Average Deck for Arcades, the Strategist - Expensive Core Aggro

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Julia Maddalena
Mar 6, 2026
Fire and Ice: Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for Arcades, the Strategist?
This week on Fire and Ice, we'll see which cards are getting chucked over the wall. What's hot and what's not for Arcades, the Strategist?
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Steve Heisler
Jan 29, 2026
Age Is Just a Toughness With Doran, Besieged by Time in Commander
Doran may be besieged by time, but he's still hangin' tough like a new kid. Come see this big booty brew for his Commander deck.
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Average Decklist

Axebane Guardian
Axebane Guardian
Crashing Drawbridge
Crashing Drawbridge
Crystal Barricade
Crystal Barricade
Drift of Phantasms
Drift of Phantasms
Flumph
Flumph
Hover Barrier
Hover Barrier
Jeskai Barricade
Jeskai Barricade
Orator of Ojutai
Orator of Ojutai
Overgrown Battlement
Overgrown Battlement
Perimeter Captain
Perimeter Captain
Shield Sphere
Shield Sphere
Shield-Wall Sentinel
Shield-Wall Sentinel
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
Steel Wall
Steel Wall
Sunscape Familiar
Sunscape Familiar
Sylvan Caryatid
Sylvan Caryatid
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
The Pride of Hull Clade
The Pride of Hull Clade
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
Tree of Redemption
Tree of Redemption
Vine Trellis
Vine Trellis
Walking Bulwark
Walking Bulwark
Wall of Blossoms
Wall of Blossoms
Wall of Denial
Wall of Denial
Wall of Frost
Wall of Frost
Wall of Glare
Wall of Glare
Wall of Junk
Wall of Junk
Wall of Mulch
Wall of Mulch
Wall of Omens
Wall of Omens
Wall of Roots
Wall of Roots
Wall of Runes
Wall of Runes
Wall of Tanglecord
Wall of Tanglecord
Weathered Sentinels
Weathered Sentinels
Wingmantle Chaplain
Wingmantle Chaplain
Instants (10)
Bar the Door
Bar the Door
Beast Within
Beast Within
Counterspell
Counterspell
Eerie Interlude
Eerie Interlude
Generous Gift
Generous Gift
Ghostway
Ghostway
Heroic Intervention
Heroic Intervention
Path to Exile
Path to Exile
Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares
Tower Defense
Tower Defense
Sorceries (6)
Dusk // Dawn
Dusk // Dawn
Farseek
Farseek
Fell the Mighty
Fell the Mighty
Nature's Lore
Nature's Lore
Slaughter the Strong
Slaughter the Strong
Three Visits
Three Visits
Artifacts (8)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Lightning Greaves
Lightning Greaves
Meekstone
Meekstone
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Swiftfoot Boots
Swiftfoot Boots
Talisman of Curiosity
Talisman of Curiosity
Talisman of Progress
Talisman of Progress
Thought Vessel
Thought Vessel
Enchantments (5)
Assault Formation
Assault Formation
High Alert
High Alert
Primal Rage
Primal Rage
Stoneskin
Stoneskin
Teferi's Ageless Insight
Teferi's Ageless Insight
Lands (22)
Access Tunnel
Access Tunnel
Bountiful Promenade
Bountiful Promenade
Breeding Pool
Breeding Pool
Canopy Vista
Canopy Vista
Command Tower
Command Tower
Deserted Beach
Deserted Beach
Dreamroot Cascade
Dreamroot Cascade
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Flooded Strand
Flooded Strand
Glacial Fortress
Glacial Fortress
Hallowed Fountain
Hallowed Fountain
Hinterland Harbor
Hinterland Harbor
Misty Rainforest
Misty Rainforest
Prairie Stream
Prairie Stream
Rejuvenating Springs
Rejuvenating Springs
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower
Sea of Clouds
Sea of Clouds
Seaside Citadel
Seaside Citadel
Spara's Headquarters
Spara's Headquarters
Sunpetal Grove
Sunpetal Grove
Temple Garden
Temple Garden
Yavimaya Coast
Yavimaya Coast
Basics (3)
Forest
4 Forests
Island
5 Islands
Plains
5 Plains