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Overview:
Felothar the Steadfast pilots an Abzan defender-toughness synergy deck, leveraging high-toughness creatures as both offensive threats and card draw engines. The strategy focuses on establishing a wall of defenders that attack using toughness-based damage, supported by recursion engines and incremental life gain/drain effects. While lacking infinite combos, it can generate overwhelming board states through cards like Towering Titan and Colfenor's Urn, supported by efficient interaction and mana acceleration from defender-based ramp.
Primer:
Core Strategy:
This deck aims to deploy high-toughness defenders early (Wall of Roots, Arboreal Grazer) while using Felothar's combat damage conversion to turn them into threats. Key phases:
- Early Setup: Ramp with defender-based mana sources (Axebane Guardian, Overgrown Battlement) and draw engines (Wall of Omens, Carven Caryatid).
- Midgame Value: Activate Felothar's sacrifice ability to convert expendable walls into card advantage while building toward toughness-matters payoffs like Towering Titan.
- Endgame: Close with commander-enabled combat damage or lifegain/drain synergies (Jaws of Defeat, Wall of Limbs). Backup plans include Zetalpa, Primal Dawn as an indestructible finisher and Reunion of the House for mass recursion.
Key Synergies:
- Redundant toughness-as-power effects (Assault Formation, Walking Bulwark)
- Defender-based mana acceleration (Axebane Guardian + 3+ defenders = explosive turns)
- Sacrifice recursion loops (Colfenor's Urn + Rampart Architect token generation)
Mulligan Priorities:
- Keep hands with 3 lands and 1-2 early defenders/ramp pieces
- Prioritize cards enabling immediate value (Wall of Omens) over standalone threats
- Reject hands without green mana sources or defender density
Weaknesses:
Critical:
- Heavy commander reliance (3+ removals cripples combat plan)
- Limited graveyard recursion for key pieces
Moderate:
- Vulnerable to flying/swarm strategies
- Slow recovery from board wipes
Minor:
- Mana curve clustered at 3-4 CMC
Most Important Cards:
- Assault Formation
- Seedborn Muse
- Towering Titan
- Colfenor's Urn
- Axebane Guardian
- Slaughter the Strong
- Walking Bulwark
- Rampart Architect
- Zetalpa, Primal Dawn
- Wall of Limbs
Attribute Ratings:
Speed: 5/10
- Goldfish win ~T8-10 through combat overrun
- No fast mana beyond Sol Ring/Signets
Resilience: 4/10
- Redundant toughness-as-power effects
- Fragile to commander removal & mass bounce
Consistency: 6/10
- Strong defender-based card draw
- Lacks tutors for key enchantments
Interaction: 6/10
- Efficient targeted removal (Swords to Plowshares, Anguished Unmaking)
- Conditional board wipes (Slaughter the Strong)
Rating Justification:
This deck operates at the upper end of Casual/Precon (4.0) but falls short of Focused Casual (4.5) due to commander dependency and lack of combo finishers. It outpaces precons through synergistic value engines but can't consistently threaten T6-7 wins like optimized casual decks. The presence of multiple staxy board wipes and recursive threats pushes it slightly above baseline precons.
Power level: 4.0 - 4.5
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