Art by Even Amundsen
Arcades, the Strategist
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
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.
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Most Played With Arcades, the Strategist (152)
Sol Ring
85% of decks · $1.34
Arcane Signet
77% of decks · $0.49
Crashing Drawbridge
74% of decks · $1.13
Tower Defense
72% of decks · $0.24
Assault Formation
72% of decks · $0.35
Wall of Frost
70% of decks · $0.27
Slaughter the Strong
70% of decks · $0.27
Crystal Barricade
67% of decks · $2.24
Sylvan Caryatid
66% of decks · $1.01
Swords to Plowshares
65% of decks · $0.88
Perimeter Captain
64% of decks · $1.40
Dusk // Dawn
64% of decks
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
64% of decks · $23.80
Shield-Wall Sentinel
61% of decks · $0.46
Vine Trellis
59% of decks · $1.17
Jeskai Barricade
59% of decks · $0.35
Weathered Sentinels
58% of decks · $1.00
Brave the Sands
57% of decks · $6.13
Fell the Mighty
57% of decks · $0.29
Counterspell
55% of decks · $4.28
Tree of Redemption
54% of decks · $0.61
Wall of Stolen Identity
51% of decks · $3.70
Path to Exile
50% of decks · $0.69
Meekstone
49% of decks · $12.18
Wall of Runes
48% of decks · $0.27
Farseek
47% of decks · $0.46
Cultivate
47% of decks · $0.41
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
46% of decks · $8.59
Wingmantle Chaplain
45% of decks · $0.23
Stoneskin
45% of decks · $1.42
Walking Bulwark
44% of decks · $0.25
Rampant Growth
43% of decks · $1.28
Shield Sphere
42% of decks
Angelic Wall
42% of decks · $0.19
Corrupted Shapeshifter
42% of decks · $0.19
Wall of Glare
41% of decks · $0.53
Carven Caryatid
40% of decks · $0.30
Swiftfoot Boots
39% of decks
Heroic Intervention
39% of decks · $17.60
Lightning Greaves
39% of decks · $4.10
Wall of Roots
39% of decks · $0.32
Beast Within
36% of decks · $0.65
Flumph
35% of decks · $2.27
Drift of Phantasms
35% of decks · $0.23
Towering Titan
35% of decks · $0.32
Fog Bank
32% of decks · $0.18
Eerie Interlude
32% of decks · $6.98
Expel the Interlopers
31% of decks · $0.32
Mnemonic Wall
31% of decks · $0.25
Negate
30% of decks · $0.24
Bar the Door
30% of decks · $0.19
Akroma's Will
29% of decks · $16.81
Wave of Reckoning
28% of decks · $0.42
Resolute Watchdog
28% of decks · $0.33
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
28% of decks · $0.51
Generous Gift
27% of decks · $0.94
Dovin's Veto
27% of decks · $3.24
Wall of Mulch
27% of decks · $0.26
Nature's Lore
25% of decks · $2.23
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
25% of decks
Kodama's Reach
25% of decks · $1.77
Wall of Shards
24% of decks · $6.54
Angelic Chorus
24% of decks · $8.38
Bedrock Tortoise
24% of decks · $1.48
Jungle Barrier
23% of decks · $0.28
Azorius Signet
23% of decks · $0.17
Suspicious Bookcase
23% of decks · $0.18
Gatecreeper Vine
23% of decks · $0.26
Thought Vessel
23% of decks
Glacial Wall
22% of decks · $0.29
Last March of the Ents
21% of decks · $23.07
Aura Shards
21% of decks · $27.24
Teyo, the Shieldmage
21% of decks · $0.29
Wall of Tears
21% of decks · $0.63
Simic Signet
20% of decks · $0.39
Slagwurm Armor
20% of decks
Fecund Greenshell
20% of decks · $0.68
Selesnya Signet
20% of decks · $0.25
Unnatural Growth
19% of decks · $3.88
Three Visits
19% of decks · $5.55
Primal Rage
19% of decks · $5.45
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
18% of decks · $0.29
Cyclonic Rift
17% of decks · $39.16
Wall of Essence
17% of decks
Guard Gomazoa
17% of decks · $0.46
Wall of Nets
16% of decks · $5.81
Charix, the Raging Isle
16% of decks · $0.44
Teferi's Protection
16% of decks · $45.85
The Battle of Bywater
16% of decks · $1.83
Rhystic Study
16% of decks · $69.59
Towering Viewpoint
16% of decks · $0.27
Growth Spiral
15% of decks · $0.33
Rigo, Streetwise Mentor
15% of decks · $0.28
Amaranthine Wall
14% of decks · $0.23
Bant Charm
14% of decks · $0.28
Guardian Project
14% of decks · $15.41
Flawless Maneuver
14% of decks · $9.28
Assemble the Players
14% of decks · $0.33
Ghostway
13% of decks · $5.30
Geist of the Archives
13% of decks · $0.16
The Birth of Meletis
13% of decks · $0.33
Rune-Sealed Wall
13% of decks · $0.97
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
13% of decks · $0.98
Propaganda
13% of decks · $2.17
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13% of decks · $3.07
Arcane Denial
13% of decks · $1.72
Fierce Guardianship
12% of decks · $63.43
Portcullis Vine
12% of decks · $0.22
Mana Drain
12% of decks · $56.44
Mentor of the Meek
12% of decks · $4.77
Solidarity
11% of decks · $0.23
Chromatic Lantern
11% of decks
Smothering Tithe
11% of decks · $57.12
Return to Nature
11% of decks · $0.31
Swan Song
11% of decks · $10.69
Fellwar Stone
11% of decks
Ghostly Prison
10% of decks · $6.11
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
10% of decks · $10.10
Spidersilk Armor
10% of decks · $2.87
Enlightened Tutor
10% of decks · $38.48
Raise the Past
10% of decks · $0.70
Destined Confrontation
10% of decks · $0.22
Unbreakable Formation
10% of decks · $1.50
Colfenor's Urn
10% of decks · $0.35
Commander's Sphere
10% of decks · $0.31
Panharmonicon
10% of decks · $6.49
Rolling Stones
9% of decks · $1.95
Angelic Shield
9% of decks · $0.19
Eladamri's Call
9% of decks · $10.76
Aegis of the Heavens
8% of decks · $0.38
Stroke of Midnight
8% of decks · $0.19
Triumph of the Hordes
8% of decks
Worldly Tutor
8% of decks · $30.65
Austere Command
8% of decks · $0.35
Talisman of Unity
8% of decks · $3.35
Talisman of Progress
8% of decks · $0.25
Talisman of Curiosity
8% of decks · $0.53
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
7% of decks
Smile at Death
7% of decks · $3.24
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7% of decks · $5.63
Sight of the Scalelords
7% of decks · $0.53
Decanter of Endless Water
7% of decks · $5.10
Retribution of the Meek
7% of decks · $8.92
Serra's Blessing
7% of decks · $1.10
Nature's Claim
7% of decks · $1.31
Farewell
6% of decks · $6.20
True Conviction
6% of decks · $3.88
Mirror Shield
6% of decks · $0.48
Bala Ged Recovery
6% of decks
Krosan Grip
6% of decks · $1.73
Ascend from Avernus
6% of decks · $2.43
Naturalize
5% of decks · $0.26
New Cards
Ghalta the Immovable
31% of decks · $0.41
Flickering Hound
3% of decks · $7.78
Turbulent Shore
2% of decks · $2.75
Gleaming Splendor
2% of decks · $31.28
Radagast of Rhosgobel
1% of decks · $1.95
Creatures (50)
Crashing Drawbridge
74% of decks · $1.13
Wall of Frost
70% of decks · $0.27
Crystal Barricade
67% of decks · $2.24
Sylvan Caryatid
66% of decks · $1.01
Perimeter Captain
64% of decks · $1.40
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
64% of decks · $23.80
Shield-Wall Sentinel
61% of decks · $0.46
Vine Trellis
59% of decks · $1.17
Jeskai Barricade
59% of decks · $0.35
Weathered Sentinels
58% of decks · $1.00
Tree of Redemption
54% of decks · $0.61
Wall of Stolen Identity
51% of decks · $3.70
Wall of Runes
48% of decks · $0.27
Wingmantle Chaplain
45% of decks · $0.23
Walking Bulwark
44% of decks · $0.25
Shield Sphere
42% of decks
Angelic Wall
42% of decks · $0.19
Corrupted Shapeshifter
42% of decks · $0.19
Wall of Glare
41% of decks · $0.53
Carven Caryatid
40% of decks · $0.30
Wall of Roots
39% of decks · $0.32
Flumph
35% of decks · $2.27
Drift of Phantasms
35% of decks · $0.23
Towering Titan
35% of decks · $0.32
Fog Bank
32% of decks · $0.18
Mnemonic Wall
31% of decks · $0.25
Resolute Watchdog
28% of decks · $0.33
Wall of Mulch
27% of decks · $0.26
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
25% of decks
Wall of Shards
24% of decks · $6.54
Bedrock Tortoise
24% of decks · $1.48
Jungle Barrier
23% of decks · $0.28
Suspicious Bookcase
23% of decks · $0.18
Gatecreeper Vine
23% of decks · $0.26
Glacial Wall
22% of decks · $0.29
Wall of Tears
21% of decks · $0.63
Fecund Greenshell
20% of decks · $0.68
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
18% of decks · $0.29
Wall of Essence
17% of decks
Guard Gomazoa
17% of decks · $0.46
Wall of Nets
16% of decks · $5.81
Charix, the Raging Isle
16% of decks · $0.44
Towering Viewpoint
16% of decks · $0.27
Rigo, Streetwise Mentor
15% of decks · $0.28
Amaranthine Wall
14% of decks · $0.23
Geist of the Archives
13% of decks · $0.16
Rune-Sealed Wall
13% of decks · $0.97
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
13% of decks · $0.98
Portcullis Vine
12% of decks · $0.22
Mentor of the Meek
12% of decks · $4.77
Instants (34)
Tower Defense
72% of decks · $0.24
Swords to Plowshares
65% of decks · $0.88
Counterspell
55% of decks · $4.28
Path to Exile
50% of decks · $0.69
Heroic Intervention
39% of decks · $17.60
Beast Within
36% of decks · $0.65
Eerie Interlude
32% of decks · $6.98
Negate
30% of decks · $0.24
Bar the Door
30% of decks · $0.19
Akroma's Will
29% of decks · $16.81
Generous Gift
27% of decks · $0.94
Dovin's Veto
27% of decks · $3.24
Cyclonic Rift
17% of decks · $39.16
Teferi's Protection
16% of decks · $45.85
Growth Spiral
15% of decks · $0.33
Bant Charm
14% of decks · $0.28
Flawless Maneuver
14% of decks · $9.28
Ghostway
13% of decks · $5.30
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13% of decks · $3.07
Arcane Denial
13% of decks · $1.72
Fierce Guardianship
12% of decks · $63.43
Mana Drain
12% of decks · $56.44
Solidarity
11% of decks · $0.23
Return to Nature
11% of decks · $0.31
Swan Song
11% of decks · $10.69
Enlightened Tutor
10% of decks · $38.48
Unbreakable Formation
10% of decks · $1.50
Eladamri's Call
9% of decks · $10.76
Aegis of the Heavens
8% of decks · $0.38
Stroke of Midnight
8% of decks · $0.19
Worldly Tutor
8% of decks · $30.65
Nature's Claim
7% of decks · $1.31
Krosan Grip
6% of decks · $1.73
Naturalize
5% of decks · $0.26
Sorceries (21)
Slaughter the Strong
70% of decks · $0.27
Dusk // Dawn
64% of decks
Fell the Mighty
57% of decks · $0.29
Farseek
47% of decks · $0.46
Cultivate
47% of decks · $0.41
Rampant Growth
43% of decks · $1.28
Expel the Interlopers
31% of decks · $0.32
Wave of Reckoning
28% of decks · $0.42
Nature's Lore
25% of decks · $2.23
Kodama's Reach
25% of decks · $1.77
Last March of the Ents
21% of decks · $23.07
Three Visits
19% of decks · $5.55
The Battle of Bywater
16% of decks · $1.83
Raise the Past
10% of decks · $0.70
Destined Confrontation
10% of decks · $0.22
Triumph of the Hordes
8% of decks
Austere Command
8% of decks · $0.35
Retribution of the Meek
7% of decks · $8.92
Farewell
6% of decks · $6.20
Bala Ged Recovery
6% of decks
Ascend from Avernus
6% of decks · $2.43
Utility Artifacts (8)
Meekstone
49% of decks · $12.18
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
46% of decks · $8.59
Swiftfoot Boots
39% of decks
Lightning Greaves
39% of decks · $4.10
Slagwurm Armor
20% of decks
Colfenor's Urn
10% of decks · $0.35
Panharmonicon
10% of decks · $6.49
Mirror Shield
6% of decks · $0.48
Mana Artifacts (13)
Sol Ring
85% of decks · $1.34
Arcane Signet
77% of decks · $0.49
Azorius Signet
23% of decks · $0.17
Thought Vessel
23% of decks
Simic Signet
20% of decks · $0.39
Selesnya Signet
20% of decks · $0.25
Chromatic Lantern
11% of decks
Fellwar Stone
11% of decks
Commander's Sphere
10% of decks · $0.31
Talisman of Unity
8% of decks · $3.35
Talisman of Progress
8% of decks · $0.25
Talisman of Curiosity
8% of decks · $0.53
Decanter of Endless Water
7% of decks · $5.10
Enchantments (23)
Assault Formation
72% of decks · $0.35
Brave the Sands
57% of decks · $6.13
Stoneskin
45% of decks · $1.42
Angelic Chorus
24% of decks · $8.38
Aura Shards
21% of decks · $27.24
Unnatural Growth
19% of decks · $3.88
Primal Rage
19% of decks · $5.45
Rhystic Study
16% of decks · $69.59
Guardian Project
14% of decks · $15.41
Assemble the Players
14% of decks · $0.33
The Birth of Meletis
13% of decks · $0.33
Propaganda
13% of decks · $2.17
Smothering Tithe
11% of decks · $57.12
Ghostly Prison
10% of decks · $6.11
Spidersilk Armor
10% of decks · $2.87
Rolling Stones
9% of decks · $1.95
Angelic Shield
9% of decks · $0.19
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
7% of decks
Smile at Death
7% of decks · $3.24
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7% of decks · $5.63
Sight of the Scalelords
7% of decks · $0.53
Serra's Blessing
7% of decks · $1.10
True Conviction
6% of decks · $3.88
Planeswalkers (3)
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
28% of decks · $0.51
Teyo, the Shieldmage
21% of decks · $0.29
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
10% of decks · $10.10
Utility Lands (8)
Reliquary Tower
55% of decks
Access Tunnel
33% of decks
Rogue's Passage
20% of decks
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
14% of decks
Boseiju, Who Endures
14% of decks
Otawara, Soaring City
10% of decks
Temple of the False God
8% of decks
Alchemist's Refuge
6% of decks
Lands (50)
Plains
97% of decks
Forest
97% of decks
Island
97% of decks
Command Tower
91% of decks
Seaside Citadel
62% of decks
Glacial Fortress
53% of decks
Hinterland Harbor
51% of decks
Exotic Orchard
50% of decks
Sunpetal Grove
49% of decks
Prairie Stream
48% of decks
Canopy Vista
46% of decks
Hallowed Fountain
42% of decks
Temple Garden
42% of decks
Spara's Headquarters
41% of decks
Breeding Pool
41% of decks
Rejuvenating Springs
35% of decks
Bountiful Promenade
33% of decks
Sea of Clouds
32% of decks
Evolving Wilds
30% of decks
Overgrown Farmland
30% of decks
Dreamroot Cascade
29% of decks
Windswept Heath
27% of decks
Yavimaya Coast
27% of decks
Flooded Strand
26% of decks
Deserted Beach
26% of decks
Misty Rainforest
24% of decks
Terramorphic Expanse
21% of decks
Adarkar Wastes
20% of decks
Brushland
19% of decks
Tranquil Landscape
17% of decks
Azorius Chancery
16% of decks
Temple of Mystery
16% of decks
Temple of Enlightenment
15% of decks
Temple of Plenty
14% of decks
Selesnya Sanctuary
14% of decks
Flooded Grove
13% of decks
Simic Growth Chamber
13% of decks
Azorius Guildgate
12% of decks
Selesnya Guildgate
11% of decks
Savannah
11% of decks
Tropical Island
11% of decks
Port Town
11% of decks
Tundra
11% of decks
Simic Guildgate
11% of decks
Blossoming Sands
10% of decks
Tranquil Cove
10% of decks
Branchloft Pathway
10% of decks
Urban Retreat
10% of decks
Barkchannel Pathway
10% of decks
Thornwood Falls
10% of decks
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