Dreadhorde Arcanist

Commanders that run Dreadhorde Arcanist most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

• Zada, Hedron Grinder: 4,055 decks
• Feather, the Redeemed: 1,746 decks
• Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied: 1,464 decks
• Narset, Enlightened Exile: 1,011 decks
• Balmor, Battlemage Captain: 780 decks
• Bria, Riptide Rogue: 776 decks
• Adeliz, the Cinder Wind: 443 decks
• The Howling Abomination: 308 decks

Often played with Dreadhorde Arcanist

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

• Illuminator Virtuoso
• Wild Defiance
• Tenth District Legionnaire
• Clever Lumimancer
• Nighthaze
• Aggressive Urge
• Viridescent Wisps
• Mavinda, Students' Advocate
• Poison the Blade
• Favored Hoplite

Rulings

• 2021-03-19: The instant or sorcery card you target must have mana value less than or equal to Dreadhorde Arcanist's power immediately after Dreadhorde Arcanist has attacked. Any other abilities that trigger when creatures you control attack won't have resolved yet.
• 2021-03-19: If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
• 2021-03-19: If Dreadhorde Arcanist leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, use its power as it last existed on the battlefield to check whether the card is still a legal target.
• 2021-03-19: If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the card.
• 2021-03-19: If you cast the card, you do so as part of the resolution of Dreadhorde Arcanist's triggered ability. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn. Timing permissions based on a card's type are ignored, and the spell will resolve before blockers are declared.