Art by Even Amundsen
Saved commander deck
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.
Prompt: I wand a bant big butts edh deck
Commander
1 cards
Arcades, the Strategist
{1}{G}{W}{U}Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11 cards
Axebane Guardian
{2}{G}Creature — Human Druid
High mana ceiling in a defender deck
Card Draw
10 cards
Beast Whisperer
{2}{G}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Turns creature spells into card draw
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
{1}{U}Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
Makes high-toughness low-power walls unblockable
Mentor of the Meek
{2}{W}Creature — Human Soldier
Low power synergy with defenders
Removal
12 cards
Dusk // Dawn
{2}{W}{W} // {3}{W}{W}Sorcery // Sorcery
Wipe that ignores your defenders and recurs them
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Crashing Drawbridge
{2}Artifact Creature — Wall
Provides haste to your entire army
Wall of Denial
{1}{W}{U}Creature — Wall
Incredible blocker and massive attacker with Arcades
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
{1}{W}Creature — Human Soldier
Buffs the toughness of all other defenders
Tree of Redemption
{3}{G}Creature — Plant
Potentially massive attacker and life buffer
Teyo, the Shieldmage
{2}{W}Legendary Planeswalker — Teyo
Provides tokens and player hexproof
Shield-Wall Sentinel
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
Tutors for the specific wall you need
Wall of Stolen Identity
{3}{U}Creature — Shapeshifter Wall
Clones a threat while remaining a defender
Towering Titan
{4}{G}{G}Creature — Giant
Massive finisher based on your board's toughness
