All it Takes is Strategy | EDH Tribal Series #17

Commander / EDH Control GWU (Bant) Theme/Gimmick Tribal

Darkshadow327

Land (34)

• 1x Bant Panorama
• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 2x Forest
• 1x Glacial Fortress
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Hinterland Harbor
• 7x Island
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 8x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Windswept Heath

Ramp (7)

• 1x Axebane Guardian
• 1x Burgeoning
• 1x Exploration
• 1x Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sunscape Familiar

Protection (5)

• 1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Privileged Position

Card Draw (1)

• 1x Rhystic Study

Wall (19)

• 1x Angelic Wall
• 1x Cathedral Membrane
• 1x Crenellated Wall
• 1x Dazzling Ramparts
• 1x Fog Bank
• 1x Fortified Rampart
• 1x Glacial Wall
• 1x Hover Barrier
• 1x Jeskai Barricade
• 1x Jungle Barrier
• 1x Mnemonic Wall
• 1x Nivix Barrier
• 1x Psychic Membrane
• 1x Shield Sphere
• 1x Wall of Blossoms
• 1x Wall of Denial
• 1x Wall of Frost
• 1x Wall of Omens
• 1x Wall of Vines

Support (10)

• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Angelic Skirmisher
• 1x Archangel of Strife
• 1x Assault Formation
• 1x High Alert
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Progenitor Mimic
• 1x Stalwart Shield-Bearers
• 1x Tower Defense
• 1x Vedalken Orrery

Vigilance (3)

• 1x Heliod, God of the Sun
• 1x Oathsworn Giant
• 1x Serra's Blessing

Commander (1)

Control (12)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cryptic Command *list*
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
• 1x Insidious Will
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Meekstone
• 1x Noetic Scales
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Plasm Capture
• 1x Render Silent
• 1x Tamiyo, Field Researcher

Removal (6)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Dusk / Dawn
• 1x Fell the Mighty
• 1x Retribution of the Meek
• 1x Slaughter the Strong
• 1x Swords to Plowshares

Unblockable (2)

• 1x Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
• 1x Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive

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Support (5)

• 1x Conclave's Blessing
• 1x Shield Wall
• 1x Steadfastness
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Vizier of the Menagerie

Protection (1)

• 1x Asceticism

Vigilance (1)

• 1x Brave the Sands

Other (4)

• 1x Ensnaring Bridge
• 1x Frozen Aether
• 1x Silumgar's Scorn
• 1x Stoic Angel

Removal (1)

• 1x Wave of Reckoning

Wall (1)

• 1x Wall of Glare

Top Rigging (2)

• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top

Card Draw (1)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive

Control (1)

• 1x Angelic Arbiter

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Arcades, the Strategist is so brilliant that he can even turn walls into weapons. From his Privileged Position Arcades has been waiting for the perfect time to deploy his Assault Formation of Stalwart Shield-Bearers. He also isn't afraid to deploy a Wall of Denial with Counterspells and his Insidious Will to subdue his opponents. Avacyn, Angel of Hope has also been recruited to help Fell the Mighty. Arcades will also give his enemies a lesson in meekness with Meekstone, and if they don't accept his doctrine the there will be a Retribution of the Meek. He has also recruited Tamiyo, Field Researcher and her immense knowledge she has gained from her studies. In the end all that is left will be to Settle the Wreckage and let the Dazzling Ramparts return to their rightful place. Strategy will always win out in the end when Arcades is in charge.

M19 brought back the Elder Dragons, in cards that we have never seen before. While all of them are really cool (Nicol Bolas, the Ravager   is way cool), Arcades, the Strategist has opened up a new tribe: Walls. While previously it could be done with Doran, the Siege Tower, you had to use other cards in order to let your walls attack. Arcades is able to let walls attack all by himself. In the end I went with a deck that has the ability to control, in a deck that I feel like could end up being aggressive.

Hope you like the deck! Comments, suggestions, and upvotes are encouraged.

Special thanks to scotchtapedsleeves for doing the coding for this deck! Credit to The Deckcoders' Alliance for the code on this page

Top Ranked	Achieved #41 position overall 6 years ago Achieved #4 position in Commander / EDH 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Control 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH GWU (Bant) 5 years ago
Date added	6 years
Last updated	4 years
Exclude colors	BR
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 40 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.23
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Emblem Tamiyo, Field Researcher, Enchantment Cleric 2/1 W
Folders	EDH Tribal Series, Nice Decks, Commander, edh, Arcades, Tribal Decks, interesting, Potential decks to build, Test