Arcades, the Strategist

WUG
Commander 👑Paper 🎴Placement: 🥈2Record: 1-2
Player:Cade Emslie
Tournament:July GG Commander Clash
Date:2026-07-31

Art by Even Amundsen

Decklist (100)

$808.54+

Commander

(1)

$2.77

1

Arcades, the Strategist

1GWU

$2.77

Creature

(35)

$92.66+

1

Birds of Paradise

G

$10.86

1

Jaddi Offshoot

G

$0.33

1

Perimeter Captain

W

$0.56

1

Resolute Watchdog

W

$3.47

1

Steel Wall

1

$6.25

1

Walking Bulwark

1

$0.31

1

Wall of Runes

U

$0.28

1

Wall of Vines

G

$0.25

1

Crashing Drawbridge

2

$1.00

1

Crystal Barricade

1W

$2.60

1

Fog Bank

1U

$0.13

1

Fortified Rampart

1W

$0.64

1

Jeskai Barricade

1W

$3.20

1

Orator of Ojutai

1W

$0.28

1

Overgrown Battlement

1G

$0.33

1

Riptide Turtle

1U

$0.34

1

Stalwart Shield-Bearers

1W

$12.47

1

Sunscape Familiar

1W

$1.28

1

Sylvan Caryatid

1G

$1.15

1

Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive

1U

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1

Vine Trellis

1G

$13.20

1

Wall of Blossoms

1G

$0.35

1

Wall of Glare

1W

$0.28

1

Wall of Junk

2

$0.37

1

Wall of Omens

1W

$0.32

1

Wall of Roots

1G

$0.33

1

Wall of Tears

1U

$0.32

1

Axebane Guardian

2G

$0.64

1

Carven Caryatid

1GG

$0.29

1

Wall of Denial

1WU

$0.51

1

Shield-Wall Sentinel

4

$0.30

1

Wingmantle Chaplain

3W

$0.31

1

Fecund Greenshell

3GG

$0.96

1

The Walls of Ba Sing Se

8

$25.96

1

The Pride of Hull Clade

10G

$2.79

Instant

(14)

$276.00

1

Chain of Vapor

U

$96.75

1

Path to Exile

W

$1.56

1

Swan Song

U

$11.52

1

Swords to Plowshares

W

$2.36

1

Disorder in the Court

XWU

$0.33

1

Heritage Reclamation

1G

$0.40

1

Tower Defense

1G

$0.29

1

Eerie Interlude

2W

$7.82

1

Fierce Guardianship

GC2U

$73.48

1

Ghostway

2W

$5.11

1

Krosan Grip

2G

$1.69

1

Stroke of Midnight

2W

$0.40

1

Teferi's Protection

GC2W

$54.72

1

Akroma's Will

3W

$19.57

Sorcery

(8)

$17.20

1

Nature's Lore

1G

$3.35

1

Rampant Growth

1G

$1.94

1

Bala Ged Recovery

2G

$7.85

1

Cultivate

2G

$1.22

1

Kodama's Reach

2G

$1.89

1

Slaughter the Strong

1WW

$0.32

1

Destined Confrontation

2WW

$0.33

1

Dusk // Dawn

2WW//3WW

$0.30

Artifact

(3)

$26.06

1

Meekstone

1

$17.23

1

Sol Ring

1

$5.24

1

Arcane Signet

2

$3.59

Enchantment

(8)

$161.57

1

Assault Formation

1G

$0.41

1

Brave the Sands

1W

$6.20

1

Aura Shards

GC1GW

$17.74

1

High Alert

1WU

$0.45

1

Imprisoned in the Moon

2U

$0.37

1

Rhystic Study

GC2U

$67.41

1

Smothering Tithe

GC3W

$64.58

1

Unnatural Growth

1GGGG

$4.41

Land

(31)

+1 MDFC land

$232.28+

1

Breeding Pool

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1

Canopy Vista

$0.38

1

City of Brass

$120.97

1

Command Tower

$1.39

1

Evolving Wilds

$0.33

1

Exotic Orchard

$0.99

3

Forest

$0.45

1

Glacial Fortress

$0.41

1

Hallowed Fountain

---

4

Island

$0.76

1

Misty Rainforest

$43.66

3

Plains

$0.54

1

Prairie Stream

$0.39

1

Razorverge Thicket

$0.40

1

Reliquary Tower

$5.67

1

Scattered Groves

$0.33

1

Seaside Citadel

$0.36

1

Skycloud Expanse

$0.26

1

Sunpetal Grove

$0.41

1

Temple Garden

---

1

Thriving Isle

---

1

Urza's Saga

$42.96

1

Windswept Heath

$13.02

1

Yavimaya Coast

$0.35

Tokens (5)

$5.50+

1

Clue

Created by

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1

Treasure

Created by

---

1

Bird

Created by

---

1

Construct

Created by

$5.50

1

Human

Created by

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Mana Spectrum

Card Types

Creature36 cards (36%)
Land32 cards (32%)includes 1 MDFC
Instant14 cards (14%)
Artifact10 cards (10%)
Enchantment9 cards (9%)
Sorcery8 cards (8%)

Mana Curve

Average mana value (nonlands): 2.62