Arcades, the Strategist (Commander) - Budget Optimized

Arcades, the Strategist
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Josh Nelson
May 29, 2026
Josh Nelson
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Ghalta the Immovable
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Overgrown Battlement
98%inclusion47 decks48 decks
91%synergy
Axebane Guardian
96%inclusion46 decks48 decks
89%synergy
High Alert
92%inclusion44 decks48 decks
86%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
88%inclusion42 decks48 decks
80%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
85%inclusion41 decks48 decks
79%synergy
Wall of Denial
85%inclusion41 decks48 decks
79%synergy
Tower Defense
83%inclusion40 decks48 decks
78%synergy
Wall of Omens
83%inclusion40 decks48 decks
76%synergy
Sunscape Familiar
81%inclusion39 decks48 decks
75%synergy
The Pride of Hull Clade
79%inclusion38 decks48 decks
73%synergy
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Crystal Barricade
77%inclusion37 decks48 decks
72%synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
77%inclusion37 decks48 decks
71%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
77%inclusion37 decks48 decks
71%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
75%inclusion36 decks48 decks
70%synergy
Assault Formation
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
66%synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
64%synergy
Wall of Junk
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
65%synergy
Hover Barrier
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
62%synergy
Vine Trellis
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
62%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
59%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
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Wall of Frost
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
57%synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
56%synergy
Jeskai Barricade
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
56%synergy
Tree of Redemption
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
54%synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
53%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
50%synergy
Perimeter Captain
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
47%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
49%synergy
Carven Caryatid
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
49%synergy
Walking Bulwark
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
47%synergy
Wall of Runes
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
44%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
46%inclusion17 decks37 decks
41%synergy
Wall of Roots
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
42%synergy
Angelic Wall
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
38%synergy
Wall of Glare
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Steel Wall
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Fortified Rampart
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Towering Titan
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Wall of Mulch
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Resolute Watchdog
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Fog Bank
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Shield Sphere
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Flumph
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Riptide Turtle
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Orator of Ojutai
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Wall of Tears
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Shards
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Glacial Wall
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Fecund Greenshell
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Saruli Caretaker
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Portcullis Vine
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Jungle Barrier
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Arbor Adherent
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
14%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Amaranthine Wall
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Rune-Sealed Wall
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Guard Gomazoa
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Nets
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Wall of Hope
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Cathedral Membrane
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Soulsworn Jury
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Essence
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Floriferous Vinewall
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Path to Exile
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
-22%synergy
Bar the Door
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Eerie Interlude
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Bant Charm
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Beast Within
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Heroic Intervention
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Growth Spiral
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Dovin's Veto
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Solidarity
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Aegis of the Heavens
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Akroma's Will
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Erode
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Return to Nature
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Naturalize
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Refuse to Yield
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-23%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Cancel
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Ghostway
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Azorius Charm
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Dusk // Dawn
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
57%synergy
Fell the Mighty
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
52%synergy
Rampant Growth
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Cultivate
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Farseek
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Reunion of the House
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
17%synergy
Nature's Lore
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Raise the Past
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Kodama's Reach
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Destined Confrontation
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Circuitous Route
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Three Visits
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-18%synergy
Last March of the Ents
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Armageddon
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Shared Roots
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Wargate
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Meekstone
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Staff of Domination
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Umbral Mantle
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Colfenor's Urn
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Sword of the Paruns
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Captain America's Shield
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Brave the Sands
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
58%synergy
Stoneskin
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
36%synergy
Angelic Shield
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Spidersilk Armor
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Primal Rage
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Angelic Chorus
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Unnatural Growth
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Assemble the Players
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
True Conviction
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
The Birth of Meletis
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Rolling Stones
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Vault 75: Middle School
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Freed from the Real
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Builder's Talent
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Intruder Alarm
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Builder's Blessing
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Serra's Blessing
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Wild Pair
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Always Watching
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Gauntlets of Light
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Castle
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Teyo, the Shieldmage
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Access Tunnel
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion37 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Azorius Signet
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Simic Signet
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Selesnya Signet
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-0%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion48 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion48 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion47 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion41 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Seaside Citadel
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Fortress
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Prairie Stream
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Canopy Vista
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Port Town
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Mystery
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Tranquil Cove
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Azorius Chancery
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Blossoming Sands
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Fortified Village
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Brushland
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Plenty
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Deserted Beach
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-26%synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Vineglimmer Snarl
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Selesnya Guildgate
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Simic Guildgate
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Thornwood Falls
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Simic Growth Chamber
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Breeding Pool
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-32%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-24%synergy
Flooded Grove
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Temple Garden
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-33%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Brokers Hideout
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-24%synergy
Urban Retreat
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
2%synergy
Sodden Verdure
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Escape Tunnel
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Bant Panorama
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Citadel Gate
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
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