Arcades • (Bant Commander deck) • Archidekt

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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.

Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon

$3.49 $2.75 $1.39

Commander

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Stalwart Shield-Bearers

Defender
Other creatures you control with defender get +0/+2.

Creature - Human Soldier

$2.29 $0.98 $0.45

Anthem

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Wall of Stolen Identity

You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it's a Wall in addition to its other types and has defender. When you do, tap the copied creature and it doesn't untap during its controller's untap step for as long as you control this creature.

Creature - Shapeshifter Wall

$3.49 $3.90 $2.50

Clones

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Dragon's Eye Sentry

Defender, first strike

Creature - Human Monk

$0.35 $0.29 $0.15

Novice Knight

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
As long as this creature is enchanted or equipped, it can attack as though it didn't have defender.

Creature - Human Knight

$0.35 $0.26 $0.15

Creature

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Carven Caryatid

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
When this creature enters, draw a card.

Creature - Spirit

$0.35 $0.29 $0.15

Orator of Ojutai

As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may reveal a Dragon card from your hand.
Defender, flying
When this creature enters, if you revealed a Dragon card or controlled a Dragon as you cast this spell, draw a card.

Creature - Bird Monk

$0.35 $0.29 $0.15

Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield

Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, draw a card, then create a 0/3 white Wall creature token with defender.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, creatures you control with defender gain exalted until end of turn. (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each instance of exalted among permanents you control.)

Legendary Artifact

$12.99 $8.35 $8.12

The Pride of Hull Clade

This spell costs

less to cast, where X is the total toughness of creatures you control.
Defender

: Until end of turn, target creature you control gets +1/+0, gains "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw cards equal to its toughness," and can attack as though it didn't have defender.

Legendary Creature - Turtle Crocodile Elk

$3.99 $2.54 $1.26

Wall of Runes

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
When this creature enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Creature - Wall

$0.35 $0.25 $0.15

Draw

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Colossus of Akros

Defender, indestructible

: Monstrosity 10. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put ten +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)
As long as this creature is monstrous, it has trample and can attack as though it didn't have defender.

Creature Artifact - Golem

$2.29 $1.46 $0.78

Towering Titan

This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the total toughness of other creatures you control.
Sacrifice a creature with defender: All creatures gain trample until end of turn.

Creature - Giant

$0.99 $0.36 $0.15

Finisher

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Command Tower

: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land

$0.69 $0.10 $0.15

Forest

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: Add

Basic Land - Forest

$0.49 $0.21 $0.15

Glacial Fortress

This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains or an Island.

: Add

Land

$0.59 $0.30 $0.19

Hinterland Harbor

This land enters tapped unless you control a Forest or an Island.

: Add

Land

$0.49 $0.29 $0.20

Island

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: Add

Basic Land - Island

$0.49 $0.24 $0.15

Plains

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: Add

Basic Land - Plains

$0.49 $0.15 $0.15

Seaside Citadel

This land enters tapped.

: Add

, or

Land

$0.59 $0.38 $0.18

Sunpetal Grove

This land enters tapped unless you control a Forest or a Plains.

: Add

Land

$0.79 $0.47 $0.27

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.)

: Add

Land

$0.59 $0.23 $0.15

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.)

: Add

Land

$0.49 $0.27 $0.15

Temple of Plenty

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.)

: Add

Land

$0.49 $0.30 $0.15

Land

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Basilica Guards

Defender
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay

. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)

Creature - Human Soldier

$0.35 $0.30 $0.15

Huatli, the Sun's Heart

Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
−3: You gain life equal to the greatest toughness among creatures you control.

Legendary Planeswalker - Huatli

$0.49 $0.37 $0.15

Perimeter Captain

Defender
Whenever a creature you control with defender blocks, you may gain 2 life.

Creature - Human Soldier

$1.79 $0.56 $0.15

Tree of Redemption

Defender

: Exchange your life total with this creature's toughness.

Creature - Plant

$1.49 $0.64 $0.42

Wall of Essence

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Whenever this creature is dealt combat damage, you gain that much life.

Creature - Wall

$0.39 $0.23 $0.15

Wall of Hope

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, you gain that much life.

Creature - Wall

$0.49 $0.32 $0.15

Lifegain

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Angelic Shield

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

Enchantment

$0.35 $0.12 $0.15

Bedrock Tortoise

During your turn, creatures you control have hexproof.
Each creature you control with toughness greater than its power assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.

Creature - Turtle

$2.49 $1.26 $0.92

Brave the Sands

Creatures you control have vigilance.
Each creature you control can block an additional creature each combat.

Enchantment

$5.49 $6.20 $5.21

Cathar's Shield

Equipped creature gets +0/+3 and has vigilance.
Equip

(

: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact - Equipment

$0.39 $0.23 $0.15

Crystal Barricade

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
You have hexproof. (You can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Prevent all noncombat damage that would be dealt to other creatures you control.

Creature Artifact - Wall

$3.49 $1.75 $0.94

Dawn Charm

Choose one —
• Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
• Regenerate target creature.
• Counter target spell that targets you.

Instant

$2.49 $2.87 $1.56

Flawless Maneuver

If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.

Instant

$20.99 $19.02 $10.50

Fortified Rampart

Defender

Creature - Wall

$0.35 $0.21 $0.15

Guard Gomazoa

Defender, flying
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to this creature.

Creature - Jellyfish

$0.35 $0.28 $0.15

Hover Barrier

Defender, flying

Creature - Illusion Wall

$0.69 $0.31 $0.15

Order of the Stars

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
As this creature enters, choose a color.
This creature has protection from the chosen color.

Creature - Human Cleric

$0.35 $0.14 $0.15

Shield of the Righteous

Equipped creature gets +0/+2 and has vigilance.
Whenever equipped creature blocks a creature, that creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Equip

Artifact - Equipment

$0.35 $0.23 $0.15

Slagwurm Armor

Equipped creature gets +0/+6.
Equip

(

: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery. This card enters unattached and stays on the battlefield if the creature leaves.)

Artifact - Equipment

$0.79 $1.05 $0.27

Steel Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

Creature Artifact - Wall

$1.29 $0.38 $0.31

Stoneskin

Flash
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +0/+10.

Enchantment - Aura

$3.99 $1.47 $0.89

Teyo, the Shieldmage

You have hexproof. (You can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
−2: Create a 0/3 white Wall creature token with defender.

Legendary Planeswalker - Teyo

$0.59 $0.19 $0.15

Treefolk Umbra

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +0/+2 and assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
Umbra armor (If enchanted creature would be destroyed, instead remove all damage from it and destroy this Aura.)

Enchantment - Aura

$0.35 $0.18 $0.15

Wall of Frost

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

Creature - Wall

$0.35 $0.33 $0.15

Wall of Glare

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
This creature can block any number of creatures.

Creature - Wall

$0.59 $0.28 $0.15

Wall of Tanglecord

Defender

: This creature gains reach until end of turn. (It can block creatures with flying.)

Creature Artifact - Wall

$0.35 $0.41 $0.15

Wall of Vines

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)

Creature - Plant Wall

$0.35 $0.25 $0.15

Weathered Sentinels

Defender, reach, vigilance, trample
This creature can attack players who attacked you during their last turn as though it didn't have defender.
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +3/+3 and gains indestructible until end of turn.

Creature Artifact - Wall

$2.29 $1.25 $0.95

Protection

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Assault Formation

Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.

: Target creature with defender can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.

: Creatures you control get +0/+1 until end of turn.

Enchantment

$0.99 $0.41 $0.20

Bar the Door

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

Instant

$0.35 $0.17 $0.15

Tower Defense

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

Instant

$0.35 $0.29 $0.15

Walking Bulwark

Defender

: Until end of turn, target creature with defender gains haste, can attack as though it didn't have defender, and assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power. Activate only as a sorcery.

Creature Artifact - Golem

$0.39 $0.32 $0.15

Pump

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Arcane Signet

: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact

$0.99 $0.68 $0.36

Axebane Guardian

Defender

: Add X mana in any combination of colors, where X is the number of creatures you control with defender.

Creature - Human Druid

$0.35 $0.64 $0.15

Overgrown Battlement

Defender

: Add

for each creature you control with defender.

Creature - Wall

$0.49 $0.33 $0.15

Saruli Caretaker

Defender

, Tap an untapped creature you control: Add one mana of any color.

Creature - Dryad

$0.79 $0.29 $0.15

Shield Sphere

Defender
Whenever this creature blocks, put a -0/-1 counter on it.

Creature Artifact - Wall

$13.99 $8.37 $6.41

Sol Ring

: Add

Artifact

$2.99 $2.09 $1.43

Sunscape Familiar

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Green spells and blue spells you cast cost

less to cast.

Creature - Wall

$2.99 $1.27 $0.91

Sylvan Caryatid

Defender, hexproof

: Add one mana of any color.

Creature - Plant

$1.99 $1.15 $1.00

Ramp

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Cosmic Rebirth

Choose target permanent card in your graveyard. If it has mana value 3 or less, you may put it onto the battlefield. If you don't put it onto the battlefield, put it into your hand.
You gain 3 life.

Instant

$0.35 $0.35 $0.15

Recursion

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Expel the Interlopers

Choose a number between 0 and 10. Destroy all creatures with power greater than or equal to the chosen number.

Sorcery

$0.49 $0.30 $0.15

Fell the Mighty

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

Sorcery

$0.69 $0.32 $0.15

Gleeful Sabotage

Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Conspire (As you cast this spell, you may tap two untapped creatures you control that share a color with it. When you do, copy it and you may choose a new target for the copy.)

Sorcery

$0.35 $0.21 $0.15

Slaughter the Strong

Each player chooses any number of creatures they control with total power 4 or less, then sacrifices all other creatures they control.

Sorcery

$0.39 $0.31 $0.15

The Battle of Bywater

Destroy all creatures with power 3 or greater. Then create a Food token for each creature you control. (It's an artifact with "

, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")

Sorcery

$3.49 $2.26 $1.42

Treva's Charm

Choose one —
• Destroy target enchantment.
• Exile target attacking creature.
• Draw a card, then discard a card.

Instant

$0.39 $0.40 $0.15

Wall of Nets

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
At end of combat, exile all creatures blocked by this creature.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, return all cards exiled with it to the battlefield under their owners' control.

Creature - Wall

$6.49 $5.60 $2.55

Wall of Tears

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Whenever this creature blocks a creature, return that creature to its owner's hand at end of combat.

Creature - Wall

$0.35 $0.32 $0.15

Wave of Reckoning

Each creature deals damage to itself equal to its power.

Sorcery

$5.99 $6.89 $0.95

Removal

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Meekstone

Creatures with power 3 or greater don't untap during their controllers' untap steps.

Artifact

$7.99 $5.77 $4.61

Stax

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Wingmantle Chaplain

Defender
When this creature enters, create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying for each creature with defender you control.
Whenever another creature you control with defender enters, create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying.

Creature - Human Cleric

$0.35 $0.31 $0.15

Tokens

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Drift of Phantasms

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Flying
Transmute

(

, 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 - Spirit

$0.39 $0.25 $0.15

Shield-Wall Sentinel

Defender
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a creature card with defender, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Creature Artifact - Golem

$0.69 $0.37 $0.15

Tutor

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High Alert

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.

: Untap target creature.

Enchantment

$0.39 $0.45 $0.36

Untap

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Psychic Membrane

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Whenever this creature blocks, you may draw a card.

Creature - Wall

$0.39 $0.21 $0.15

Sideboard

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Deck Info

Deck size: 100Est cost: $157.81

Color Cost & Production

Avg Mana Value: 2.67Total Mana Value: 179.00

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Anthem

Clones

Commander

Creature

Draw

Finisher

Land

Lifegain

Protection

Pump

Ramp

Recursion

Removal

Stax

Tokens

Tutor

Untap

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Cost

38 pips - 34 cards

Production

25 mana - 25 cards

Cost

13 pips - 12 cards

Production

14 mana - 14 cards

Cost

0 pips - 0 cards

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0 mana - 5 cards

Cost

0 pips - 0 cards

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0 mana - 5 cards

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20 pips - 18 cards

Production

17 mana - 17 cards

Cost

0 pips - 0 cards

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2 mana - 1 card

Avg Mana Value: 2.67Total Mana Value: 179.00

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