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Arcades, the Strategist
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May 29, 2026
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High Alert
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
94%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
94%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
94%synergy
Axebane Guardian
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
93%synergy
Overgrown Battlement
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
93%synergy
Wall of Denial
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
93%synergy
Tower Defense
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
85%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
85%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
85%synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
84%synergy
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Wall of Blossoms
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
83%synergy
Path to Exile
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
41%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Wall of Omens
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
83%synergy
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
78%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
76%synergy
Assault Formation
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
75%synergy
Wall of Junk
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
76%synergy
Tree of Redemption
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
76%synergy
Perimeter Captain
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
75%synergy
Game Changers
Aura Shards
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
74%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
66%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
63%synergy
Teferi's Protection
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Rhystic Study
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
41%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Worldly Tutor
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Smothering Tithe
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Ancient Tomb
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
34%synergy
Mystical Tutor
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Creatures
Sunscape Familiar
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
74%synergy
Jeskai Barricade
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
76%synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
66%synergy
Hover Barrier
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
65%synergy
The Pride of Hull Clade
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
64%synergy
Shield Sphere
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
67%synergy
Crystal Barricade
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
55%synergy
Wall of Runes
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
56%synergy
Wall of Frost
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
55%synergy
Walking Bulwark
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
57%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
56%synergy
Wall of Roots
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Vine Trellis
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Fortified Rampart
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
48%synergy
Carven Caryatid
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
48%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Flumph
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Riptide Turtle
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Angelic Wall
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Wall of Glare
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Towering Titan
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Traproot Kami
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Wall of Ice
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Eternal Witness
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Fog Bank
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Saruli Caretaker
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Kelp
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Shards
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Noble Hierarch
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Wall of Mulch
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Resolute Watchdog
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Birds of Paradise
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-16%synergy
Chulane, Teller of Tales
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Delighted Halfling
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Orator of Ojutai
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Ulvenwald Captive
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Bloom Tender
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Gomazoa
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Wall of Essence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Excavated Wall
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Rigo, Streetwise Mentor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
29%synergy
Counterspell
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Dovin's Veto
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Swan Song
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
33%synergy
Erode
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Eladamri's Call
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Mana Drain
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
30%synergy
Beast Within
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Akroma's Will
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
32%synergy
Nature's Claim
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Veil of Summer
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Eerie Interlude
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Force of Will
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Ghostway
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Mental Misstep
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Bar the Door
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-19%synergy
Return to Dust
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Negate
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Dawn's Truce
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Return to Nature
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Silence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Noxious Revival
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Pact of Negation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Dusk // Dawn
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
64%synergy
Farseek
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
38%synergy
Kodama's Reach
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Mighty
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Nature's Lore
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Rampant Growth
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Windfall
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Three Visits
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-6%synergy
Last March of the Ents
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Farewell
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Cultivate
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-16%synergy
Supreme Verdict
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Finale of Devastation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Raise the Past
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
56%synergy
Lightning Greaves
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
42%synergy
Meekstone
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
46%synergy
Captain America's Shield
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Panharmonicon
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
13%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Robe of Stars
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Staff of Domination
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Brave the Sands
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Stoneskin
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
27%synergy
Sylvan Library
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Unnatural Growth
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Angelic Chorus
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Angelic Shield
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Exploration
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
The Birth of Meletis
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Intruder Alarm
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Sterling Grove
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Aluren
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Serra's Blessing
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Guardian Project
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Wild Pair
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Declaration of Naught
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Wild Growth
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-0%synergy
Rolling Stones
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mirari's Wake
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-1%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Land Tax
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Primal Rage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Vault 75: Middle School
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Prison
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teyo, the Shieldmage
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
35%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Gavony Township
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
3%synergy
Three Tree City
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Access Tunnel
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Chrome Mox
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
25%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Selesnya Signet
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Simic Signet
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Azorius Signet
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Breeding Pool
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
54%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
55%synergy
Temple Garden
100%inclusion10 decks10 decks
55%synergy
Misty Rainforest
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
60%synergy
Windswept Heath
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
56%synergy
Island
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Forest
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Plains
90%inclusion9 decks10 decks
-3%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
50%synergy
Flooded Strand
80%inclusion8 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Glacial Fortress
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
31%synergy
Sea of Clouds
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
41%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
70%inclusion7 decks10 decks
36%synergy
Exotic Orchard
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
2%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
15%synergy
Savannah
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Tropical Island
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
47%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
60%inclusion6 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Tundra
50%inclusion5 decks10 decks
37%synergy
Mana Confluence
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
32%synergy
City of Brass
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
31%synergy
Seaside Citadel
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-21%synergy
Brushland
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
-0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
22%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Reflecting Pool
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Arid Mesa
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
24%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Hushwood Verge
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
20%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
21%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-11%synergy
Prairie Stream
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-25%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-2%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Hedge Maze
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
14%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
-8%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
12%synergy
Deserted Beach
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Bant Panorama
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Horizon Canopy
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
Port Town
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
-4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
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