Arcades, the Strategist — Commander
Arcades, the Strategist
Total: $131
Arcades, the Strategist
WUG100 cardsBracket
2
Core
Power score: 3.1 / 10
Bracket 2 (Core), driven mainly by card advantage and ramp density (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.
Arcane SignetAxebane GuardianChromatic LanternCultivateFarseekGatecreeper VineGrowth SpiralHarrowNature's LoreOvergrown BattlementRampant GrowthRampart Architect
Card advantage+0.8 / 0.8
14 card-advantage source(s) vs target 14.
Arcades, the StrategistArcane DenialBrainstormCarven CaryatidExploreGrowth SpiralHarmonizeJungle BarrierLifecrafter's BestiaryOptThe Pride of Hull CladeTranquil Landscape
Interaction density+0.5 / 0.5
Interaction is 40% of nonland cards (band 10-30%).
Arcane DenialAustere CommandBant CharmCarven CaryatidCounterspellCrystal BarricadeDovin's VetoDusk // DawnFell the MightyHarrowHigh AlertJungle Barrier
Instant-speed interaction+0.4 / 0.5
48% of interaction is instant-speed (target 60%+).
Arcane DenialBant CharmCounterspellDovin's VetoHarrowNaturalizeNature's ClaimNegatePath to ExileReturn to NatureStroke of MidnightSwords 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
2.85
Avg. mana value
38
Lands
62
Nonland
100
Cards
Mana curve
0
91
252
133
84
35
26
27+
Card types
Creature
28
Instant
18
Sorcery
10
Artifact
4
Enchantment
2
Land
38
Decklist
Creature · 27
- Axebane Guardian2G$0.32
- Carven Caryatid1GG$0.22
- Crashing Drawbridge2$0.64
- Crystal Barricade1W$1.41
- Fecund Greenshell3GG$0.83
- Gatecreeper Vine1G$0.23
- Hover Barrier2U$0.43
- Jeskai Barricade1W$0.41
- Jungle Barrier2GU$0.32
- Overgrown Battlement1G$0.31
- Perimeter CaptainW$1.45
- Rampart Architect3G$0.30
- Shield-Wall Sentinel4$0.33
- Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa2GW$0.26
- Sunscape Familiar1W$2.98
- Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive1U$0.13
- The Pride of Hull Clade10G$1.81
- Towering Titan4GG$0.32
- Walking Bulwark1$0.25
- Wall of Blossoms1G$0.31
- Wall of Denial1WU$0.37
- Wall of Essence1W
- Wall of Glare1W$0.53
- Wall of Junk2$0.31
- Wall of Omens1W$0.27
- Wall of Reverence3W$0.36
- Weathered Sentinels3$0.99
Instant · 18
- Arcane Denial1U
- Bant CharmGWU$0.25
- Blacksmith's SkillW$0.35
- BrainstormU$1.43
- Clever Concealment2WW
- CounterspellUU$3.56
- Dovin's VetoWU$3.46
- Eerie Interlude2W$7.57
- Growth SpiralGU$0.32
- Harrow2G$0.33
- Naturalize1G$0.18
- Nature's ClaimG$0.86
- Negate1U$0.34
- OptU$0.28
- Path to ExileW
- Return to Nature1G$0.23
- Stroke of Midnight2W$0.30
- Swords to PlowsharesW$4.95
Sorcery · 10
- Austere Command4WW
- Cultivate2G$1.10
- Dusk2WW3WW$0.36
- Explore1G$0.21
- Farseek1G$2.20
- Fell the Mighty4W$0.37
- Harmonize2GG
- Nature's Lore1G$4.62
- Rampant Growth1G$0.45
- Wave of Reckoning4W$0.41
Artifact · 4
- Arcane Signet2$1.10
- Chromatic Lantern3$6.63
- Lifecrafter's Bestiary3$0.66
- Sol Ring1$5.36
Enchantment · 2
- Assault Formation1G$0.42
- High Alert1WU$0.38
Land · 38
- Canopy Vista
- Command Tower$2.54
- Dreamroot Cascade$0.76
- Evolving Wilds
- 9× Forest$18.00
- Hinterland Harbor
- 9× Island$18.00
- 9× Plains$18.00
- Prairie Stream
- Reliquary Tower$2.94
- Rogue's Passage$0.36
- Sunpetal Grove
- Terramorphic Expanse
- Tranquil Landscape$2.25