#Arcades feedback.

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Main thing I can say is perhaps run a few extra counterspells, maybe a negate and swan song or something. Keeping Arcades on board is pretty key for arcades decks

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Or maybe add a pair of swiftfoot boots

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[[High Alert]] as another substitute arcades

reef gladeBOT
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I do think boots, song, and a dovin’s veto would slot in nicely. By chance is there anything you would cut for those 3 cards by chance?

acoustic fjord
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I had Arcades deck once. Generally, you don’t have to have so much card draw in the deck, cause you can deck yourself.

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I would cut out all non-defender creatures exept Sidar Kondo. You really don’tneed much mana acceleration, since all defenders are super cheap. You can cut some expensive ones. Sentinels for example are not super flashy.

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Okay, wait, I'll organize all my thoughts.

acoustic fjord
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CREATURES:
You don't really want much non-defender creatures, unless they're directly working toward wincon - a lot of defenders and some form of evasion. Keep Tetsuko and Sidar Kodo, they're working superb, but [[Chulane, Teller of Tales]], [[Bloom tender]], [[Birds of Paradise]], [[Rigo, Streetwise Mentor]] while they're splashy, and have reputation, they just create you more value in already value heavy deck. You want to have Arcades on the battlefield and keep casting defender after defender, and make shure Arcades is not removed.
If you really want to keep some of those you can keep mana dorks.

After a thought, keep Sentinels, they're ok.

reef gladeBOT
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ENCHANTMENTS:

Okay, I would highly think about presence of [[Growing Rites of Itlimoc]] and [[Smothering Thithe]], again - splashy for shure, but our mana curve is super low to the ground. You can be flooded.

And yeah Jayrab is right [[High Alert]] should be here yesterday

reef gladeBOT
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https://scryfall.com/card/xln/191/growing-rites-of-itlimoc-itlimoc-cradle-of-the-sun?utm_source=discord

Growing Rites of Itlimoc <:mana2:292901509060886528><:manag:292901508654301185>

Legendary Enchantment
When Growing Rites of Itlimoc enters the battlefield, look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
At the beginning of your end step, if you control four or more creatures, transform Growing Rites of Itlimoc.

Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun
Legendary Land
(Transforms from Growing Rites of Itlimoc.)
manat: Add manag.
manat: Add manag for each creature you control.
Before the Sun Empire was born, humans and merfolk joined their magic to invoke a blessing of fertility on the land.

acoustic fjord
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SORCERIES:

As I said in CREATURE part, it's essential that our sweet swallen defenders get through, and while [[Triumph of the Hordes]] does that, since we're in blue, I would suggest unblockability in some form insted.

I'll be also huge advocat of ramp in for of lands. [[Rampant growh]] and [[Search for tomorrow]] are not splashy, but do their's job.

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INSTANTS:

This section is pretty OK, but I would think about [[Enlightened Tutor]], I don't know what artifact or enchantment you value so much, but making shure you're commander is safe on the battlefield is worth more than any other permament you have in this deck. Out, and slot in some protection spell.

reef gladeBOT
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LANDS:

Landbase is very OP, and can't say you'll have any problems with fixing. But for this deck, you can cut some. I used 31 lands and that was not little. Cut [[Gaea's Cradle]], same reasons as for Growing Ranks of Itlimoc.

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ARTIFACTS:

[[Meekstone]] is doing it's job, but it's also mean to others. You'll draw hate with it.
[[Sol Ring]] is staple, and as I said, i'm not shure you need this type of mana acceleration, since Arcades has in OG cost only 1 colorless mana, just like most of your defenders.

reef gladeBOT
acoustic fjord
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WHAT TO ADD:

As Jayrab said: [[High Alert]] and [[Swiftfoot Boots]] anr must.

I also can highly recommend those defenders:

[[Jaddi Offshoot]] - love this one, cheap, fast, draws a card fo single green mana and creates accidental life.
[[Consulate Skygate]] - reach, 0/4 for only 2 mana. Much better than [[Steel Wall]]
[[Gatecreeper Vine]] - searches you land when it etb.
[[Grappling Sundew]] - reach, 0/4 AND can be indestructible as well.
[[Suspicious Bookcase]] - deffender AND can make something unblockable.

[[Drift of Phantasms]] - the best of all of them. You can discard it to tutor any 3 CMC card. ANY. Check what cards you have with 3 CMC,

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[[Amaranthine Wall]] - huge, and can be indestructible, but a bit expensive

reef gladeBOT
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[[Crenellated Wall]] - it can be combat trick. Sometimes it puts your oponents in tough situation, when they're deciding what to block.

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