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Arcades, the Strategist
Commander
8.3±0.3
High power
Fast, consistent, and resilient; can present and protect strong wins in stronger pods.
Strategy ceiling 9.5
High confidence557 pts
Estimated win turn
T3best
T5typical
T6+contested
Vector breakdown
Commander Synergy+9ⓘ
Fast mana1
+10Mana rocks4
+6+4+2
+3Mana dorks4
+5+2+2+5Land ramp5
+1+5+5+3+1Other acceleration1
+2Commander Draw Engine+18ⓘ
Commander Synergy+6ⓘ
Tutors5
+8+1+4+5+5Draw engines7
+9+3
+3+5+2+5+2Cantrips & burst draw3
+2+2+1Scry & Surveil1
+1Recursion6
+1
+11+5+3
+3+2
Value engines4
+2+2+4
+2Other1
+1Counterspells4
+6+8+4+2Artifact/enchantment removal1
+2Spot removal4
+5
+5+1+1Board wipes1
+5Protection11
+8+7+1+5+5+4+1+2+2+1
+4Other1
+1Mana Acceleration+3ⓘ
Fetchlands1
+8
Dual & shock lands4
+5
+4
+4
+4
Premium utility lands2
+5
+4
Utility lands7
+3
+2
+2
+2
+2
+2
+2
Basic lands3
+5
+8
+8
Other1
+25 Combo Families+45ⓘ
Tempo Control+11.4ⓘ
Extra Turn Package+5ⓘ
Commander Synergy+4ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy+2ⓘ
Combo pieces13
+3+11+6+4+3+2+6+4+11+4+12+6+4
Win conditions2
+5+5Combat threats3
+2+1+1Token generators1
+4Other2
+1+1Bracket
4
Bracket 4Optimized
High power, built to win. Unlimited Game Changers, efficient combos expected.
Power level 8.3 → Bracket 4
1.3 above Bracket 3 ceiling (7)
0.7 below Bracket 5 threshold (9)
2-card combo set a Bracket 3 floor, but this deck's power level pushes it into Bracket 4; under a marker-only reading of WotC's bracket guidance, it may fit Bracket 3.
Markers
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2-card combo 2
Minimum Bracket 3
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Extra turns 1
✕Game changers — none
✕Mass land denial — none
Themes4 total
Tribal (Commander)1 cards
This deck is built around creature type synergies.
Defenders/Walls22 cards
22 defenders/walls. Build an impenetrable wall, then convert to damage.
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Blink/Flicker15 cards
15 blink/flicker effects. Reuse enter-the-battlefield triggers repeatedly.
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