Art by Even Amundsen
Commander deckGUW
Arcades, the Strategist
Utilize high-toughness creatures with defender to attack for massive damage using your commander's ability to let them assign damage equal to their toughness.
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Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Arcades, the Strategist
1GWULegendary Creature — Elder Dragon
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11
Card Draw
10
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
1ULegendary Creature — Human Rogue
Makes high-toughness low-power walls unblockable
Removal
12
Dusk // Dawn
2WW // 3WWSorcery // Sorcery
Wipe that ignores your defenders and recurs them
Threats/Wincons
24
Wall of Denial
1WUCreature — Wall
Incredible blocker and massive attacker with Arcades
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
1WCreature — Human Soldier
Buffs the toughness of all other defenders
Tree of Redemption
3GCreature — Plant
Potentially massive attacker and life buffer
Teyo, the Shieldmage
2WLegendary Planeswalker — Teyo
Provides tokens and player hexproof
Shield-Wall Sentinel
4Artifact Creature — Golem
Tutors for the specific wall you need
Wall of Stolen Identity
3UCreature — Shapeshifter Wall
Clones a threat while remaining a defender
Towering Titan
4GGCreature — Giant
Massive finisher based on your board's toughness
