Bracket 3 · Our Felothar the Steadfast decklist · Defenders
Our Felothar list is Abzan walls and high-toughness creatures. Felothar lets defenders attack and makes every creature deal damage equal to its toughness, so a board of 0/4 walls becomes an army of 4-power attackers.
The deck ramps off defenders with Axebane Guardian and Overgrown Battlement, grows toughness with Stalwart Shield-Bearers and Canopy Gargantuan, and wipes big-power creatures with Dusk and Expel the Interlopers while its own 0-power walls survive.
- Strategy
- Defenders
- Bracket
- 3
- Avg. mana value
- 3.18
- Lands
- 37
01The Commander
Felothar the Steadfast is a four-mana 0/5. Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power, and creatures you control can attack as though they didn't have defender.
A Wall of Omens attacks for 4 and Tree of Perdition for 13. Your blockers become your attackers.
Felothar's last ability costs {3}, taps and sacrifices another creature: draw cards equal to its toughness, then discard equal to its power. Sacrificing a 0/13 Tree draws thirteen and discards nothing.
02How This Deck Wins
- 1
Ramp with walls
Axebane Guardian, Overgrown Battlement, Wall of Roots and Sylvan Caryatid block early and make mana off your defenders.
- 2
Stack toughness
Stalwart Shield-Bearers, Canopy Gargantuan, Baldin, Century Herdmaster and Stoneskin push toughness sky high.
- 3
Attack with the walls
With Felothar out, defenders attack and hit for their toughness. Towering Titan gives the team trample and Behind the Scenes makes them hard to block.
03Deck at a Glance
Bracket 3 · Defenders · 100 cards
Composition
- Commander1
- Creatures35
- Instants & sorceries15
- Artifacts & enchantments12
- Planeswalkers0
- Lands37
- Tokens4
Mana Curve
Color Split
symbols
- White 40%
- Black 21%
- Green 39%
By the Numbers
Cards by Role
04Toughness Attackers
With Felothar, these hit for their toughness. The bigger the back number, the better.
Also in this role
05Backups for Felothar
Cards that do Felothar's job, so the deck still works if he is removed.
Also in this role
06Wall Ramp and Card Draw
Defenders that make mana or draw cards, then attack later.
Also in this role
07Power-Based Wipes
Your creatures have low power and high toughness. These wipes hit everyone else.
Also in this role
08Removal and Protection
Abzan answers and tricks that keep the wall army alive.
Also in this role
09Combos and Key Interactions
Felothar the Steadfast + Tree of Perdition
Sacrifice the Tree to Felothar: draw thirteen, discard nothing.
Canopy Gargantuan + Stalwart Shield-Bearers
Shield-Bearers boosts toughness, then the Gargantuan's upkeep counters double it across your walls.
Dusk + Felothar the Steadfast
Wipe every creature with power 3 or more while your 0-power walls stay, then attack for their toughness.
10How to Play
Opening hand
Keep hands with two or three lands and a cheap wall that ramps or draws, like Wall of Roots, Overgrown Battlement or Wall of Omens. Walls protect you early while you build toward Felothar on turn four.
Early gameturns 1-3
Play Wall of Roots, Overgrown Battlement or Wall of Omens. Block, ramp and draw while the walls pile up.
Mid gameturns 4-7
Cast Felothar and start attacking with your defenders. Add Stalwart Shield-Bearers or Canopy Gargantuan to grow toughness.
Late gameturn 8+
Wipe big creatures with Dusk or Expel the Interlopers, then swing with your walls. Use Tower Defense for a final +5 per attacker, or sacrifice a Tree to Felothar to refill.
Tips
- Felothar's toughness damage applies to your creatures in any combat, including when they block.
- Expel the Interlopers set to 1 kills everything with power 1 or more. Most of your walls have 0 power.
- Sacrifice high-toughness, low-power creatures to Felothar for the most cards.
- Crashing Drawbridge gives haste, so new walls can attack the turn they enter.
Common mistakes
- Attacking with every wall and leaving no blockers.
- Casting Dusk while you have creatures with 3 or more power you want to keep.
- Losing Felothar with no Doran or Assault Formation backup.
- Sacrificing a high-power creature to Felothar and discarding your hand.
Watch out for
- Removal on Felothar and Doran.
- Fliers that get over your ground walls.
- Toughness-based wipes and -X/-X effects.
- Effects that set power and toughness.
11Bracket and Rule 0
Our list runs 1 Game Changer (Seedborn Muse), within the Bracket 3 limit of three.
The deck wins through combat with no two-card infinite combos.
12Full Decklist
Every card in our Felothar the Steadfast proxy deck (100 cards). Hover or tap a name to see the card.
Commander
- 1Felothar the Steadfast1WBG
Creatures (35)
- 1Arboreal GrazerG
- 1Walking Bulwark1
- 1Blight Pile1B
- 1Crashing Drawbridge2
- 1Crystal Barricade1W
- 1MacCready, Lamplight MayorWB
- 1Overgrown Battlement1G
- 1Stalwart Shield-Bearers1W
- 1Sylvan Caryatid1G
- 1Wall of Blossoms1G
- 1Wall of Omens1W
- 1Wall of Roots1G
- 1Axebane Guardian2G
- 1Carven Caryatid1GG
- 1Doran, the Siege TowerWBG
- 1Faeburrow Elder1GW
- 1Weathered Sentinels3
- 1Welcoming Vampire2W
- 1Arbor Adherent3G
- 1Bedrock Tortoise3G
- 1Doran, Besieged by Time1WBG
- 1Indomitable Ancients2WW
- 1Rampart Architect3G
- 1Shalai, Voice of Plenty3W
- 1Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa2GW
- 1Tree of Perdition3B
- 1Tree of Redemption3G
- 1Betor, Kin to All2WBG
- 1Fecund Greenshell3GG
- 1Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper3BG
- 1Seedborn Muse3GG
- 1Baldin, Century Herdmaster4WW
- 1Towering Titan4GG
- 1Canopy Gargantuan5GG
- 1The Walls of Ba Sing Se8
Instants (7)
- 1Path to ExileW
- 1Swords to PlowsharesW
- 1Assassin's TrophyBG
- 1DesparkWB
- 1Infernal Grasp1B
- 1Tower Defense1G
- 1Anguished Unmaking1WB
Sorceries (8)
- 1Farseek1G
- 1Feed the Swarm1B
- 1Slaughter the Strong1WW
- 1Tip the Scales2B
- 1Dusk2WW
- 1Will of the Abzan3B
- 1Expel the Interlopers3WW
- 1Reunion of the House5WW
Artifacts (6)
- 1Sol Ring1
- 1Arcane Signet2
- 1Orzhov Signet2
- 1Selesnya Signet2
- 1Swiftfoot Boots2
- 1Colfenor's Urn3
Enchantments (6)
- 1Assault Formation1G
- 1Brave the Sands1W
- 1Behind the Scenes2B
- 1Stoneskin2W
- 1Jaws of Defeat3B
- 1Smile at Death3WW
Lands (37)
- 1Access Tunnel
- 1Bojuka Bog
- 1Canopy Vista
- 1Command Tower
- 1Deceptive Landscape
- 1Evolving Wilds
- 1Exotic Orchard
- 7Forest
- 1Fortified Village
- 1Isolated Chapel
- 1Overgrown Farmland
- 1Path of Ancestry
- 6Plains
- 1Radiant Grove
- 1Sandsteppe Citadel
- 1Sungrass Prairie
- 1Sunpetal Grove
- 4Swamp
- 1Temple of Malady
- 1Temple of Plenty
- 1Temple of Silence
- 1Twilight Mire
- 1Woodland Cemetery
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Felothar the Steadfast Defenders proxy deck
Felothar turns a wall of blockers into an army. Ramp off defenders, stack toughness, wipe the big creatures, and swing.
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