mtg arcades wall deck commander EDH Deck Arcades, the Strategist 100 Magic Cards Custom Deck Defenders Walls Each creature you control with defender assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power and can attack as though it didnt have defender. Arcades, the Strategist WALLS TOUGHNESS

Aaron was interested in larger, impactful effects that you would play in a competitive deck even if that was the only thing it did

Some of that is just good fortune in how all these effects are worded, but Id say its more that discarding is an inherently effective way to interface with Magic s core mechanics

Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token as a downside

Looking at Hiram Flaversham Toymaker and the Pawpsicle/Fortisphere combination, it allows that same card draw advantage in a color not designed for the mechanic, The real problem here though, is that your opponent usually has no answer to the 6 Willpower Hiram this early in the game, or no way to remove items that early before the Hiram combo is pulled off and your opponent has a three card advantage against you by turn four

And finally, be sure you've downloaded Arena Tutor if you're a newer player looking to track your collection and matches