Spotlight · Commander Manabase

Best Manabase for

Arcades, the Strategist

Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon

· WUG

· #42 (22,248 decks)

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Budget

Filters

No tap-lands Fetchable only Snow basics

35 lands · total $88.13 budget: $100

Composition 17 Basics 5 Other Nonbasic 3 Bond Lands 3 Check Lands 3 Shock Lands 2 Battle Lands 1 Tri-lands 1 Triomes

Top Lands · By Real-Deck Inclusion

$88.13 18

Basics

$1.07 17

Best Pricey Adds · Real-Deck Upgrades

Lands real expensive-variant Arcades, the Strategist decks run that your current build doesn't include yet. Ranked by how often they appear in actual decks.

Tropical Island

91% of expensive decks

$566.78

Savannah

91% of expensive decks

$394.27

Tundra

91% of expensive decks

$599.47

Flooded Strand

76% of expensive decks

$15.93

Misty Rainforest

76% of expensive decks

$36.89

Windswept Heath

75% of expensive decks

$11.40

Boseiju, Who Endures

49% of expensive decks

$49.98

Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

39% of expensive decks

$15.89

Otawara, Soaring City

35% of expensive decks

$30.83

Deserted Beach

29% of expensive decks

$5.04

Mana Confluence

21% of expensive decks

$33.31

City of Brass

20% of expensive decks

$9.88

About This Manabase

Arcades, the Strategist is a WUG commander with a WUG color identity, so any land that produces only those colors is fair game. Our auto-built manabase above starts at the Optimized $100 tier and ranks every pick by how often real EDHREC decks actually run it — so shocks and fetches show up where the budget allows, dropping to scry lands, gain lands, and tap-duals as the cap tightens.

Pick a tier above to reshape the manabase. The Budget ($25) tier mirrors what budget-deck players actually run — mostly basics and the cheapest utility lands; Optimized ($100) shifts to the “default” EDHREC variant with shocks, fast lands, and a couple of fetches when the budget allows; Unlimited uses the expensive-variant data — originals, full fetch suites, and premium duals appear when in identity. Filter out tap-lands for faster decks, or pin yourself to fetchable lands for a fetch-heavy ramp shell.