Average Deck for Arcades, the Strategist - Expensive Upgraded Pillow Fort

Josh Nelson
May 29, 2026
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Average Decklist

Axebane Guardian
Axebane Guardian
Corrupted Shapeshifter
Corrupted Shapeshifter
Crashing Drawbridge
Crashing Drawbridge
Crystal Barricade
Crystal Barricade
Drift of Phantasms
Drift of Phantasms
Fortified Rampart
Fortified Rampart
Hover Barrier
Hover Barrier
Jaddi Offshoot
Jaddi Offshoot
Jeskai Barricade
Jeskai Barricade
Larder Zombie
Larder Zombie
Monastery Flock
Monastery Flock
Overgrown Battlement
Overgrown Battlement
Perimeter Captain
Perimeter Captain
Riptide Turtle
Riptide Turtle
Shield Sphere
Shield Sphere
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
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
Towering Titan
Towering Titan
Tree of Redemption
Tree of Redemption
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 Runes
Wall of Runes
Wall of Tanglecord
Wall of Tanglecord
Instants (13)
Akroma's Will
Akroma's Will
Archdruid's Charm
Archdruid's Charm
Bar the Door
Bar the Door
Beast Within
Beast Within
Counterspell
Counterspell
Dispel
Dispel
Eerie Interlude
Eerie Interlude
Enlightened Tutor
Enlightened Tutor
Heroic Intervention
Heroic Intervention
Path to Exile
Path to Exile
Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares
Tower Defense
Tower Defense
Worldly Tutor
Worldly Tutor
Sorceries (7)
Cultivate
Cultivate
Expel the Interlopers
Expel the Interlopers
Fell the Mighty
Fell the Mighty
Nature's Lore
Nature's Lore
Personal Tutor
Personal Tutor
Slaughter the Strong
Slaughter the Strong
Wave of Reckoning
Wave of Reckoning
Artifacts (8)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Cathar's Shield
Cathar's Shield
Meekstone
Meekstone
Peregrine Mask
Peregrine Mask
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
Slagwurm Armor
Slagwurm Armor
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Swiftfoot Boots
Swiftfoot Boots
Enchantments (9)
Angelic Shield
Angelic Shield
Assemble the Players
Assemble the Players
Brave the Sands
Brave the Sands
Eel Umbra
Eel Umbra
Guard Duty
Guard Duty
Lumithread Field
Lumithread Field
Parapet
Parapet
Sky Tether
Sky Tether
Stoneskin
Stoneskin
Lands (16)
Ancient Tomb
Ancient Tomb
Azorius Chancery
Azorius Chancery
Blossoming Sands
Blossoming Sands
Breeding Pool
Breeding Pool
Command Tower
Command Tower
Glacial Fortress
Glacial Fortress
Horizon Canopy
Horizon Canopy
Misty Rainforest
Misty Rainforest
Savannah
Savannah
Seaside Citadel
Seaside Citadel
Spara's Headquarters
Spara's Headquarters
Sunpetal Grove
Sunpetal Grove
Tropical Island
Tropical Island
Tundra
Tundra
Windswept Heath
Windswept Heath
Yavimaya Coast
Yavimaya Coast
Basics (3)
Forest
4 Forests
Island
4 Islands
Plains
5 Plains