MTG Salvation

Doran officially has some competition.

Wall of Denial has never looked better. Good lord.

All of a sudden it goes from "3 CMC annoyance" to "OMG 3 CMC beatstick that wins the game in 3 turns if you don't have a way to kill it."

I like this Dragon.

YYEEEESSSSSSS! I can finally put Stalwart Shield-Bearers in an edh deck that isn't Doran, the Siege Tower

The difference in casting cost between Arcades/Bolas and the other 3 elder dragons is pretty much the difference between which ones will see play and which ones won't (outside of casual).

That would have been sweet.

Yeah, I misread the card. For some reason I thought it had Defender itself, meaning that it would have attacked/blocked for 5 damage (with flying and vigilance) for only 4 mana.

Asserting that Defender.dec will be a thing in competitive constructive is pretty bold.

Arcades sliver deck based around him and Dormant Sliver let's goooo

This seems really good and I actually want to build a deck around it.

1) It only costs 4 mana to cast (1WUG)
2) Its got evasion (flying) but its good for blocking (vigilance)
3) It has a good defensive body for its stats (3/5).
4) He gives you a +0 every time you play a defender because of the card draw.
5) He makes your defenders into sizable beaters that can strike back.

I did a lot of looking and the best defenders seam to be mostly in the 0-4 cmc range with a few exceptions of actual goodstuff like Colossus of Akros, Manor Gargoyle, Grozoth, Sprouting Phytohydra, and Dazzling Ramparts. A lot of the cheap-to-cast ones are exceedingly amazing for their stats when you think of their toughness=power.

The fact that each defender cantrips when you have Arcades out is simply fantastic. Especially with ones that already do it like Wall of Omens and Wall of Blossoms which suddenly become +1 value from just +0.

Don't forget to throw in some flicker shenanigans

Yeah, he looks very fun to make a really defensive-oriented Bant deck. Hold them off with walls and control, build up your totally non-aggressive army (honest! Scout's honor!), and then smack them over the head with every wall out there.

Guard Gomazoa and others are kinda nice with him, too.

This is perfect for my Jungle Barrier deck that flickers with Venser, the Sojourner. Yes, a Jungle Barrier deck that wins with Treva, the Renewer. It's not a good deck, but this fits so perfectly.