Felothar the Steadfast (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.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Tapestry Warden
9% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Seedship Impact
4% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Vernal Fen
4% of 23 decks +2% synergy
Zero Point Ballad
4% of 23 decks +3% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Overgrown Battlement
97% of 64 decks +91% synergy
Wall of Omens
94% of 64 decks +87% synergy
Wall of Blossoms
94% of 64 decks +87% synergy
Behind the Scenes
94% of 64 decks +86% synergy
Axebane Guardian
91% of 64 decks +85% synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
89% of 64 decks +83% synergy
Tower Defense
91% of 64 decks +83% synergy
Tree of Redemption
89% of 64 decks +82% synergy
Slaughter the Strong
88% of 64 decks +81% synergy
Walking Bulwark
84% of 64 decks +80% synergy
Top Cards
Expel the Interlopers
86% of 64 decks +80% synergy
Weathered Sentinels
84% of 64 decks +79% synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
84% of 64 decks +76% synergy
Jaws of Defeat
83% of 64 decks +69% synergy
Assault Formation
83% of 64 decks +74% synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
81% of 64 decks +75% synergy
Reunion of the House
81% of 64 decks +70% synergy
Wall of Roots
80% of 64 decks +73% synergy
Towering Titan
78% of 64 decks +73% synergy
Swords to Plowshares
78% of 64 decks +15% synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
42% of 64 decks +36% synergy
Creatures
Carven Caryatid
78% of 64 decks +74% synergy
Arbor Adherent
78% of 63 decks +63% synergy
Indomitable Ancients
77% of 64 decks +69% synergy
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
77% of 64 decks +71% synergy
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
77% of 64 decks +70% synergy
Welcoming Vampire
73% of 64 decks +66% synergy
Rampart Architect
71% of 63 decks +59% synergy
Blight Pile
69% of 64 decks +65% synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
66% of 64 decks +63% synergy
Arboreal Grazer
66% of 64 decks +61% synergy
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
61% of 64 decks +54% synergy
Wall of Reverence
59% of 64 decks +57% synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
59% of 64 decks +57% synergy
Wakestone Gargoyle
58% of 64 decks +56% synergy
Faeburrow Elder
56% of 64 decks +46% synergy
Zetalpa, Primal Dawn
56% of 64 decks +51% synergy
Nyx-Fleece Ram
53% of 64 decks +49% synergy
Canopy Gargantuan
51% of 63 decks +40% synergy
Arasta of the Endless Web
50% of 64 decks +44% synergy
Hornet Nest
48% of 64 decks +47% synergy
Shadrix Silverquill
47% of 64 decks +43% synergy
Wall of Limbs
44% of 64 decks +42% synergy
Betor, Kin to All
44% of 64 decks +33% synergy
Dragonlord Dromoka
44% of 64 decks +39% synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
41% of 64 decks +34% synergy
Fecund Greenshell
38% of 64 decks +29% synergy
Protector of the Wastes
37% of 63 decks +34% synergy
Rhox Faithmender
36% of 64 decks +29% synergy
Indulging Patrician
34% of 64 decks +32% synergy
Crystal Barricade
34% of 64 decks +26% synergy
Betor, Ancestor's Voice
34% of 64 decks +31% synergy
Fortified Rampart
28% of 64 decks +27% synergy
Wall of Junk
27% of 64 decks +25% synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
27% of 64 decks +25% synergy
Vine Trellis
27% of 64 decks +25% synergy
Angelic Wall
25% of 64 decks +24% synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
20% of 64 decks +18% synergy
Colfenor, the Last Yew
20% of 64 decks +15% synergy
Archers' Parapet
19% of 64 decks +18% synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
17% of 64 decks +16% synergy
Nethroi, Apex of Death
17% of 64 decks +12% synergy
Unhallowed Phalanx
17% of 64 decks +15% synergy
Jeskai Barricade
16% of 64 decks +15% synergy
Doran, the Siege Tower
16% of 64 decks +11% synergy
Mentor of the Meek
14% of 64 decks +6% synergy
Abzan Beastmaster
12% of 64 decks +9% synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
12% of 64 decks +12% synergy
Perimeter Captain
11% of 64 decks +9% synergy
Wall of Mulch
11% of 64 decks +11% synergy
Flumph
11% of 64 decks +9% synergy
Instants
Despark
73% of 64 decks +61% synergy
Anguished Unmaking
62% of 64 decks +28% synergy
Infernal Grasp
53% of 64 decks +48% synergy
Path to Exile
14% of 64 decks -33% synergy
Overkill
14% of 37 decks +11% synergy
Bar the Door
9% of 64 decks +8% synergy
Abzan Charm
9% of 64 decks +0% synergy
Putrefy
9% of 64 decks +0% synergy
Refuse to Yield
9% of 64 decks +8% synergy
Tear Asunder
8% of 64 decks +3% synergy
Beast Within
6% of 64 decks -18% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
6% of 64 decks -2% synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6% of 64 decks +1% synergy
Shape the Sands
6% of 64 decks +6% synergy
Mortify
6% of 64 decks -8% synergy
Sorceries
Tip the Scales
69% of 64 decks +60% synergy
Will of the Abzan
63% of 63 decks +52% synergy
Feed the Swarm
55% of 64 decks +49% synergy
Dusk // Dawn
31% of 64 decks +18% synergy
Fell the Mighty
22% of 64 decks +12% synergy
Rampant Growth
19% of 64 decks -8% synergy
Farseek
17% of 64 decks -27% synergy
Cultivate
16% of 64 decks -26% synergy
Kodama's Reach
8% of 64 decks -16% synergy
The Battle of Bywater
8% of 64 decks -4% synergy
Raise the Past
6% of 64 decks +5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
73% of 64 decks +56% synergy
Colfenor's Urn
61% of 64 decks +58% synergy
Abzan Monument
17% of 64 decks +15% synergy
Slagwurm Armor
9% of 64 decks +7% synergy
Skeleton Key
6% of 64 decks +6% synergy
Enchantments
Stoneskin
34% of 64 decks +29% synergy
Assemble the Players
17% of 64 decks +16% synergy
Brave the Sands
12% of 64 decks +8% synergy
Revival of the Ancestors
11% of 63 decks +7% synergy
Smile at Death
11% of 64 decks +5% synergy
Unnatural Growth
9% of 64 decks +5% synergy
Encroaching Dragonstorm
8% of 64 decks +7% synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
8% of 64 decks +1% synergy
Eland Umbra
8% of 64 decks +7% synergy
Spidersilk Armor
8% of 64 decks +6% synergy
Planeswalkers
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
12% of 64 decks +9% synergy
Teyo, the Shieldmage
8% of 64 decks +7% synergy
Utility Lands
Access Tunnel
80% of 64 decks +68% synergy
Bojuka Bog
75% of 64 decks +43% synergy
Rogue's Passage
11% of 64 decks -5% synergy
Great Arashin City
8% of 64 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91% of 64 decks +25% synergy
Sol Ring
88% of 64 decks +8% synergy
Selesnya Signet
66% of 64 decks +57% synergy
Orzhov Signet
64% of 64 decks +55% synergy
Staff of Compleation
14% of 64 decks +9% synergy
Abzan Banner
8% of 64 decks +6% synergy
Lands
Swamp
98% of 64 decks +4% synergy
Plains
98% of 64 decks +3% synergy
Command Tower
97% of 64 decks +6% synergy
Forest
97% of 64 decks +1% synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
94% of 64 decks +41% synergy
Isolated Chapel
86% of 64 decks +46% synergy
Sunpetal Grove
84% of 64 decks +46% synergy
Canopy Vista
83% of 64 decks +38% synergy
Exotic Orchard
81% of 64 decks +26% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
81% of 64 decks +39% synergy
Deceptive Landscape
80% of 64 decks +55% synergy
Fortified Village
77% of 64 decks +53% synergy
Sungrass Prairie
75% of 64 decks +61% synergy
Path of Ancestry
75% of 64 decks +48% synergy
Overgrown Farmland
73% of 64 decks +52% synergy
Twilight Mire
73% of 64 decks +63% synergy
Evolving Wilds
72% of 64 decks +43% synergy
Temple of Plenty
72% of 64 decks +55% synergy
Temple of Silence
72% of 64 decks +55% synergy
Temple of Malady
69% of 64 decks +51% synergy
Radiant Grove
67% of 64 decks +60% synergy
Caves of Koilos
12% of 64 decks -15% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
11% of 64 decks -17% synergy
Blossoming Sands
11% of 64 decks +3% synergy
Jungle Hollow
9% of 64 decks +1% synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
8% of 64 decks -9% synergy
Brushland
8% of 64 decks -19% synergy
Escape Tunnel
6% of 64 decks +4% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
6% of 64 decks -13% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6% of 64 decks -9% synergy
Murmuring Bosk
6% of 64 decks -13% synergy
Ash Barrens
6% of 64 decks -3% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
6% of 64 decks -2% synergy
Orzhov Basilica
6% of 64 decks -9% synergy
Scoured Barrens
6% of 64 decks -7% synergy