Defense • (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 $3.01 $1.32

Commander

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Counters

Qty: 1 Price: $69.99

Force of Negation

If it's not your turn, you may exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target noncreature spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.

Instant

$69.99 $49.51 $49.09

Counters

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Draw

Qty: 3 Price: $7.83

Flumph

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

Creature - Jellyfish

$3.49 $2.30 $1.95

Psychic Membrane

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

Creature - Wall

$0.35 $0.22 $0.15

Walking Archive

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player draws a card for each +1/+1 counter on this creature.

: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Creature Artifact - Golem

$3.99 $3.38 $2.68

Draw

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Land

Qty: 35 Price: $115.77

Azorius Chancery

This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.

: Add

Land

$0.59 $0.35 $0.15

Botanical Sanctum

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

: Add

Land

$2.49 $1.82 $1.22

Breeding Pool

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: Add

.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

Land - Island Forest

$9.99 $---- $----

Brokers Hideout

When this land enters, sacrifice it. When you do, search your library for a basic Forest, Plains, or Island card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle and you gain 1 life.

Land

$1.79 $0.81 $0.43

Canopy Vista

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

Land - Plains Forest

$0.59 $0.33 $0.17

Command Tower

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

Land

$0.99 $0.25 $0.17

Dreamroot Cascade

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

: Add

Land

$1.99 $1.03 $0.52

Evolving Wilds

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

Land

$0.35 $0.33 $0.15

Flooded Strand

, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Plains or Island card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land

$22.99 $14.97 $15.30

Forest

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Basic Land - Forest

$0.49 $---- $----

Island

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Basic Land - Island

$0.49 $---- $----

Misty Rainforest

, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Forest or Island card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land

$42.99 $36.56 $33.86

Myriad Landscape

This land enters tapped.

: Add

, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for up to two basic land cards that share a land type, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land

$0.69 $0.33 $0.21

Plains

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Basic Land - Plains

$0.49 $---- $----

Seaside Citadel

This land enters tapped.

: Add

, or

Land

$0.59 $0.36 $0.15

Simic Growth Chamber

This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.

: Add

Land

$0.69 $0.36 $0.23

Spara's Headquarters

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, or

.)
This land enters tapped.
Cycling

(

, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land - Plains Island Forest

$18.99 $14.02 $11.20

Terramorphic Expanse

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

Land

$0.39 $0.28 $0.15

Treva's Ruins

When this land enters, sacrifice it unless you return a non-Lair land you control to its owner's hand.

: Add

, or

Land - Lair

$0.35 $0.28 $0.15

Land

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Landfall

Qty: 1 Price: $0.35

Jaddi Offshoot

Defender
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you gain 1 life.

Creature - Plant

$0.35 $0.30 $0.15

Landfall

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Lifegain

Qty: 4 Price: $3.22

Perimeter Captain

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

Creature - Human Soldier

$1.79 $0.60 $0.20

Pride Guardian

Defender
Whenever this creature blocks, you gain 3 life.

Creature - Cat Monk

$0.35 $0.12 $0.15

Wall of Essence

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

Creature - Wall

$0.49 $0.22 $0.15

Wall of Reverence

Defender, flying
At the beginning of your end step, you may gain life equal to the power of target creature you control.

Creature - Spirit Wall

$0.59 $0.33 $0.15

Lifegain

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Protection

Qty: 22 Price: $121.54

Blessed Sanctuary

Prevent all noncombat damage that would be dealt to you and creatures you control.
Whenever a nontoken creature you control enters, create a 2/2 white Unicorn creature token.

Enchantment

$5.49 $4.57 $3.60

Blunt the Assault

You gain 1 life for each creature on the battlefield. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

Instant

$0.35 $0.18 $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 $2.10 $0.90

Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills

Vigilance
Storied (If you control three or more artifacts, legendaries, and/or Sagas, you have an enduring story for the rest of the game.)
As long as you have an enduring story, creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays

for each of those creatures.

Legendary Creature - Dwarf Noble

$0.35 $0.28 $0.15

Fog

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

Instant

$0.99 $0.84 $0.61

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

$0.49 $0.18 $0.15

Ghostly Prison

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays

for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Enchantment

$7.49 $6.60 $5.41

Guard Gomazoa

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

Creature - Jellyfish

$0.39 $0.27 $0.15

Heart of Light

Enchant creature (Target a creature as you cast this. This card enters attached to that creature.)
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to and dealt by enchanted creature.

Enchantment - Aura

$0.35 $0.14 $0.15

Holy Day

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

Instant

$0.69 $0.54 $0.18

Hundred-Handed One

Vigilance

: Monstrosity 3. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put three +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)
As long as this creature is monstrous, it has reach and can block an additional ninety-nine creatures each combat.

Creature - Giant

$0.49 $0.38 $0.25

Inviolability

Enchant creature
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to enchanted creature.

Enchantment - Aura

$0.39 $0.23 $0.15

Kami of False Hope

Sacrifice this creature: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

Creature - Spirit

$0.99 $0.55 $0.38

Palace Guard

This creature can block any number of creatures.

Creature - Human Soldier

$0.35 $0.12 $0.15

Redirect

You may choose new targets for target spell.

Instant

$0.49 $0.35 $0.15

Riot Control

You gain 1 life for each creature your opponents control. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn.

Instant

$0.79 $0.29 $0.16

Safe Passage

Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you and creatures you control this turn.

Instant

$0.35 $0.19 $0.15

Sandskin

Enchant creature
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by enchanted creature.

Enchantment - Aura

$0.35 $0.09 $0.15

Sphere of Safety

Creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays

for each of those creatures, where X is the number of enchantments you control.

Enchantment

$6.49 $4.50 $3.63

Teferi's Protection

Until your next turn, your life total can't change and you gain protection from everything. All permanents you control phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. They phase in before you untap during your untap step.)
Exile Teferi's Protection.

Instant

$54.99 $45.98 $43.24

The Walls of Ba Sing Se

Defender
Other permanents you control have indestructible.

Legendary Creature Artifact - Wall

$34.99 $24.08 $23.43

Wall of Denial

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

Creature - Wall

$0.79 $0.51 $0.33

Protection

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Ramp

Qty: 12 Price: $34.76

Arcane Signet

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

Artifact

$0.99 $0.52 $0.35

Chromatic Lantern

Lands you control have "

: Add one mana of any color."

: Add one mana of any color.

Artifact

$1.79 $0.43 $0.18

Commander's Sphere

: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.

Artifact

$0.35 $0.30 $0.15

Decanter of Endless Water

You have no maximum hand size.

: Add one mana of any color.

Artifact

$5.49 $4.80 $2.54

Floriferous Vinewall

Defender
When this creature enters, look at the top six cards of your library. You may reveal a land card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Creature - Plant Wall

$0.35 $0.23 $0.15

Gatecreeper Vine

Defender
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card or a Gate card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Creature - Plant

$0.59 $0.26 $0.15

Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

White spells you cast cost

less to cast.
Blue spells you cast cost

less to cast.
Spells your opponents cast cost

more to cast.

Legendary Creature - Human Advisor

$18.99 $19.30 $13.87

Obelisk of Bant

: Add

, or

Artifact

$0.35 $0.17 $0.15

Overgrown Battlement

Defender

: Add

for each creature you control with defender.

Creature - Wall

$0.49 $0.35 $0.15

Sol Ring

: Add

Artifact

$2.79 $1.44 $1.34

Sylvan Caryatid

Defender, hexproof

: Add one mana of any color.

Creature - Plant

$1.79 $0.91 $0.78

Vine Trellis

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

: Add

Creature - Plant Wall

$0.79 $1.18 $0.89

Ramp

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Recursion

Qty: 2 Price: $1.14

Elixir of Immortality

: You gain 5 life. Shuffle this artifact and your graveyard into their owner's library.

Artifact

$0.79 $1.06 $0.41

Mnemonic Wall

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

Creature - Wall

$0.35 $0.29 $0.15

Recursion

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Removal

Qty: 12 Price: $26.76

Bant Charm

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

Instant

$0.39 $0.28 $0.15

Cancel

Counter target spell.

Instant

$0.35 $0.27 $0.15

Counterspell

Counter target spell.

Instant

$3.99 $2.21 $2.49

Dovin's Veto

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

Instant

$4.99 $3.75 $2.62

Gaseous Form

Enchant creature
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by enchanted creature.

Enchantment - Aura

$0.35 $0.33 $0.15

Ghostly Possession

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has flying.
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by enchanted creature.

Enchantment - Aura

$0.35 $0.08 $0.15

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

$2.49 $0.77 $0.70

Rewind

Counter target spell. Untap up to four lands.

Instant

$1.29 $0.41 $0.26

Supreme Verdict

This spell can't be countered.
Destroy all creatures.

Sorcery

$4.49 $2.80 $2.32

Swords to Plowshares

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

Instant

$2.99 $0.96 $0.92

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

$0.59 $0.31 $0.15

Wrath of God

Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated.

Sorcery

$4.49 $3.84 $1.95

Removal

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Tokens

Qty: 1 Price: $3.99

Sprouting Phytohydra

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, you may create a token that's a copy of this creature.

Creature - Plant Hydra

$3.99 $3.84 $1.62

Tokens

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Tutor

Qty: 6 Price: $198.44

Enlightened Tutor

Search your library for an artifact or enchantment card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

Instant

$37.99 $32.40 $34.19

Idyllic Tutor

Search your library for an enchantment card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery

$13.99 $12.05 $10.84

Mystical Tutor

Search your library for an instant or sorcery card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

Instant

$23.99 $17.07 $15.86

Personal Tutor

Search your library for a sorcery card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

Sorcery

$7.49 $6.12 $4.79

Sylvan Tutor

Search your library for a creature card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

Sorcery

$79.99 $60.19 $45.48

Worldly Tutor

Search your library for a creature card, reveal it, then shuffle and put the card on top.

Instant

$34.99 $30.19 $26.05

Tutor

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Deck Info

Deck size: 100Est cost: $587.28

Color Cost & Production

Avg Mana Value: 2.62Total Mana Value: 170.00

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Protection

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Recursion

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36 pips - 32 cards

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19 mana - 18 cards

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24 pips - 19 cards

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22 mana - 21 cards

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0 mana - 6 cards

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0 mana - 6 cards

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13 pips - 13 cards

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25 mana - 24 cards

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3 mana - 2 cards

Avg Mana Value: 2.62Total Mana Value: 170.00

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