Arcades, the Strategist (Commander) - Optimized Combo

Arcades, the Strategist
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Alejandro Fuentes
Apr 7, 2026
Alejandro Fuentes
Ranking Every Elder Dragon On a Tier List
Alejandro ranks every Elder Dragon printed in Magic since 1994, including the five new Elder Dragons from Secrets of Strixhaven.
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Jeskai Barricade
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
95%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
95%synergy
Overgrown Battlement
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
93%synergy
High Alert
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
86%synergy
Axebane Guardian
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
85%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
85%synergy
Wall of Omens
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
84%synergy
Wall of Roots
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
81%synergy
The Pride of Hull Clade
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
78%synergy
Sunscape Familiar
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
70%synergy
Top Cards
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
66%synergy
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
67%synergy
Crystal Barricade
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
64%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
63%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
66%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
62%synergy
Shield Sphere
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
66%synergy
Swan Song
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Meekstone
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Mystical Tutor
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
64%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
40%synergy
Teferi's Protection
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Rhystic Study
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Worldly Tutor
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Aura Shards
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Force of Will
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Chrome Mox
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
Wall of Denial
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Carven Caryatid
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
51%synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Vine Trellis
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Wall of Kelp
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Secret Door
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Tree of Redemption
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Wall of Junk
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Fog Bank
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Wall of Shards
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Noble Hierarch
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Orator of Ojutai
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Perimeter Captain
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Wall of Runes
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Esper Sentinel
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Saruli Caretaker
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Walking Bulwark
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Wall of Mulch
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Birds of Paradise
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Arbor Adherent
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Soulsworn Jury
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Bloom Tender
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Eternal Witness
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Coral Colony
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Enduring Innocence
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Fecund Greenshell
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Glare
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Towering Titan
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Resolute Watchdog
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Sporocyst
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Ulvenwald Captive
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Excavated Wall
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Ice
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Angelic Wall
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Walking Ballista
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Steel Wall
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Larder Zombie
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Path to Exile
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Eerie Interlude
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
40%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Ghostway
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Dovin's Veto
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Heroic Intervention
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Eladamri's Call
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Tower Defense
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Silence
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Veil of Summer
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Mental Misstep
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Nature's Claim
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Beast Within
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Flusterstorm
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Permission Denied
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Noxious Revival
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Pact of Negation
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Akroma's Will
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Chain of Vapor
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Everybody Lives!
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Force of Vigor
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Angel's Grace
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Chord of Calling
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Dispel
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Force of Negation
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Autumn's Veil
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Ephemerate
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Crop Rotation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Return to Dust
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Denial
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Solidarity
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Thunderheads
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Commandeer
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Cosmic Rebirth
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Misdirection
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Voidslime
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Simic Charm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Dusk // Dawn
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
47%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
40%synergy
Farseek
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-14%synergy
Finale of Devastation
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Mighty
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Wargate
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Last March of the Ents
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Kodama's Reach
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Three Visits
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Nature's Lore
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-12%synergy
Rampant Growth
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Cultivate
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-22%synergy
Windfall
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Enter the Infinite
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Wrath of God
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Neoform
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Fabricate
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Farewell
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Paradigm Shift
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Personal Tutor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Ancestral Vision
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Raise the Past
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Time Warp
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Cloudstone Curio
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Panharmonicon
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Scroll Rack
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Staff of Domination
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Isochron Scepter
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Assault Formation
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
40%synergy
Aluren
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Freed from the Real
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Intruder Alarm
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Mystic Remora
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Blind Obedience
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Smothering Tithe
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Guardian Project
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Unnatural Growth
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Cryptolith Rite
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Counterbalance
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Builder's Talent
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
The Birth of Meletis
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Sterling Grove
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Eldrazi Conscription
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Enduring Renewal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Words of Wind
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Food Chain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Sun and Moon
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Stoneskin
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Mirari's Wake
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Instill Energy
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sylvan Library
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Land Tax
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Angelic Chorus
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Vault 75: Middle School
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Oath of Teferi
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Concordant Crossroads
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Test of Endurance
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Tamiyo, Field Researcher
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Venser, the Sojourner
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Access Tunnel
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Wasteland
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Bloom
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Selesnya Signet
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Simic Signet
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Tantalite
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Signet
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Diamond
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Island
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Misty Rainforest
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
39%synergy
Breeding Pool
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Brushland
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
39%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Flooded Strand
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Temple Garden
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Sea of Clouds
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Windswept Heath
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
-11%synergy
Glacial Fortress
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Tundra
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Wooded Foothills
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Tropical Island
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Arid Mesa
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Scalding Tarn
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-18%synergy
Seaside Citadel
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-29%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Savannah
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Deserted Beach
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
15%synergy
City of Brass
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Horizon Canopy
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Prairie Stream
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-30%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Grove
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Razorverge Thicket
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Seachrome Coast
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
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