Bant commander

Arcades, the Strategist

Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon · Core Set 2019

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.

$3.49price

#5,835popularity rank

4mana value

Plays well with: Combat, Card draw, Card advantage, Value engine

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🔗 Combat synergy

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$18.36

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$0.50

$7.06

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🔗 Card draw synergy

$67.79

$2.16

$58.38

$0.67

$54.08

$0.58

$107.84

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🧩 Top staples for this deck

✔️ Auto-includes (you probably already run these): Sol Ring, Command Tower, Arcane Signet, Exotic Orchard, Reliquary Tower, Swiftfoot Boots, Lightning Greaves, Path of Ancestry.

$1.45

$1.24

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$1.05

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$1.17

$16.13

$3.37

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$1.95

⚙️ Colorless all-stars

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🪙 Budget picks (under $2€2)

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