Arcades: Basic Tuned Build

Commander / EDH Defender Enchant GWU (Bant) Wall

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Basic, Dual, Wedge Lands (30)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 2x Forest
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Horizon Canopy
• 1x Irrigated Farmland
• 2x Island
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 2x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Rejuvenating Springs
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Waterlogged Grove
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Defenders -Flying (7)

• 1x Angelic Wall
• 1x Flumph
• 1x Orator of Ojutai
• 1x Wall of Shards
• 1x Drift of Phantasms
• 1x Faithbound Judge  ^Flip
• 1x Wall of Denial

Protection (5)

• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Gift of Immortality

Defenders -Basic (19)

• 1x Shield Sphere
• 1x Excavated Wall
• 1x Resolute Watchdog
• 1x Steel Wall
• 1x Wall of Runes
• 1x Crashing Drawbridge
• 1x Fortified Rampart
• 1x Jeskai Barricade
• 1x Stalwart Shield-Bearers
• 1x Wall of Blossoms
• 1x Wall of Glare
• 1x Wall of Junk
• 1x Wall of Mulch
• 1x Wall of Omens
• 1x Wall of Tanglecord
• 1x Wall of Tears
• 1x Carven Caryatid
• 1x Teyo, the Shieldmage
• 1x Wall of Stolen Identity

Non-Basic Lands (8)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
• 1x Kabira Takedown  ^Flip
• 1x Sejiri Shelter  ^Flip
• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip

Defenders -Mana (7)

• 1x Overgrown Battlement
• 1x Sunscape Familiar
• 1x Sylvan Caryatid
• 1x Ulvenwald Captive  ^Flip
• 1x Vine Trellis
• 1x Wall of Roots
• 1x Axebane Guardian

Commander (1)

Tutors (9)

• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Sterling Grove
• 1x Idyllic Tutor
• 1x Wargate
• 1x Bring to Light
• 1x Plea for Guidance

Removal (8)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Detention Sphere
• 1x Dismantling Wave
• 1x Grasp of Fate
• 1x Retribution of the Meek
• 1x Austere Command

Must Haves (5)

• 1x Angelic Shield
• 1x Assault Formation
• 1x Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
• 1x Tower Defense
• 1x High Alert

Other (1)

• 1x Arcades Sabboth

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Sideboard

Other (15)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Sanctum of Eternity
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Wasteland
• 1x Nissa, Steward of Elements
• 1x Return to the Ranks
• 1x Survival of the Fittest
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Ghostway
• 1x Slaughter the Strong
• 1x Beast Whisperer
• 1x Guardian Project
• 1x Helm of the Host

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Maybeboard

Defenders (20)

• 1x Perimeter Captain
• 1x Secret Door
• 1x Traproot Kami
• 1x Doorkeeper
• 1x Fog Bank
• 1x Gleaming Barrier
• 1x Overgrown Arch
• 1x Riptide Turtle
• 1x Suspicious Bookcase
• 1x Thallid Shell-Dweller
• 1x Wall of Kelp
• 1x Bonded Fetch
• 1x Geist of the Archives
• 1x Gomazoa
• 1x Hornet Nest
• 1x Soulsworn Jury
• 1x Wall of Frost
• 1x Wall of Nets
• 1x Jungle Barrier
• 1x Tree of Redemption

Blacklisted (15)

• 1x Gaea's Cradle
• 1x Jeweled Lotus
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Meekstone
• 1x Cloudstone Curio
• 1x Equilibrium
• 1x Oko, Thief of Crowns
• 1x Pemmin's Aura
• 1x Words of Wind
• 1x Aluren
• 1x Noetic Scales
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes
• 1x Paradox Engine

Fun (5)

• 1x Fortified Area
• 1x Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle
• 1x Bramble Sovereign
• 1x Towering Titan
• 1x Day of the Dragons

Removal (10)

• 1x Planar Collapse
• 1x Serenity
• 1x Tranquil Grove
• 1x Barrier Breach
• 1x Seeds of Innocence
• 1x Cleansing Nova
• 1x Consulate Crackdown
• 1x Fell the Mighty
• 1x Wave of Reckoning
• 1x Dusk / Dawn

Fetch (5)

• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Finale of Devastation
• 1x Congregation at Dawn
• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Supply / Demand

Mana (5)

• 1x Courser of Kruphix
• 1x Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip
• 1x Smothering Tithe
• 1x Mirari's Wake

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• 33x Total Defenders (including Teyo; 25 are 2cmc or less)
• 38x Total Lands (including flips; minus maze; Irrigated Farmland is the placeholder for whenever the triome or last horizon comes out)

After playing hundreds of matches with Arcades I figured Id finally create an account and post him. I mostly played online against a great variety of decks in 4 player. The build isn't meant for any one type of playgroup and is very generic.

The main things Ive found playing with Arcades is that not having many defenders over 2cmc and that being able to cast Arcades or High Alert/Assault Formation is key (obviously). I like to keep at least 1/3 of the deck defenders with 1/4 of the deck being defenders under 3cmc. Tutoring for HA/AF is also smart. This helps with not needing an insane amount of mana to cast Arcades repeatedly. Since I'm already putting in a bunch of enchant tutors I like to have good enchants for removal that I can also use the tutors for. Hall of Heliod's Generosity then becomes a must if it wasn't already. Recurring removal on top of HA/AF is a nice bonus. So nice that it makes land tutors worth it. The sideboard is mainly cards I like to use or are worth using to help with the decks main theme, which is getting out as many defenders as possible and Arcades/HA/AF consistently. The maybe-board has good alternatives to what I'm currently using and also a list of cards that I consider too competitive and no fun. So cards like the ones under the Blacklisted category I'm not interested in. The decks main weakness is not much great mana ramp, but its built to not need insane mana and to use those slots instead for something else.

Main-boarded cards I'd consider switching out are...

• Steel Wall; 1 colorless cmc shouldn't be underestimated. But still lackluster.
• Excavated Wall; same as Steel Wall.
• Wall of Tears; added removal is redundant when nobody attacks a wall army. But its the only added removal one in the deck right now.
• Ulvenwald Captive  ; the 2 toughness stinks and i've taken it out before, But the mana ramp is nice.
• Tower Defense; the 5 toughness is why most use it, but the reach with it is the only reason I keep it.
• Fierce Guardianship; Super good instant, but maybe find something more akin the the deck theme.
• Flawless Maneuver; Super good instant, but maybe find something more akin the the deck theme.
• Heroic Intervention; Super good instant, but I hate having to save mana.
• Gift of Immortality; Not always excited to see it, but its the best protection that I can fetch with the tutors and Hall of Heliod's Generosity.
• Austere Command; 6cmc can be spendy.
• Plea for Guidance; 6cmc can be spendy.
• Bring to Light; only fetches instant/sorcery, but can cast Cyclonic Rift w/ overload. Hard to part with.

May add a list of honorable mention defenders not already listed above in the description later

Date added	2 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 2 Mythic Rares 44 - 10 Rares 28 - 2 Uncommons 20 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.50
Tokens	Copy Clone, Wall 0/3 W