Arcades • (Bant Commander deck) • Archidekt

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Commander

Qty: 1 Price: $3.49

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 $2.92 $1.32

Commander

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Anthem

Qty: 1 Price: $1.99

Stalwart Shield-Bearers

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

Creature - Human Soldier

$1.99 $1.66 $1.04

Anthem

(CTRL to add secondary)

Bounce

Qty: 1 Price: $0.79

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

$0.79 $0.33 $0.15

Bounce

(CTRL to add secondary)

Draw

Qty: 11 Price: $12.99

Flumph

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

Creature - Jellyfish

$3.49 $2.30 $2.07

Mentor of the Meek

Whenever another creature you control with power 2 or less enters, you may pay

. If you do, draw a card.

Creature - Human Soldier

$0.49 $0.34 $0.17

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 $0.16 $0.15

Plagon, Lord of the Beach

When Plagon enters, draw a card for each creature you control with toughness greater than its power.

: Target creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power this turn.

Legendary Creature - Wizard Starfish

$2.49 $0.97 $0.68

Secret Door

Defender

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

Creature Artifact - Wall

$0.35 $0.21 $0.15

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

$1.29 $0.97 $0.19

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

$2.99 $1.79 $1.66

Wall of Blossoms

Defender
When this creature enters, draw a card.

Creature - Plant Wall

$0.49 $0.33 $0.15

Wall of Mulch

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

, Sacrifice a Wall: Draw a card.

Creature - Wall

$0.35 $0.26 $0.15

Wall of Omens

Defender
When this creature enters, draw a card.

Creature - Wall

$0.35 $0.26 $0.18

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 $0.27 $0.15

Draw

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Evasion

Qty: 3 Price: $1.19

Angelic Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Flying

Creature - Wall

$0.35 $0.18 $0.15

Suspicious Bookcase

Defender

: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Creature Artifact - Wall

$0.35 $0.20 $0.15

Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive

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

Legendary Creature - Human Rogue

$0.49 $0.37 $0.15

Evasion

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Land

Qty: 32 Price: $33.04

Canopy Vista

(

: Add

.)
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land - Plains Forest

$0.59 $0.34 $0.21

Command Tower

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

Land

$0.69 $0.38 $0.21

Deserted Beach

This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands.

: Add

Land

$8.49 $5.85 $5.15

Forest

(

: Add

Basic Land - Forest

$0.49 $0.32 $0.15

Hinterland Harbor

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

: Add

Land

$1.99 $1.00 $0.39

Island

(

: Add

Basic Land - Island

$0.49 $0.25 $0.15

Krosan Verge

This land enters tapped.

: Add

, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Forest card and a Plains card, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land

$0.39 $0.32 $0.15

Overgrown Farmland

This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands.

: Add

Land

$5.49 $4.32 $3.88

Plains

(

: Add

Basic Land - Plains

$0.49 $0.30 $0.15

Prairie Stream

(

: Add

.)
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land - Plains Island

$0.49 $0.35 $0.15

Seaside Citadel

This land enters tapped.

: Add

, or

Land

$0.69 $0.42 $0.25

Sunpetal Grove

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

: Add

Land

$1.29 $1.02 $0.31

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

$1.79 $0.56 $0.42

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 $0.24 $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

$0.99 $0.48 $0.18

Tranquil Landscape

: Add

, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic Forest, Plains, or Island card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Cycling

(

, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land

$0.35 $0.25 $0.15

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.

: Add

Land

$0.49 $0.33 $0.15

Land

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Lifegain

Qty: 3 Price: $4.33

Perimeter Captain

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

Creature - Human Soldier

$1.99 $1.39 $0.40

Tree of Redemption

Defender

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

Creature - Plant

$1.99 $1.87 $1.43

Wall of Hope

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

Creature - Wall

$0.35 $0.32 $0.15

Lifegain

(CTRL to add secondary)

Mill

Qty: 2 Price: $0.70

Excavated Wall

Defender

: Mill a card. (Put the top card of your library into your graveyard.)

Creature Artifact - Wall

$0.35 $0.21 $0.15

Larder Zombie

Defender
Tap three untapped creatures you control: Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card into your graveyard.)

Creature - Zombie

$0.35 $0.12 $0.15

Mill

(CTRL to add secondary)

Protection

Qty: 12 Price: $27.68

Crashing Drawbridge

Defender

: Creatures you control gain haste until end of turn.

Creature Artifact - Wall

$1.49 $0.79 $0.30

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 $2.69 $1.30

Dragon's Eye Sentry

Defender, first strike

Creature - Human Monk

$0.35 $0.05 $0.15

Ghostly Prison

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays

for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Enchantment

$8.99 $6.88 $5.62

Propaganda

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays

for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Enchantment

$4.49 $3.17 $2.86

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

$0.35 $0.34 $0.15

Steel Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

Creature Artifact - Wall

$0.35 $0.30 $0.15

Wall of Denial

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

Creature - Wall

$0.59 $1.53 $0.22

Wall of Glare

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

Creature - Wall

$0.39 $0.57 $0.26

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

$6.49 $6.50 $3.91

Wall of Tanglecord

Defender

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

Creature Artifact - Wall

$0.35 $0.37 $0.15

Wall of Vines

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

Creature - Plant Wall

$0.35 $0.23 $0.15

Protection

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Pump

Qty: 4 Price: $1.84

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

$0.79 $0.40 $0.23

Bar the Door

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

Instant

$0.35 $0.19 $0.15

Tower Defense

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

Instant

$0.35 $0.30 $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

$0.35 $0.22 $0.15

Pump

(CTRL to add secondary)

Ramp

Qty: 14 Price: $16.98

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 $0.23 $0.15

Azorius Signet

: Add

Artifact

$0.99 $0.38 $0.17

Cultivate

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

$0.99 $0.51 $0.35

Overgrown Battlement

Defender

: Add

for each creature you control with defender.

Creature - Wall

$0.69 $0.37 $0.15

Pit Automaton

Defender

: Add

. Spend this mana only to activate abilities.

: When you next activate an exhaust ability that isn't a mana ability this turn, copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Creature Artifact - Construct

$0.35 $0.24 $0.15

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

$0.49 $0.33 $0.15

Saruli Caretaker

Defender

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

Creature - Dryad

$0.69 $0.44 $0.15

Shared Roots

Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Sorcery - Lesson

$0.69 $0.41 $0.15

Simic Signet

: Add

Artifact

$0.49 $0.36 $0.22

Sol Ring

: Add

Artifact

$2.79 $1.98 $1.53

Sunscape Familiar

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

less to cast.

Creature - Wall

$4.49 $2.34 $1.17

Sylvan Caryatid

Defender, hexproof

: Add one mana of any color.

Creature - Plant

$2.49 $1.47 $0.93

Vine Trellis

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

: Add

Creature - Plant Wall

$0.49 $0.37 $0.15

Wall of Roots

Defender
Put a -0/-1 counter on this creature: Add

. Activate only once each turn.

Creature - Plant Wall

$0.99 $0.56 $0.19

Ramp

(CTRL to add secondary)

Removal

Qty: 12 Price: $18.36

Bant Charm

Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact.
• Put target creature on the bottom of its owner's library.
• Counter target instant spell.

Instant

$0.49 $0.35 $0.19

Cathedral Membrane

(

can be paid with either

or 2 life.)
Defender
When this creature dies during combat, it deals 6 damage to each creature it blocked this combat.

Creature Artifact - Wall Phyrexian

$0.39 $0.19 $0.15

Counterspell

Counter target spell.

Instant

$3.99 $2.85 $2.80

Dovin's Veto

This spell can't be countered.
Counter target noncreature spell.

Instant

$4.99 $3.75 $2.64

Dusk

Destroy all creatures with power 3 or greater.

Sorcery

$0.79 $0.28 $0.15

Fell the Mighty

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

Sorcery

$0.79 $0.34 $0.22

Imprisoned in the Moon

Enchant creature, land, or planeswalker
Enchanted permanent is a colorless land with "

: Add

" and loses all other card types and abilities.

Enchantment - Aura

$0.49 $0.34 $0.15

Negate

Counter target noncreature spell.

Instant

$0.39 $0.26 $0.15

Origin of Metalbending

Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
• Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Instant - Lesson

$0.35 $0.26 $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

$0.35 $0.27 $0.15

Soulsworn Jury

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

, Sacrifice this creature: Counter target creature spell.

Creature - Spirit

$0.35 $0.28 $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

$4.99 $2.03 $1.87

Removal

(CTRL to add secondary)

Tokens

Qty: 1 Price: $0.35

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 $0.28 $0.15

Tokens

(CTRL to add secondary)

Tutor

Qty: 2 Price: $6.78

Eldritch Evolution

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Search your library for a creature card with mana value X or less, where X is 2 plus the sacrificed creature's mana value. Put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Exile Eldritch Evolution.

Sorcery

$5.99 $3.72 $2.80

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

$0.79 $0.36 $0.15

Tutor

(CTRL to add secondary)

Untap

Qty: 1 Price: $0.49

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

$0.49 $0.37 $0.15

Untap

(CTRL to add secondary)

Deck Info

Deck size: 100Est cost: $131.00

Color Cost & Production

Avg Mana Value: 2.47Total Mana Value: 168.00

Quantity of

Anthem

Bounce

Commander

Draw

Evasion

Land

Lifegain

Mill

Protection

Pump

Ramp

Removal

Tokens

Tutor

Untap

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Deck stats

Cost

Production

Cost

35 pips - 30 cards

Production

21 mana - 21 cards

Cost

16 pips - 15 cards

Production

19 mana - 19 cards

Cost

0 pips - 0 cards

Production

0 mana - 4 cards

Cost

0 pips - 0 cards

Production

0 mana - 4 cards

Cost

21 pips - 20 cards

Production

20 mana - 20 cards

Cost

0 pips - 0 cards

Production

7 mana - 5 cards

Avg Mana Value: 2.47Total Mana Value: 168.00

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Anthem

Bounce

Commander

Draw

Evasion

Land

Lifegain

Mill

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Pump

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Tokens

Tutor

Untap

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