Arcades, the Strategist (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded Defenders

Arcades, the Strategist
Rank #31
26decks
As CommanderAs CardAverage DeckDecks
Bracket
All12345
Budget
Any$$$$
Background image for Which Commanders Are Most Affected by the New Game Changers?
Nicholas Lucchesi
May 8, 2025
Nicholas Lucchesi
Which Commanders Are Most Affected by the New Game Changers?
How will the new additions to the Game Changers list affect the Commander decks that these cards are most played in? Let's discuss.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
New Cards
High Synergy Cards
Top Cards
Game Changers
Creatures
Instants
Sorceries
Utility Artifacts
Enchantments
Planeswalkers
Utility Lands
Mana Artifacts
Lands
Back to Top
Urban Retreat
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Wall of Denial
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
88%synergy
Wall of Omens
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
87%synergy
The Pride of Hull Clade
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
85%synergy
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
85%synergy
High Alert
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
85%synergy
Overgrown Battlement
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
84%synergy
Wall of Blossoms
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
83%synergy
Sylvan Caryatid
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
82%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
80%synergy
Axebane Guardian
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
76%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Sunscape Familiar
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
73%synergy
Crystal Barricade
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
68%synergy
Vine Trellis
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
68%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
66%synergy
Hover Barrier
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
67%synergy
Weathered Sentinels
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
64%synergy
Crashing Drawbridge
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
62%synergy
Wall of Roots
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
65%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
64%synergy
Game Changers
Aura Shards
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Teferi's Protection
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Rhystic Study
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Smothering Tithe
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Jeskai Barricade
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
64%synergy
Wall of Junk
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Shield Sphere
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
61%synergy
Wall of Stolen Identity
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Wall of Frost
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
51%synergy
Perimeter Captain
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Wall of Tanglecord
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
49%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
50%synergy
Shield-Wall Sentinel
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Walking Bulwark
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Resolute Watchdog
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Tree of Redemption
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Wall of Runes
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Flumph
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Carven Caryatid
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Wingmantle Chaplain
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Corrupted Shapeshifter
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Wall of Glare
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Angelic Wall
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
31%synergy
Orator of Ojutai
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Wall of Shards
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Fortified Rampart
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Mnemonic Wall
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Steel Wall
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Riptide Turtle
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Gatecreeper Vine
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Wall of Tears
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Glacial Wall
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Towering Titan
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Chulane, Teller of Tales
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Rampart Architect
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Fog Bank
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Noble Hierarch
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Fecund Greenshell
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Wall of Mulch
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Bedrock Tortoise
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Arbor Adherent
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Wall of Ice
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Rigo, Streetwise Mentor
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Beast Whisperer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Suspicious Bookcase
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Jungle Barrier
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Sokrates, Athenian Teacher
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Wall of Essence
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Jaddi Offshoot
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Geist of the Archives
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Amaranthine Wall
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Tower Defense
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
51%synergy
Heroic Intervention
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Eerie Interlude
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
44%synergy
Akroma's Will
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Beast Within
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Counterspell
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Dovin's Veto
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Generous Gift
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Mana Drain
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Swan Song
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Negate
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Ghostway
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Bar the Door
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Krosan Grip
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Clever Concealment
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Eladamri's Call
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Bant Charm
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Everybody Lives!
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Return to Nature
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Cosmic Rebirth
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Restoration Magic
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Dawn's Truce
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Nature's Claim
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Strix Serenade
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Denial
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Voidslime
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Emergency Eject
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Dusk // Dawn
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
62%synergy
Fell the Mighty
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Nature's Lore
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Three Visits
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Farseek
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Wave of Reckoning
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Last March of the Ents
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Rampant Growth
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
The Battle of Bywater
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Austere Command
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Kodama's Reach
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Expel the Interlopers
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Cultivate
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-20%synergy
Reunion of the House
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Dismantling Wave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Finale of Devastation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Genesis Wave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Meekstone
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
61%synergy
Lightning Greaves
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Slagwurm Armor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Robe of Stars
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Staff of Domination
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Colfenor's Urn
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Assault Formation
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
51%synergy
Brave the Sands
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Stoneskin
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Guardian Project
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Burgeoning
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Sylvan Library
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Primal Rage
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Treefolk Umbra
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Smile at Death
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Angelic Shield
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Exploration
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Aluren
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Spidersilk Armor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Restricted Office // Lecture Hall
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Angelic Chorus
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Assemble the Players
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
The Birth of Meletis
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Reconnaissance
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Words of Wind
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Wild Growth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Unnatural Growth
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Hold the Gates
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Pemmin's Aura
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
True Conviction
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Huatli, the Sun's Heart
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Teyo, the Shieldmage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Teyo, Geometric Tactician
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Venser, the Sojourner
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Access Tunnel
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Alchemist's Refuge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Selesnya Signet
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Azorius Signet
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Simic Signet
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Progress
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Tropical Island
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
84%synergy
Forest
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Tundra
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
80%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Savannah
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
80%synergy
Island
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
58%synergy
Breeding Pool
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Flooded Strand
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Windswept Heath
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Temple Garden
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Sea of Clouds
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Seaside Citadel
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Glacial Fortress
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Wooded Foothills
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Arid Mesa
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Prairie Stream
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-27%synergy
Brushland
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Scalding Tarn
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Deserted Beach
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Wooded Bastion
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Branchloft Pathway
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Canopy Vista
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-32%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Mystic Gate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Willowrush Verge
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-19%synergy
Barkchannel Pathway
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Selesnya Guildgate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Hushwood Verge
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
About UsContactPrivacy PolicyTerms of Service
Space Cow MediaArchidektCardsphereCommander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
Space Cow MediaArchidektCommander's Herald
Commander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
EDHREC is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
next@15 test