Average Deck for Arcades, the Strategist - Budget Upgraded Toughness Matters

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Average Decklist

Angelic Wall
Angelic Wall
Axebane Guardian
Axebane Guardian
Crashing Drawbridge
Crashing Drawbridge
Fortified Rampart
Fortified Rampart
Glacial Wall
Glacial Wall
Gleaming Barrier
Gleaming Barrier
Hover Barrier
Hover Barrier
Jeskai Barricade
Jeskai Barricade
Jungle Barrier
Jungle Barrier
Orator of Ojutai
Orator of Ojutai
Overgrown Battlement
Overgrown Battlement
Perimeter Captain
Perimeter Captain
Rampart Architect
Rampart Architect
Resolute Watchdog
Resolute Watchdog
Shield-Wall Sentinel
Shield-Wall Sentinel
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
Sunscape Familiar
Sunscape Familiar
Suspicious Bookcase
Suspicious Bookcase
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
Walking Bulwark
Walking Bulwark
Wall of Blossoms
Wall of Blossoms
Wall of Denial
Wall of Denial
Wall of Frost
Wall of Frost
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
Wall of Tears
Wall of Tears
Weathered Sentinels
Weathered Sentinels
Wingmantle Chaplain
Wingmantle Chaplain
Instants (8)
Bar the Door
Bar the Door
Beast Within
Beast Within
Generous Gift
Generous Gift
Negate
Negate
Path to Exile
Path to Exile
Solidarity
Solidarity
Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares
Tower Defense
Tower Defense
Sorceries (7)
Cultivate
Cultivate
Dusk // Dawn
Dusk // Dawn
Expel the Interlopers
Expel the Interlopers
Farseek
Farseek
Fell the Mighty
Fell the Mighty
Rampant Growth
Rampant Growth
Slaughter the Strong
Slaughter the Strong
Artifacts (5)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Colfenor's Urn
Colfenor's Urn
Commander's Sphere
Commander's Sphere
Simic Signet
Simic Signet
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Enchantments (6)
Assault Formation
Assault Formation
Assemble the Players
Assemble the Players
Brave the Sands
Brave the Sands
High Alert
High Alert
Sight of the Scalelords
Sight of the Scalelords
Stoneskin
Stoneskin
Planeswalkers (1)
Teyo, the Shieldmage
Teyo, the Shieldmage
Lands (14)
Adarkar Wastes
Adarkar Wastes
Bant Panorama
Bant Panorama
Blossoming Sands
Blossoming Sands
Brushland
Brushland
Command Tower
Command Tower
Evolving Wilds
Evolving Wilds
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Glacial Fortress
Glacial Fortress
Prairie Stream
Prairie Stream
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower
Seaside Citadel
Seaside Citadel
Temple of Mystery
Temple of Mystery
Terramorphic Expanse
Terramorphic Expanse
Yavimaya Coast
Yavimaya Coast
Basics (3)
Forest
7 Forests
Island
7 Islands
Plains
8 Plains