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"Find me cards equivalent to: Arcades, the Strategist"

Similar cards (G/U/W Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon, or creatures with defender-matters ability):
1. Arcades, the Strategist — original card.
2. Doran, the Siege Tower (W/B/G) — assigns combat damage equal to toughness.
3. Tajic, Legion's Edge (W/R) — similar combat-focused Boros legend, but not defender-matters.
4. Pramikon, Sky Rampart (W/U/R) — defender legend with flying, changes attack directions.
5. High Alert (W/U) — enchantment, makes creatures assign combat damage equal to toughness and lets defenders attack.
6. Assault Formation (G) — enchantment, similar toughness-matters ability.

There are very few G/U/W Elder Dragons with defender-matters. Closest mechanical equivalents are Doran, the Siege Tower and enchantments like High Alert and Assault Formation.

Found Cards

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Arcades, the Strategist

Assault Formation

Doran, the Siege Tower

High Alert

Pramikon, Sky Rampart

Tajic, Legion's Edge

Arcades, the Strategist #371 Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon

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Rarity: Special
Converted Cost: 4
Power/Toughness: 3/5
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Elder
  • Dragon
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying Vigilance

    Rules

  • 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.
  • 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.

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    Cardmarket 2.69 EUR / 39.17 EUR
    Cardkingdom / 49.99 USD 2.99 USD
    Tcgplayer 2.96 USD / 27.15 USD
    Manapool 4.14 USD / 33.23 USD

    Legalities

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    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.

    Assault Formation #246 Enchantment

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Enchantment
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • Assault Formation’s first 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, Hunt the Weak won’t cause a creature to fight with its toughness.
  • For example, a 2/3 creature will assign 3 combat damage rather than 2.

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    Cardmarket 0.43 EUR
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    Cardkingdom 0.99 USD
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    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power. : Target creature with defender can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender. : Creatures you control get +0/+1 until end of turn.

    Doran, the Siege Tower #10 Legendary Creature — Treefolk Shaman

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 0/5
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Treefolk
  • Shaman
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • Doran's ability doesn't actually change creatures' power; it changes only the value of the combat damage they assign. All other rules and effects that check power or toughness use the real values.
  • Doran's ability means, for example, that a 2/3 creature will assign 3 damage in combat instead of 2.
  • This effect is mandatory and affects all creatures.

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    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Each creature assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.

    High Alert #182 Enchantment

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • High Alert’s first 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, Titanic Brawl won’t cause a creature to fight with its toughness under High Alert.

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    Tcgplayer 0.31 USD / 3.64 USD
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    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power. Creatures you control can attack as though they didn't have defender. : Untap target creature.

    Pramikon, Sky Rampart #47 Legendary Creature — Wall

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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 1/5
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Wall
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Defender Flying

    Rules

  • If no choice was made for Pramikon (perhaps because it's actually Volrath, the Shapestealer in an impressively clever disguise), its last ability has no effect.
  • If two Pramikons on the battlefield disagree on which direction three or more players must attack, players can't attack at all.
  • In a multiplayer game, players may use any mutually agreeable method to determine seating order after they've chosen decks but before the game begins. If players can't agree (perhaps because Pramikon has them worried about who their nearest opponent is), players should be seated randomly.

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    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Flying, defender As Pramikon enters, choose left or right. Each player may attack only the nearest opponent in the chosen direction and planeswalkers controlled by that opponent.

    Tajic, Legion's Edge #204p Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: 3/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Soldier
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    Layout:
    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Haste Mentor

    Rules

  • If Tajic and other creatures you control would be dealt lethal noncombat damage at the same time, the damage that would be dealt to your other creatures is prevented.
  • If the creature with mentor leaves the battlefield with mentor on the stack, use its power as that creature last existed on the battlefield to determine whether the target creature has less power.
  • If the target creature's power is no longer less than the attacking creature's power as the ability resolves, mentor doesn't add a +1/+1 counter. For example, if two 3/3 creatures with mentor attack and both mentor triggers target the same 2/2 creature, the first to resolve puts a +1/+1 counter on it and the second does nothing.
  • Mentor compares the power of the creature with mentor with that of the target creature at two different times: once as the triggered ability is put onto the stack, and once as the triggered ability resolves. If you wish to raise a creature's power so its mentor ability can target a bigger creature, the last chance you have to do so is during the beginning of combat step.

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    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Haste Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1counteron target attacking creature with lesser power.) Prevent all noncombat damage that would be dealt to other creatures you control. : Tajic gains first strike until end of turn.