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Arcades, the Strategist

Arcades, the Strategist

Arcades, the Strategist


Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon


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.


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Illustrated by Even Amundsen

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Arcades, the Strategist


#486 · Mythic · English · Nonfoil


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Standard
Pioneer
Modern
Legacy
Vintage
Commander
Oathbreaker
Alchemy
Explorer
Historic
Timeless
Brawl
Pauper
Penny

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2021-03-19 : 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.

2021-03-19 : 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.

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