Arcades, the Strategist (Card)

Arcades, the Strategist
0.15%inclusion1.42K decks934K decks
Background image for Fire and Ice: Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for Arcades, the Strategist?
Julia Maddalena
Mar 6, 2026
Fire and Ice: Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for Arcades, the Strategist?
This week on Fire and Ice, we'll see which cards are getting chucked over the wall. What's hot and what's not for Arcades, the Strategist?
Background image for Age Is Just a Toughness With Doran, Besieged by Time in Commander
Steve Heisler
Jan 29, 2026
Age Is Just a Toughness With Doran, Besieged by Time in Commander
Doran may be besieged by time, but he's still hangin' tough like a new kid. Come see this big booty brew for his Commander deck.
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0.32lift
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0.3%inclusion1 decks295 decks
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1.13lift
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13.1lift
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1.43lift
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1.53lift
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2.25lift
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22.5lift
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13.7lift
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0.71lift
Unnatural Growth
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5.41lift
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5.7%inclusion35 decks617 decks
1.44lift
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5.37lift
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5.3%inclusion75 decks1.42K decks
1.33lift
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5.2%inclusion57 decks1.10K decks
1.35lift
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5.2%inclusion73 decks1.42K decks
34.5lift
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2.8%inclusion8 decks290 decks
0.65lift
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0.59lift
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0.28lift
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0.24lift
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0.49lift
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1.41lift
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3.00lift
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0.00lift
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40.7lift
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10%inclusion146 decks1.42K decks
15.5lift
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2.12lift
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11.9lift
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2.72lift
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4.16lift
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1.35lift
Ajani, Outland Chaperone
0.4%inclusion1 decks277 decks
2.25lift
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Reliquary Tower
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1.00lift
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1.17lift
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3.58lift
Maze's End
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3.54lift
Access Tunnel
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7.68lift
Bojuka Bog
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1.98lift
Basilisk Gate
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4.11lift
Rogue's Passage
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1.08lift
Boseiju, Who Endures
9.1%inclusion129 decks1.42K decks
0.61lift
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.3%inclusion118 decks1.42K decks
1.75lift
Temple of the False God
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1.18lift
Cascading Cataracts
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0.76lift
Three Tree City
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0.92lift
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0.49lift
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0.5%inclusion1 decks210 decks
3.78lift
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Sol Ring
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0.92lift
Arcane Signet
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0.91lift
Chromatic Lantern
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1.15lift
Fellwar Stone
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0.87lift
Commander's Sphere
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1.24lift
Thought Vessel
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1.08lift
Timeless Lotus
9.0%inclusion64 decks712 decks
0.83lift
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
6.8%inclusion58 decks852 decks
2.64lift
Selesnya Signet
6.5%inclusion92 decks1.42K decks
1.87lift
Dragon's Hoard
6.4%inclusion91 decks1.42K decks
1.72lift
Decanter of Endless Water
6.4%inclusion90 decks1.42K decks
1.36lift
Azorius Signet
6.1%inclusion86 decks1.42K decks
1.39lift
Chromatic Orrery
5.2%inclusion74 decks1.42K decks
0.86lift
Simic Signet
5.2%inclusion73 decks1.42K decks
1.10lift
Talisman of Unity
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1.08lift
Firdoch Core
0.3%inclusion1 decks286 decks
0.19lift
Lands
Command Tower
82%inclusion1.17K decks1.42K decks
0.92lift
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion763 decks1.42K decks
0.88lift
Indatha Triome
35%inclusion381 decks1.10K decks
1.52lift
Temple Garden
34%inclusion483 decks1.42K decks
0.97lift
Spara's Headquarters
33%inclusion472 decks1.42K decks
1.21lift
Breeding Pool
33%inclusion471 decks1.42K decks
0.90lift
Zagoth Triome
33%inclusion357 decks1.10K decks
1.46lift
Hallowed Fountain
32%inclusion451 decks1.42K decks
0.95lift
Overgrown Tomb
30%inclusion326 decks1.10K decks
0.97lift
Godless Shrine
28%inclusion311 decks1.10K decks
1.06lift
Ketria Triome
28%inclusion241 decks852 decks
1.12lift
Seaside Citadel
28%inclusion391 decks1.42K decks
1.03lift
Stomping Ground
27%inclusion226 decks852 decks
0.86lift
Raugrin Triome
26%inclusion222 decks852 decks
1.43lift
Jetmir's Garden
26%inclusion222 decks852 decks
1.25lift
Watery Grave
26%inclusion283 decks1.10K decks
0.96lift
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion365 decks1.42K decks
0.72lift
Sandsteppe Citadel
26%inclusion280 decks1.10K decks
1.52lift
The World Tree
25%inclusion178 decks712 decks
0.90lift
Raffine's Tower
24%inclusion268 decks1.10K decks
1.68lift
Windswept Heath
24%inclusion340 decks1.42K decks
0.77lift
Sacred Foundry
24%inclusion204 decks852 decks
0.97lift
Opulent Palace
23%inclusion254 decks1.10K decks
1.35lift
Misty Rainforest
23%inclusion325 decks1.42K decks
0.77lift
Steam Vents
23%inclusion194 decks852 decks
0.91lift
Savai Triome
23%inclusion161 decks712 decks
1.46lift
Flooded Strand
23%inclusion319 decks1.42K decks
0.77lift
Arcane Sanctum
21%inclusion233 decks1.10K decks
1.71lift
Ziatora's Proving Ground
21%inclusion151 decks712 decks
1.18lift
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion293 decks1.42K decks
0.93lift
Blood Crypt
18%inclusion128 decks712 decks
0.84lift
Jungle Shrine
18%inclusion150 decks852 decks
1.00lift
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion249 decks1.42K decks
0.83lift
Boros Guildgate
17%inclusion144 decks852 decks
3.19lift
Izzet Guildgate
17%inclusion144 decks852 decks
3.20lift
Mystic Monastery
17%inclusion143 decks852 decks
1.14lift
Gruul Guildgate
17%inclusion143 decks852 decks
3.09lift
Rakdos Guildgate
17%inclusion119 decks712 decks
3.17lift
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion233 decks1.42K decks
0.87lift
Frontier Bivouac
16%inclusion139 decks852 decks
0.91lift
Bountiful Promenade
16%inclusion226 decks1.42K decks
1.08lift
Canopy Vista
16%inclusion226 decks1.42K decks
0.74lift
Xander's Lounge
15%inclusion108 decks712 decks
1.29lift
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion214 decks1.42K decks
0.95lift
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion207 decks1.42K decks
0.74lift
Cliffgate
15%inclusion124 decks852 decks
3.04lift
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion205 decks1.42K decks
1.09lift
Rejuvenating Springs
14%inclusion205 decks1.42K decks
0.85lift
Prairie Stream
14%inclusion200 decks1.42K decks
0.69lift
Azorius Guildgate
14%inclusion200 decks1.42K decks
3.22lift