Arcades, the Strategist — Commander
Arcades, the Strategist
Total: $420
Arcades, the Strategist
WUG100 cardsBracket
2
Core
Power score: 2.9 / 10
Bracket 2 (Core), driven mainly by ramp density and card advantage (floor is Bracket 1).
✓ Commander-legal
What sets the bracket
What shapes it from there
Ramp density+0.6 / 0.8
13 non-land ramp source(s) vs target 16.
An Offer You Can't RefuseArcane SignetAxebane GuardianCultivateFarseekFellwar StoneGrowth SpiralOvergrown BattlementRampart ArchitectSol RingTalisman of UnityThought Vessel
Card advantage+0.6 / 0.8
11 card-advantage source(s) vs target 14.
Arcades, the StrategistCarven CaryatidGrowth SpiralGuardian ProjectLast March of the EntsPlagon, Lord of the BeachRigo, Streetwise MentorSpara's HeadquartersThe Pride of Hull CladeWall of BlossomsWall of Omens
Interaction density+0.5 / 0.5
Interaction is 32% of nonland cards (band 10-30%).
An Offer You Can't RefuseBeast WithinCaptain America's ShieldCarven CaryatidCounterspellDusk // DawnFog BankGenerous GiftHeroic InterventionHigh AlertPath to ExileSlaughter the Strong
Instant-speed interaction+0.3 / 0.5
38% of interaction is instant-speed (target 60%+).
An Offer You Can't RefuseBeast WithinCounterspellGenerous GiftHeroic InterventionPath to ExileSwan SongSwords to Plowshares
Card quality+0.0 / 2.0
0 high-power (Game Changer) card(s) as a quality proxy. EDHREC hook reserved.
What would move you up
- Add more card quality (currently 0/2).
- Add more combo density & speed (currently 0/2).
Deck stats
2.98
Avg. mana value
34
Lands
66
Nonland
100
Cards
Mana curve
10
71
252
173
94
25
6
57+
Card types
Creature
31
Instant
12
Sorcery
8
Artifact
10
Enchantment
5
Land
34
Decklist
Creature · 30
- Axebane Guardian2G$0.32
- Carven Caryatid1GG$0.22
- Corrupted Shapeshifter3U$0.22
- Crashing Drawbridge2$0.64
- Fecund Greenshell3GG$0.83
- Fog Bank1U$0.14
- Hover Barrier2U$0.43
- Jeskai Barricade1W$0.41
- Overgrown Battlement1G$0.31
- Plagon, Lord of the Beach2U$1.45
- Rampart Architect3G$0.30
- Rigo, Streetwise MentorW$0.28
- Shield Sphere0
- Stalwart Shield-Bearers1W$1.62
- Sunscape Familiar1W$2.98
- Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive1U$0.13
- The Pride of Hull Clade10G$1.81
- The Walls of Ba Sing Se8$24.38
- Tree of Redemption3G$0.51
- Wall of Blossoms1G$0.31
- Wall of Denial1WU$0.37
- Wall of Frost1UU$0.28
- Wall of KelpUU
- Wall of Nets1WW$5.34
- Wall of Omens1W$0.27
- Wall of RunesU$0.21
- Wall of Stolen Identity3U$3.53
- Wall of Tears1U$0.68
- Weathered Sentinels3$0.99
- Wingmantle Chaplain3W$0.23
Instant · 12
- Akroma's Will3W$13.29
- An Offer You Can't RefuseU$2.01
- Beast Within2G
- CounterspellUU$3.56
- Eerie Interlude2W$7.57
- Generous Gift2W
- Growth SpiralGU$0.32
- Heroic Intervention1G$14.97
- Path to ExileW
- Swan SongU$8.50
- Swords to PlowsharesW$4.95
- Tamiyo's SafekeepingG$4.97
Sorcery · 8
- Cultivate2G$1.10
- Dusk2WW3WW$0.36
- Farseek1G$2.20
- Last March of the Ents6GG$29.61
- Regrowth1G$0.48
- Reunion of the House5WW$0.29
- Slaughter the Strong1WW$0.31
- Three Visits1G
Artifact · 10
- Arcane Signet2$1.10
- Captain America's Shield2$1.57
- Cloudstone Curio3$16.35
- Colfenor's Urn3$0.31
- Fellwar Stone2$2.75
- Lightning Greaves2
- Panharmonicon4$7.04
- Sol Ring1$5.36
- Talisman of Unity2$4.02
- Thought Vessel2
Enchantment · 5
- Brave the Sands1W$6.35
- Guardian Project3G$14.79
- High Alert1WU$0.38
- Primal Rage1G$7.35
- Unnatural Growth1GGGG$3.38
Land · 34
- Bountiful Promenade
- Breeding Pool$10.31
- Command Tower$2.54
- Exotic Orchard$0.82
- Flooded Strand$15.61
- Floodfarm Verge$9.63
- 3× Forest$6.00
- Glacial Fortress$3.09
- Hedge Maze$12.23
- Hinterland Harbor
- Hushwood Verge$6.44
- 2× Island$4.00
- Lush Portico$5.39
- Meticulous Archive$11.09
- Misty Rainforest$37.37
- 4× Plains$8.00
- Rejuvenating Springs$7.70
- Reliquary Tower$2.94
- Savannah
- Sea of Clouds$19.38
- Seaside Citadel$0.29
- Selesnya Sanctuary$0.25
- Spara's Headquarters$12.57
- Temple Garden$7.76
- Tropical Island
- Tundra
- Willowrush Verge$6.77
- Windswept Heath$11.59