Abzan Armor Precon: Decklist, Value, and Verdict
Everything in the Abzan Armor Commander deck: all 100 cards with current prices, what the deck is worth against the sealed price, the 10 new cards, and whether it is worth buying.
Felothar the Steadfast
Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power. Creatures you control can attack as though they didn't have defender. {3}, {T}, Sacrifice another creature: Draw cards equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness, then discard cards equal to its power.
Is Abzan Armor worth buying?
The value’s good enough to justify the purchase, but Abzan Armor is going to be a mixed bag for players. If you’re just looking for the most unique precon experience, this is it. But if you’re going for pure power or something a little more universally applicable to your collection, a “defenders” theme isn’t the way to go. While my personal bias leads to liking this deck way more than I probably should, I’d say it’s evenly in the middle as far as deck theme goes. That said, it is a nice antithesis to the Mardu Surge precon, so it could make for a nice in-pod rivalry.
How Abzan Armor plays
Abzan Armor is another grindy deck, and it carries the most novel theme of the bunch: toughness-matters. This is a “walls” deck focused on high-toughness defenders, using cards that weaponize your cheaply-statted, large-ended creatures and crush opponents out of nowhere. It feels almost like a combo deck in that regard, though anyone who’s played with or against Arcades, the Strategist will know what’s up.
Felothar the Steadfast is the face commander, and it demonstrates what Doran, the Siege Tower looks like after years of power creep. It’s the perfect defender enabler, and it has a chunky card draw ability tacked on. Betor, Ancestor's Voice didn’t get the memo and is working with some lifegain / life loss theme that was also tossed in here to make this feel more like an Abzan precon. This is a Felothar deck 100%.
Notably, this deck also features Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper and Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa, so there’s a partner pairing you could use to lead the deck if you’d prefer.
Most valuable cards in Abzan Armor
The 10 new cards
Abzan Armor decklist
Commander 1
- 1Felothar the Steadfast$2.85
Creatures 40
- 1Arboreal Grazer$0.28
- 1Jaddi Offshoot$0.33
- 1Walking Bulwark$0.32
- 1Blight Pile$0.33
- 1Crashing Drawbridge$0.99
- 1Nyx-Fleece Ram$0.25
- 1Overgrown Battlement$0.33
- 1Sylvan Caryatid$1.15
- 1Wall of Blossoms$0.33
- 1Wall of Omens$0.30
- 1Wall of Roots$0.32
- 1Axebane Guardian$0.64
- 1Carven Caryatid$0.29
- 1Faeburrow Elder$0.49
- 1Hornet Nest$0.37
- 1Indulging Patrician$0.30
- 1Wall of Limbs$0.29
- 1Weathered Sentinels$1.33
- 1Welcoming Vampire$2.77
- 1Arasta of the Endless Web$0.39
- 1Arbor Adherent$3.27
- 1Indomitable Ancients$0.35
- 1Rampart Architect$0.33
- 1Rhox Faithmender$2.34
- 1Shalai, Voice of Plenty$1.37
- 1Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa$0.28
- 1Tree of Redemption$0.63
- 1Wakestone Gargoyle$0.25
- 1Wall of Reverence$0.41
- 1Wingmantle Chaplain$0.31
- 1Betor, Ancestor's Voice$4.49
- 1Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper$0.49
- 1Seedborn Muse$19.39
- 1Shadrix Silverquill$0.36
- 1Baldin, Century Herdmaster$0.37
- 1Dragonlord Dromoka$2.07
- 1Protector of the Wastes$0.35
- 1Towering Titan$0.36
- 1Canopy Gargantuan$4.69
- 1Zetalpa, Primal Dawn$0.31
Instants 5
- 1Swords to Plowshares$1.73
- 1Despark$0.36
- 1Infernal Grasp$0.33
- 1Tower Defense$0.30
- 1Anguished Unmaking$2.01
Sorceries 6
- 1Feed the Swarm$0.34
- 1Slaughter the Strong$0.33
- 1Tip the Scales$0.24
- 1Will of the Abzan$4.48
- 1Expel the Interlopers$0.29
- 1Reunion of the House$0.35
Artifacts 7
- 1Sol Ring$2.12
- 1Arcane Signet$0.69
- 1Orzhov Signet$0.37
- 1Selesnya Signet$0.51
- 1Swiftfoot Boots$2.52
- 1Colfenor's Urn$0.30
- 1Staff of Compleation$4.04
Enchantments 3
- 1Assault Formation$0.41
- 1Behind the Scenes$0.32
- 1Jaws of Defeat$1.42
Lands 38
- 1Access Tunnel$0.50
- 1Bojuka Bog$2.00
- 1Canopy Vista$0.29
- 1Command Tower$0.12
- 1Deceptive Landscape$0.26
- 1Evolving Wilds$0.15
- 1Exotic Orchard$0.39
- 7Forest$0.00
- 1Fortified Village$0.26
- 1Isolated Chapel$0.36
- 1Overgrown Farmland$2.75
- 1Path of Ancestry$0.35
- 6Plains$0.00
- 1Radiant Grove$0.26
- 1Sandsteppe Citadel$0.31
- 1Sungrass Prairie$0.25
- 1Sunpetal Grove$0.47
- 5Swamp$0.00
- 1Temple of Malady$0.31
- 1Temple of Plenty$0.30
- 1Temple of Silence$0.26
- 1Twilight Mire$0.44
- 1Woodland Cemetery$0.99
Upgrading Abzan Armor
My upgrade focuses on fixing the first three flaws; I could write a full article expounding on the failures of WotC mana bases and how to fix them, but I don’t have space for it here so I’ll simply say any untapped lands you can squeeze in will improve the deck.
Draftsim's upgrade guide makes 17 changes to this deck. The first picks (hover for the card):
More on Abzan Armor and the Tarkir: Dragonstorm precons
- Official Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander decklists (Wizards of the Coast)
- All 13 Commander Precons Released in 2025, Ranked by A.L. Walser (December 19, 2025)
- All 6 Abzan Commander Precons in Magic Ranked by alexis (August 7, 2026)
- The Best and Easy Way to Upgrade Your Preconstructed Commander Magic Deck by A.L. Walser (July 28, 2026)