Felothar the Steadfast (Commander) - Optimized Defenders

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Mike Carrozza
Dec 16, 2025
The Best Graveyard Cards of 2025 for Commander
Graveyard enjoyer and occasional Bolas Mike Carrozza is here to share his picks for the best graveyard-centric Magic cards from 2025.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
71%synergy
Earthshape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tree of Perdition
95%inclusion38 decks40 decks
87%synergy
Tree of Redemption
93%inclusion37 decks40 decks
84%synergy
Crystal Barricade
90%inclusion36 decks40 decks
81%synergy
Betor, Kin to All
90%inclusion36 decks40 decks
79%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
83%inclusion33 decks40 decks
75%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
88%inclusion35 decks40 decks
74%synergy
Behind the Scenes
83%inclusion33 decks40 decks
74%synergy
Overgrown Battlement
80%inclusion32 decks40 decks
72%synergy
Axebane Guardian
78%inclusion31 decks40 decks
71%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
78%inclusion31 decks40 decks
70%synergy
Top Cards
Arbor Adherent
85%inclusion34 decks40 decks
70%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
80%inclusion32 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
73%inclusion29 decks40 decks
63%synergy
Wall of Omens
73%inclusion29 decks40 decks
64%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
68%inclusion27 decks40 decks
59%synergy
Assault Formation
65%inclusion26 decks40 decks
56%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
55%synergy
Doran, the Siege Tower
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
57%synergy
Reunion of the House
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
52%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
65%inclusion26 decks40 decks
51%synergy
Seedborn Muse
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
53%synergy
Demonic Tutor
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
46%synergy
Smothering Tithe
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
34%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Worldly Tutor
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Aura Shards
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
MacCready, Lamplight Mayor
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
57%synergy
Shield Sphere
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
53%synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
45%synergy
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
47%synergy
Indomitable Ancients
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
42%synergy
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
42%synergy
Rampart Architect
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Birds of Paradise
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
39%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
34%synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Fecund Greenshell
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Towering Titan
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
34%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Walking Bulwark
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
33%synergy
Blight Pile
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Wall of Roots
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Ohran Frostfang
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Wall of Junk
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
28%synergy
Nethroi, Apex of Death
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Fortified Rampart
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Dragonlord Dromoka
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Carven Caryatid
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Arboreal Grazer
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Canopy Gargantuan
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Perimeter Captain
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Wall of Reverence
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Sapling of Colfenor
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Bloom Tender
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Nyx-Fleece Ram
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Shards
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Grand Abolisher
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Adamantoise
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Esper Sentinel
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Shadrix Silverquill
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Vine Trellis
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Flumph
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Delighted Halfling
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Skinshifter
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
PuPu UFO
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Wakestone Gargoyle
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
28%synergy
Tower Defense
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
46%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Path to Exile
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Akroma's Will
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
39%synergy
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
36%synergy
Eladamri's Call
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Overkill
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Despark
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Dawn's Truce
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Beast Within
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Veil of Summer
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Abrupt Decay
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Crop Rotation
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Chord of Calling
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Silence
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Inkshield
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Bar the Door
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Ready // Willing
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Force of Vigor
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Putrefy
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Obscuring Haze
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Generous Gift
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-9%synergy
Sorceries
Slaughter the Strong
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
48%synergy
Three Visits
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Will of the Abzan
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Last March of the Ents
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Farseek
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
-9%synergy
Nature's Lore
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Cultivate
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
-18%synergy
Tip the Scales
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Mighty
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Rampant Growth
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
10%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Kodama's Reach
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-10%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Retribution of the Meek
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-11%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Finale of Devastation
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Perennation
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Austere Command
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Culling Ritual
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Armageddon
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Meekstone
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
54%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
37%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Staff of Domination
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Colfenor's Urn
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Umbral Mantle
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
15%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Noetic Scales
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Sword of the Paruns
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Abzan Monument
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
The Wind Crystal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Skeleton Key
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Brave the Sands
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
37%synergy
Smile at Death
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Stoneskin
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Unnatural Growth
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Guardian Project
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Sylvan Library
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Angelic Chorus
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Assemble the Players
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Call of the Ring
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Spidersilk Armor
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Primal Rage
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Revival of the Ancestors
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Grave Pact
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-9%synergy
No Mercy
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Gauntlets of Light
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Proper Burial
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Defense of the Heart
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Access Tunnel
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Shifting Woodland
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Forbidding Watchtower
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion40 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion36 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Orzhov Signet
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Selesnya Signet
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Unity
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Signet
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Compleation
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion40 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion40 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion39 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion39 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Godless Shrine
73%inclusion29 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Temple Garden
70%inclusion28 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
68%inclusion27 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
68%inclusion27 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Isolated Chapel
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Windswept Heath
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Marsh Flats
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Canopy Vista
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Vault of Champions
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Indatha Triome
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Twilight Mire
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Bayou
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Hushwood Verge
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Fortified Village
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Savannah
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Wastewood Verge
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Scrubland
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Deathcap Glade
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Radiant Grove
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Brushland
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Wooded Foothills
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Lush Portico
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Caves of Koilos
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
-10%synergy
Underground Mortuary
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Plenty
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Heath
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
7%synergy