Arcades, the Strategist
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| Brawl | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel | Legal |
| Explorer | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Penny | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Card Set | Core Set 2019 |
| Card Type | Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon |
| Rarity | Mythic |
| Mana Cost | |
| Card Stats | 3 / 5 |
| 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. |
| Card Number | #212 |
| Artist | Even Amundsen |
| Subtypes | Dragon , Elder |
| Keywords | Flying , Vigilance |
| Supertypes | Legendary |
| Card Languages | Chinese Simplified , Chinese Traditional , English , French , German , Italian , Japanese , Korean , Portuguese (Brazil) , Russian , Spanish |
| Frame Version | 2015 |
| Border Color | Black |
| EDHREC Rank | 4774 |
| Has Foil? | Yes |
| Reprint? | No |
| Is Promo? | No |
| Oversized? | No |
| Joke Card? | No |
| In Starter? | No |
| Time Shifted? | No |
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Card Rulings
2021-03-19Arcades'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.
2021-03-19If 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.