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Magic · Core Set 2019 · #212 · Mythic

Arcades, the Strategist

Magic card price for Arcades, the Strategist: $27.65 market, from $22.34 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 17, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 17, 2026
$27.65
0.0% this week · +5.1% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days+5.1%
90 days+8.3%
1 year+0.4%
All time+60.4%

Sellers right now

$22.34lowest listing$356.64highest
Market price$27.65
Mid listing$31.56
30-day avg$27.36

Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.

Where to buy

TCGplayer$27.65
Cardmarket$20.81 €18.49

EUR converted at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$25.1352-week low$27.8352-week high
In the range93%
All-time low$17.24
All-time high$35.05
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market price
$16.18$23.03$29.89$36.74
$27.65
Feb 2024Dec 2024Nov 2025Oct 2026
TCGplayer market price · via tcgcsvtcgrate.com

Price story

Arcades, the Strategist (Foil) entered our records in February 2024 at $17.24 and stands at $27.65 today, up 60.4% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved +0.4%, trading between $25.13 and $27.83. The current price is near the top of that range. The highest price we have recorded is $35.05, 26.8% above today. Listings currently start at $22.34; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $27.36.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$27.65$22.34$356.640.0%
Normal$3.44$2.00$22.12−3.1%

The card in play

Power / Toughness3 / 5
Type line
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
Rules text

Flying, vigilance.

Whenever a creature with defender enters the battlefield under your control, draw a card.

Each creature you control with defender assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power and can attack as though it didn't have defender.

Other printings of Arcades, the Strategist

3 more · $3.05 – $55.49
All printings
Arcades, the Strategist (212), Prerelease Cards — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Arcades, the Strategist Prerelease Cards · #212 $55.49 Arcades, the Strategist (371), Time Spiral: Remastered — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Arcades, the Strategist Time Spiral: Remastered · #371 $37.73 Arcades, the Strategist (212/280), The List Reprints — Magic card price −1.3% 7d Arcades, the Strategist The List Reprints · #212/280 $3.05

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