Felothar the Grindfest by Papa-Triste

Format: Commander

Commander: Felothar the Steadfast

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 41

Deck overview

This Abzan deck weaponizes toughness to turn defensive walls and oversized blockers into lethal attackers. Led by Felothar the Steadfast, the deck converts high toughness into combat damage, lets defenders attack, and turns extra toughness into massive bursts of card draw. A dense package of low-cost mana dorks and walls accelerates the board while fueling asymmetric board wipes such as Slaughter the Strong and Wave of Reckoning, which obliterate traditional high-power threats while leaving this deck's army untouched. Stax pieces like Meekstone and Noetic Scales further break parity by punishing opponents' large creatures. Combat evasion from Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa and Behind the Scenes ensures giant toughness values connect cleanly. The deck closes games reliably across Turns 5 through 7 through overwhelming combat pressure and life-total manipulation.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Arbor Adherent
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Assemble the Players
  • 1 Aura Shards
  • 1 Bayou
  • 1 Bedrock Tortoise
  • 1 Behind the Scenes
  • 1 Betor, Kin to All
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Breena, the Demagogue
  • 1 Captain America's Shield
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crashing Drawbridge
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
  • 1 Diamond Valley
  • 1 Doran, Besieged by Time
  • 1 Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
  • 1 Dusk // Dawn
  • 1 Eerie Ultimatum
  • 1 Enduring Innocence
  • 1 Felothar the Steadfast
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 2 Forest
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Huatli, the Sun's Heart
  • 1 Indatha Triome
  • 1 Indomitable Ancients
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jaws of Defeat
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Lush Portico
  • 1 MacCready, Lamplight Mayor
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Meekstone
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Noetic Scales
  • 1 Ohran Frostfang
  • 1 Overgrown Battlement
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 PuPu UFO
  • 1 Radagast of Rhosgobel
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Retribution of the Meek
  • 1 Runic Armasaur
  • 1 Sandsteppe Citadel
  • 1 Savannah
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Selvala, Explorer Returned
  • 1 Shadowy Backstreet
  • 1 Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
  • 1 Six
  • 1 Slaughter the Strong
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stoneskin
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sylvan Caryatid
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Resilience
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 The Kingpin of Crime
  • 1 The Necrobloom
  • 1 The Vision
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Tree of Perdition
  • 1 Tree of Redemption
  • 1 Underground Mortuary
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Wall of Blossoms
  • 1 Wall of Omens
  • 1 Wave of Reckoning
  • 1 Weathered Sentinels
  • 1 Will of the Abzan
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Woodland Cemetery