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Arcades, the Strategist Commander Deck From Your Collection

A real BinderBrew Arcades, the Strategist Commander shell for Toughness Matters, GUW role balance, missing-card estimates, and a buy-list preview.

Arcades, the Strategist card
Legendary Creature — Elder DragonToughness Matters

38 lands vs floor of 33; curve health 100%; 1 mana warnings.

CommanderArcades, the Strategist
VariantValue
StrategyToughness Matters
Confidence93/100
Missing estimate$697

Starting shell, not a prescription

This page is anchored by a real generated deck fixture. BinderBrew uses it to show the shape of a Arcades, the Strategist build, then your uploaded collection decides which cards are already covered and which upgrades are actually worth buying.

Role counts

The list is grouped against BinderBrew's Tier 1 role targets.

  • Lands: 38 cards, target 33-38
  • Ramp: 11 cards, target 4-16
  • Card Draw: 13 cards, target 6-20
  • Interaction: 11 cards, target 3-13
  • Board Wipes: 4 cards, target 1-5
  • Protection: 5 cards, target 0-8
  • Theme and Utility: 17 cards, target 0-99

Buy-list preview

Only missing-card estimates are shown here. Marketplace totals can change.

  • Mana Vault - $104.50
  • The One Ring - $101.58
  • Rhystic Study - $70.10
  • Sword of Hearth and Home - $19.70
  • Guardian Project - $14.88
  • Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre - $36.83

Sample decklist by role

Lands (38)

1 Bonders' Enclave, 1 Command Tower, 1 Darksteel Citadel, 16 Forest, 1 Fountainport, 1 Irrigated Farmland, 5 Island, 1 Lonely Sandbar, 1 Minas Tirith, 1 Plains, 1 Plaza of Heroes, 1 Scattered Groves, 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn, 1 Spara's Headquarters, ...

Ramp (11)

1 Axebane Guardian, 1 Commander's Sphere, 1 Herd Heirloom, 1 Mana Vault, 1 Mind Stone, 1 Overgrown Battlement, 1 Solemn Simulacrum, 1 Sword of Hearth and Home, 1 Sword of the Animist, 1 Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath, 1 Wall of Roots

Card Draw (13)

1 Beast Whisperer, 1 Curiosity, 1 Dawn's Truce, 1 Guardian Project, 1 Inspiring Call, 1 Kenrith's Transformation, 1 Rhystic Study, 1 Skullclamp, 1 The One Ring, 1 The Pride of Hull Clade, 1 Toski, Bearer of Secrets, 1 Wall of Blossoms, 1 Wall of Omens

Interaction (11)

1 Arcane Denial, 1 Beast Within, 1 Collective Resistance, 1 Counterspell, 1 Ephemerate, 1 Insidious Fungus, 1 Kogla, the Titan Ape, 1 Path to Exile, 1 Sheltered by Ghosts, 1 Swords to Plowshares, 1 Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre

Board Wipes (4)

1 Austere Command, 1 Final Showdown, 1 Starfall Invocation, 1 Supreme Verdict

Protection (5)

1 Caduceus, Staff of Hermes, 1 Heroic Intervention, 1 Shadowspear, 1 Veil of Summer, 1 Weathered Sentinels

Theme and Utility (17)

1 Assault Formation, 1 Champion's Helm, 1 Darksteel Mutation, 1 Darksteel Plate, 1 Hammer of Nazahn, 1 High Alert, 1 Mithril Coat, 1 Riptide Turtle, 1 Shield-Wall Sentinel, 1 Swiftfoot Boots, 1 Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive, 1 Tower Defense, 1 Tree of Redemption, 1 Walking Bulwark, ...

Common questions

Is this Arcades, the Strategist deck generated by BinderBrew?

Yes. This is a committed sample fixture produced by the deterministic BinderBrew generation use case. It is not generated during the web request.

Will my deck look exactly like this?

No. Treat this as a starting shell. Uploading your collection changes owned-card coverage, missing cards, budget pressure, and final recommendations.

Are the prices exact?

No. Prices are estimates from the committed card cache and marketplace checkout can differ by printing, condition, seller, tax, and shipping.

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