dolly by ifishdaily

Format: Commander

Commander: Arabella, Abandoned Doll

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 26

Deck overview

This deck is an aggressive Boros go-wide token strategy commanded by Arabella, Abandoned Doll. The game plan centers on swarming the battlefield with low-power creatures—such as Soldiers, Goblins, and Thopters—and attacking with Arabella to deal direct noncombat damage to each opponent simultaneously while gaining equivalent life. Because Arabella checks for creatures with power 2 or less, anthems like Intangible Virtue buff tokens to 2/2 vigilance without breaking the commander's threshold, while asymmetric sweepers like Slaughter the Strong preserve your board and eliminate opposing behemoths. The deck accelerates pressure using high-yield token generators like Increasing Devotion and damage boosters like Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot, closing games via repeated attack triggers or a decisive Akroma's Will swing. While resilient against single-target removal due to low casting costs, the deck remains vulnerable to heavy sweepers and lacks dedicated stack interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 +2 Mace
  • 1 Abandon the Post
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Angel of Invention
  • 1 Arabella, Abandoned Doll
  • 1 Archangel of Tithes
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Aziza, Mage Tower Captain
  • 1 Bane's Invoker
  • 1 Blessed Hippogriff // Tyr's Blessing
  • 1 Blisterspit Gremlin
  • 1 Boros Garrison
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cooped Up
  • 1 Ertha Jo, Frontier Mentor
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 1 Forgotten Cave
  • 1 Furycalm Snarl
  • 1 Generous Plunderer
  • 1 Ghitu Lavarunner
  • 1 Goblin Trailblazer
  • 1 Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
  • 1 Hordeling Outburst
  • 1 Increasing Devotion
  • 1 Intangible Virtue
  • 1 Legion Loyalty
  • 1 Legion Warboss
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lightning Runner
  • 1 Localized Destruction
  • 1 Loyal Apprentice
  • 17 Mountain
  • 1 Mugging
  • 1 Myr Battlesphere
  • 1 Mysidian Elder
  • 1 Norin, Swift Survivalist
  • 1 Phyrexian Rebirth
  • 17 Plains
  • 1 Prairie Dog
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Raise the Alarm
  • 1 Revitalize
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rootborn Defenses
  • 1 Scurry of Gremlins
  • 1 Shatter
  • 1 Shire Scarecrow
  • 1 Siege-Gang Commander
  • 1 Skinbrand Goblin
  • 1 Slaughter the Strong
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Song of the Worldsoul
  • 1 Stone Quarry
  • 1 Stone of Erech
  • 1 Sun-Crested Pterodon
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Suspicious Bookcase
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot
  • 1 Tarfire
  • 1 Temple of Triumph
  • 1 The Eternal Wanderer
  • 1 Thrashing Frontliner
  • 1 Thundering Rebuke
  • 1 Treetop Freedom Fighters
  • 1 Trostani's Judgment