Arcades, the Strategist 
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon3/5
Oracle text (EN)
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
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.
Printing details
- Set
- PM19 · 212s
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Even Amundsen
- Released
- 2018-07-13
- Prices
- €20.43 · $55.49
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| November 2, 2026 | €20.43 | €73.96 |
| October 31, 2026 | €20.43 | €73.78 |
| October 30, 2026 | €20.43 | €73.90 |
| October 28, 2026 | €20.43 | €74.15 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €10.50 trend €0.00 30-day avg – | low €10.50 trend €20.43 30-day avg €18.44 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from – | NM from €73.96 with Zero from €73.96 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from – | NM from €73.96 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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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.
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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.