edhseer Commander synergy, explained

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Commander precon · Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander · 2025 · led by Felothar the Steadfast

Main theme: Wall tribal · Synergy 4.0/5 (tight) · Bracket 3 · Felothar the Steadfast works with 45 of its cards

Upgrades at bracket 1–2

No Game Changers and no infinite combos: the level of an unchanged precon. Game Changers are cards on WotC's official list of cards that make a deck much stronger.It starts at bracket 3, so the first swap brings it down.

17 swaps, and after them the report reads the deck at bracket 1–2.

Its cards work together a little more: synergy 4.0 → 4.1 of 5, still tight. It is more consistent: Build 4.4 → 5.0 of 5, still on target; no longer short on board wipes, no longer short on card advantage, no longer short on interaction. That is what this page measures: how well the deck holds together, not how strong it is.

First, to reach bracket 1–2

  1. Take out Seedborn Muse: Seedborn Muse is on the official Game Changer list, which raises a deck's bracket; bracket 1–2 allows none, and this deck has 1. Put in Ayara, First of Locthwain: Baldin, Century Herdmaster gives Ayara, First of Locthwain bigger stats

Lands

  1. Take out Fortified Village: Fortified Village enters tapped. Put in Bountiful Promenade: Bountiful Promenade never enters tapped and makes white or green.
  2. Take out Radiant Grove: Radiant Grove enters tapped. Put in Savannah: Savannah never enters tapped and makes white or green.
  3. Take out Temple of Plenty: Temple of Plenty enters tapped. Put in Temple Garden: Temple Garden never enters tapped and makes white or green.
  4. Take out Temple of Malady: Temple of Malady enters tapped. Put in Bayou: Bayou never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  5. Take out Temple of Silence: Temple of Silence enters tapped. Put in Desolate Mire: Desolate Mire never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  6. Take out Sunpetal Grove: Sunpetal Grove can enter tapped. Put in Wooded Bastion: Wooded Bastion never enters tapped and makes white or green.
  7. Take out Woodland Cemetery: Woodland Cemetery can enter tapped. Put in Overgrown Tomb: Overgrown Tomb never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  8. Take out Isolated Chapel: Isolated Chapel can enter tapped. Put in Fetid Heath: Fetid Heath never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  9. Take out Forest: Forest makes only green. Put in Undergrowth Stadium: Undergrowth Stadium never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  10. Take out Plains: Plains makes only white. Put in Godless Shrine: Godless Shrine never enters tapped and makes white or black.

Card advantage

  1. Take out Tower Defense: Tower Defense is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Zahur, Glory's Past: Card advantage: you were 2 short; Zahur, Glory's Past counts as card advantage. Baldin, Century Herdmaster gives Zahur, Glory's Past bigger stats.
  2. Take out Colfenor's Urn: Colfenor's Urn is next on the report's cut list. Works with 1 other card: with 1 again and again. Put in Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel: Card advantage: you were 2 short; Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel counts as card advantage.

Interaction

  1. Take out Zetalpa, Primal Dawn: Zetalpa, Primal Dawn is next on the report's cut list. Works with 9 other cards: with 7 again and again, with 2 just once or in the background. Put in Erebos, Bleak-Hearted: Interaction: you were 2 short; Erebos, Bleak-Hearted counts as interaction. Baldin, Century Herdmaster gives Erebos, Bleak-Hearted bigger stats.
  2. Take out Canopy Gargantuan: Canopy Gargantuan is next on the report's cut list. Works with 10 other cards: with 8 again and again, with 2 just once or in the background. Put in Yahenni, Undying Partisan: Interaction: you were 2 short; Yahenni, Undying Partisan counts as interaction. Baldin, Century Herdmaster gives Yahenni, Undying Partisan bigger stats.

Board wipes

  1. Take out Dragonlord Dromoka: Dragonlord Dromoka is next on the report's cut list. Works with 10 other cards: with 8 again and again, with 2 just once or in the background. Put in Shilgengar, Sire of Famine: Board wipes: you were 1 short; Shilgengar, Sire of Famine counts as a board wipe. Baldin, Century Herdmaster gives Shilgengar, Sire of Famine bigger stats.

Cards that work together

  1. Take out Wakestone Gargoyle: Wakestone Gargoyle works with 10 cards in this deck, 8 of them on its theme; Guide of Souls works with 17 cards, 15 of them on it. Put in Guide of Souls: When Baldin, Century Herdmaster enters, Guide of Souls gains you 1 life

Upgrades at bracket 3

Up to three Game Changers, and no two-card infinite combo that costs 6 or less.

18 swaps, and after them the report reads the deck at bracket 3.

Its cards work together a little more: synergy 4.0 → 4.1 of 5, still tight. It is more consistent: Build 4.4 → 5.0 of 5, still on target; no longer short on board wipes, no longer short on card advantage, no longer short on interaction. That is what this page measures: how well the deck holds together, not how strong it is.

Lands

  1. Take out Fortified Village: Fortified Village enters tapped. Put in Bountiful Promenade: Bountiful Promenade never enters tapped and makes white or green.
  2. Take out Radiant Grove: Radiant Grove enters tapped. Put in Savannah: Savannah never enters tapped and makes white or green.
  3. Take out Temple of Plenty: Temple of Plenty enters tapped. Put in Temple Garden: Temple Garden never enters tapped and makes white or green.
  4. Take out Temple of Malady: Temple of Malady enters tapped. Put in Bayou: Bayou never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  5. Take out Temple of Silence: Temple of Silence enters tapped. Put in Desolate Mire: Desolate Mire never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  6. Take out Sunpetal Grove: Sunpetal Grove can enter tapped. Put in Wooded Bastion: Wooded Bastion never enters tapped and makes white or green.
  7. Take out Woodland Cemetery: Woodland Cemetery can enter tapped. Put in Overgrown Tomb: Overgrown Tomb never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  8. Take out Isolated Chapel: Isolated Chapel can enter tapped. Put in Fetid Heath: Fetid Heath never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  9. Take out Forest: Forest makes only green. Put in Undergrowth Stadium: Undergrowth Stadium never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  10. Take out Plains: Plains makes only white. Put in Godless Shrine: Godless Shrine never enters tapped and makes white or black.

Ramp

  1. Take out Arcane Signet: Arcane Signet is weaker ramp than Smothering Tithe. Put in Smothering Tithe: Smothering Tithe is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.
  2. Take out Orzhov Signet: Orzhov Signet is weaker ramp than Chrome Mox. Put in Chrome Mox: Chrome Mox is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.

Card advantage

  1. Take out Tower Defense: Tower Defense is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Zahur, Glory's Past: Card advantage: you were 2 short; Zahur, Glory's Past counts as card advantage. Baldin, Century Herdmaster gives Zahur, Glory's Past bigger stats.
  2. Take out Colfenor's Urn: Colfenor's Urn is next on the report's cut list. Works with 1 other card: with 1 again and again. Put in Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel: Card advantage: you were 2 short; Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel counts as card advantage.

Interaction

  1. Take out Zetalpa, Primal Dawn: Zetalpa, Primal Dawn is next on the report's cut list. Works with 9 other cards: with 7 again and again, with 2 just once or in the background. Put in Erebos, Bleak-Hearted: Interaction: you were 2 short; Erebos, Bleak-Hearted counts as interaction. Baldin, Century Herdmaster gives Erebos, Bleak-Hearted bigger stats.
  2. Take out Canopy Gargantuan: Canopy Gargantuan is next on the report's cut list. Works with 10 other cards: with 8 again and again, with 2 just once or in the background. Put in Yahenni, Undying Partisan: Interaction: you were 2 short; Yahenni, Undying Partisan counts as interaction. Baldin, Century Herdmaster gives Yahenni, Undying Partisan bigger stats.

Board wipes

  1. Take out Dragonlord Dromoka: Dragonlord Dromoka is next on the report's cut list. Works with 10 other cards: with 8 again and again, with 2 just once or in the background. Put in Shilgengar, Sire of Famine: Board wipes: you were 1 short; Shilgengar, Sire of Famine counts as a board wipe. Baldin, Century Herdmaster gives Shilgengar, Sire of Famine bigger stats.

Cards that work together

  1. Take out Wakestone Gargoyle: Wakestone Gargoyle works with 10 cards in this deck, 8 of them on its theme; Guide of Souls works with 17 cards, 15 of them on it. Put in Guide of Souls: When Baldin, Century Herdmaster enters, Guide of Souls gains you 1 life

Upgrades at bracket 4–5

No limits on Game Changers or combos.

19 swaps, and after them the report reads the deck at bracket 4–5.

Its cards work together a little more: synergy 4.0 → 4.1 of 5, still tight. It is more consistent: Build 4.4 → 5.0 of 5, still on target; no longer short on board wipes, no longer short on card advantage, no longer short on interaction. That is what this page measures: how well the deck holds together, not how strong it is.

Lands

  1. Take out Fortified Village: Fortified Village enters tapped. Put in Bountiful Promenade: Bountiful Promenade never enters tapped and makes white or green.
  2. Take out Radiant Grove: Radiant Grove enters tapped. Put in Savannah: Savannah never enters tapped and makes white or green.
  3. Take out Temple of Plenty: Temple of Plenty enters tapped. Put in Temple Garden: Temple Garden never enters tapped and makes white or green.
  4. Take out Temple of Malady: Temple of Malady enters tapped. Put in Bayou: Bayou never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  5. Take out Temple of Silence: Temple of Silence enters tapped. Put in Desolate Mire: Desolate Mire never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  6. Take out Sunpetal Grove: Sunpetal Grove can enter tapped. Put in Wooded Bastion: Wooded Bastion never enters tapped and makes white or green.
  7. Take out Woodland Cemetery: Woodland Cemetery can enter tapped. Put in Overgrown Tomb: Overgrown Tomb never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  8. Take out Isolated Chapel: Isolated Chapel can enter tapped. Put in Fetid Heath: Fetid Heath never enters tapped and makes white or black.
  9. Take out Forest: Forest makes only green. Put in Undergrowth Stadium: Undergrowth Stadium never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  10. Take out Plains: Plains makes only white. Put in Godless Shrine: Godless Shrine never enters tapped and makes white or black.

Ramp

  1. Take out Arcane Signet: Arcane Signet is weaker ramp than Smothering Tithe. Put in Smothering Tithe: Smothering Tithe is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.
  2. Take out Orzhov Signet: Orzhov Signet is weaker ramp than Chrome Mox. Put in Chrome Mox: Chrome Mox is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.
  3. Take out Selesnya Signet: Selesnya Signet is weaker ramp than Mana Vault. Put in Mana Vault: Mana Vault is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.

Card advantage

  1. Take out Tower Defense: Tower Defense is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Zahur, Glory's Past: Card advantage: you were 2 short; Zahur, Glory's Past counts as card advantage. Baldin, Century Herdmaster gives Zahur, Glory's Past bigger stats.
  2. Take out Colfenor's Urn: Colfenor's Urn is next on the report's cut list. Works with 1 other card: with 1 again and again. Put in Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel: Card advantage: you were 2 short; Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel counts as card advantage.

Interaction

  1. Take out Zetalpa, Primal Dawn: Zetalpa, Primal Dawn is next on the report's cut list. Works with 9 other cards: with 7 again and again, with 2 just once or in the background. Put in Erebos, Bleak-Hearted: Interaction: you were 2 short; Erebos, Bleak-Hearted counts as interaction. Baldin, Century Herdmaster gives Erebos, Bleak-Hearted bigger stats.
  2. Take out Canopy Gargantuan: Canopy Gargantuan is next on the report's cut list. Works with 10 other cards: with 8 again and again, with 2 just once or in the background. Put in Yahenni, Undying Partisan: Interaction: you were 2 short; Yahenni, Undying Partisan counts as interaction. Baldin, Century Herdmaster gives Yahenni, Undying Partisan bigger stats.

Board wipes

  1. Take out Dragonlord Dromoka: Dragonlord Dromoka is next on the report's cut list. Works with 10 other cards: with 8 again and again, with 2 just once or in the background. Put in Shilgengar, Sire of Famine: Board wipes: you were 1 short; Shilgengar, Sire of Famine counts as a board wipe. Baldin, Century Herdmaster gives Shilgengar, Sire of Famine bigger stats.

Cards that work together

  1. Take out Wakestone Gargoyle: Wakestone Gargoyle works with 10 cards in this deck, 8 of them on its theme; Guide of Souls works with 17 cards, 15 of them on it. Put in Guide of Souls: When Baldin, Century Herdmaster enters, Guide of Souls gains you 1 life

Opens a route: Spirit Bonds. 8 of its cards reach Welcoming Vampire through it.

Also short, against a typical Commander deck: board wipes 3 of 4, card advantage 7 of 9, interaction 11 of 13.

The decklist

Creatures

Arasta of the Endless Web · Arbor Adherent · Arboreal Grazer · Axebane Guardian · Baldin, Century Herdmaster · Betor, Ancestor's Voice · Blight Pile · Canopy Gargantuan · Carven Caryatid · Crashing Drawbridge · Dragonlord Dromoka · Faeburrow Elder · Hornet Nest · Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper · Indomitable Ancients · Indulging Patrician · Jaddi Offshoot · Nyx-Fleece Ram · Overgrown Battlement · Protector of the Wastes · Rampart Architect · Rhox Faithmender · Seedborn Muse · Shadrix Silverquill · Shalai, Voice of Plenty · Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa · Sylvan Caryatid · Towering Titan · Tree of Redemption · Wakestone Gargoyle · Walking Bulwark · Wall of Blossoms · Wall of Limbs · Wall of Omens · Wall of Reverence · Wall of Roots · Weathered Sentinels · Welcoming Vampire · Wingmantle Chaplain · Zetalpa, Primal Dawn

Instants and sorceries

Anguished Unmaking · Despark · Expel the Interlopers · Feed the Swarm · Infernal Grasp · Reunion of the House · Slaughter the Strong · Swords to Plowshares · Tip the Scales · Tower Defense · Will of the Abzan

Artifacts and enchantments

Arcane Signet · Assault Formation · Behind the Scenes · Colfenor's Urn · Jaws of Defeat · Orzhov Signet · Selesnya Signet · Sol Ring · Staff of Compleation · Swiftfoot Boots

Lands

Access Tunnel · Bojuka Bog · Canopy Vista · Command Tower · Deceptive Landscape · Evolving Wilds · Exotic Orchard · 7 Forest · Fortified Village · Isolated Chapel · Overgrown Farmland · Path of Ancestry · 6 Plains · Radiant Grove · Sandsteppe Citadel · Sungrass Prairie · Sunpetal Grove · 5 Swamp · Temple of Malady · Temple of Plenty · Temple of Silence · Twilight Mire · Woodland Cemetery

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