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Arcades, the Strategist — Commander hub — Grimoire

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Arcades, the Strategist

What the community builds with Arcades, the Strategist.

Limited data

Plays as: Toughness Matters, Defenders, Aggro, Card Draw, Pillow Fort

Community data from EDHREC (2,019 decks). Grimoire refines this with your own collection + as more Arcades, the Strategist decks are shared here.

Public decks

1

Avg deck value

347

Most common bracket

Bracket 3

1 of 1 deck

EDHREC bracket spreadExhibition · 82Core · 3,780Upgraded · 1,693Optimized · 427cEDH · 23

Bracket

Budget

Popularity/synergy data via EDHREC (edhrec.com)

High synergy

+87%syn
Overgrown Battlement1G
tdc$0.36

Similar commanders

Other commanders EDHREC's community sees played the same way.

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The Pride of Hull Clade

Public decks

Every public Arcades, the Strategist deck shared by the community.

in 94% of decks

Wall of Denial1WU

in 93% of decks

Axebane Guardian2G

in 91% of decks

Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive1U

in 83% of decks

in 82% of decks

Wall of Blossoms1G

in 83% of decks

Stalwart Shield-Bearers1W

in 81% of decks

Wall of Omens1W

in 82% of decks

The Pride of Hull Clade10G

in 77% of decks

Sunscape Familiar1W

in 75% of decks

Top cards & staples

+68%syn
Crashing Drawbridge2
tdc$0.66
in 74% of decks
+67%syn
Tower Defense1G
tdc$0.29
in 72% of decks
+67%syn
Assault Formation1G
tdc$0.36
in 72% of decks
+66%syn
Wall of Frost1UU
plst$0.30
in 71% of decks
+65%syn
Slaughter the Strong1WW
tdc$0.27
in 71% of decks
+62%syn
Hover Barrier2U
gk2$0.80
in 67% of decks
+61%syn
Crystal Barricade1W
pfdn$5.48
in 66% of decks
+60%syn
Perimeter CaptainW
plst$0.94
in 65% of decks
+59%syn
Dusk // Dawn2WW3WW
drc$0.30
in 65% of decks
+59%syn
Sylvan Caryatid1G
tdc$0.78
in 65% of decks
+14%syn
Aura Shards1GW
sld$37.03
in 20% of decks
+2%syn
Teferi's Protection2W
mar$34.12
in 16% of decks
+0%syn
Cyclonic Rift1U
soa$92.10
in 17% of decks
-2%syn
Fierce Guardianship2U
tle$63.23
in 12% of decks
-3%syn
Rhystic Study2U
fca$103.65
in 16% of decks
-3%syn
Worldly TutorG
tle$32.58
in 8% of decks
-4%syn
Enlightened TutorW
tle$40.54
in 10% of decks
-5%syn
Smothering Tithe3W
sld—
in 11% of decks

Creatures

+58%syn
The Walls of Ba Sing Se8
tla$23.99
in 63% of decks
+57%syn
Shield-Wall Sentinel4
dmu$0.35
in 61% of decks
+56%syn
Jeskai Barricade1W
frf$0.38
in 60% of decks
+55%syn
Vine Trellis1G
gvl$1.17
in 60% of decks
+54%syn
Wall of Junk2
dmr$0.20
in 59% of decks
+53%syn
Weathered Sentinels3
tdc$0.95
in 58% of decks
+52%syn
Wall of Tanglecord2
som$0.32
in 56% of decks
+49%syn
Tree of Redemption3G
tdc$0.51
in 53% of decks
+48%syn
Wall of Stolen Identity3U
c19$3.68
in 52% of decks
+45%syn
Wall of RunesU
anb—
in 49% of decks
+42%syn
Wingmantle Chaplain3W
tdc$0.32
in 46% of decks
+40%syn
Walking Bulwark1
tdc$0.34
in 44% of decks
+39%syn
Angelic Wall1W
m14$0.21
in 42% of decks
+39%syn
Corrupted Shapeshifter3U
mh3$0.20
in 42% of decks
+39%syn
Shield Sphere0
me1—
in 42% of decks
+38%syn
Wall of Glare1W
plst$0.35
in 42% of decks
+37%syn
Carven Caryatid1GG
tdc$0.27
in 40% of decks
+35%syn
Wall of Roots1G
tdc$0.32
in 38% of decks

Instants

+29%syn
Bar the Door2W
dka$0.18
in 31% of decks
+27%syn
Eerie Interlude2W
ea2—
in 33% of decks
+20%syn
Akroma's Will3W
soa$15.41
in 28% of decks
+18%syn
CounterspellUU
mar$6.96
in 55% of decks
+16%syn
Negate1U
tmt$0.28
in 30% of decks
+12%syn
Ghostway2W
rvr$5.09
in 14% of decks
+11%syn
Solidarity3W
8ed—
in 12% of decks
+10%syn
Beast Within2G
mar$1.27
in 36% of decks
+10%syn
Dovin's VetoWU
fca$1.64
in 26% of decks
+9%syn
Bant CharmGWU
2x2$0.25
in 15% of decks
+9%syn
Return to Nature1G
plst$0.24
in 11% of decks
+8%syn
Heroic Intervention1G
mar$9.14
in 38% of decks
+8%syn
Unbreakable Formation2W
sld$1.67
in 11% of decks
+8%syn
Aegis of the Heavens1W
jmp$0.26
in 9% of decks
+6%syn
Flawless Maneuver2W
tle$21.19
in 13% of decks
+4%syn
Krosan Grip2G
sld$2.02
in 6% of decks
+4%syn
Naturalize1G
hbg—
in 5% of decks
+4%syn
Cancel1UU
fdn$0.31
in 5% of decks

Sorceries

+52%syn
Fell the Mighty4W
sld$5.63
in 57% of decks
+29%syn
Expel the Interlopers3WW
tdc$0.27
in 31% of decks
+26%syn
Wave of Reckoning4W
soc$0.48
in 28% of decks
+18%syn
Rampant Growth1G
fic$0.41
in 43% of decks
+18%syn
Last March of the Ents6GG
ltr$138.32
in 21% of decks
+15%syn
The Battle of Bywater1WW
ltr—
in 17% of decks
+11%syn
Reunion of the House5WW
tdc$0.45
in 12% of decks
+10%syn
Cultivate2G
msc$0.33
in 47% of decks
+9%syn
Raise the Past2WW
fdn—
in 11% of decks
+9%syn
Destined Confrontation2WW
tla$0.22
in 11% of decks
+7%syn
Kodama's Reach2G
ecc$1.49
in 25% of decks
+7%syn
Retribution of the Meek2W
vis$8.61
in 7% of decks
+6%syn
Triumph of the Hordes2GG
soa$12.79
in 8% of decks
+5%syn
Return to the RanksXWW
mar$0.44
in 5% of decks
+4%syn
Ascend from AvernusXWWW
hbg—
in 6% of decks
+2%syn
Farseek1G
msc$0.54
in 47% of decks
-1%syn
Austere Command4WW
msc$0.42
in 8% of decks

Artifacts

+45%syn
Meekstone1
mb2$5.41
in 49% of decks
+43%syn
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield3W
ltc—
in 47% of decks
+20%syn
Lightning Greaves2
msc$7.77
in 39% of decks
+19%syn
Slagwurm Armor1
td2—
in 21% of decks
+15%syn
Azorius Signet2
aa1—
in 24% of decks
+13%syn
Selesnya Signet2
aa1—
in 20% of decks
+12%syn
Simic Signet2
aa1—
in 21% of decks
+11%syn
Swiftfoot Boots2
msc$2.08
in 39% of decks
+9%syn
Colfenor's Urn3
tdc$0.26
in 10% of decks
+6%syn
Mirror Shield2
thb$0.46
in 6% of decks
+6%syn
Arcane Signet2
hoc$49.99
in 77% of decks
+5%syn
Chromatic Lantern3
msc$6.44
in 12% of decks
+5%syn
Commander's Sphere3
ecc$0.29
in 10% of decks
+4%syn
Sol Ring1
msc$1.61
in 85% of decks
+3%syn
Panharmonicon4
drc$5.62
in 10% of decks
+3%syn
Thought Vessel2
msc$5.01
in 23% of decks
+3%syn
Decanter of Endless Water3
plst$3.62
in 8% of decks
-1%syn
Talisman of Unity2
aa1—
in 8% of decks

Enchantments

+53%syn
Brave the Sands1W
cm2$6.35
in 57% of decks
+42%syn
Stoneskin2W
clb$1.60
in 45% of decks
+23%syn
Angelic Chorus3WW
bbd$8.13
in 25% of decks
+17%syn
Primal Rage1G
plst$3.63
in 18% of decks
+16%syn
Unnatural Growth1GGGG
mar$1.38
in 19% of decks
+13%syn
The Birth of Meletis1W
plst$0.26
in 14% of decks
+12%syn
Assemble the Players1W
pmkm$0.50
in 14% of decks
+10%syn
Spidersilk Armor2G
plst$0.76
in 10% of decks
+9%syn
Rolling Stones1W
8ed—
in 10% of decks
+9%syn
Angelic ShieldWU
plst$0.20
in 9% of decks
+7%syn
Guardian Project3G
sld$18.35
in 14% of decks
+7%syn
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall2WW5UU
pdsk$0.21
in 8% of decks
+7%syn
Sight of the Scalelords4G
dtk$0.51
in 8% of decks
+7%syn
Serra's Blessing1W
9ed$1.09
in 7% of decks
+6%syn
Smile at Death3WW
tdm$3.70
in 7% of decks
+5%syn
True Conviction3WWW
sld$18.00
in 6% of decks
+5%syn
Vault 75: Middle School2WW
pip—
in 5% of decks
+2%syn
Teferi's Ageless Insight2UU
j25$3.06
in 8% of decks

Planeswalkers

+26%syn
Huatli, the Sun's Heart2GW
sld—
in 28% of decks
+20%syn
Teyo, the Shieldmage2W
plst$0.24
in 22% of decks
+10%syn
Teyo, Geometric Tactician2W
cmm$9.50
in 11% of decks

Lands

+30%syn
Access Tunnel
pw26$0.24
in 33% of decks
+12%syn
Reliquary Tower
plst$3.71
in 55% of decks
+11%syn
Seaside Citadel
ecc$0.30
in 62% of decks
+10%syn
Azorius Guildgate
pio—
in 12% of decks
+9%syn
Selesnya Guildgate
pio—
in 12% of decks
+9%syn
Simic Guildgate
pio—
in 11% of decks
+7%syn
Overgrown Farmland
tdc$3.11
in 29% of decks
+6%syn
Rogue's Passage
sld$3.99
in 20% of decks
+6%syn
Evolving Wilds
msc—
in 31% of decks
+6%syn
Blossoming Sands
tdm$0.26
in 11% of decks
+6%syn
Tranquil Cove
tdm$0.19
in 11% of decks
+5%syn
Deserted Beach
inr$5.31
in 25% of decks
+5%syn
Terramorphic Expanse
msc$0.25
in 21% of decks
+5%syn
Thornwood Falls
tdm$0.17
in 10% of decks
+4%syn
Plains
hob—
in 98% of decks
+4%syn
Glacial Fortress
msc$2.10
in 52% of decks

Top cards

Every card the community runs with Arcades, the Strategist — main board, basics excluded.

Akroma's Will3W
soa—
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
EDHREC: +20% synergy, 28% of EDHREC decks
Angelic Chorus3WW
bbd$8.13
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
EDHREC: +23% synergy, 25% of EDHREC decks
Arbor Adherent3G
tdc$1.40
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
Arcane Signet2
hoc$49.99
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
EDHREC: +6% synergy, 77% of EDHREC decks
Assault Formation1G
tdc$0.36
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
EDHREC: +67% synergy, 72% of EDHREC decks
Aura Shards1GW
sld$37.03
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
EDHREC: +14% synergy, 20% of EDHREC decks
Axebane Guardian2G
tdc$0.39
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
EDHREC: +84% synergy, 91% of EDHREC decks
Bedrock Tortoise3G
plci—
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
Brave the Sands1W
cm2$6.35
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
EDHREC: +53% synergy, 57% of EDHREC decks
Breeding Pool
eoe$12.11
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
Canopy Vista
msc$1.21
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
Chulane, Teller of Tales2GWU
mkc$7.02
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
Collective Resistance1G
mh3$1.24
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
Command Tower
msc$0.32
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
Corrupted Shapeshifter3U
mh3$0.20
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
EDHREC: +39% synergy, 42% of EDHREC decks
CounterspellUU
mar$6.96
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
EDHREC: +18% synergy, 55% of EDHREC decks
Crashing Drawbridge2
tdc$0.66
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
EDHREC: +68% synergy, 74% of EDHREC decks
Crystal Barricade1W
pfdn$5.48
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
EDHREC: +61% synergy, 66% of EDHREC decks
Cyclonic Rift1U
soa$33.34
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
EDHREC: +0% synergy, 17% of EDHREC decks
Dawn's Truce1W
blb$7.45
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
Dovin's VetoWU
fca$1.64
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
EDHREC: +10% synergy, 26% of EDHREC decks
Dreamroot Cascade
psos$1.38
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
Eladamri's CallGW
tle$10.51
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
Expel the Interlopers3WW
tdc$0.27
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
EDHREC: +29% synergy, 31% of EDHREC decks
Fecund Greenshell3GG
pblb$1.18
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
Flawless Maneuver2W
tle$21.19
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
EDHREC: +6% synergy, 13% of EDHREC decks
Flooded Grove
soc$0.31
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
Flumph1W
prm—
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
EDHREC: +33% synergy, 36% of EDHREC decks
Gatecreeper Vine1G
ddm$0.24
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
Glacial Fortress
msc$2.10
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
EDHREC: +4% synergy, 52% of EDHREC decks
Guardian Project3G
sld$18.35
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
EDHREC: +7% synergy, 14% of EDHREC decks
Heliod's InterventionXWW
plst$2.44
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
Heroic Intervention1G
mar$7.50
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
EDHREC: +8% synergy, 38% of EDHREC decks
High Alert1WU
plst$0.50
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
EDHREC: +76% synergy, 82% of EDHREC decks
Hinterland Harbor
msc$0.78
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck
Hushwood Verge
pdsk—
Limited data
in 1 of 1 deck

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Arcades, the Strategist

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