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Commander

Qty: 1 Price: $2.79
Arcades, the Strategist
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.
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon
Arcades, the Strategist (plst) M19-212
Color tag templates(None)
$2.79 $2.58

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Creature

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Axebane Guardian
Defender
: Add X mana in any combination of colors, where X is the number of creatures you control with defender.
Creature - Human Druid
Axebane Guardian (tdc) 248
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.29
Crystal Barricade
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
You have hexproof. (You can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Prevent all noncombat damage that would be dealt to other creatures you control.
Creature Artifact - Wall
Crystal Barricade (fdn) 296
Color tag templates(None)
$4.99 $2.87
Fog Bank
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Flying
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by this creature.
Creature - Wall
Fog Bank (usg) 75
Color tag templates(None)
$1.29 $0.44
Fortified Rampart
Defender
Creature - Wall
Fortified Rampart (bfz) 27
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.20
Hover Barrier
Defender, flying
Creature - Illusion Wall
Hover Barrier (rtr) 40
Color tag templates(None)
$0.69 $0.41
Perimeter Captain
Defender
Whenever a creature you control with defender blocks, you may gain 2 life.
Creature - Human Soldier
Perimeter Captain (plst) WWK-16
Color tag templates(None)
$1.49 $1.16
Stalwart Shield-Bearers
Defender
Other creatures you control with defender get +0/+2.
Creature - Human Soldier
Stalwart Shield-Bearers (roe) 46
Color tag templates(None)
$1.29 $1.65
Sylvan Caryatid
Defender, hexproof
: Add one mana of any color.
Creature - Plant
Sylvan Caryatid (tdc) 272
Color tag templates(None)
$1.79 $0.55
The Pride of Hull Clade
This spell costs
less to cast, where X is the total toughness of creatures you control.
Defender
: 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.
Legendary Creature - Turtle Crocodile Elk
The Pride of Hull Clade (mkm) 172
Color tag templates(None)
$2.79 $1.78
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
Defender
Other permanents you control have indestructible.
Legendary Creature Artifact - Wall
The Walls of Ba Sing Se (tla) 261
Color tag templates(None)
$29.99 $24.03
Walking Bulwark
Defender
: Until end of turn, target creature with defender gains haste, can attack as though it didn't have defender, and assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power. Activate only as a sorcery.
Creature Artifact - Golem
Walking Bulwark (tdc) 334
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.30
Wall of Blossoms
Defender
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Creature - Plant Wall
Wall of Blossoms (v13) 6
Color tag templates(None)
$1.99 $1.35
Wall of Denial
Defender, flying
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Creature - Wall
Wall of Denial (cmm) 939
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.45
Wall of Frost
Defender
Whenever this creature blocks a creature, that creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Creature - Wall
Wall of Frost (plst) MM3-56
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.26
Wall of Glare
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
This creature can block any number of creatures.
Creature - Wall
Wall of Glare (uds) 25
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.60
Wall of Omens
Defender
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Creature - Wall
Wall of Omens (fca) 27
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.24
Wall of Stolen Identity
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it's a Wall in addition to its other types and has defender. When you do, tap the copied creature and it doesn't untap during its controller's untap step for as long as you control this creature.
Creature - Shapeshifter Wall
Wall of Stolen Identity (c19) 13
Color tag templates(None)
$3.99 $4.41
Wall of Tanglecord
Defender
: This creature gains reach until end of turn. (It can block creatures with flying.)
Creature Artifact - Wall
Wall of Tanglecord (som) 222
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.39

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Cycling

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Shimmering Barrier
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
First strike
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Creature - Wall
Shimmering Barrier (usg) 50
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.26

Cycling

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Draw

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Brainstorm
Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
Instant
Brainstorm (sld) 2148
Color tag templates(None)
$2.99 $1.40
Consider
Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Draw a card.
Instant
Consider (mid) 44
Color tag templates(None)
$1.49 $0.57
Fecund Greenshell
Reach
As long as you control ten or more lands, creatures you control get +2/+2.
Whenever this creature or another creature you control with toughness greater than its power enters, look at the top card of your library. If it's a land card, you may put it onto the battlefield tapped. Otherwise, put it into your hand.
Creature - Elemental Turtle
Fecund Greenshell (blb) 171
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $0.67
Geist of the Archives
Defender
At the beginning of your upkeep, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Creature - Spirit
Geist of the Archives (emn) 62
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.29
Opt
Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Draw a card.
Instant
Opt (tdc) 158
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.29
Ponder
Look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order. You may shuffle.
Draw a card.
Sorcery
Ponder (tdc) 159
Color tag templates(None)
$3.49 $2.27
Portcullis Vine
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
,
, Sacrifice a creature with defender: Draw a card.
Creature - Plant Wall
Portcullis Vine (m21) 195
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.10
Preordain
Scry 2, then draw a card. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Sorcery
Preordain (tdc) 161
Color tag templates(None)
$1.79 $0.64
Stock Up
Look at the top five cards of your library. Put two of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
Sorcery
Stock Up (dft) 67
Color tag templates(None)
$6.99 $3.15

Draw

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Enchantment

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Assault Formation
Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
: Target creature with defender can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.
: Creatures you control get +0/+1 until end of turn.
Enchantment
Assault Formation (tdc) 246
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.31
Aura Shards
Whenever a creature you control enters, you may destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Enchantment
Aura Shards (plst) CMD-182
Color tag templates(None)
$22.99 $22.32
Crosswinds
Creatures with flying get -2/-0.
Enchantment
Crosswinds (usg) 246
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.19
Ghostly Prison
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays
for each creature they control that's attacking you.
Enchantment
Ghostly Prison (c19) 64
Color tag templates(None)
$8.49 $6.88
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.
: Untap target creature.
Enchantment
High Alert (plst) RNA-182
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.41
Propaganda
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays
for each creature they control that's attacking you.
Enchantment
Propaganda (m3c) 191
Color tag templates(None)
$5.99 $3.20

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Evasion

Qty: 2 Price: $0.74
Assassin Den
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It can't be blocked this turn. Activate only as a sorcery.
Creature - Wall
Assassin Den (acr) 281
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.19
Towering Viewpoint
Defender, reach
Leap of Faith —
: Target creature gains flying until end of turn.
Creature Artifact - Wall
Towering Viewpoint (acr) 77
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.21

Evasion

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Finisher

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Towering Titan
This creature enters 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 - Giant
Towering Titan (tdc) 276
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $0.32

Finisher

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Instant

Qty: 4 Price: $131.66
Fierce Guardianship
If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
Counter target noncreature spell.
Instant
Fierce Guardianship (cmm) 94
Color tag templates(None)
$64.99 $54.43
Flawless Maneuver
If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.
Instant
Flawless Maneuver (cmm) 24
Color tag templates(None)
$32.99 $21.83
Tower Defense
Creatures you control get +0/+5 and gain reach until end of turn.
Instant
Tower Defense (tdc) 275
Color tag templates(None)
$0.69 $0.34
Worldly Tutor
Search your library for a creature card, reveal it, then shuffle and put the card on top.
Instant
Worldly Tutor (dmr) 185
Color tag templates(None)
$32.99 $27.86

Instant

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Land

Qty: 36 Price: $87.25
Bountiful Promenade
This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents.
: Add
or
.
Land
Bountiful Promenade (clb) 348
Color tag templates(None)
$22.99 $19.46
Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (soc) 129
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.33
Forest
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Forest
Forest (sos) 280
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.16
Hallowed Fountain
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Plains Island
Hallowed Fountain (ecl) 347
Color tag templates(None)
$14.99 $12.19
Hushwood Verge
: Add
.
: Add
. Activate only if you control a Forest or a Plains.
Land
Hushwood Verge (dsk) 261
Color tag templates(None)
$9.49 $6.60
Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (sos) 274
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.12
Plains
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Plains
Plains (sos) 272
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.10
Prairie Stream
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.
Land - Plains Island
Prairie Stream (fic) 413
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.24
Rejuvenating Springs
This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents.
: Add
or
.
Land
Rejuvenating Springs (cmr) 354
Color tag templates(None)
$10.99 $7.92
Sodden Verdure
(
: Add
or
.)
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.
Land - Island Forest
Sodden Verdure (tmc) 74
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $0.84
Temple Garden
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Plains Forest
Temple Garden (ecl) 351
Color tag templates(None)
$12.99 $11.90
Willowrush Verge
: Add
.
: Add
. Activate only if you control a Forest or an Island.
Land
Willowrush Verge (dft) 506
Color tag templates(None)
$---- $13.91

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Landfall

Qty: 1 Price: $0.35
Jaddi Offshoot
Defender
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you gain 1 life.
Creature - Plant
Jaddi Offshoot (tdc) 260
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.39

Landfall

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Mill

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Coral Colony
Defender
,
: 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 - Wall
Coral Colony (dmu) 45
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.10

Mill

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Protection

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Blessed Respite
Target player shuffles their graveyard into their library. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
Instant
Blessed Respite (mh2) 150
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.43
Guard Gomazoa
Defender, flying
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to this creature.
Creature - Jellyfish
Guard Gomazoa (plst) PCA-17
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.33
Mandate of Peace
Cast this spell only during combat.
Your opponents can't cast spells this turn.
End the combat phase. (Remove all attackers and blockers from combat. Exile all spells and abilities from the stack, including this spell.)
Instant
Mandate of Peace (c19) 4
Color tag templates(None)
$1.79 $1.97
Valor Made Real
Target creature can block any number of creatures this turn.
Instant
Valor Made Real (cns) 86
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.22
Wall of Air
Defender, flying (This creature can't attack, and it can block creatures with flying.)
Creature - Wall
Wall of Air (10e) 124
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.32
Wall of Mist
Defender
Creature - Wall
Wall of Mist (m19) 83
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.22
Wall of Swords
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Flying
Creature - Wall
Wall of Swords (m14) 41
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.12
Wall of Vines
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Creature - Plant Wall
Wall of Vines (jmp) 443
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.12

Protection

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (soc) 127
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.38
Crop Rotation
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a land.
Search your library for a land card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Instant
Crop Rotation (soa) 51
Color tag templates(None)
$4.99 $4.63
Cultivate
Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Cultivate (soc) 265
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $0.34
Explosive Vegetation
Search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Explosive Vegetation (drc) 112
Color tag templates(None)
$0.69 $0.44
Kodama's Reach
Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.
Sorcery - Arcane
Kodama's Reach (ecc) 113
Color tag templates(None)
$2.79 $1.07
Rampant Growth
Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Rampant Growth (fic) 313
Color tag templates(None)
$1.29 $0.42
Rampart Architect
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, create a 1/3 white Wall creature token with defender.
Whenever a creature you control with defender dies, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Creature - Advisor Elephant
Rampart Architect (tdc) 87
Color tag templates(None)
$0.69 $0.31
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (soc) 128
Color tag templates(None)
$2.29 $1.19
Sunscape Familiar
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Green spells and blue spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Creature - Wall
Sunscape Familiar (plst) PLS-17
Color tag templates(None)
$2.79 $1.36

Ramp

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Removal

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Swords to Plowshares
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
Instant
Swords to Plowshares (soc) 179
Color tag templates(None)
$2.49 $1.28
Wall of Tears
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Whenever this creature blocks a creature, return that creature to its owner's hand at end of combat.
Creature - Wall
Wall of Tears (plst) STH-50
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.43

Removal

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Tokens

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Wingmantle Chaplain
Defender
When this creature enters, create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying for each creature with defender you control.
Whenever another creature you control with defender enters, create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying.
Creature - Human Cleric
Wingmantle Chaplain (dmu) 39
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.23

Tokens

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Sideboard

Qty: 7 Price: $8.09
Counterspell
Counter target spell.
Instant
Counterspell (dsc) 114
Color tag templates(None)
$3.49 $2.53
Drift of Phantasms
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Flying
Transmute
(
, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same mana value as this card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Transmute only as a sorcery.)
Creature - Spirit
Drift of Phantasms (rvr) 42
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.32
Jeskai Barricade
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Defender
When this creature enters, you may return another target creature you control to its owner's hand.
Creature - Wall
Jeskai Barricade (frf) 15
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.39
Jungle Barrier
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Creature - Plant Wall
Jungle Barrier (plst) E02-38
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.25
Resolute Watchdog
Defender
, Sacrifice this creature: Target creature you control gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
Creature - Dog
Resolute Watchdog (rna) 19
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.25
Unbreakable Formation
Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.
Addendum — If you cast this spell during your main phase, put a +1/+1 counter on each of those creatures and they gain vigilance until end of turn.
Instant
Unbreakable Formation (rvr) 32
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $1.15
Weathered Sentinels
Defender, vigilance, reach, trample
This creature can attack players who attacked you during their last turn as though it didn't have defender.
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +3/+3 and gains indestructible until end of turn.
Creature Artifact - Wall
Weathered Sentinels (tdc) 336
Color tag templates(None)
$1.29 $0.75

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Tokens & Extras

Qty: 2 Price: $0.70
Bird
Flying
Creature Token - Bird
Bird (ttdm) 2
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $----
Wall
Defender
Creature Token - Wall
Wall (ttdc) 7
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $----

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Deck Info

Deck stats

19 pips - 19 cards
18 mana - 18 cards
24 pips - 22 cards
18 mana - 18 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
4 mana - 4 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
4 mana - 4 cards
24 pips - 22 cards
19 mana - 19 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
2 mana - 1 card
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