Arcades, the Strategist
Core Set 2019 Promos 212s • mythic
- Set
- Core Set 2019 Promos
- Collector number
- 212s
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana white mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green · Blue · White
- Artist
- Even Amundsen
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
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.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Arcades, the Strategist was released in 2018 as part of the Core Set 2019 expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card represents a legendary Elder Dragon, a creature type with deep roots in the game's lore dating back to the 1994 Legends set. This specific card was designed to function as a tribal commander for 'defender' creatures, subverting the traditional role of low-attack units by allowing them to deal combat damage based on their toughness.
The artwork was commissioned from Even Amundsen, a freelance illustrator known for his fantasy character designs. Amundsen was tasked with depicting the dragon as a tactician and scholar, moving away from the purely monstrous portrayals common in earlier iterations of the character. The promotional version, marked with the 212s collector number, features distinct foil stamping and was distributed through sanctioned store events, gaining a positive reception among Commander format players for its unique strategic mechanical identity.
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