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Bant Arcades Defenders
Deck Size: 100
Commander / EDH
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Est deck cost: $330.55
Salt Sum: 29.83
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Commander

Quantity: 1Price: $8.49
Arcades, the Strategist

Flying, vigilance Whenever a creature with defender enters the battlefield under your control, draw a card. Each creature you control with defender assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power and can attack as though it didn't have defender.

Creature
Arcades, the Strategist (plst) M19-212
1

Card Draw

Quantity: 5Price: $38.35
Conjurer's Closet

At the beginning of your end step, you may exile target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under your control.

Artifact
Conjurer's Closet (2xm) 243
1
Rigo, Streetwise Mentor

Rigo, Streetwise Mentor enters the battlefield with a shield counter on it. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.) Whenever you attack a player or planeswalker with one or more creatures with power 1 or less, draw a card.

Creature
Rigo, Streetwise Mentor (snc) 215
1
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling

Indestructible As long as your devotion to blue is less than five, Thassa isn't a creature. At the beginning of your end step, exile up to one other target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under your control. {3}{U}: Tap another target creature.

Creature Enchantment
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling (thb) 71
1
Wall of Blossoms

Defender When Wall of Blossoms enters the battlefield, draw a card.

Creature
Wall of Blossoms (jmp) 442
1
Wall of Omens

Defender When Wall of Omens enters the battlefield, draw a card.

Creature
Wall of Omens (2x2) 33
1

Counters

Quantity: 4Price: $11.82
Bane's Contingency

Counter target spell. If that spell targets a commander you control, instead counter that spell, scry 2, then draw a card.

Instant
Bane's Contingency (clb) 57
1
Counterspell

Counter target spell.

Instant
Counterspell (mh2) 267
1
Dovin's Veto

This spell can't be countered. Counter target noncreature spell.

Instant
Dovin's Veto (war) 193
1
Render Silent

Counter target spell. Its controller can't cast spells this turn.

Instant
Render Silent (gk2) 18
1

Defenders

Quantity: 14Price: $41.54
Coral Colony

Defender {1}{U}, {T}: Target player mills X cards, where X is the number of creatures you control with defender. (To mill a card, a player puts the top card of their library into their graveyard.)

Creature
Coral Colony (dmu) 45
1
Crashing Drawbridge

Defender {T}: Creatures you control gain haste until end of turn.

Creature Artifact
Crashing Drawbridge (eld) 217
1
Doorkeeper

Defender {2}{U}, {T}: Target player mills X cards, where X is the number of creatures you control with defender.

Creature
Doorkeeper (plst) IMA-53
1
Hover Barrier

Defender, flying

Creature
Hover Barrier (gk2) 6
1
Mnemonic Wall

Defender When Mnemonic Wall enters the battlefield, you may return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Mnemonic Wall (plst) IMA-67
1
Necropolis

Defender (This creature can't attack.) Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Put X +0/+1 counters on Necropolis, where X is the exiled card's mana value.

Creature Artifact
Necropolis (drk) 105
1
Shield Sphere

Defender Whenever Shield Sphere blocks, put a -0/-1 counter on it.

Creature Artifact
Shield Sphere (all) 129
1
The Pride of Hull Clade

This spell costs {X} less to cast, where X is the total toughness of creatures you control. Defender {2}{U}{U}: Until end of turn, target creature you control gets +1/+0, gains "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw cards equal to its toughness," and can attack as though it didn't have defender.

Creature
The Pride of Hull Clade (mkm) 172
1
Towering Titan

Towering Titan enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the total toughness of other creatures you control. Sacrifice a creature with defender: All creatures gain trample until end of turn.

Creature
Towering Titan (jmp) 31
1
Traproot Kami

Defender; reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.) Traproot Kami's toughness is equal to the number of Forests on the battlefield.

Creature
Traproot Kami (bok) 147
1
Tree of Redemption

Defender {T}: Exchange your life total with Tree of Redemption's toughness.

Creature
Tree of Redemption (a25) 191
1
Wall of Denial

Defender, flying Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Creature
Wall of Denial (mm3) 201
1
Wall of Frost

Defender Whenever Wall of Frost blocks a creature, that creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Creature
Wall of Frost (plst) MM3-56
1
Weathered Sentinels

Defender, vigilance, reach, trample Weathered Sentinels can attack players who attacked you during their last turn as though it didn't have defender. Whenever Weathered Sentinels attacks, it gets +3/+3 and gains indestructible until end of turn.

Creature Artifact
Weathered Sentinels (ncc) 85
1

Enablers

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Assault Formation

Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power. {G}: Target creature with defender can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender. {2}{G}: Creatures you control get +0/+1 until end of turn.

Enchantment
Assault Formation (jmp) 378
1
Baldin, Century Herdmaster

As long as it's your turn, each creature assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power. Whenever Baldin, Century Herdmaster attacks, up to one hundred target creatures each get +0/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand.

Creature
Baldin, Century Herdmaster (sld) 428
1
High Alert

Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power. Creatures you control can attack as though they didn't have defender. {2}{W}{U}: Untap target creature.

Enchantment
High Alert (rna) 182
1
Rasaad yn Bashir

Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power. Whenever Rasaad yn Bashir attacks, if you have the initiative, double the toughness of each creature you control until end of turn. Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)

Creature
Rasaad yn Bashir (clb) 37
1

Land

Quantity: 36Price: $111.28
Azorius Guildgate

Azorius Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Azorius Guildgate (khc) 107
1
Bountiful Promenade

Bountiful Promenade enters the battlefield tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {G} or {W}.

Land
Bountiful Promenade (clb) 348
1
Brokers Hideout

When Brokers Hideout enters the battlefield, sacrifice it. When you do, search your library for a basic Forest, Plains, or Island card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle and you gain 1 life.

Land
Brokers Hideout (snc) 248
1
Citadel Gate

Citadel Gate enters the battlefield tapped. As Citadel Gate enters the battlefield, choose a color other than white. {T}: Add {W} or one mana of the chosen color.

Land
Citadel Gate (clb) 349
1
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (cc2) 8
1
Deserted Beach

Deserted Beach enters the battlefield tapped unless you control two or more other lands. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Deserted Beach (mid) 281
1
Dreamroot Cascade

Dreamroot Cascade enters the battlefield tapped unless you control two or more other lands. {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Dreamroot Cascade (vow) 282
1
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (unf) 239
6
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (unf) 241
6
Manor Gate

Manor Gate enters the battlefield tapped. As Manor Gate enters the battlefield, choose a color other than green. {T}: Add {G} or one mana of the chosen color.

Land
Manor Gate (clb) 356
1
Nimbus Maze

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W}. Activate only if you control an Island. {T}: Add {U}. Activate only if you control a Plains.

Land
Nimbus Maze (afc) 252
1
Overgrown Farmland

Overgrown Farmland enters the battlefield tapped unless you control two or more other lands. {T}: Add {G} or {W}.

Land
Overgrown Farmland (mid) 283
1
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (unf) 235
7
Rejuvenating Springs

Rejuvenating Springs enters the battlefield tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Rejuvenating Springs (cmr) 354
1
Sea Gate

Sea Gate enters the battlefield tapped. As Sea Gate enters the battlefield, choose a color other than blue. {T}: Add {U} or one mana of the chosen color.

Land
Sea Gate (clb) 359
1
Sea of Clouds

Sea of Clouds enters the battlefield tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Sea of Clouds (clb) 360
1
Selesnya Guildgate

Selesnya Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {G} or {W}.

Land
Selesnya Guildgate (znc) 139
1
Simic Guildgate

Simic Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Simic Guildgate (cmr) 493
1
Spara's Headquarters

({T}: Add {G}, {W}, or {U}.) Spara's Headquarters enters the battlefield tapped. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Spara's Headquarters (snc) 257
1
Treva's Ruins

When Treva's Ruins enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you return a non-Lair land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}, {W}, or {U}.

Land
Treva's Ruins (dmr) 260
1

Mana Ramp

Quantity: 6Price: $12.10
Axebane Guardian

Defender {T}: Add X mana in any combination of colors, where X is the number of creatures with defender you control.

Creature
Axebane Guardian (rtr) 115
1
Circuitous Route

Search your library for up to two basic land cards and/or Gate cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Circuitous Route (znc) 62
1
Explore the Underdark

Search your library for up to two basic land cards and/or Gate cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. You take the initiative.

Sorcery
Explore the Underdark (clb) 232
1
Farseek

Search your library for a Plains, Island, Swamp, or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Farseek (ncc) 290
1
Overgrown Battlement

Defender {T}: Add {G} for each creature you control with defender.

Creature
Overgrown Battlement (jmp) 417
1
Sylvan Caryatid

Defender, hexproof {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Creature
Sylvan Caryatid (ths) 180
1

Perma Buffs

Quantity: 6Price: $19.50
Brave the Sands

Creatures you control have vigilance. Each creature you control can block an additional creature each combat.

Enchantment
Brave the Sands (cm2) 19
1
Hold the Gates

Creatures you control get +0/+1 for each Gate you control and have vigilance.

Enchantment
Hold the Gates (gtc) 16
1
Oathsworn Giant

Vigilance Other creatures you control get +0/+2 and have vigilance.

Creature
Oathsworn Giant (rav) 27
1
Stalwart Shield-Bearers

Defender Other creatures you control with defender get +0/+2.

Creature
Stalwart Shield-Bearers (roe) 46
1
True Conviction

Creatures you control have double strike and lifelink.

Enchantment
True Conviction (c14) 93
1
Unnatural Growth

At the beginning of each combat, double the power and toughness of each creature you control until end of turn.

Enchantment
Unnatural Growth (mid) 365
1

Removal

Quantity: 9Price: $12.73
Beast Within

Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.

Instant
Beast Within (mic) 133
1
Dusk

Sorcery
Dusk // Dawn (c19) 63
1
Elspeth, Sun's Champion

+1: Create three 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens. −3: Destroy all creatures with power 4 or greater. −7: You get an emblem with "Creatures you control get +2/+2 and have flying."

Planeswalker
Elspeth, Sun's Champion (ddo) 1
1
Fell the Mighty

Destroy all creatures with power greater than target creature's power.

Sorcery
Fell the Mighty (voc) 85
1
Generous Gift

Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.

Instant
Generous Gift (cmr) 620
1
Krosan Grip

Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.) Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

Instant
Krosan Grip (c21) 198
1
Return to Dust

Exile target artifact or enchantment. If you cast this spell during your main phase, you may exile up to one other target artifact or enchantment.

Instant
Return to Dust (mic) 92
1
Slaughter the Strong

Each player chooses any number of creatures they control with total power 4 or less, then sacrifices all other creatures they control.

Sorcery
Slaughter the Strong (cmr) 48
1
Swords to Plowshares

Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (voc) 99
1

Utilities

Quantity: 15Price: $67.26
Angelic Chorus

Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, you gain life equal to its toughness.

Enchantment
Angelic Chorus (bbd) 87
1
Bident of Thassa

Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card. {1}{U}, {T}: Creatures your opponents control attack this turn if able.

Artifact Enchantment
Bident of Thassa (a25) 42
1
Ghostly Prison

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Enchantment
Ghostly Prison (onc) 71
1
Meekstone

Creatures with power 3 or greater don't untap during their controllers' untap steps.

Artifact
Meekstone (7ed) 307
1
Norn's Decree

Whenever one or more creatures an opponent controls deal combat damage to you, that opponent gets a poison counter. Whenever a player attacks, if one or more players being attacked are poisoned, the attacking player draws a card.

Enchantment
Norn's Decree (onc) 9
1
Nylea, God of the Hunt

Indestructible As long as your devotion to green is less than five, Nylea isn't a creature. (Each {G} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to green.) Other creatures you control have trample. {3}{G}: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Creature Enchantment
Nylea, God of the Hunt (plst) THS-166
1
Propaganda

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Enchantment
Propaganda (afc) 91
1
Reconnaissance

{0}: Remove target attacking creature you control from combat and untap it.

Enchantment
Reconnaissance (exo) 17
1
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa

Flanking (Whenever a creature without flanking blocks this creature, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.) Creatures your opponents control without flying or reach can't block creatures with power 2 or less. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

Creature
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa (cmr) 535
1
Stoneskin

Flash Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+10.

Enchantment
Stoneskin (clb) 45
1
Sunscape Familiar

Defender (This creature can't attack.) Green spells and blue spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Creature
Sunscape Familiar (pls) 17
1
Suspicious Bookcase

Defender {3}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Creature Artifact
Suspicious Bookcase (snc) 245
1
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive

Creatures you control with power or toughness 1 or less can't be blocked.

Creature
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive (dom) 69
1
Tower Defense

Creatures you control get +0/+5 and gain reach until end of turn.

Instant
Tower Defense (rna) 147
1
Wingmantle Chaplain

Defender When Wingmantle Chaplain enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying for each creature with defender you control. Whenever another creature with defender enters the battlefield under your control, create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying.

Creature
Wingmantle Chaplain (dmu) 39
1

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