Felothar the Steadfast (Commander) - Upgraded Lifegain

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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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Ancient Adamantoise
25% of 12 decks +22% synergy
Overkill
17% of 12 decks +14% synergy
Tapestry Warden
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Zenos yae Galvus
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Starting Town
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Overgrown Battlement
90% of 20 decks +84% synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
90% of 20 decks +84% synergy
Axebane Guardian
85% of 20 decks +80% synergy
Wall of Omens
85% of 20 decks +78% synergy
Wall of Blossoms
85% of 20 decks +78% synergy
Tree of Redemption
85% of 20 decks +78% synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
85% of 20 decks +77% synergy
Weathered Sentinels
80% of 20 decks +75% synergy
Arbor Adherent
89% of 19 decks +73% synergy
Behind the Scenes
80% of 20 decks +72% synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
85% of 20 decks +22% synergy
Anguished Unmaking
85% of 20 decks +51% synergy
Rampart Architect
79% of 19 decks +66% synergy
Crystal Barricade
75% of 20 decks +66% synergy
Betor, Kin to All
75% of 20 decks +63% synergy
Assault Formation
75% of 20 decks +67% synergy
Will of the Abzan
74% of 19 decks +61% synergy
Tower Defense
70% of 20 decks +62% synergy
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
70% of 20 decks +64% synergy
Slaughter the Strong
70% of 20 decks +64% synergy
Game Changers
Seedborn Muse
65% of 20 decks +59% synergy
Aura Shards
10% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Teferi's Protection
10% of 20 decks -4% synergy
Mox Diamond
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Imperial Seal
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
The One Ring
5% of 20 decks -4% synergy
Worldly Tutor
5% of 20 decks -5% synergy
Smothering Tithe
5% of 20 decks -10% synergy
Creatures
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
70% of 20 decks +64% synergy
Tree of Perdition
65% of 20 decks +58% synergy
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
60% of 20 decks +55% synergy
Indomitable Ancients
55% of 20 decks +48% synergy
Welcoming Vampire
55% of 20 decks +48% synergy
Ohran Frostfang
50% of 20 decks +44% synergy
Walking Bulwark
50% of 20 decks +46% synergy
Arboreal Grazer
50% of 20 decks +46% synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
50% of 20 decks +43% synergy
Dragonlord Dromoka
50% of 20 decks +45% synergy
Wall of Roots
45% of 20 decks +38% synergy
Faeburrow Elder
45% of 20 decks +34% synergy
Carven Caryatid
45% of 20 decks +42% synergy
MacCready, Lamplight Mayor
45% of 20 decks +40% synergy
Rhox Faithmender
45% of 20 decks +38% synergy
Doran, the Siege Tower
45% of 20 decks +40% synergy
Towering Titan
45% of 20 decks +40% synergy
Canopy Gargantuan
42% of 19 decks +31% synergy
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
40% of 20 decks +33% synergy
Nethroi, Apex of Death
40% of 20 decks +35% synergy
Fecund Greenshell
35% of 20 decks +26% synergy
Wall of Reverence
35% of 20 decks +32% synergy
Zetalpa, Primal Dawn
35% of 20 decks +30% synergy
Shadrix Silverquill
35% of 20 decks +31% synergy
Arasta of the Endless Web
35% of 20 decks +29% synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
35% of 20 decks +33% synergy
Betor, Ancestor's Voice
30% of 20 decks +26% synergy
Flumph
30% of 20 decks +28% synergy
Sapling of Colfenor
30% of 20 decks +24% synergy
Wall of Shards
30% of 20 decks +29% synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
30% of 20 decks +27% synergy
Blight Pile
25% of 20 decks +22% synergy
Perimeter Captain
25% of 20 decks +23% synergy
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
25% of 20 decks +20% synergy
Nyx-Fleece Ram
25% of 20 decks +21% synergy
Birds of Paradise
25% of 20 decks -10% synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
25% of 20 decks +23% synergy
Wakestone Gargoyle
20% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Indulging Patrician
20% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
20% of 20 decks +19% synergy
Wall of Limbs
20% of 20 decks +19% synergy
Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus
15% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Hornet Nest
15% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Catapult Fodder
15% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Treebeard, Gracious Host
15% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Shield Sphere
15% of 20 decks +14% synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
15% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Runic Armasaur
15% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Colfenor, the Last Yew
15% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Felothar, Dawn of the Abzan
11% of 19 decks +7% synergy
Instants
Despark
45% of 20 decks +33% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
40% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Infernal Grasp
40% of 20 decks +35% synergy
Heroic Intervention
40% of 20 decks +14% synergy
Path to Exile
35% of 20 decks -12% synergy
Akroma's Will
30% of 20 decks +24% synergy
Beast Within
25% of 20 decks +0% synergy
Generous Gift
20% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Collective Resistance
15% of 20 decks +14% synergy
Tear Asunder
15% of 20 decks +11% synergy
Abzan Charm
10% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Mortify
10% of 20 decks -4% synergy
Eerie Interlude
10% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Eladamri's Call
10% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Refuse to Yield
10% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Heritage Reclamation
5% of 19 decks +4% synergy
Putrefy
5% of 20 decks -4% synergy
Deadly Rollick
5% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Flawless Maneuver
5% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Inkshield
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Duty Beyond Death
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Hero's Downfall
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Golgari Charm
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Cosmic Rebirth
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Dawn's Truce
5% of 20 decks -0% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
5% of 20 decks -3% synergy
Flare of Fortitude
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Imp's Mischief
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Power Word Kill
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Fell the Profane
5% of 20 decks -2% synergy
Bar the Door
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Disenchant
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Batwing Brume
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Unbreakable Formation
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Arachnogenesis
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Get Lost
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Abstruse Appropriation
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Aegis of the Heavens
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Mythos of Nethroi
5% of 20 decks -2% synergy
Shape the Sands
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Return to Nature
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Clever Concealment
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Sheltering Word
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Sorceries
Reunion of the House
68% of 19 decks +56% synergy
Expel the Interlopers
60% of 20 decks +54% synergy
Tip the Scales
58% of 19 decks +48% synergy
Feed the Swarm
40% of 20 decks +34% synergy
Toxic Deluge
40% of 20 decks +17% synergy
Nature's Lore
35% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Last March of the Ents
35% of 20 decks +30% synergy
Dusk // Dawn
35% of 20 decks +22% synergy
Farseek
25% of 20 decks -19% synergy
Three Visits
25% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
20% of 20 decks -2% synergy
Fell the Mighty
20% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Rampant Growth
20% of 20 decks -7% synergy
Wave of Reckoning
20% of 20 decks +17% synergy
The Battle of Bywater
20% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Cultivate
10% of 20 decks -32% synergy
Vindicate
10% of 20 decks +7% synergy
Tempt with Discovery
10% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Retribution of the Meek
10% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Perennation
5% of 19 decks +1% synergy
Strategic Betrayal
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Grim Tutor
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Requisition Raid
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Traverse the Ulvenwald
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Fumigate
5% of 20 decks -4% synergy
Farewell
5% of 20 decks -2% synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Debt to the Deathless
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Damn
5% of 20 decks -9% synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Eldritch Evolution
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Read the Bones
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Night's Whisper
5% of 20 decks -8% synergy
Reanimate
5% of 20 decks -7% synergy
Many Partings
5% of 20 decks -2% synergy
Hunting Wilds
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Diresight
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Kodama's Reach
5% of 20 decks -19% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
50% of 20 decks +32% synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
25% of 20 decks +22% synergy
Colfenor's Urn
20% of 20 decks +17% synergy
Lightning Greaves
20% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Meekstone
20% of 20 decks +17% synergy
Slagwurm Armor
10% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Whip of Erebos
10% of 20 decks +7% synergy
Buster Sword
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Dowsing Dagger
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Abzan Monument
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Pearl Medallion
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Temple Bell
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Emerald Medallion
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Umbral Mantle
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Witch's Oven
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Mithril Coat
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Jet Medallion
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Idol of Oblivion
5% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Enchantments
Jaws of Defeat
68% of 19 decks +54% synergy
Brave the Sands
45% of 20 decks +40% synergy
Smile at Death
40% of 20 decks +34% synergy
Stoneskin
35% of 20 decks +30% synergy
Angelic Chorus
25% of 20 decks +24% synergy
Spidersilk Armor
25% of 20 decks +23% synergy
Primal Rage
15% of 20 decks +13% synergy
Sanguine Bond
15% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Darksteel Mutation
10% of 20 decks +8% synergy
Guardian Project
10% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Ghostly Prison
10% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Exquisite Blood
10% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Unnatural Growth
10% of 20 decks +6% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10% of 20 decks -5% synergy
Vraska Joins Up
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Wound Reflection
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Trail of Crumbs
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Cleric Class
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Wild Growth
5% of 20 decks -2% synergy
Authority of the Consuls
5% of 20 decks -0% synergy
Deafening Silence
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Sigarda's Splendor
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Dormant Grove
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Utopia Sprawl
5% of 20 decks -0% synergy
Blind Obedience
5% of 20 decks -0% synergy
Aurification
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Hardened Scales
5% of 20 decks -2% synergy
True Conviction
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Night of the Sweets' Revenge
5% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Feed the Pack
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Animate Dead
5% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
5% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Planeswalkers
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
25% of 20 decks +22% synergy
Teyo, the Shieldmage
15% of 20 decks +15% synergy
The Wanderer
5% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
90% of 20 decks +59% synergy
Access Tunnel
70% of 20 decks +58% synergy
Reliquary Tower
40% of 20 decks +23% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
25% of 20 decks -0% synergy
Vault of the Archangel
20% of 20 decks +11% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
15% of 20 decks -6% synergy
Rogue's Passage
15% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15% of 20 decks -4% synergy
Maze of Ith
10% of 20 decks +7% synergy
Great Arashin City
5% of 19 decks +2% synergy
Forbidding Watchtower
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5% of 20 decks -5% synergy
Shifting Woodland
5% of 20 decks -6% synergy
Buried Ruin
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
The Shire
5% of 20 decks -7% synergy
Temple of the False God
5% of 20 decks +0% synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5% of 20 decks -1% synergy
Fountainport
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Monumental Henge
5% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Cabal Coffers
5% of 20 decks +0% synergy
Nesting Grounds
5% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Arcane Signet
80% of 20 decks +14% synergy
Selesnya Signet
50% of 20 decks +41% synergy
Orzhov Signet
50% of 20 decks +41% synergy
Thought Vessel
20% of 20 decks +17% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
15% of 20 decks +2% synergy
Golgari Signet
15% of 20 decks +6% synergy
Staff of Compleation
10% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
5% of 20 decks -2% synergy
Fellwar Stone
5% of 20 decks -3% synergy
Mind Stone
5% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Lands
Plains
100% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Swamp
100% of 20 decks +6% synergy
Command Tower
100% of 20 decks +9% synergy
Forest
100% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Sunpetal Grove
95% of 20 decks +57% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
85% of 20 decks +43% synergy
Isolated Chapel
85% of 20 decks +45% synergy
Exotic Orchard
80% of 20 decks +24% synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
75% of 20 decks +22% synergy
Overgrown Farmland
75% of 20 decks +54% synergy
Deceptive Landscape
60% of 20 decks +36% synergy
Temple of Malady
55% of 20 decks +37% synergy
Canopy Vista
55% of 20 decks +10% synergy
Path of Ancestry
55% of 20 decks +28% synergy
Temple of Silence
50% of 20 decks +33% synergy
Fortified Village
50% of 20 decks +26% synergy
Evolving Wilds
50% of 20 decks +21% synergy
Twilight Mire
50% of 20 decks +40% synergy
Temple of Plenty
50% of 20 decks +34% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
40% of 20 decks -6% synergy
Temple Garden
40% of 20 decks -6% synergy
Godless Shrine
35% of 20 decks -9% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
30% of 20 decks -4% synergy
Sungrass Prairie
30% of 20 decks +16% synergy
Bountiful Promenade
30% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Wastewood Verge
30% of 20 decks +22% synergy
Indatha Triome
30% of 20 decks -11% synergy
Bleachbone Verge
25% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Radiant Grove
25% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Hushwood Verge
25% of 20 decks +16% synergy
Windswept Heath
25% of 20 decks -10% synergy
Marsh Flats
20% of 20 decks -14% synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
20% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
20% of 20 decks -7% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
20% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
20% of 20 decks -11% synergy
Orzhov Basilica
15% of 20 decks -0% synergy
Deathcap Glade
15% of 20 decks +1% synergy
Murmuring Bosk
15% of 20 decks -5% synergy
Myriad Landscape
15% of 20 decks +4% synergy
Caves of Koilos
15% of 20 decks -13% synergy
Brushland
15% of 20 decks -12% synergy
Vault of Champions
15% of 20 decks -12% synergy
Branchloft Pathway
10% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Underground Mortuary
10% of 20 decks -8% synergy
Razorverge Thicket
10% of 20 decks +6% synergy
Nurturing Peatland
10% of 20 decks +3% synergy
Lush Portico
10% of 20 decks -10% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10% of 20 decks -6% synergy
Mana Confluence
10% of 20 decks +2% synergy