New Untitled Deck by user2721344

Format: Commander

Commander: Arcades, the Strategist

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 37

Deck overview

This deck executes an aggressive tribal strategy centered on Arcades, the Strategist. By converting low-cost defender creatures with high toughness into efficient attackers that draw cards on entry, the deck rapidly establishes an overwhelming board presence. Early turns focus on accelerating mana with green land ramp and deploying cheap Walls like Shield Sphere and Overgrown Battlement. Once Arcades enters on Turn 4, every subsequent Wall cantrips and attacks for heavy combat damage. Threats such as Wall of Denial, Glacial Wall, and Tree of Redemption apply lethal pressure as early as Turn 5. Asymmetric tools like Meekstone and Retribution of the Meek suppress opposing large creatures while leaving the defender army untouched. While the deck boasts immense card draw and robust stats, it relies heavily on its commander to enable attacks and draw cards, making commander protection essential against removal-heavy tables.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Access Tunnel
  • 1 Amaranthine Wall
  • 1 Angelic Chorus
  • 1 Angelic Wall
  • 1 Arcades, the Strategist
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ascend from Avernus
  • 1 Assault Formation
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Brave the Sands
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Captain America's Shield
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Chromatic Orrery
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Colfenor's Urn
  • 1 Colossus of Akros
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consulate Skygate
  • 1 Corrupted Shapeshifter
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crashing Drawbridge
  • 1 Crenellated Wall
  • 1 Crystal Barricade
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dazzling Ramparts
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Fog Bank
  • 6 Forest
  • 1 Fortified Rampart
  • 1 Ghalta the Immovable
  • 1 Gilded Lotus
  • 1 Glacial Wall
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Hover Barrier
  • 1 Huatli, the Sun's Heart
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Junktroller
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Meekstone
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Overgrown Battlement
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Primal Clay
  • 1 Primal Plasma
  • 1 Primal Rage
  • 1 Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Rampart Architect
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Retribution of the Meek
  • 1 Reunion of the House
  • 1 Riptide Turtle
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rune-Sealed Wall
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Shield Sphere
  • 1 Slagwurm Armor
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spara's Headquarters
  • 1 Steel Wall
  • 1 Stoneskin
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 The Walls of Ba Sing Se
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Towering Titan
  • 1 Tree of Redemption
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Wall of Denial
  • 1 Wall of Tanglecord
  • 1 Windswept Heath