Arcades, the Strategist
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
Arcades, the Strategist
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
Card Text
Flying, vigilance
Whenever a creature you control with defender enters, 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.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 4
- Colors
- Green, Blue, White
- Color Identity
- Green, Blue, White
- Power / Toughness
- 3 / 5
- EDHREC Rank
- #5,723
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (23)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) | #M19-212 | mythic | en | Even Amundsen | $2.74 | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #371 | special | en | Even Amundsen | $2.69 | $27.23 |
| Core Set 2019 (M19) | #212 | mythic | en | Even Amundsen | $4.03 | $25.40 |
| Core Set 2019 Promos (PM19) | #212s | mythic | en | Even Amundsen | — | $46.48 |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #371 | special | de | Even Amundsen | — | — |
| Core Set 2019 (M19) | #212 | mythic | de | Even Amundsen | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #371 | special | es | Even Amundsen | — | — |
| Core Set 2019 (M19) | #212 | mythic | es | Even Amundsen | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #371 | special | fr | Even Amundsen | — | — |
| Core Set 2019 (M19) | #212 | mythic | fr | Even Amundsen | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #371 | special | it | Even Amundsen | — | — |
| Core Set 2019 (M19) | #212 | mythic | it | Even Amundsen | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #371 | special | ja | Even Amundsen | — | — |
| Core Set 2019 (M19) | #212 | mythic | ja | Even Amundsen | — | — |
| Core Set 2019 (M19) | #212 | mythic | ko | Even Amundsen | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #371 | special | pt | Even Amundsen | — | — |
| Core Set 2019 (M19) | #212 | mythic | pt | Even Amundsen | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #371 | special | ru | Even Amundsen | — | — |
| Core Set 2019 (M19) | #212 | mythic | ru | Even Amundsen | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #371 | special | zhs | Even Amundsen | — | — |
| Core Set 2019 (M19) | #212 | mythic | zhs | Even Amundsen | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #371 | special | zht | Even Amundsen | — | — |
| Core Set 2019 (M19) | #212 | mythic | zht | Even Amundsen | — | — |
Official Rulings (2)
If Arcades leaves the battlefield after a creature with defender has attacked, that creature remains an attacking creature, although it will assign damage equal to its power.
Arcades's last ability doesn't actually change any creature's power. It changes only the amount of combat damage it assigns. All other rules and effects that check power or toughness use the real values. For example, Rabid Bite won't cause a creature with defender to deal damage equal to its toughness.
Cards Similar to Arcades, the Strategist
View all 65 similar cards →Looking for alternatives to Arcades, the Strategist? These Magic: The Gathering cards share similar effects and gameplay roles.
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon // Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas
$20.33
Galazeth Prismari
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
Dragonlord Atarka
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
Dragonlord Silumgar
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
Zacama, Primal Calamity
Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur