Fortress of Arcades

Fortress of Arcades is a Bant (green-white-blue) defender/Wall combo-midrange Commander deck built around Arcades, the Strategist. Its main plan is to flood the board with cheap Walls and defenders, turn them into attackers with Arcades, High Alert, Assault Formation, or Rolling Stones, and win through combat using their high toughness as damage.

Key synergies include:

• Card draw and value from defenders: Arcades lets Walls cantrip, while cards like Wall of Omens, Wall of Blossoms, and blink effects such as Ephemerate, Ghostly Flicker, and Eerie Interlude generate more cards.
• Mana engine/combo lines: Axebane Guardian and Overgrown Battlement make large amounts of mana with many defenders in play, which combo with Freed from the Real, Pemmin’s Aura, or Intruder Alarm for infinite mana or repeated untaps.
• Tutors and finishers: Finale of Devastation, Green Sun’s Zenith, Eladamri’s Call, and **Worldly Tutor