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Arcades, the Strategist
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Nicholas Lucchesi
May 8, 2025
Nicholas Lucchesi
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Rydia's Return
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Wall of Denial
94% of 34 decks +85% synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
91% of 34 decks +83% synergy
Overgrown Battlement
91% of 34 decks +82% synergy
Wall of Omens
91% of 34 decks +81% synergy
Wall of Blossoms
91% of 34 decks +81% synergy
High Alert
88% of 34 decks +80% synergy
The Pride of Hull Clade
85% of 34 decks +78% synergy
Axebane Guardian
85% of 34 decks +76% synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
85% of 34 decks +76% synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
79% of 34 decks +71% synergy
Top Cards
Sunscape Familiar
76% of 34 decks +68% synergy
Slaughter the Strong
74% of 34 decks +66% synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
74% of 34 decks +67% synergy
Dusk // Dawn
74% of 34 decks +65% synergy
Assault Formation
71% of 34 decks +63% synergy
Shield Sphere
71% of 34 decks +66% synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
71% of 34 decks +64% synergy
Wall of Junk
71% of 34 decks +64% synergy
Jeskai Barricade
68% of 34 decks +61% synergy
Vine Trellis
68% of 34 decks +61% synergy
Game Changers
Aura Shards
29% of 34 decks +21% synergy
Teferi's Protection
15% of 34 decks -2% synergy
Creatures
Weathered Sentinels
65% of 34 decks +59% synergy
Hover Barrier
65% of 34 decks +58% synergy
Tree of Redemption
62% of 34 decks +57% synergy
Crystal Barricade
59% of 32 decks +53% synergy
Wall of Frost
59% of 34 decks +52% synergy
Walking Bulwark
53% of 34 decks +48% synergy
Perimeter Captain
50% of 34 decks +43% synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
50% of 34 decks +44% synergy
Wall of Runes
50% of 34 decks +45% synergy
Wall of Glare
44% of 34 decks +40% synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
41% of 34 decks +36% synergy
Carven Caryatid
41% of 34 decks +37% synergy
Drift of Phantasms
41% of 34 decks +37% synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
38% of 34 decks +33% synergy
Angelic Wall
38% of 34 decks +34% synergy
Towering Titan
38% of 34 decks +35% synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
36% of 33 decks +32% synergy
Wall of Roots
35% of 34 decks +30% synergy
Wall of Shards
35% of 34 decks +32% synergy
Wall of Mulch
32% of 34 decks +29% synergy
Fog Bank
32% of 34 decks +29% synergy
Fecund Greenshell
30% of 33 decks +28% synergy
Resolute Watchdog
29% of 34 decks +25% synergy
Orator of Ojutai
29% of 34 decks +27% synergy
Flumph
26% of 34 decks +21% synergy
Steel Wall
26% of 34 decks +24% synergy
Mnemonic Wall
26% of 34 decks +23% synergy
Wall of Nets
24% of 34 decks +22% synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
24% of 34 decks +21% synergy
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
23% of 31 decks +20% synergy
Towering Viewpoint
21% of 33 decks +19% synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
21% of 34 decks +18% synergy
Jungle Barrier
21% of 34 decks +18% synergy
Riptide Turtle
21% of 34 decks +17% synergy
Fortified Rampart
21% of 34 decks +17% synergy
Enduring Innocence
19% of 32 decks +17% synergy
Glacial Wall
18% of 34 decks +15% synergy
Rigo, Streetwise Mentor
18% of 34 decks +16% synergy
Mentor of the Meek
18% of 34 decks +15% synergy
Wall of Tears
18% of 34 decks +16% synergy
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
18% of 34 decks +16% synergy
Rampart Architect
17% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
15% of 33 decks +11% synergy
Wall of Kelp
15% of 34 decks +14% synergy
Guard Gomazoa
15% of 34 decks +13% synergy
Floriferous Vinewall
15% of 34 decks +14% synergy
Birds of Paradise
15% of 34 decks -18% synergy
Canopy Gargantuan
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Arbor Adherent
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Wall of Ice
12% of 34 decks +11% synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
65% of 34 decks +1% synergy
Tower Defense
62% of 34 decks +54% synergy
Heroic Intervention
62% of 34 decks +31% synergy
Counterspell
44% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Eerie Interlude
38% of 34 decks +31% synergy
Akroma's Will
38% of 34 decks +30% synergy
Path to Exile
35% of 34 decks -11% synergy
Dovin's Veto
29% of 34 decks +13% synergy
Beast Within
29% of 34 decks -1% synergy
Bar the Door
26% of 34 decks +23% synergy
Generous Gift
24% of 34 decks -5% synergy
Swan Song
21% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Ghostway
21% of 34 decks +18% synergy
Arcane Denial
18% of 34 decks +1% synergy
Bant Charm
18% of 34 decks +10% synergy
Flawless Maneuver
18% of 34 decks +11% synergy
Dawn's Truce
12% of 33 decks +0% synergy
Eladamri's Call
12% of 34 decks +1% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12% of 34 decks -11% synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12% of 34 decks +2% synergy
Nature's Claim
12% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Return to Dust
9% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Negate
9% of 34 decks -7% synergy
Brainstorm
9% of 34 decks +0% synergy
Growth Spiral
9% of 34 decks -5% synergy
Mana Drain
9% of 34 decks -1% synergy
Get Lost
9% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Unbreakable Formation
9% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Everybody Lives!
9% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Pongify
9% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Collective Resistance
6% of 33 decks +4% synergy
Strix Serenade
6% of 33 decks +2% synergy
Sylvan Reclamation
6% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Hunter's Insight
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Mana Leak
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Heliod's Intervention
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Semester's End
6% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Solidarity
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
6% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Return to Nature
6% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Krosan Grip
6% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Ephemerate
6% of 34 decks +0% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6% of 34 decks +2% synergy
Sorceries
Fell the Mighty
56% of 34 decks +49% synergy
Farseek
56% of 34 decks +14% synergy
Nature's Lore
47% of 34 decks +19% synergy
Expel the Interlopers
41% of 34 decks +38% synergy
Wave of Reckoning
38% of 34 decks +35% synergy
Three Visits
38% of 34 decks +15% synergy
Rampant Growth
35% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Cultivate
32% of 34 decks -8% synergy
Kodama's Reach
29% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Last March of the Ents
29% of 34 decks +26% synergy
Retribution of the Meek
26% of 34 decks +26% synergy
The Battle of Bywater
24% of 34 decks +21% synergy
Farewell
21% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Raise the Past
16% of 31 decks +14% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
15% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
12% of 34 decks +9% synergy
Idyllic Tutor
9% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Ascend from Avernus
9% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Suppression Ray
6% of 33 decks +6% synergy
Ondu Inversion
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6% of 34 decks +2% synergy
Wrath of God
6% of 34 decks +2% synergy
Austere Command
6% of 34 decks -4% synergy
Ravenform
6% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Return to the Ranks
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Into the North
6% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Meekstone
59% of 34 decks +53% synergy
Lightning Greaves
59% of 34 decks +38% synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
56% of 34 decks +50% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
47% of 34 decks +19% synergy
Slagwurm Armor
21% of 34 decks +18% synergy
Panharmonicon
18% of 34 decks +10% synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
12% of 34 decks +11% synergy
Robe of Stars
9% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Colfenor's Urn
9% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Dragon Throne of Tarkir
6% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Mirror Shield
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Bident of Thassa
6% of 34 decks +1% synergy
Enchantments
Brave the Sands
56% of 34 decks +50% synergy
Stoneskin
38% of 34 decks +33% synergy
Primal Rage
29% of 34 decks +28% synergy
Angelic Chorus
26% of 34 decks +24% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
24% of 34 decks +16% synergy
Guardian Project
24% of 34 decks +16% synergy
Spidersilk Armor
15% of 34 decks +14% synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
12% of 32 decks +11% synergy
The Birth of Meletis
12% of 34 decks +10% synergy
Sight of the Scalelords
9% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Eland Umbra
9% of 34 decks +9% synergy
Mystic Remora
9% of 34 decks -3% synergy
Sylvan Library
9% of 34 decks +1% synergy
True Conviction
9% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Unnatural Growth
9% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Smile at Death
7% of 27 decks +7% synergy
Vault 75: Middle School
6% of 33 decks +5% synergy
Trouble in Pairs
6% of 34 decks +2% synergy
Serra's Blessing
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Rest in Peace
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Propaganda
6% of 34 decks -6% synergy
Assemble the Entmoot
6% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Gift of Immortality
6% of 34 decks +5% synergy
Wild Growth
6% of 34 decks -6% synergy
Freed from the Real
6% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Planeswalkers
Teyo, the Shieldmage
24% of 34 decks +21% synergy
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
24% of 34 decks +21% synergy
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
21% of 34 decks +19% synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
62% of 34 decks +17% synergy
Access Tunnel
44% of 34 decks +40% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
35% of 34 decks +17% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
29% of 34 decks +15% synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
18% of 34 decks +13% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
18% of 34 decks +1% synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
15% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Rogue's Passage
15% of 34 decks +0% synergy
Command Beacon
12% of 34 decks +10% synergy
Temple of the False God
9% of 34 decks +1% synergy
Scavenger Grounds
9% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Three Tree City
6% of 33 decks +1% synergy
Miren, the Moaning Well
6% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79% of 34 decks -2% synergy
Arcane Signet
71% of 34 decks -1% synergy
Thought Vessel
29% of 34 decks +10% synergy
Fellwar Stone
21% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
15% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Simic Signet
12% of 34 decks -1% synergy
Talisman of Unity
9% of 34 decks -3% synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
9% of 34 decks -3% synergy
Selesnya Signet
9% of 34 decks -1% synergy
Azorius Signet
9% of 34 decks -4% synergy
Talisman of Progress
6% of 34 decks -6% synergy
Commander's Sphere
6% of 34 decks -2% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6% of 34 decks +0% synergy
Mind Stone
6% of 34 decks -0% synergy
Lands
Plains
97% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Command Tower
97% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Forest
94% of 34 decks +0% synergy
Spara's Headquarters
88% of 34 decks +46% synergy
Island
85% of 34 decks -8% synergy
Temple Garden
79% of 34 decks +36% synergy
Hallowed Fountain
76% of 34 decks +33% synergy
Breeding Pool
76% of 34 decks +34% synergy
Sea of Clouds
76% of 34 decks +44% synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
74% of 34 decks +36% synergy
Bountiful Promenade
71% of 34 decks +38% synergy
Flooded Strand
68% of 34 decks +37% synergy
Misty Rainforest
68% of 34 decks +38% synergy
Windswept Heath
62% of 34 decks +30% synergy
Deserted Beach
56% of 34 decks +35% synergy
Overgrown Farmland
50% of 34 decks +27% synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
47% of 34 decks +21% synergy
Seaside Citadel
47% of 34 decks -6% synergy
Sunpetal Grove
44% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Tundra
44% of 34 decks +32% synergy
Exotic Orchard
44% of 34 decks -12% synergy
Hinterland Harbor
41% of 34 decks -3% synergy
Tropical Island
41% of 34 decks +29% synergy
Yavimaya Coast
38% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Glacial Fortress
38% of 34 decks -4% synergy
Savannah
38% of 34 decks +26% synergy
Canopy Vista
32% of 34 decks -14% synergy
Adarkar Wastes
32% of 34 decks +10% synergy
Brushland
29% of 34 decks +6% synergy
Branchloft Pathway
29% of 34 decks +22% synergy
Hengegate Pathway
24% of 34 decks +17% synergy
Prairie Stream
24% of 34 decks -23% synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
24% of 34 decks +16% synergy
Fabled Passage
21% of 34 decks +10% synergy
Hushwood Verge
19% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Hedge Maze
18% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Azorius Chancery
18% of 34 decks +0% synergy
Floodfarm Verge
16% of 32 decks +7% synergy
Tranquil Landscape
15% of 33 decks -3% synergy
Selesnya Sanctuary
15% of 34 decks -1% synergy
Prismatic Vista
15% of 34 decks +10% synergy
Lush Portico
15% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15% of 34 decks -4% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
15% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Reflecting Pool
15% of 34 decks +9% synergy
Horizon Canopy
12% of 34 decks +7% synergy
Wooded Bastion
12% of 34 decks +8% synergy
Meticulous Archive
12% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Wooded Foothills
12% of 34 decks +4% synergy
Scalding Tarn
12% of 34 decks +5% synergy
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