The Best Offense is a Good Defense

Arcades, the Strategist
Bracket 3·Upgraded
Created on September 26, 2026 by rambern-monard.
Win Rate 38%
3 Wins
5 Losses

02:43 Avg. Turn Length
6.0 Avg. Wins By Round
0.5 Avg. Kills Per Game
34.88 Avg. Damage Per Game
7.0 Avg. Game Rounds
Est. Power Level
4.2
Confidence Rating
66%
Competitive Rating
Casual
Largest Win Streak 2
Largest Kill Streak 3
Games 8

ELO Graph

1517
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Damage Graph

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Salty Score

0.0%
Salt received 0.0/game
Salt given 0.63/game

How the deck performed

Self-rated across 6 games

Underperformed 1
As expected 3
Popped off 2

Arch-enemies

Color Less
Was killed by you 1 time(s)

Ygra
Was done 56 damage by you

Group Hug Try
Killed you 1 time(s)

Turn length per round

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Bragging rights

Total damage done 268
Total kills 4
Time played 02:05:42
Total healing done 22
Total turns played 46
Average game time 00:53:27
Self damage done 43
Average commander damage per game 4.38
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Based on 8 games. Stats become more reliable with 10+ games.
Deck Health
Games Tracked
8
Cast On Curve
22%
Draw to Play
69%
Efficient
Commander
Avg Turn First Cast
4.0
Times Removed / Game
0.1
Casts / Game
1.1

Based on 7 games where your commander was cast.

Stars

Cards with the biggest win rate uplift when you play them.

Overgrown Farmland art
+100pp n=3
Overgrown Farmland
Arcades, the Strategist art
+43pp n=7
Arcades, the Strategist
Overgrown Battlement art
+25pp n=4
Overgrown Battlement
Errant, Street Artist art
+25pp n=4
Errant, Street Artist
Vine Trellis art
+25pp n=4
Vine Trellis

Dead draws

Rarely played when drawn. 30% or less play rate, 3+ draws.

  • Sylvan Caryatid
    0% of 3 draws
  • Pemmin's Aura
    0% of 3 draws

Underperformers

You win less when you cast these than when you don't.

  • Spara's Headquarters
    -7pp n=3

Lands in opening hand vs win rate

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Your best win rate is with 1 lands in your opening hand.

Best opening hand cards

by win rate
  • Overgrown Farmland
    3 games 100%
  • Wall of Lost Thoughts
    2 games 50%
  • Shield Sphere
    2 games 50%
  • Chain of Vapor
    2 games 50%
  • Errant, Street Artist
    2 games 50%
  • Plagon, Lord of the Beach
    2 games 50%
  • Fierce Guardianship
    2 games 0%
  • Sea of Clouds
    2 games 0%

Card performance

Your commander counts as drawn in every game and as played when cast from the command zone.

Card ↕ ↕ Drawn ↕ Played ↕ Play %
Arcades, the Strategist
8 7 88%
Overgrown Battlement
4 4 100%
Errant, Street Artist
4 4 100%
Vine Trellis
4 4 100%
Spara's Headquarters
3 3 100%
Overgrown Farmland
3 3 100%
Force of Will
2 2 100%
Fierce Guardianship
3 2 67%
Cosmic Rebirth
2 2 100%
Rejuvenating Springs
2 2 100%
Bountiful Promenade
2 2 100%
Wall of Lost Thoughts
2 2 100%
Wall of Omens
2 2 100%
Sea of Clouds
3 2 67%
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
4 2 50%
Chulane, Teller of Tales
3 2 67%
Cavern of Souls
2 2 100%
Breeding Pool
2 2 100%
Wall of Blossoms
2 2 100%
Crashing Drawbridge
2 2 100%
Hallowed Fountain
2 2 100%
Cloudstone Curio
2 2 100%
Finale of Devastation
1 2 200%
Gemstone Caverns
2 2 100%
Orator of Ojutai
3 2 67%
Mana Drain
1 1 100%
Command Tower
1 1 100%
Wall of Wood
2 1 50%
Wall of Roots
2 1 50%
Secret Door
1 1 100%
Words of Wind
2 1 50%
Otawara, Soaring City
2 1 50%
Ponder
1 1 100%
Terramorphic Expanse
1 1 100%
Abandoned Air Temple
1 1 100%
Abstergo Entertainment
1 1 100%
Seachrome Coast
1 1 100%
Access Tunnel
1 1 100%
Ghalta the Immovable
2 1 50%
Ancient Tomb
1 1 100%
Wall of Kelp
1 1 100%
Plains
2 1 50%
Riptide Turtle
1 1 100%
Force of Negation
1 1 100%
Elvish Spirit Guide
1 1 100%
Wall Off
1 1 100%
Saruli Caretaker
1 1 100%
Noble Hierarch
1 1 100%
Hydraulic Helper
1 1 100%
Drift of Phantasms
2 1 50%
Swan Song
1 1 100%
Rhystic Study
3 1 33%
Worldly Tutor
2 1 50%
Spellseeker
2 1 50%
Enduring Vitality
1 1 100%
Dreamroot Cascade
1 1 100%
Sunscape Familiar
1 1 100%
Shield Sphere
2 1 50%
Sol Ring
1 1 100%
Aluren
2 1 50%
Mockingbird
1 1 100%
Shifting Wall
1 1 100%
Island
1 1 100%
Gatecreeper Vine
1 0 0%
Jeskai Barricade
0 0 —
Bloom Tender
0 0 —
Ancient Ziggurat
0 0 —
Counterspell
0 0 —
Supreme Verdict
0 0 —
Sodden Verdure
0 0 —
Bant Panorama
0 0 —
Boseiju, Who Endures
0 0 —
Chain of Vapor
2 0 0%
Seaside Citadel
0 0 —
Heroic Intervention
0 0 —
Flawless Maneuver
0 0 —
Prairie Stream
0 0 —
Sunpetal Grove
0 0 —
Growth Spiral
0 0 —
Brainstorm
0 0 —
Thriving Isle
0 0 —
Exotic Orchard
0 0 —
Glacial Fortress
0 0 —
Arcane Denial
0 0 —
Teferi's Protection
0 0 —
Vanquish the Horde
0 0 —
Canopy Vista
0 0 —
Path of Ancestry
0 0 —
Solemn Simulacrum
0 0 —
Hinterland Harbor
0 0 —
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
1 0 0%
Galadriel's Dismissal
1 0 0%
Forest
0 0 —
Swords to Plowshares
0 0 —
Axebane Guardian
2 0 0%
Mystical Tutor
0 0 —
Cyclonic Rift
0 0 —
Aegis of the Heavens
2 0 0%
Deserted Beach
0 0 —
Sylvan Caryatid
3 0 0%
Wall of Runes
0 0 —
Pemmin's Aura
3 0 0%
Crystal Barricade
0 0 —
Walking Bulwark
0 0 —
Reflecting Pool
0 0 —
Beastrider Vanguard
0 0 —
Temple Garden
0 0 —
High Alert
0 0 —
Larder Zombie
0 0 —
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
0 0 —
Intruder Alarm
2 0 0%
Chord of Calling
1 0 0%
Mindbreak Trap
1 0 0%
Birds of Paradise
0 0 —
The Walls of Ba Sing Se
0 0 —
Tropical Island
1 0 0%
Tundra
1 0 0%
Sungrass Prairie
0 0 —
Savannah
0 0 —