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Arcane Army
Summon an army bred for one single purpose: to destroy the world!
Arcane Army is a Blue/Red Amass deck that uses instants and sorceries to control the board while growing its orcish army! This deck combines the fun of spells matter decks, with massive tokens.
A versatile Blue-Red midrange deck that combines efficient threats with interaction, scaling into powerful late-game options.
Signature Cards
Keywords
AmassMillTreasureFlyingWardFlashback
Game Plan
Early Game
Turns 1-2
Make efficient plays with Fear, Fire, Foes! and Balmor, Battlemage Captain and set up your mid-game. Don't overextend into sweepers if you have a lead.
Mid Game
Turns 3-4
Develop your board while leaving up interaction. This is where the deck's threat-answer flexibility shines — read the matchup and pivot accordingly.
Late Game
Turn 5+
Leverage Najal, the Storm Runner and Saruman the White to dominate the late game. Resolve your biggest threats and protect them.
Deck Play Profile
Derived from automated card-by-card analysis across all known versions. The Capability Profile shows how the deck measures up across six functional dimensions — pressure, interaction, card advantage, and more. The Play Style hexagon uses the same data to place the deck on the aggro–control–combo–midrange spectrum.
Capability Profile
Play Style
Deck average (all versions)
Strengths & Weaknesses
Flexible threat-answer ratio adapts to different matchup archetypes
Individual card quality means you win most fair fights
Slower than aggro decks and can struggle if forced to play purely reactively in the early game
Weaker to overwhelming synergy decks that go "above" fair interaction
