Arcades, the Strategist (Commander) - Core Midrange

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May 29, 2026
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Axebane Guardian
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
93%synergy
Overgrown Battlement
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
93%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
89%synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
87%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
86%synergy
Wall of Denial
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
86%synergy
High Alert
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
79%synergy
Wall of Omens
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
78%synergy
Jeskai Barricade
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
77%synergy
Tower Defense
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
76%synergy
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Assault Formation
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
76%synergy
Sunscape Familiar
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
71%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
71%synergy
Perimeter Captain
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
69%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
69%synergy
The Pride of Hull Clade
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
68%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Wall of Runes
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
67%synergy
Wall of Junk
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
66%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
66%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Aura Shards
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Tree of Redemption
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
63%synergy
Vine Trellis
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Wall of Frost
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Resolute Watchdog
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
56%synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Flumph
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
52%synergy
Walking Bulwark
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Hover Barrier
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Shield Sphere
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Crystal Barricade
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Wall of Roots
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Carven Caryatid
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Riptide Turtle
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Angelic Wall
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Wall of Shards
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Towering Titan
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Wall of Mulch
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Fortified Rampart
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Rampart Architect
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Fecund Greenshell
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Orator of Ojutai
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Rigo, Streetwise Mentor
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Steel Wall
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Glacial Wall
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Geist of the Archives
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Towering Viewpoint
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Saruli Caretaker
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Hornet Nest
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Wall of Glare
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Jungle Barrier
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Arbor Adherent
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Excavated Wall
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Portcullis Vine
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Wall of Hope
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Eerie Interlude
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Beast Within
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Path to Exile
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Generous Gift
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Bar the Door
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Heroic Intervention
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Solidarity
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Bant Charm
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Dovin's Veto
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Brush Off
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Semester's End
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Akroma's Will
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Dive Down
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Cloudshift
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Ghostway
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Spell Pierce
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Kabira Takedown
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Ephemerate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Return to Dust
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Displace
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Growth Spiral
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Familiar's Ruse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Claim
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Dispel
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Harrow
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Reality Shift
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Collective Resistance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%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
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
61%synergy
Fell the Mighty
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
53%synergy
Farseek
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Rampant Growth
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Nature's Lore
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Cultivate
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Three Visits
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Kodama's Reach
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Last March of the Ents
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Retribution of the Meek
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Raise the Past
11%inclusion3 decks27 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
Destined Confrontation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Suppression Ray
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Explore
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Meekstone
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Colfenor's Urn
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Mirror Shield
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Panharmonicon
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Brave the Sands
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Stoneskin
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Vault 75: Middle School
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
The Birth of Meletis
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Guardian Project
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Ghostly Prison
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Assemble the Players
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Spidersilk Armor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Primal Rage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Airbender Ascension
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Angelic Shield
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Meishin, the Mind Cage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Sight of the Scalelords
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Wild Pair
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Unnatural Growth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Rolling Stones
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Always Watching
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Angelic Chorus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
True Conviction
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Teyo, the Shieldmage
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Access Tunnel
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Reliquary Tower
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion3 decks27 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
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Simic Signet
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Selesnya Signet
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Azorius Signet
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Progress
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Unity
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Glacial Fortress
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Seaside Citadel
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
-0%synergy
Breeding Pool
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Sea of Clouds
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Canopy Vista
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Prairie Stream
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Temple Garden
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Brushland
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Misty Rainforest
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Windswept Heath
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Tranquil Landscape
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Beach
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Grove
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Sodden Verdure
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
12%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Mystery
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Brokers Hideout
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Hushwood Verge
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Plenty
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Urban Retreat
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Escape Tunnel
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Azorius Chancery
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Radiant Grove
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
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