Arcades, the Strategist Price
4 printings · 4 sets · first printed 2018
Arcades, the Strategist has been printed 4 times across 4 sets, first in 2018 and most recently in 2021. Right now the cheapest printing is The List #M19-212 at $3.08, while the most expensive is Core Set 2019 Promos #212s at $55.49 — about 18× more. The median across 4 priced printings is $3.64. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 4x, including dedicated reprint sets like The List, Time Spiral Remastered.
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Every Arcades, the Strategist Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| The List #M19-212 (M) Cheapest | 2021 | $3.08 | $0.90 |
| Core Set 2019 #212 (M) | 2018 | $3.59 | $1.50 |
| Time Spiral Remastered #371 (S) | 2021 | $3.69 | $1.80 |
| Core Set 2019 Promos #212s (M) Foil | 2018 | $55.49 | $33.00 foil |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
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.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 4 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
2 PrecedentsArcades'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.
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.