Willowdusk, Essence Seer (Commander) - Self-Damage

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Arnaud Gompertz
Mar 4, 2026
Can You Make Three More Magical Brews? Abzanlutely!
Looking to brew an Abzan Commander deck that's a little on the weird and wacky side? Then take a look at this edition of Branching Out.
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Rocksteady, Mutant Marauder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bebop, Skull & Crossbones
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Eventide's Shadow
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Dina, Essence Brewer
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vault Skirge
60%inclusion51 decks85 decks
60%synergy
Valentin, Dean of the Vein
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
56%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
56%inclusion48 decks85 decks
56%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
52%synergy
Feed the Swarm
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
51%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
51%inclusion43 decks85 decks
49%synergy
Greed
51%inclusion43 decks85 decks
49%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
49%inclusion42 decks85 decks
48%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
47%synergy
Sanguine Bond
49%inclusion42 decks85 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Elves of Deep Shadow
53%inclusion45 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Leyline Prowler
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
45%synergy
Sylvan Library
47%inclusion40 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
44%synergy
Bloodtracker
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
44%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
39%synergy
Mortality Spear
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
52%synergy
Necropotence
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Worldly Tutor
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Gyre Sage
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
39%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
38%synergy
Blossoming Bogbeast
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
38%synergy
Spike Feeder
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
40%synergy
Dark Confidant
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
30%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Ezzaroot Channeler
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Birds of Paradise
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Doom Whisperer
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Sproutback Trudge
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Marshland Bloodcaster
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Llanowar Elves
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
-11%synergy
Wall of Blood
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Tivash, Gloom Summoner
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Murderous Rider
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Darkstar Augur
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
22%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
22%inclusion18 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Banehound
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Sun's Avatar
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Witch of the Moors
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Sangromancer
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Accomplished Alchemist
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Fleshgorger
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Sapling of Colfenor
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Ageless Entity
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Blood Celebrant
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Essence Warden
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Daggerdrome Imp
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Devoted Druid
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Deep-Cavern Bat
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Elvish Mystic
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Gyome, Master Chef
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Ghastly Gloomhunter
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Walking Ballista
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Gumdrop Poisoner
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Marwyn, the Nurturer
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Ouroboroid
15%inclusion7 decks46 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Heroic Intervention
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Momentous Fall
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Reckless Spite
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Dismember
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Beast Within
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
-15%synergy
Snuff Out
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Vendetta
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Nature's Claim
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Suffer the Past
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Predator's Rapport
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Sheltering Word
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Abrupt Decay
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Imp's Mischief
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Khalni Ambush
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Tend the Pests
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Tear Asunder
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Putrefy
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-24%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-8%synergy
Veil of Summer
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Plunge into Darkness
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Hatred
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Noxious Revival
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Lifestream's Blessing
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Charm
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-10%synergy
Collective Resistance
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Deathsprout
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Strike
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Inspiring Call
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Exsanguinate
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Essence Pulse
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Rampant Growth
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Essence Harvest
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Night's Whisper
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Cultivate
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
-8%synergy
Pest Infestation
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Healing Technique
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Reanimate
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Damnable Pact
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Nature's Lore
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Tempest
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Three Visits
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Craving
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Revival Experiment
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Farseek
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Killing Wave
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Culling Ritual
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Rite of Consumption
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Gaze of Granite
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Contract
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Ashes to Ashes
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Kodama's Reach
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-14%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Nissa's Renewal
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Life's Legacy
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Severed Strands
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whip of Erebos
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
14%synergy
The Ozolith
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Thousand-Year Elixir
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Venser's Journal
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Shadowspear
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Staff of Domination
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
10%inclusion8 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Basilisk Collar
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Druidic Satchel
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
The Great Henge
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Sun Droplet
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Magewright's Stone
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
6%synergy
The Earth Crystal
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Exquisite Blood
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Font of Agonies
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Branching Evolution
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Trudge Garden
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Instill Energy
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Dark Tutelage
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Gift of Paradise
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Blight Mound
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Greater Good
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Soul Channeling
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Rancor
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Grim Feast
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Hardened Scales
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Radiant Fountain
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
43%synergy
Castle Locthwain
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
-11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
23%synergy
High Market
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Sapseep Forest
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Witch's Clinic
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Gingerbread Cabin
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
14%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
15%synergy
The Black Gate
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Restless Cottage
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Hashep Oasis
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Pit
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion73 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Pristine Talisman
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Staff of Compleation
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Patriar's Seal
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Golgari Signet
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
-15%synergy
Paradise Plume
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion84 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Forest
99%inclusion84 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion79 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
86%inclusion73 decks85 decks
34%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
66%inclusion56 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Wood
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
-11%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Jungle Hollow
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Twilight Mire
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malady
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
38%inclusion31 decks81 decks
30%synergy
Deathcap Glade
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
28%inclusion23 decks81 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Wastewood Verge
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Vernal Fen
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Blighted Woodland
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
16%synergy
City of Brass
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Bayou
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Witherbloom Campus
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion12 decks81 decks
11%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
9%synergy
Underground Mortuary
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-14%synergy
Khalni Ambush
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Viridescent Bog
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Blooming Marsh
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Haunted Mire
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
-8%synergy
Woodland Chasm
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Study Hall
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-15%synergy
Windswept Heath
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy