Betor, Kin to All (Commander) - Expensive 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
Vernal Fen
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Exploration Broodship
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tree of Perdition
88% of 16 decks +80% synergy
Felothar the Steadfast
81% of 16 decks +76% synergy
Wall of Blossoms
81% of 16 decks +74% synergy
Overgrown Battlement
75% of 16 decks +69% synergy
Wall of Omens
75% of 16 decks +68% synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
75% of 16 decks +67% synergy
Crystal Barricade
75% of 16 decks +66% synergy
Doran, the Siege Tower
69% of 16 decks +64% synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
69% of 16 decks +62% synergy
Tree of Redemption
69% of 16 decks +61% synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
94% of 16 decks +31% synergy
Three Visits
75% of 16 decks +53% synergy
Nature's Lore
75% of 16 decks +45% synergy
Arbor Adherent
75% of 16 decks +60% synergy
Heroic Intervention
69% of 16 decks +42% synergy
Assault Formation
69% of 16 decks +60% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
69% of 16 decks +37% synergy
Path to Exile
69% of 16 decks +22% synergy
Jaws of Defeat
62% of 16 decks +48% synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
62% of 16 decks +61% synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
44% of 16 decks +29% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
38% of 16 decks +26% synergy
Teferi's Protection
38% of 16 decks +23% synergy
Aura Shards
31% of 16 decks +21% synergy
Smothering Tithe
31% of 16 decks +17% synergy
Gaea's Cradle
25% of 16 decks +19% synergy
Seedborn Muse
19% of 16 decks +13% synergy
Worldly Tutor
19% of 16 decks +9% synergy
Enlightened Tutor
19% of 16 decks +8% synergy
Necropotence
12% of 16 decks +10% synergy
Creatures
Bedrock Tortoise
62% of 16 decks +56% synergy
Axebane Guardian
56% of 16 decks +51% synergy
Fecund Greenshell
56% of 16 decks +48% synergy
Weathered Sentinels
50% of 16 decks +44% synergy
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
44% of 16 decks +37% synergy
Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus
44% of 16 decks +42% synergy
Birds of Paradise
44% of 16 decks +9% synergy
Canopy Gargantuan
44% of 16 decks +33% synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
38% of 16 decks +31% synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
38% of 16 decks +35% synergy
Towering Titan
38% of 16 decks +33% synergy
Ancient Lumberknot
38% of 16 decks +34% synergy
Delighted Halfling
38% of 16 decks +22% synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
38% of 16 decks +33% synergy
Perimeter Captain
31% of 16 decks +30% synergy
Sapling of Colfenor
31% of 16 decks +26% synergy
Bloom Tender
31% of 16 decks +25% synergy
Blight Pile
31% of 16 decks +28% synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
31% of 16 decks +30% synergy
Vine Trellis
31% of 16 decks +30% synergy
Beast Whisperer
31% of 16 decks +24% synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
31% of 16 decks +29% synergy
Rampart Architect
31% of 16 decks +19% synergy
Voice of Victory
31% of 16 decks +26% synergy
Shield Sphere
31% of 16 decks +30% synergy
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
31% of 16 decks +26% synergy
Witch Enchanter
25% of 16 decks +19% synergy
Wall of Junk
25% of 16 decks +23% synergy
Indomitable Ancients
25% of 16 decks +18% synergy
Wall of Roots
25% of 16 decks +18% synergy
Runic Armasaur
25% of 16 decks +23% synergy
Nyx-Fleece Ram
25% of 16 decks +21% synergy
Welcoming Vampire
25% of 16 decks +18% synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
25% of 16 decks +23% synergy
Wall of Shards
25% of 16 decks +24% synergy
Fortified Rampart
25% of 16 decks +24% synergy
The Necrobloom
25% of 16 decks +19% synergy
Ancient Adamantoise
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Wall of Reverence
19% of 16 decks +16% synergy
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
19% of 16 decks +14% synergy
Faeburrow Elder
19% of 16 decks +8% synergy
Dragonlord Dromoka
19% of 16 decks +14% synergy
Colfenor, the Last Yew
19% of 16 decks +14% synergy
Archfiend of Despair
19% of 16 decks +18% synergy
Wall of Blood
19% of 16 decks +18% synergy
Ohran Frostfang
19% of 16 decks +12% synergy
Grand Abolisher
19% of 16 decks +12% synergy
MacCready, Lamplight Mayor
19% of 16 decks +14% synergy
Warden of the Grove
12% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Shadrix Silverquill
12% of 16 decks +9% synergy
Instants
Tower Defense
50% of 16 decks +42% synergy
Anguished Unmaking
44% of 16 decks +9% synergy
Beast Within
38% of 16 decks +13% synergy
Generous Gift
38% of 16 decks +23% synergy
Dawn's Truce
31% of 16 decks +26% synergy
Deadly Rollick
25% of 16 decks +19% synergy
Flawless Maneuver
25% of 16 decks +19% synergy
Akroma's Will
25% of 16 decks +19% synergy
Bar the Door
19% of 16 decks +17% synergy
Tear Asunder
19% of 16 decks +14% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19% of 16 decks +15% synergy
Fell the Profane
12% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Clever Concealment
12% of 16 decks +10% synergy
Eladamri's Call
12% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Dark Ritual
12% of 16 decks +7% synergy
Entish Restoration
12% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Putrefy
12% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Despark
12% of 16 decks +0% synergy
Veil of Summer
6% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Hagra Mauling
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Eerie Interlude
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Mythos of Nethroi
6% of 16 decks -0% synergy
Abrupt Decay
6% of 16 decks -1% synergy
Fog
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Entomb
6% of 16 decks -3% synergy
Not Dead After All
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Abzan Charm
6% of 16 decks -3% synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Soul Shatter
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Duty Beyond Death
6% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Nature's Claim
6% of 16 decks +2% synergy
Return to Nature
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Solidarity
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Final Showdown
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Silence
6% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Blessed Respite
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Noxious Revival
6% of 16 decks +2% synergy
Holy Day
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Ghostway
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Obscuring Haze
6% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Inkshield
6% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Reprieve
6% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Fracture
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Mortify
6% of 16 decks -8% synergy
Sorceries
Wave of Reckoning
50% of 16 decks +47% synergy
Farseek
50% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Cultivate
50% of 16 decks +8% synergy
Toxic Deluge
50% of 16 decks +27% synergy
Last March of the Ents
44% of 16 decks +39% synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
44% of 16 decks +22% synergy
Kodama's Reach
38% of 16 decks +14% synergy
Dusk // Dawn
25% of 16 decks +12% synergy
Reanimate
25% of 16 decks +12% synergy
Fell the Mighty
19% of 16 decks +9% synergy
The Battle of Bywater
19% of 16 decks +7% synergy
Diabolic Intent
12% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Unearth
12% of 16 decks +11% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12% of 16 decks +10% synergy
Finale of Devastation
12% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Expel the Interlopers
12% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Harmonize
12% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Night's Whisper
12% of 16 decks -0% synergy
Rampant Growth
12% of 16 decks -14% synergy
Damn
12% of 16 decks -1% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Tip the Scales
12% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Will of the Abzan
6% of 16 decks -5% synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
6% of 16 decks +0% synergy
Threats Undetected
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Tooth and Nail
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Winds of Abandon
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Farewell
6% of 16 decks -1% synergy
Read the Bones
6% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Casualties of War
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Scheming Symmetry
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Slaughter the Strong
6% of 16 decks +0% synergy
Ambition's Cost
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
6% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Living Death
6% of 16 decks +2% synergy
Reunion of the House
6% of 16 decks -5% synergy
Perennation
6% of 16 decks +2% synergy
Sheoldred's Restoration
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Open the Way
6% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Grim Tutor
6% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Kin-Tree Invocation
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
50% of 16 decks +34% synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
38% of 16 decks +35% synergy
The Great Henge
19% of 16 decks +13% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19% of 16 decks +1% synergy
The One Ring
12% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Meekstone
12% of 16 decks +10% synergy
Abzan Monument
12% of 16 decks +10% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Slagwurm Armor
6% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6% of 16 decks -1% synergy
Mithril Coat
6% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Whip of Erebos
6% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Strionic Resonator
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Unnatural Growth
62% of 16 decks +58% synergy
Guardian Project
44% of 16 decks +37% synergy
Stoneskin
31% of 16 decks +26% synergy
Sylvan Library
31% of 16 decks +18% synergy
Wound Reflection
31% of 16 decks +30% synergy
Smile at Death
25% of 16 decks +19% synergy
Spidersilk Armor
25% of 16 decks +23% synergy
Animate Dead
25% of 16 decks +19% synergy
Angelic Chorus
25% of 16 decks +24% synergy
Trouble in Pairs
25% of 16 decks +22% synergy
Cryptolith Rite
19% of 16 decks +15% synergy
Brave the Sands
19% of 16 decks +14% synergy
Behind the Scenes
19% of 16 decks +11% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Black Market Connections
12% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Exploration
6% of 16 decks -4% synergy
Survival of the Fittest
6% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Assemble the Players
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
The Birth of Meletis
6% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Encroaching Dragonstorm
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Binding the Old Gods
6% of 16 decks -2% synergy
Authority of the Consuls
6% of 16 decks +1% synergy
Blind Obedience
6% of 16 decks +1% synergy
Necromancy
6% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Warlock Class
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Eland Umbra
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Instill Energy
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Exquisite Blood
6% of 16 decks +1% synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Primal Rage
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Pestilence
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Defense of the Heart
6% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Ghostly Prison
6% of 16 decks -1% synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
6% of 16 decks +2% synergy
Court of Grace
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Planeswalkers
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
31% of 16 decks +28% synergy
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
12% of 16 decks +12% synergy
Nissa of Shadowed Boughs
6% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Teyo, the Shieldmage
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
56% of 16 decks +35% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
44% of 16 decks +19% synergy
Reliquary Tower
38% of 16 decks +21% synergy
Bojuka Bog
25% of 16 decks -7% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Rogue's Passage
25% of 16 decks +9% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19% of 16 decks +7% synergy
Ancient Tomb
12% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Urza's Saga
12% of 16 decks +8% synergy
Shifting Woodland
12% of 16 decks +1% synergy
Command Beacon
12% of 16 decks +8% synergy
Field of Ruin
12% of 16 decks +11% synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6% of 16 decks -0% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Gavony Township
6% of 16 decks -2% synergy
Field of the Dead
6% of 16 decks -5% synergy
Forbidding Watchtower
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Temple of the False God
6% of 16 decks +1% synergy
Strip Mine
6% of 16 decks +1% synergy
Castle Garenbrig
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Access Tunnel
6% of 16 decks -6% synergy
Vault of the Archangel
6% of 16 decks -3% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100% of 16 decks +21% synergy
Arcane Signet
81% of 16 decks +16% synergy
Talisman of Unity
25% of 16 decks +18% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
19% of 16 decks +10% synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
19% of 16 decks +11% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12% of 16 decks -0% synergy
Commander's Sphere
6% of 16 decks -5% synergy
Lotus Petal
6% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Jade Orb of Dragonkind
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Basalt Monolith
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Fellwar Stone
6% of 16 decks -2% synergy
Orzhov Signet
6% of 16 decks -3% synergy
Chrome Mox
6% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
94% of 16 decks +3% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
94% of 16 decks +47% synergy
Forest
94% of 16 decks -3% synergy
Temple Garden
94% of 16 decks +48% synergy
Godless Shrine
88% of 16 decks +43% synergy
Plains
88% of 16 decks -8% synergy
Windswept Heath
81% of 16 decks +46% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
81% of 16 decks +47% synergy
Marsh Flats
81% of 16 decks +48% synergy
Indatha Triome
81% of 16 decks +40% synergy
Swamp
75% of 16 decks -19% synergy
Scrubland
75% of 16 decks +63% synergy
Savannah
69% of 16 decks +57% synergy
Bayou
69% of 16 decks +57% synergy
Bountiful Promenade
62% of 16 decks +34% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
62% of 16 decks +32% synergy
Vault of Champions
62% of 16 decks +36% synergy
Isolated Chapel
44% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Hushwood Verge
44% of 16 decks +34% synergy
Misty Rainforest
38% of 16 decks +28% synergy
Exotic Orchard
38% of 16 decks -18% synergy
Bleachbone Verge
38% of 16 decks +30% synergy
Wastewood Verge
38% of 16 decks +29% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
38% of 16 decks -5% synergy
Lush Portico
38% of 16 decks +18% synergy
Flooded Strand
38% of 16 decks +30% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
38% of 16 decks +29% synergy
Sunpetal Grove
31% of 16 decks -7% synergy
Wooded Foothills
31% of 16 decks +22% synergy
Overgrown Farmland
31% of 16 decks +10% synergy
Underground Mortuary
31% of 16 decks +13% synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
31% of 16 decks +25% synergy
Witch Enchanter
25% of 16 decks +19% synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
25% of 16 decks +8% synergy
Caves of Koilos
25% of 16 decks -3% synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
25% of 16 decks +18% synergy
Arid Mesa
25% of 16 decks +18% synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
25% of 16 decks +18% synergy
Polluted Delta
25% of 16 decks +17% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
19% of 16 decks -9% synergy
Murmuring Bosk
19% of 16 decks -1% synergy
Brushland
19% of 16 decks -8% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19% of 16 decks +15% synergy
Shattered Sanctum
19% of 16 decks +7% synergy
Canopy Vista
19% of 16 decks -26% synergy
Deathcap Glade
19% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Prismatic Vista
12% of 16 decks +7% synergy
Fell the Profane
12% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Fabled Passage
12% of 16 decks -1% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
12% of 16 decks -6% synergy