Betor, Kin to All (Commander) - Budget Defenders

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John Sherwood
Jul 7, 2025
Adapting the Abzan Armor Precon for Different Commander Brackets
On this edition of Bracketeering, John looks at the Abzan Armor precon from Tarkir: Dragonstorm to give it options for the 3 lower Brackets.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Gene Pollinator
25% of 4 decks +25% synergy
Tapestry Warden
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Wall of Blossoms
94% of 16 decks +87% synergy
Overgrown Battlement
88% of 16 decks +81% synergy
Wall of Omens
88% of 16 decks +81% synergy
Assault Formation
88% of 16 decks +79% synergy
Jaws of Defeat
87% of 15 decks +73% synergy
Arboreal Grazer
75% of 16 decks +71% synergy
Axebane Guardian
75% of 16 decks +69% synergy
Despark
81% of 16 decks +69% synergy
Fecund Greenshell
75% of 16 decks +66% synergy
Felothar the Steadfast
69% of 16 decks +63% synergy
Top Cards
Reunion of the House
73% of 15 decks +62% synergy
Rampart Architect
73% of 15 decks +61% synergy
Indomitable Ancients
69% of 16 decks +61% synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
69% of 16 decks +62% synergy
Tower Defense
69% of 16 decks +61% synergy
Expel the Interlopers
69% of 16 decks +62% synergy
Slaughter the Strong
69% of 16 decks +63% synergy
Arbor Adherent
67% of 15 decks +51% synergy
Tree of Redemption
62% of 16 decks +55% synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
62% of 16 decks +54% synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
12% of 16 decks +7% synergy
Creatures
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
62% of 16 decks +56% synergy
Welcoming Vampire
62% of 16 decks +55% synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
62% of 16 decks +60% synergy
Towering Titan
62% of 16 decks +58% synergy
Carven Caryatid
62% of 16 decks +59% synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
62% of 16 decks +56% synergy
Walking Bulwark
56% of 16 decks +52% synergy
Abzan Beastmaster
56% of 16 decks +53% synergy
Blight Pile
50% of 16 decks +47% synergy
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
50% of 16 decks +45% synergy
Wall of Roots
50% of 16 decks +43% synergy
Doran, the Siege Tower
50% of 16 decks +45% synergy
Wakestone Gargoyle
44% of 16 decks +42% synergy
Essence of Antiquity
44% of 16 decks +42% synergy
Nyx-Fleece Ram
44% of 16 decks +40% synergy
Arasta of the Endless Web
44% of 16 decks +38% synergy
Faeburrow Elder
44% of 16 decks +33% synergy
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
44% of 16 decks +37% synergy
Ancient Lumberknot
44% of 16 decks +40% synergy
Canopy Gargantuan
40% of 15 decks +29% synergy
Weathered Sentinels
38% of 16 decks +32% synergy
Crystal Barricade
38% of 16 decks +29% synergy
Zetalpa, Primal Dawn
38% of 16 decks +33% synergy
Dragonlord Dromoka
38% of 16 decks +32% synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
31% of 16 decks +29% synergy
Shadrix Silverquill
31% of 16 decks +27% synergy
Colfenor, the Last Yew
31% of 16 decks +26% synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
31% of 16 decks +29% synergy
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
31% of 16 decks +24% synergy
Hornet Nest
25% of 16 decks +23% synergy
Vine Trellis
25% of 16 decks +23% synergy
Nethroi, Apex of Death
25% of 16 decks +20% synergy
Catapult Fodder
25% of 16 decks +23% synergy
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
25% of 16 decks +20% synergy
Ancient Adamantoise
25% of 8 decks +22% synergy
Gluntch, the Bestower
19% of 16 decks +18% synergy
Wall of Reverence
19% of 16 decks +16% synergy
Sapling of Colfenor
19% of 16 decks +13% synergy
Wall of Limbs
19% of 16 decks +17% synergy
Wall of Junk
19% of 16 decks +17% synergy
Archers' Parapet
19% of 16 decks +18% synergy
Ohran Frostfang
19% of 16 decks +12% synergy
Flumph
19% of 16 decks +17% synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
12% of 16 decks +10% synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
12% of 16 decks -5% synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
12% of 16 decks +12% synergy
Ivorytusk Fortress
12% of 16 decks +11% synergy
Indulging Patrician
12% of 16 decks +10% synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
12% of 16 decks +11% synergy
Runic Armasaur
12% of 16 decks +10% synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
56% of 16 decks -7% synergy
Abzan Charm
38% of 16 decks +29% synergy
Infernal Grasp
38% of 16 decks +33% synergy
Anguished Unmaking
38% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Generous Gift
38% of 16 decks +23% synergy
Duty Beyond Death
25% of 16 decks +22% synergy
Path to Exile
25% of 16 decks -22% synergy
Heritage Reclamation
20% of 15 decks +18% synergy
Snakeskin Veil
19% of 16 decks +17% synergy
Bar the Door
19% of 16 decks +17% synergy
Beast Within
19% of 16 decks -6% synergy
Kin-Tree Severance
13% of 15 decks +10% synergy
Ready // Willing
12% of 16 decks +11% synergy
Tear Asunder
12% of 16 decks +8% synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12% of 16 decks +7% synergy
Putrefy
12% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Golgari Charm
12% of 16 decks +11% synergy
Lightfoot Technique
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Alesha's Legacy
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Force of Despair
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Join Shields
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Mythos of Nethroi
6% of 16 decks -0% synergy
Aura Mutation
6% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Abrupt Decay
6% of 16 decks -1% synergy
Fog
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Go for the Throat
6% of 16 decks -1% synergy
Sarkhan's Resolve
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Rally the Monastery
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Gods Willing
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Armor of Shadows
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Infuse with Vitality
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Foul Renewal
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Disembowel
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Return to Nature
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Gift of the Viper
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Sigil Blessing
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Ride's End
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
6% of 16 decks -2% synergy
Blot Out
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Unbreakable Formation
6% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Break Down the Door
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Secure the Wastes
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Congregation at Dawn
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Collective Resistance
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Unmake
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Rustler Rampage
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Mortify
6% of 16 decks -8% synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
56% of 16 decks +29% synergy
Cultivate
56% of 16 decks +14% synergy
Tip the Scales
53% of 15 decks +44% synergy
Dusk // Dawn
44% of 16 decks +31% synergy
Farseek
38% of 16 decks -7% synergy
Feed the Swarm
31% of 16 decks +25% synergy
Will of the Abzan
27% of 15 decks +15% synergy
Fell the Mighty
25% of 16 decks +15% synergy
Risky Shortcut
19% of 16 decks +18% synergy
Overrun
12% of 16 decks +12% synergy
Read the Bones
12% of 16 decks +9% synergy
Diresight
12% of 16 decks +11% synergy
Perennation
12% of 16 decks +9% synergy
Increasing Ambition
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Duneblast
6% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Kodama's Reach
6% of 16 decks -18% synergy
Culling Ritual
6% of 16 decks -2% synergy
Three Visits
6% of 16 decks -16% synergy
Wear Down
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Martial Coup
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Circuitous Route
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Final Act
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Doomskar
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Graceful Restoration
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Grow from the Ashes
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Nature's Lore
6% of 16 decks -24% synergy
Disorienting Choice
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Dance of the Tumbleweeds
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Cut a Deal
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Explosive Vegetation
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Nylea's Intervention
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Explore
6% of 16 decks +2% synergy
Sign in Blood
6% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Roamer's Routine
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Path of Peril
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Open the Gates
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Kin-Tree Invocation
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
50% of 16 decks +32% synergy
Colfenor's Urn
38% of 16 decks +34% synergy
Slagwurm Armor
19% of 16 decks +16% synergy
Abzan Monument
12% of 16 decks +10% synergy
Behemoth Sledge
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
The Last Ride
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Ghost Lantern
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Leather Armor
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Lightning Greaves
6% of 16 decks -9% synergy
Strionic Resonator
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Mask of Memory
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Grafted Exoskeleton
6% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Enchantments
Stoneskin
50% of 16 decks +45% synergy
Behind the Scenes
50% of 16 decks +42% synergy
Unnatural Growth
38% of 16 decks +33% synergy
Smile at Death
31% of 16 decks +25% synergy
Sight of the Scalelords
25% of 16 decks +25% synergy
Colossification
19% of 16 decks +18% synergy
Assemble the Players
19% of 16 decks +17% synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
19% of 16 decks +14% synergy
Warlock Class
19% of 16 decks +18% synergy
Spidersilk Armor
19% of 16 decks +17% synergy
The Birth of Meletis
12% of 16 decks +11% synergy
Almost Perfect
12% of 16 decks +12% synergy
Wound Reflection
12% of 16 decks +11% synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
7% of 15 decks +0% synergy
Revival of the Ancestors
7% of 15 decks +3% synergy
Grasp of Fate
6% of 16 decks -1% synergy
Tarmogoyf Nest
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Grievous Wound
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
6% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Rolling Stones
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Hold the Gates
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Eland Umbra
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Glorious Sunrise
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Shield of the Oversoul
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Hunter's Talent
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Leyline Immersion
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Temporal Isolation
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Leyline of Vitality
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Insidious Roots
6% of 16 decks -4% synergy
Court of Bounty
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Planeswalkers
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
50% of 16 decks +47% synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Garruk, Apex Predator
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Utility Lands
Access Tunnel
50% of 16 decks +38% synergy
Bojuka Bog
44% of 16 decks +12% synergy
Forbidding Watchtower
19% of 16 decks +18% synergy
Temple of the False God
19% of 16 decks +14% synergy
Vault of the Archangel
19% of 16 decks +10% synergy
Tranquil Thicket
12% of 16 decks +8% synergy
Reliquary Tower
12% of 16 decks -4% synergy
Rogue's Passage
12% of 16 decks -4% synergy
Lair of the Hydra
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Lotus Field
6% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Maze's End
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Radiant Fountain
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Basilisk Gate
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Restless Fortress
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Secluded Steppe
6% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Thran Portal
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Thespian's Stage
6% of 16 decks +1% synergy
Dark Depths
6% of 16 decks +2% synergy
Dakmor Salvage
6% of 16 decks +2% synergy
Baldur's Gate
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Stirring Wildwood
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Field of Ruin
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Castle Ardenvale
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88% of 16 decks +8% synergy
Arcane Signet
81% of 16 decks +16% synergy
Orzhov Signet
50% of 16 decks +41% synergy
Selesnya Signet
44% of 16 decks +35% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
19% of 16 decks +10% synergy
Fellwar Stone
19% of 16 decks +11% synergy
Commander's Sphere
12% of 16 decks +1% synergy
Staff of Compleation
12% of 16 decks +7% synergy
Golgari Signet
12% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Talisman of Unity
12% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Abzan Banner
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Selesnya Cluestone
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Orzhov Locket
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
The Irencrag
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Selesnya Locket
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
6% of 16 decks -1% synergy
Mind Stone
6% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Letter of Acceptance
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Golgari Cluestone
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Forest
100% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Plains
100% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Command Tower
94% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Deceptive Landscape
94% of 16 decks +69% synergy
Exotic Orchard
88% of 16 decks +32% synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
88% of 16 decks +35% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
69% of 16 decks +26% synergy
Temple of Plenty
69% of 16 decks +52% synergy
Sunpetal Grove
62% of 16 decks +24% synergy
Isolated Chapel
62% of 16 decks +22% synergy
Path of Ancestry
62% of 16 decks +36% synergy
Temple of Malady
62% of 16 decks +45% synergy
Temple of Silence
62% of 16 decks +46% synergy
Fortified Village
56% of 16 decks +33% synergy
Evolving Wilds
56% of 16 decks +27% synergy
Twilight Mire
50% of 16 decks +40% synergy
Canopy Vista
50% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Overgrown Farmland
44% of 16 decks +23% synergy
Sungrass Prairie
38% of 16 decks +23% synergy
Blossoming Sands
38% of 16 decks +30% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
31% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Radiant Grove
31% of 16 decks +24% synergy
Caves of Koilos
31% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Murmuring Bosk
31% of 16 decks +12% synergy
Jungle Hollow
31% of 16 decks +23% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
25% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25% of 16 decks +9% synergy
Brushland
25% of 16 decks -2% synergy
Viridescent Bog
25% of 16 decks +22% synergy
Ash Barrens
19% of 16 decks +10% synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
19% of 16 decks -0% synergy
Scoured Barrens
19% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
12% of 16 decks -5% synergy
Arctic Treeline
12% of 16 decks +10% synergy
Scattered Groves
12% of 16 decks -1% synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
12% of 16 decks +10% synergy
Selesnya Guildgate
12% of 16 decks +10% synergy
Orzhov Basilica
12% of 16 decks -3% synergy
Haunted Mire
12% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
12% of 16 decks -6% synergy
Krosan Verge
12% of 16 decks -0% synergy
Golgari Guildgate
12% of 16 decks +10% synergy
Tainted Wood
12% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Citadel Gate
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Botanical Plaza
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Myriad Landscape
6% of 16 decks -5% synergy
Heap Gate
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Desolate Mire
6% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Fetid Heath
6% of 16 decks +1% synergy