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

$2.99 $2.81 $1.59

Commander

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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

$3.99 $4.33 $2.40

Clones

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Arcades Sabboth

Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Arcades Sabboth unless you pay

.
Each untapped creature you control gets +0/+2 as long as it's not attacking.

: Arcades Sabboth gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon

$0.49 $0.20 $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 $0.31 $0.15

Fecund Greenshell

Reach
As long as you control ten or more lands, creatures you control get +2/+2.
Whenever this creature or another creature you control with toughness greater than its power enters, look at the top card of your library. If it's a land card, you may put it onto the battlefield tapped. Otherwise, put it into your hand.

Creature - Elemental Turtle

$1.49 $0.79 $0.17

Psychic Membrane

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

Creature - Wall

$0.35 $0.23 $0.15

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 $2.52 $1.25

Wall of Blossoms

Defender
When this creature enters, draw a card.

Creature - Plant Wall

$0.69 $0.29 $0.15

Wall of Mulch

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

, Sacrifice a Wall: Draw a card.

Creature - Wall

$0.35 $0.24 $0.15

Wall of Omens

Defender
When this creature enters, draw a card.

Creature - Wall

$0.49 $0.31 $0.15

Draw

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Angelic Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Flying

Creature - Wall

$0.35 $0.21 $0.15

Suspicious Bookcase

Defender

: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Creature Artifact - Wall

$0.49 $0.17 $0.15

Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive

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

Legendary Creature - Human Rogue

$0.35 $0.20 $0.15

Evasion

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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 $1.48 $0.71

Finisher

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Access Tunnel

: Add

: Target creature with power 3 or less can't be blocked this turn.

Land

$1.29 $0.57 $0.51

Adarkar Wastes

: Add

. This land deals 1 damage to you.

Land

$0.99 $0.36 $0.29

Brushland

: Add

. This land deals 1 damage to you.

Land

$1.79 $0.41 $0.31

Canopy Vista

(

: Add

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

Land - Plains Forest

$0.49 $0.45 $0.15

Command Tower

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

Land

$0.59 $0.38 $0.27

Deserted Beach

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

: Add

Land

$2.49 $2.19 $1.09

Evolving Wilds

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

Land

$0.35 $0.29 $0.15

Forest

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: Add

Basic Land - Forest

$---- $---- $----

Fortified Village

As this land enters, you may reveal a Forest or Plains card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped.

: Add

Land

$0.49 $0.38 $0.15

Glacial Fortress

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

: Add

Land

$0.49 $0.41 $0.15

Island

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: Add

Basic Land - Island

$---- $---- $----

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

$0.35 $0.31 $0.15

Overgrown Farmland

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

: Add

Land

$0.99 $1.40 $0.59

Plains

(

: Add

Basic Land - Plains

$---- $---- $----

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.

: Add

Land

$0.49 $0.27 $0.15

Prairie Stream

(

: Add

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

Land - Plains Island

$0.49 $0.38 $0.15

Reliquary Tower

You have no maximum hand size.

: Add

Land

$4.99 $2.05 $1.67

Seaside Citadel

This land enters tapped.

: Add

, or

Land

$0.35 $0.32 $0.15

Sunpetal Grove

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

: Add

Land

$0.49 $---- $0.15

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

$0.49 $---- $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 $0.58 $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 $0.38 $0.15

Terramorphic Expanse

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

Land

$0.35 $0.50 $0.15

Land

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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

$0.99 $0.38 $0.15

Lifegain

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Amaranthine Wall

Defender

: This creature gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Creature Artifact - Wall

$0.69 $0.28 $0.15

Brave the Sands

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

Enchantment

$---- $1.98 $1.97

Crashing Drawbridge

Defender

: Creatures you control gain haste until end of turn.

Creature Artifact - Wall

$1.49 $1.00 $0.66

Fortified Rampart

Defender

Creature - Wall

$0.35 $0.24 $0.15

Glacial Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

Creature - Wall

$0.35 $0.31 $0.15

Hover Barrier

Defender, flying

Creature - Illusion Wall

$0.79 $0.30 $0.15

Slagwurm Armor

Equipped creature gets +0/+6.
Equip

(

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

Artifact - Equipment

$0.69 $1.14 $0.27

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

$2.99 $1.20 $1.23

Vigorbloom Charm

Choose one —
• Target permanent you control gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.
• You draw a card and gain 3 life.
• Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. Then it fights target creature an opponent controls. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)

Instant

$0.35 $0.31 $0.15

Wall of Denial

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

Creature - Wall

$0.79 $0.51 $0.31

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

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

$1.99 $1.42 $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

$0.79 $0.39 $0.21

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

$0.99 $0.37 $0.21

Bar the Door

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

Instant

$0.35 $0.15 $0.15

Fireshrieker

Equipped creature has double strike. (It deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.)
Equip

(

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

Artifact - Equipment

$0.35 $0.23 $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 $0.30 $0.15

Pump

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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

$5.49 $3.38 $3.40

Arcane Signet

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

Artifact

$0.99 $0.39 $0.34

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 $0.61 $0.15

Commander's Sphere

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

Artifact

$0.35 $0.38 $0.22

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

$0.79 $0.38 $0.23

Farseek

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

Sorcery

$0.99 $0.40 $0.32

Overgrown Battlement

Defender

: Add

for each creature you control with defender.

Creature - Wall

$0.59 $0.38 $0.21

Rampant Growth

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

Sorcery

$0.79 $0.39 $0.22

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

$0.59 $0.33 $0.15

Sol Ring

: Add

Artifact

$2.99 $1.26 $0.90

Sylvan Caryatid

Defender, hexproof

: Add one mana of any color.

Creature - Plant

$2.29 $1.45 $1.04

Thought Vessel

You have no maximum hand size.

: Add

Artifact

$3.49 $1.35 $1.32

Ramp

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Colfenor's Urn

Whenever a creature with toughness 4 or greater is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, you may exile it.
At the beginning of the end step, if three or more cards have been exiled with this artifact, sacrifice it. If you do, return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control.

Artifact

$0.49 $0.27 $0.15

Raise the Past

Return all creature cards with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Sorcery

$1.79 $0.74 $0.20

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

$0.59 $0.34 $0.15

Recursion

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Austere Command

Choose two —
• Destroy all artifacts.
• Destroy all enchantments.
• Destroy all creatures with mana value 3 or less.
• Destroy all creatures with mana value 4 or greater.

Sorcery

$0.59 $0.63 $0.39

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 $0.29 $0.15

Beast Within

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

Instant

$0.79 $0.40 $0.34

Cancel

Counter target spell.

Instant

$0.35 $0.25 $0.15

Dusk

Destroy all creatures with power 3 or greater.

Sorcery

$0.49 $0.62 $0.15

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 $0.31 $0.15

Fell the Mighty

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

Sorcery

$0.69 $0.32 $0.15

Generous Gift

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

Instant

$2.29 $1.81 $1.03

Negate

Counter target noncreature spell.

Instant

$0.39 $0.35 $0.29

Refute

Counter target spell. Draw a card, then discard a card.

Instant

$0.39 $---- $----

Return to Nature

Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact.
• Destroy target enchantment.
• Exile target card from a graveyard.

Instant

$0.39 $0.30 $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

$0.49 $0.30 $0.15

Stroke of Midnight

Destroy target nonland permanent. Its controller creates a 1/1 white Human creature token.

Instant

$0.49 $0.29 $0.15

Swords to Plowshares

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

Instant

$2.79 $1.49 $1.46

Removal

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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 $0.28 $0.15

Tokens

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Gauntlets of Light

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +0/+2 and assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
Enchanted creature has "

: Untap this creature."

Enchantment - Aura

$0.35 $0.18 $0.15

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 $0.45 $0.32

Untap

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Deck Info

Deck size: 100Est cost: $87.17

Color Cost & Production

Avg Mana Value: 3.31Total Mana Value: 212.00

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Clones

Commander

Creature

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Evasion

Finisher

Land

Lifegain

Protection

Pump

Ramp

Recursion

Removal

Tokens

Untap

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35 pips - 25 cards

Production

27 mana - 26 cards

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18 pips - 14 cards

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19 mana - 18 cards

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0 pips - 0 cards

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0 mana - 6 cards

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0 pips - 0 cards

Production

0 mana - 6 cards

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23 pips - 20 cards

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21 mana - 20 cards

Cost

0 pips - 0 cards

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8 mana - 7 cards

Avg Mana Value: 3.31Total Mana Value: 212.00

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