Arcades, the Strategist (Commander) - Core Midrange

Arcades, the Strategist
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May 29, 2026
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Brush Off
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Axebane Guardian
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
93%synergy
Overgrown Battlement
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
93%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
89%synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
87%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
86%synergy
Wall of Denial
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
86%synergy
High Alert
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
79%synergy
Wall of Omens
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
78%synergy
Jeskai Barricade
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
77%synergy
Tower Defense
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
77%synergy
Top Cards
Assault Formation
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
77%synergy
Sunscape Familiar
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
72%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
72%synergy
Perimeter Captain
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
70%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
70%synergy
The Pride of Hull Clade
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
69%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
67%synergy
Wall of Junk
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
67%synergy
Wall of Runes
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
68%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Game Changers
Aura Shards
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Farewell
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Tree of Redemption
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
64%synergy
Vine Trellis
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
60%synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Wall of Frost
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
55%synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Flumph
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Resolute Watchdog
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
54%synergy
Walking Bulwark
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Hover Barrier
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Shield Sphere
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
50%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
46%synergy
Crystal Barricade
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Carven Caryatid
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Wall of Roots
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Angelic Wall
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Riptide Turtle
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Wall of Shards
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Towering Titan
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Wall of Mulch
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
37%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Fortified Rampart
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Rampart Architect
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Fecund Greenshell
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Orator of Ojutai
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Rigo, Streetwise Mentor
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Towering Viewpoint
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Steel Wall
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Glacial Wall
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Geist of the Archives
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Saruli Caretaker
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Glare
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Arbor Adherent
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Hornet Nest
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Fog Bank
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Jungle Barrier
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Excavated Wall
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Portcullis Vine
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Hope
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Eerie Interlude
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
44%synergy
Beast Within
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Path to Exile
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Generous Gift
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Bar the Door
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Heroic Intervention
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Solidarity
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Bant Charm
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Dovin's Veto
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Semester's End
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Akroma's Will
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Dive Down
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Cloudshift
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Ghostway
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Spell Pierce
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Kabira Takedown
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Ephemerate
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Return to Dust
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Displace
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Growth Spiral
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Familiar's Ruse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Claim
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Dispel
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Harrow
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Resculpt
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Collective Resistance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Spider-Sense
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Magic Damper
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Slaughter the Strong
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
62%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
61%synergy
Fell the Mighty
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
54%synergy
Farseek
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Rampant Growth
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Nature's Lore
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Cultivate
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Three Visits
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Kodama's Reach
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Raise the Past
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Last March of the Ents
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Retribution of the Meek
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Reunion of the House
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Shared Roots
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Suppression Ray
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Explore
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Meekstone
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Colfenor's Urn
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Mirror Shield
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Panharmonicon
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Brave the Sands
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Stoneskin
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Vault 75: Middle School
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
The Birth of Meletis
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Guardian Project
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Prison
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Assemble the Players
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Spidersilk Armor
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Primal Rage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Angelic Chorus
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Airbender Ascension
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Angelic Shield
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Meishin, the Mind Cage
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sight of the Scalelords
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Wild Pair
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Unnatural Growth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Rolling Stones
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Always Watching
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Propaganda
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
True Conviction
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teyo, the Shieldmage
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Access Tunnel
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Reliquary Tower
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Secret Tunnel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Ba Sing Se
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Simic Signet
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Selesnya Signet
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Azorius Signet
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Progress
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Unity
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Glacial Fortress
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Seaside Citadel
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Breeding Pool
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Canopy Vista
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Prairie Stream
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Sea of Clouds
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Temple Garden
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Brushland
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Tranquil Landscape
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Windswept Heath
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-12%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Deserted Beach
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Sodden Verdure
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Grove
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-5%synergy
Hushwood Verge
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Mystery
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-8%synergy
Brokers Hideout
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Plenty
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Urban Retreat
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Escape Tunnel
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Azorius Chancery
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
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