enchantment-matters shells, generating card advantage and table disruption simultaneously. Heavily dependent on aura/enchantment density and suffers if the enchantment package doesn't come together.
Learnings (3)
Killian's draw trigger fires once per combat step whenever one OR MORE aura-enchanted creatures attack together — not once per creature — so a wide aura build doesn't get exponential draws but a single creature with multiple auras still draws one card.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
The goad trigger on enchantment ETB includes any enchantment entering (not just Auras), so enchantment-matters builds with sagas, non-aura enchantments, etc. also generate free goad effects on opponents' creatures every turn.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
In aura-voltron, Killian acts as both a card-refill engine (attacking enchanted creature draws) and soft removal/politics (tap+goad keeps the scariest blocker busy), letting the deck grind through removal-heavy pods better than typical voltron commanders.
tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6
Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #8,758