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Arcades (Owned)
Deck Size: 100
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Est deck cost: $157.33
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Commander

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Arcades, the Strategist

Flying, vigilance Whenever a creature you control with defender enters, draw a card. Each creature you control with defender assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power and can attack as though it didn't have defender.

Creature
Arcades, the Strategist (plst) M19-212

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Evasion

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Angelic Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.) Flying

Creature
Angelic Wall (m14) 4
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive

Creatures you control with power or toughness 1 or less can't be blocked.

Creature
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive (blc) 177
Unflinching Courage

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has trample and lifelink. (Damage dealt by the creature also causes its controller to gain that much life.)

Enchantment
Unflinching Courage (dgm) 111

Evasion

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Protection

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Akroma's Memorial

Creatures you control have flying, first strike, vigilance, trample, haste, and protection from black and from red.

Artifact
Akroma's Memorial (m13) 200
Angelic Shield

Creatures you control get +0/+1. Sacrifice this enchantment: Return target creature to its owner's hand.

Enchantment
Angelic Shield (ddi) 27
Fog Bank

Defender (This creature can't attack.) Flying Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by this creature.

Creature
Fog Bank (m13) 52
Illusionist's Gambit

Cast this spell only during the declare blockers step on an opponent's turn. Remove all attacking creatures from combat and untap them. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase. Each of those creatures attacks that combat if able. They can't attack you or planeswalkers you control that combat.

Instant
Illusionist's Gambit (blc) 166
Leather Armor

Equipped creature gets +0/+1 and has ward {1}. (Whenever equipped creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {1}.) Equip {0}. Activate only once each turn.

Artifact
Leather Armor (afr) 248
Lightning Greaves

Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Equip {0}

Artifact
Lightning Greaves (otc) 260
Paladin's Shield

Flash When this Equipment enters, attach it to target creature you control. Equipped creature gets +0/+2. Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Paladin's Shield (afr) 30
Swiftfoot Boots

Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. It can attack and {T} no matter when it came under your control.) Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Swiftfoot Boots (fdn) 258
Vanguard's Shield

Equipped creature gets +0/+3 and can block an additional creature each combat. Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Vanguard's Shield (avr) 223
Wall of Denial

Defender, flying Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Creature
Wall of Denial (ddi) 11
Wall of Frost

Defender Whenever this creature blocks a creature, that creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Creature
Wall of Frost (m15) 83

Protection

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Tokens

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Coral Barrier

Defender (This creature can't attack.) When this creature enters, create a 1/1 blue Squid creature token with islandwalk. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Creature
Coral Barrier (m15) 49
Elspeth, Sun's Champion

+1: Create three 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens. −3: Destroy all creatures with power 4 or greater. −7: You get an emblem with "Creatures you control get +2/+2 and have flying."

Planeswalker
Elspeth, Sun's Champion (moc) 182

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Instant

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Luminous Rebuke

This spell costs {3} less to cast if it targets a tapped creature. Destroy target creature.

Instant
Luminous Rebuke (fdn) 20
Rally Maneuver

Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. Up to one other target creature gets +0/+2 and gains lifelink until end of turn.

Instant
Rally Maneuver (afr) 36

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Pump

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Bar the Door

Creatures you control get +0/+4 until end of turn.

Instant
Bar the Door (dka) 2
Builder's Blessing

Untapped creatures you control get +0/+2.

Enchantment
Builder's Blessing (avr) 8
Guardians of Akrasa

Defender (This creature can't attack.) Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Creature
Guardians of Akrasa (m13) 18
Tower Defense

Creatures you control get +0/+5 and gain reach until end of turn.

Instant
Tower Defense (gtc) 137

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Tutor

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Drift of Phantasms

Defender (This creature can't attack.) Flying Transmute {1}{U}{U} ({1}{U}{U}, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same mana value as this card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Transmute only as a sorcery.)

Creature
Drift of Phantasms (rvr) 42

Tutor

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Counters

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Ajani Steadfast

+1: Until end of turn, up to one target creature gets +1/+1 and gains first strike, vigilance, and lifelink. −2: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control and a loyalty counter on each other planeswalker you control. −7: You get an emblem with "If a source would deal damage to you or a planeswalker you control, prevent all but 1 of that damage."

Planeswalker
Ajani Steadfast (m15) 1

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Land

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Access Tunnel

{T}: Add {C}. {3}, {T}: Target creature with power 3 or less can't be blocked this turn.

Land
Access Tunnel (otc) 270
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (otc) 280
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (blb) 377
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (blb) 372
Minas Tirith

Minas Tirith enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature. {T}: Add {W}. {1}{W}, {T}: Draw a card. Activate only if you attacked with two or more creatures this turn.

Land
Minas Tirith (ltr) 256
Mystic Sanctuary

({T}: Add {U}.) This land enters tapped unless you control three or more other Islands. When this land enters untapped, you may put target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard on top of your library.

Land
Mystic Sanctuary (mkc) 277
Path of Ancestry

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Land
Path of Ancestry (cmm) 661
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (blb) 369
Port Town

As this land enters, you may reveal a Plains or Island card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Port Town (moc) 419
Prairie Stream

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.) This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Prairie Stream (blc) 323
Reliquary Tower

You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add {C}.

Land
Reliquary Tower (dsc) 295
Seachrome Coast

This land enters tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Seachrome Coast (blc) 328
Seaside Citadel

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {G}, {W}, or {U}.

Land
Seaside Citadel (blc) 329
Sejiri Refuge

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Sejiri Refuge (ddi) 36
Simic Growth Chamber

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{U}.

Land
Simic Growth Chamber (dsc) 298
Skycloud Expanse

{1}, {T}: Add {W}{U}.

Land
Skycloud Expanse (moc) 425
Sungrass Prairie

{1}, {T}: Add {G}{W}.

Land
Sungrass Prairie (blc) 334
Temple of Enlightenment

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Temple of Enlightenment (blc) 339
Temple of Mystery

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Temple of Mystery (dsc) 311
Temple of the False God

{T}: Add {C}{C}. Activate only if you control five or more lands.

Land
Temple of the False God (dsc) 313
Terramorphic Expanse

{T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Terramorphic Expanse (otc) 336
Thornwood Falls

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Thornwood Falls (dsc) 314
Thriving Grove

This land enters tapped. As it enters, choose a color other than green. {T}: Add {G} or one mana of the chosen color.

Land
Thriving Grove (blc) 347
Thriving Heath

This land enters tapped. As it enters, choose a color other than white. {T}: Add {W} or one mana of the chosen color.

Land
Thriving Heath (blc) 348
Thriving Isle

This land enters tapped. As it enters, choose a color other than blue. {T}: Add {U} or one mana of the chosen color.

Land
Thriving Isle (blc) 349
Tranquil Cove

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Tranquil Cove (dft) 267
Transguild Promenade

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, sacrifice it unless you pay {1}. {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Land
Transguild Promenade (rtr) 249
Vineglimmer Snarl

As this land enters, you may reveal a Forest or Island card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Vineglimmer Snarl (dsc) 323

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact
Arcane Signet (otc) 252
Druid Class

(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.) Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you gain 1 life. {2}{G}: Level 2 You may play an additional land on each of your turns. {4}{G}: Level 3 When this Class becomes level 3, target land you control becomes a creature with haste and "This creature's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control." It's still a land.

Enchantment
Druid Class (afr) 180
Farseek

Search your library for a Plains, Island, Swamp, or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Farseek (m13) 170
Gleaming Barrier

Defender When this creature dies, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

Creature Artifact
Gleaming Barrier (fdn) 252
Kodama's Reach

Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Kodama's Reach (otc) 196
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (pfdn) 1
Thought Vessel

You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add {C}.

Artifact
Thought Vessel (blc) 289

Ramp

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Untap

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Triton Tactics

Up to two target creatures each get +0/+3 until end of turn. Untap those creatures. At this turn's next end of combat, tap each creature that was blocked by one of those creatures this turn and it doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Instant
Triton Tactics (ths) 71

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Creature

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Guardians of Meletis

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

Creature Artifact
Guardians of Meletis (ths) 217
Murmuring Phantasm

Defender

Creature
Murmuring Phantasm (dgm) 15
Pillar of War

Defender As long as this creature is enchanted, it can attack as though it didn't have defender.

Creature Artifact
Pillar of War (bng) 160
Primal Clay

As this creature enters, it becomes your choice of a 3/3 artifact creature, a 2/2 artifact creature with flying, or a 1/6 Wall artifact creature with defender in addition to its other types. (A creature with defender can't attack.)

Creature Artifact
Primal Clay (m13) 210
Primal Plasma

As this creature enters, it becomes your choice of a 3/3 creature, a 2/2 creature with flying, or a 1/6 creature with defender.

Creature
Primal Plasma (ddi) 16
Rune-Sealed Wall

Defender {T}: Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)

Creature Artifact
Rune-Sealed Wall (fdn) 49
Secret Door

Defender {4}{U}: Venture into the dungeon. Activate only as a sorcery. (Enter the first room or advance to the next room.)

Creature Artifact
Secret Door (afr) 71
Stalked Researcher

Defender Eerie — Whenever an enchantment you control enters and whenever you fully unlock a Room, this creature can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.

Creature
Stalked Researcher (dsk) 73
Thoughtbound Phantasm

Defender Whenever you surveil, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. As long as this creature has three or more +1/+1 counters on it, it can attack as though it didn't have defender.

Creature
Thoughtbound Phantasm (mkc) 122
Wall of Spears

Defender (This creature can't attack.) First strike

Creature Artifact
Wall of Spears (dpa) 96

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Mill

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Doorkeeper

Defender {2}{U}, {T}: Target player mills X cards, where X is the number of creatures you control with defender.

Creature
Doorkeeper (rtr) 37

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Recursion

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Mnemonic Wall

Defender When this creature enters, you may return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Mnemonic Wall (ths) 55
Return to the Ranks

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.) Return X target creature cards with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Sorcery
Return to the Ranks (m15) 29
Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle

Flying Whenever you cast a historic spell, return target creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)

Creature
Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle (cmm) 65

Recursion

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Draw

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Ajani, Mentor of Heroes

+1: Distribute three +1/+1 counters among one, two, or three target creatures you control. +1: Look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal an Aura, creature, or planeswalker card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. −8: You gain 100 life.

Planeswalker
Ajani, Mentor of Heroes (pmei) 2024-3
Chosen by Heliod

Enchant creature When this Aura enters, draw a card. Enchanted creature gets +0/+2.

Enchantment
Chosen by Heliod (ths) 5
Flumph

Defender, flying Whenever this creature is dealt damage, you and target opponent each draw a card.

Creature
Flumph (afr) 15
Mr. Foxglove

Lifelink Whenever Mr. Foxglove attacks, draw cards equal to the number of cards in defending player's hand minus the number of cards in your hand. If you didn't draw cards this way, you may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.

Creature
Mr. Foxglove (blc) 6
Ms. Bumbleflower

Vigilance Whenever you cast a spell, target opponent draws a card. Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. It gains flying until end of turn. If this is the second time this ability has resolved this turn, you draw two cards.

Creature
Ms. Bumbleflower (blc) 3
Tamiyo, Field Researcher

+1: Choose up to two target creatures. Until your next turn, whenever either of those creatures deals combat damage, you draw a card. −2: Tap up to two target nonland permanents. They don't untap during their controller's next untap step. −7: Draw three cards. You get an emblem with "You may cast spells from your hand without paying their mana costs."

Planeswalker
Tamiyo, Field Researcher (blc) 100
Wizard Class

(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.) You have no maximum hand size. {2}{U}: Level 2 When this Class becomes level 2, draw two cards. {4}{U}: Level 3 Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

Enchantment
Wizard Class (blc) 112

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Planeswalker

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Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator

Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, put a loyalty counter on Kaito. +1: Up to one target creature you control can't be blocked this turn. Draw a card, then discard a card. −2: Create a 2/1 blue Ninja creature token. −9: You get an emblem with "Whenever a player casts a spell, you create a 2/1 blue Ninja creature token."

Planeswalker
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator (fdn) 44

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Removal

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An Offer You Can't Refuse

Counter target noncreature spell. Its controller creates two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

Instant
An Offer You Can't Refuse (blc) 170
Beast Within

Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.

Instant
Beast Within (dsc) 80
Counterspell

Counter target spell.

Instant
Counterspell (dsc) 114
Dusk

Sorcery
Dusk // Dawn (ltc) 166
Fell the Mighty

Destroy all creatures with power greater than target creature's power.

Sorcery
Fell the Mighty (ltc) 167
Swords to Plowshares

Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (blc) 109
Vivien Reid

+1: Look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal a creature or land card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. −3: Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or creature with flying. −8: You get an emblem with "Creatures you control get +2/+2 and have vigilance, trample, and indestructible."

Planeswalker
Vivien Reid (fdn) 361

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Deck Info

Deck stats

30 pips - 25 cards
21 mana - 21 cards
30 pips - 26 cards
24 mana - 24 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 6 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 6 cards
13 pips - 12 cards
17 mana - 17 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
7 mana - 5 cards
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