Arcades, the Strategist

Mana Value

4

Rarity

mythic

Arcades, the Strategist

Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon

{1}{G}{W}{U}
Color Identity: G U W

Card Text

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.

Power/Toughness: 3/5

Keywords

Flying Vigilance

Set

Core Set 2019

(M19)

EDHREC Rank

#5,624

Commander Legal

✓ Can be your Commander

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.

Wotc — March 19, 2021

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.

Wotc — March 19, 2021

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