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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.
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon
Arcades, the Strategist (plst) M19-212

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1 mana defenders

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Perimeter Captain
Defender
Whenever a creature you control with defender blocks, you may gain 2 life.
Creature - Human Soldier
Perimeter Captain (plst) WWK-16
Portcullis Vine
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
,
, Sacrifice a creature with defender: Draw a card.
Creature - Plant Wall
Portcullis Vine (m21) 195
Resolute Watchdog
Defender
, Sacrifice this creature: Target creature you control gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
Creature - Dog
Resolute Watchdog (rna) 19
Saruli Caretaker
Defender
, Tap an untapped creature you control: Add one mana of any color.
Creature - Dryad
Saruli Caretaker (rna) 139
Steel Wall
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Creature Artifact - Wall
Steel Wall (ddf) 41
Traproot Kami
Defender; reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Traproot Kami's toughness is equal to the number of Forests on the battlefield.
Creature - Spirit
Traproot Kami (bok) 147
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
Walking Bulwark (tdc) 334
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
Wall of Runes (m21) 85
Wall of Vines
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Creature - Plant Wall
Wall of Vines (jmp) 443

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2 mana defenders

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Crashing Drawbridge
Defender
: Creatures you control gain haste until end of turn.
Creature Artifact - Wall
Crashing Drawbridge (tdc) 316
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
Crystal Barricade (fdn) 7
Flumph
Defender, flying
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, you and target opponent each draw a card.
Creature - Jellyfish
Flumph (afr) 15
Jeskai Barricade
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Defender
When this creature enters, you may return another target creature you control to its owner's hand.
Creature - Wall
Jeskai Barricade (frf) 15
Overgrown Battlement
Defender
: Add
for each creature you control with defender.
Creature - Wall
Overgrown Battlement (tdc) 264
Riptide Turtle
Flash
Defender
Creature - Turtle
Riptide Turtle (thb) 61
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
Defender
Other creatures you control with defender get +0/+2.
Creature - Human Soldier
Stalwart Shield-Bearers (roe) 46
Sunscape Familiar
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Green spells and blue spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Creature - Wall
Sunscape Familiar (plst) PLS-17
Suspicious Bookcase
Defender
,
: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Creature Artifact - Wall
Suspicious Bookcase (tle) 170
Sylvan Caryatid
Defender, hexproof
: Add one mana of any color.
Creature - Plant
Sylvan Caryatid (tdc) 272
Wall of Blossoms
Defender
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Creature - Plant Wall
Wall of Blossoms (tdc) 277
Wall of Junk
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
When this creature blocks, return it to its owner's hand at end of combat. (Return it only if it's on the battlefield.)
Creature Artifact - Wall
Wall of Junk (dmr) 240
Wall of Omens
Defender
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Creature - Wall
Wall of Omens (tdc) 138
Wall of Roots
Defender
Put a -0/-1 counter on this creature: Add
. Activate only once each turn.
Creature - Plant Wall
Wall of Roots (tdc) 278
Wall of Shards
Defender, flying
Cumulative upkeep—An opponent gains 1 life. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
Snow Creature - Wall
Wall of Shards (csp) 23
Wall of Tanglecord
Defender
: This creature gains reach until end of turn. (It can block creatures with flying.)
Creature Artifact - Wall
Wall of Tanglecord (som) 222

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3 mana defenders

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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
Axebane Guardian (tdc) 248
Carven Caryatid
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Creature - Spirit
Carven Caryatid (tdc) 250
Hornet Nest
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, create that many 1/1 green Insect creature tokens with flying and deathtouch. (Any amount of damage a creature with deathtouch deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
Creature - Insect
Hornet Nest (tdc) 259
Hover Barrier
Defender, flying
Creature - Illusion Wall
Hover Barrier (rtr) 40
Wall of Denial
Defender, flying
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Creature - Wall
Wall of Denial (cmm) 939
Wall of Frost
Defender
Whenever this creature blocks a creature, that creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Creature - Wall
Wall of Frost (plst) MM3-56
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
Weathered Sentinels (tdc) 336

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4+ mana defenders

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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
The Pride of Hull Clade (mkm) 172
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
Defender
Other permanents you control have indestructible.
Legendary Creature Artifact - Wall
The Walls of Ba Sing Se (tla) 261
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
Wall of Stolen Identity (c19) 13
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
Wingmantle Chaplain (tdc) 141

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Attack enablers

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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
Assault Formation (tdc) 246
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
High Alert (plst) RNA-182

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Boardwipe

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Dusk
Destroy all creatures with power 3 or greater.
Sorcery
Dusk // Dawn (drc) 65
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
Slaughter the Strong (tdc) 131

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Creature

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Ghalta the Immovable
This spell costs
less to cast, where X is the greatest toughness among creatures you control.
Creatures you control can attack as though they didn't have defender.
Each creature you control with toughness greater than its power assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
Legendary Creature - Elder Dinosaur
Ghalta the Immovable (fra) 197
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
Creatures you control with power or toughness 1 or less can't be blocked.
Legendary Creature - Human Rogue
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive (blc) 177

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Instant

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Your Temple Is Under Attack
Choose one —
• Pray for Protection — Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.
• Strike a Deal — You and target opponent each draw two cards.
Instant
Your Temple Is Under Attack (clb) 52

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Interaction

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Bala Ged Recovery
Return target card from your graveyard to your hand.
Sorcery
Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary (plst) ZNR-180Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary (plst) ZNR-180
Beast Within
Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.
Instant
Beast Within (msc) 169
Counterspell
Counter target spell.
Instant
Counterspell (dsc) 114
Lightning Greaves
Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Lightning Greaves (msc) 202
Negate
Counter target noncreature spell.
Instant
Negate (tmt) 47
Path to Exile
Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Instant
Path to Exile (msc) 141
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
no matter when it came under your control.)
Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Swiftfoot Boots (msc) 216
Swords to Plowshares
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Instant
Swords to Plowshares (msc) 143

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Land

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Access Tunnel
: Add
.
,
: Target creature with power 3 or less can't be blocked this turn.
Land
Access Tunnel (tdc) 337
Adarkar Wastes
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This land deals 1 damage to you.
Land
Adarkar Wastes (eoc) 147
Brushland
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This land deals 1 damage to you.
Land
Brushland (fic) 377
Canopy Vista
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.
Land - Plains Forest
Canopy Vista (msc) 227
Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (msc) 233
Exotic Orchard
: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.
Land
Exotic Orchard (msc) 241
Forest
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Forest
Forest (trk) 325
Glacial Fortress
This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains or an Island.
: Add
or
.
Land
Glacial Fortress (msc) 248
Hinterland Harbor
This land enters tapped unless you control a Forest or an Island.
: Add
or
.
Land
Hinterland Harbor (msc) 250
Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (trk) 319
Plains
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Plains
Plains (trk) 317
Prairie Stream
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.
Land - Plains Island
Prairie Stream (msc) 257
Reliquary Tower
You have no maximum hand size.
: Add
.
Land
Reliquary Tower (soc) 398
Rogue's Passage
: Add
.
,
: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Land
Rogue's Passage (hoc) 212
Seaside Citadel
This land enters tapped.
: Add
,
, or
.
Land
Seaside Citadel (ecc) 166
Sunpetal Grove
This land enters tapped unless you control a Forest or a Plains.
: Add
or
.
Land
Sunpetal Grove (msc) 272
Yavimaya Coast
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This land deals 1 damage to you.
Land
Yavimaya Coast (soc) 425

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Pump / Finishers

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Angelic Shield
Creatures you control get +0/+1.
Sacrifice this enchantment: Return target creature to its owner's hand.
Enchantment
Angelic Shield (ddi) 27
Bar the Door
Creatures you control get +0/+4 until end of turn.
Instant
Bar the Door (dka) 2
Brave the Sands
Creatures you control have vigilance.
Each creature you control can block an additional creature each combat.
Enchantment
Brave the Sands (plst) CM2-19
Primal Rage
Creatures you control have trample. (A creature with trample can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Enchantment
Primal Rage (10e) 286
Reunion of the House
Return any number of target creature cards with total power 10 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. Exile Reunion of the House.
Sorcery
Reunion of the House (tdc) 15
Tower Defense
Creatures you control get +0/+5 and gain reach until end of turn.
Instant
Tower Defense (tdc) 275
Unnatural Growth
At the beginning of each combat, double the power and toughness of each creature you control until end of turn.
Enchantment
Unnatural Growth (inr) 223

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Ramp

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Azorius Signet
,
: Add
.
Artifact
Azorius Signet (tdc) 312
Fellwar Stone
: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.
Artifact
Fellwar Stone (soc) 347
Rampant Growth
Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Rampant Growth (fic) 313
Rampart Architect
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, create a 1/3 white Wall creature token with defender.
Whenever a creature you control with defender dies, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Creature - Advisor Elephant
Rampart Architect (tdc) 47
Selesnya Signet
,
: Add
.
Artifact
Selesnya Signet (tdc) 324
Simic Signet
,
: Add
.
Artifact
Simic Signet (dsc) 252
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (msc) 211

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Maybeboard

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Angelic Wall
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Flying
Creature - Wall
Angelic Wall (m14) 4
Arbor Adherent
: Add one mana of any color.
: Add X mana of any one color, where X is the greatest toughness among other creatures you control.
Creature - Druid Dog
Arbor Adherent (tdc) 42
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
During your turn, each creature assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
Whenever Baldin attacks, up to one hundred target creatures each get +0/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand.
Legendary Creature - Human Warrior
Baldin, Century Herdmaster (tdc) 110
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
Bedrock Tortoise (lci) 176
Corrupted Shapeshifter
Devoid (This card has no color.)
As this creature enters, it becomes your choice of a 3/3 creature with flying, a 2/5 creature with vigilance, or a 0/12 creature with defender.
Creature - Shapeshifter Eldrazi
Corrupted Shapeshifter (mh3) 56
Farseek
Search your library for a Plains, Island, Swamp, or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Farseek (msc) 173
Fell the Mighty
Destroy all creatures with power greater than target creature's power.
Sorcery
Fell the Mighty (mkc) 65
Fog Bank
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Flying
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by this creature.
Creature - Wall
Fog Bank (fdn) 591
Gleaming Barrier
Defender
When this creature dies, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Creature Artifact - Wall
Gleaming Barrier (fdn) 252
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
Huatli, the Sun's Heart (war) 230
Ludevic's Test Subject
Defender
: Put a hatchling counter on this creature. Then if there are five or more hatchling counters on it, remove all of them and transform it.
Creature - Lizard Egg
Ludevic's Test Subject // Ludevic's Abomination (isd) 64Ludevic's Test Subject // Ludevic's Abomination (isd) 64
Pride Guardian
Defender
Whenever this creature blocks, you gain 3 life.
Creature - Cat Monk
Pride Guardian (cns) 77
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
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield (ltc) 505
Rigo, Streetwise Mentor
Rigo enters with a shield counter on it. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)
Whenever you attack a player or planeswalker with one or more creatures with power 1 or less, draw a card.
Legendary Creature - Cat Citizen
Rigo, Streetwise Mentor (snc) 215
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
Flanking (Whenever a creature without flanking blocks this creature, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.)
Creatures your opponents control without flying or reach can't block creatures with power 2 or less.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Legendary Creature - Human Knight
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa (tdc) 303
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
Slagwurm Armor (mrd) 243
Smile at Death
At the beginning of your upkeep, return up to two target creature cards with power 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put a +1/+1 counter on each of those creatures.
Enchantment
Smile at Death (tdm) 24
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
Defender
Sokrates has hexproof as long as it's untapped.
Sokratic Dialogue —
: Until end of turn, target creature gains "If this creature would deal combat damage to a player, prevent that damage. This creature's controller and that player each draw half that many cards, rounded down."
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher (acr) 67
Stoneskin
Flash
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +0/+10.
Enchantment - Aura
Stoneskin (clb) 45
Tree of Redemption
Defender
: Exchange your life total with this creature's toughness.
Creature - Plant
Tree of Redemption (tdc) 97
Wall of Mourning
Defender
When this creature enters, exile a card from the top of your library face down for each opponent you have.
Coven — At the beginning of your end step, if you control three or more creatures with different powers, put a card exiled with this creature into its owner's hand.
Creature - Wall
Wall of Mourning (mic) 10
Wave of Reckoning
Each creature deals damage to itself equal to its power.
Sorcery
Wave of Reckoning (soc) 112
Welcoming Vampire
Flying
Whenever one or more other creatures you control with power 2 or less enter, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Creature - Vampire
Welcoming Vampire (tdc) 140

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Deck stats

28 pips - 23 cards
26 mana - 26 cards
14 pips - 12 cards
17 mana - 17 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 6 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 6 cards
25 pips - 21 cards
24 mana - 24 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
8 mana - 7 cards
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