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Commander / EDH* Casual GWU (Bant) Jank Midrange Tribal

Viarax

DefenderPackage (28)

• 1x Angelic Wall
• 1x Axebane Guardian
• 1x Carven Caryatid
• 1x Dormant Sliver
• 1x Drift of Phantasms
• 1x Gatecreeper Vine
• 1x Hover Barrier
• 1x Jungle Barrier
• 1x Mnemonic Wall
• 1x Orator of Ojutai
• 1x Overgrown Battlement
• 1x Perimeter Captain
• 1x Shield Sphere
• 1x Stalwart Shield-Bearers
• 1x Steel Wall
• 1x Sunscape Familiar
• 1x Sylvan Caryatid
• 1x Traproot Kami
• 1x Tree of Redemption
• 1x Vine Trellis
• 1x Wall of Blossoms
• 1x Wall of Denial
• 1x Wall of Junk
• 1x Wall of Kelp
• 1x Wall of Mulch
• 1x Wall of Omens
• 1x Wall of Shards
• 1x Wall of Vines

Protection (11)

• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Faith's Reward
• 1x Ghostly Flicker
• 1x Ghostway
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Meekstone
• 1x Meishin, the Mind Cage
• 1x Privileged Position
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Blink (5)

• 1x Eerie Interlude
• 1x Faith's Reward
• 1x Ghostly Flicker
• 1x Ghostway
• 1x Panharmonicon

Tutor (3)

• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Land (32)

• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 4x Forest
• 1x Gaea's Cradle
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 1x Irrigated Farmland
• 2x Island
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 3x Plains
• 1x Prairie Stream
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Scattered Groves
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Temple of Plenty
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Windswept Heath

Draw (11)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Carven Caryatid
• 1x Dormant Sliver
• 1x Irrigated Farmland
• 1x Jungle Barrier
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Relic of Progenitus
• 1x Scattered Groves
• 1x Wall of Blossoms
• 1x Wall of Mulch
• 1x Wall of Omens

Evasion (8)

• 1x Angelic Wall
• 1x Drift of Phantasms
• 1x Hover Barrier
• 1x Orator of Ojutai
• 1x Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
• 1x Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
• 1x Wall of Denial
• 1x Wall of Shards

Commander (1)

Ramp (15)

• 1x Axebane Guardian
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Gaea's Cradle
• 1x Gatecreeper Vine
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Overgrown Battlement
• 1x Selesnya Signet
• 1x Simic Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sunscape Familiar
• 1x Sylvan Caryatid
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Vine Trellis

Control (14)

• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Dusk / Dawn
• 1x Krosan Grip
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Meekstone
• 1x Meishin, the Mind Cage
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Relic of Progenitus
• 1x Retribution of the Meek
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Slaughter the Strong
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Misc (5)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive
• 1x Assault Formation
• 1x Brave the Sands
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Tower Defense

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This is my decklist for the new commander Arcades, the Strategist.

I want this deck to be pretty fun, no infinite combos, no turn 2 wins. Low amount of Tutors

That being said, I want this deck to be good. I want a good midrange deck that can beat face while also defending with the high toughness walls, one sided board wipes, removal, and counterspells.

This deck will be altered quite a bit. SO expect updates.

This deck has a lot of expensive cards like Gaea's Cradle. If you are trying to build this in budget form just ignore these and the deck is not all that bad. Most of the wealth is in the landbase.

Eventually once I get enough money together (Or once it is reprinted again) I definitely plan to add Cavern of Souls to this deck.

Maybeboard

Necropolis

Aluren

Enduring Renewal

Ensnaring Bridge

Paradox Engine

Concordant Crossroads

Cryptolith Rite

Sylvan Library

Rolling Stones

Bar the Door

Illusionist's Stratagem

Brago, King Eternal

Supreme Verdict

Mirari's Wake

Angelic Chorus

Pact of Negation

Intruder Alarm

Leyline of Anticipation

Arcane Denial

Heroic Intervention

Teferi's Protection

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Exclude colors	BR
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 0 Rares 34 - 0 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.51
Tokens	0/1 U Creature Plant Wall, Bird 2/2 U