Arcades, The Strategist - Defender-tribal

Commander
WUGArcades, the Strategist
6.9±0.3
Deck With a Plan
Cohesive strategy with synergistic card selection. At least one reliable path to close games.
High confidence(484 pts)
Estimated win turn
T5best
T6typical
T7+contested
Vector breakdown
Tight Curve (68% CMC 0-2)+15ⓘ
Commander Synergy (1 groups)+8ⓘ
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks5
2Arcane Signet+6
2Talisman of Curiosity+5
2Talisman of Unity+5
2Thought Vessel+4
2Azorius Signet+4
Mana dorks1
2GAxebane Guardian+5
Land ramp2
1GFarseek+5
2GCultivate+5
Other acceleration2
GExploration+8
1WSunscape Familiar+6
Commander Draw Engine (Arcades, the Strategist provides card draw)+18ⓘ
Commander Synergy (1 groups)+9ⓘ
Tutors2
UMystical Tutor+9
2UDrift of Phantasms+5
Draw engines8
UWall of Runes+2
GPortcullis Vine+1
1GWall of Blossoms+3
1WWall of Omens+3
1GWall of Mulch+2
2URhystic Study+10
2UAcademy Wall+5
1GGCarven Caryatid+2
Recursion2
XWWWAscend from Avernus+8
2WW3WWDusk // Dawn+1
Value engines3
1WJeskai Barricade+2
3UWall of Stolen Identity+5
4Panharmonicon+2
Counterspells4
USwan Song+8
1UArcane Denial+8
UUCounterspell+8
WUPermission Denied+5
Spot removal3
WSwords to Plowshares+7
2Wall of Junk+5
1GWAura Shards+2
Board wipes4
1UCyclonic Rift+8
1WWSlaughter the Strong+5
4WFell the Mighty+5
2WW3WWDusk // Dawn+3
Stax & hate6
1Steel Wall+5
GWall of Vines+5
1Meekstone+5
1WSunscape Familiar+6
1GVine Trellis+5
1WAngelic Wall+5
Protection6
WResolute Watchdog+1
1GHeroic Intervention+7
2Lightning Greaves+6
2WEerie Interlude+3
1WUWall of Denial+2
3WAkroma's Will+3
Mana Acceleration (11 sources)+1ⓘ
Fetchlands3
Misty Rainforest+8
Flooded Strand+8
Windswept Heath+8
Dual & shock lands11
Breeding Pool+6
Hallowed Fountain+6
Temple Garden+6
Rejuvenating Springs+5
Bountiful Promenade+5
Sea of Clouds+5
Yavimaya Coast+4
Glacial Fortress+4
Brushland+4
Sunpetal Grove+4
Hinterland Harbor+4
Premium utility lands3
Command Tower+5
Spara's Headquarters+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands7
Reliquary Tower+2
Command Beacon+2
Branchloft Pathway // Boulderloft Pathway+2
Prairie Stream+2
Barkchannel Pathway // Tidechannel Pathway+2
Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway+2
Dreamroot Cascade+2
Taplands2
Port Town+2
Fortified Village+2
Basic lands3
Forest+2
Island+3
Plains+3
1 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 66%)+20ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: 1 haste enabler, 1 damage multiplier+6ⓘ
Commander Synergy (1 groups)+4ⓘ
Combo pieces2
1WUHigh Alert+6
2GAxebane Guardian+2
Synergy pieces1
4Panharmonicon+4
Win conditions1
3WAkroma's Will+5
Combat threats1
3Weathered Sentinels+1
Reanimation1
XWWWAscend from Avernus+8

Bracket

4
Bracket 4Optimized
High power, built to win. Unlimited Game Changers, efficient combos expected.
Breakdown
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Power level 6.9 → Bracket 4
Mana base91Interaction90Consistency84

0.4 above Bracket 3 ceiling (6.5)

1.6 below Bracket 5 threshold (8.5)

Game Changers are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 4.

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Game changers 4
Mystical TutorCyclonic RiftRhystic StudyAura Shards
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes5 total

Defenders/Walls34 cards

34 defenders/walls. Build an impenetrable wall, then convert to damage.

Crashing Drawbridge,Wall of Stolen Identity,Overgrown Battlement,Stalwart Shield-Bearers,High Alert
Go-Wide / Weenies24 cards

24 low-cost creatures. Swarm the board and pump for lethal attacks.

Crashing Drawbridge,Overgrown Battlement,Stalwart Shield-Bearers,Resolute Watchdog,Portcullis Vine
Hatebears13 cards

13 hatebear creatures. Small creatures that restrict opponents.

Portcullis Vine,Steel Wall,Vine Trellis,Sunscape Familiar,Wall of Runes

Combos1 total