The Puppet Budget by ceddiek

Format: Commander

Commander: Arabella, Abandoned Doll

Bracket: 2

Deck overview

Arabella, Abandoned Doll leads a Boros token-swarm deck whose primary plan is to flood the battlefield with 1/1s and other creatures with power 2 or less, then turn that board count into damage through Arabella's attack trigger. Secondary wins come from Raid Bombardment, Warleader's Call, and Molten Gatekeeper converting attacks and ETBs into pings, and from Otharri, Suns' Glory or the two Krenkos growing an independent token army if the Doll is removed. There is no true hidden commander; Arabella is a repeatable mass-drain payoff rather than an enabler, so the deck can still run without her, but the clock becomes roughly two turns slower.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ainok Strike Leader
  • 1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
  • 1 Arabella, Abandoned Doll
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archon of Emeria
  • 1 Assemble the Players
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Break Through the Line
  • 1 Champion's Helm
  • 1 Clarion Spirit
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Dalkovan Packbeasts
  • 1 Darksteel Plate
  • 1 Deafening Silence
  • 1 Defense Grid
  • 1 Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
  • 1 Dragon Fodder
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Frontline Rush
  • 1 Goblin Instigator
  • 1 Grand Crescendo
  • 1 Gratuitous Violence
  • 1 Griffin Aerie
  • 1 Hanweir Garrison
  • 1 Helpful Hunter
  • 1 Inspiring Vantage
  • 1 Kinscaer Sentry
  • 1 Kirol, Attentive First-Year
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
  • 1 Legion Warboss
  • 1 Living Phone
  • 1 Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
  • 1 Loyal Apprentice
  • 1 Marvin, Murderous Mimic
  • 1 Mentor of the Meek
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Molten Gatekeeper
  • 15 Mountain
  • 1 Oltec Matterweaver
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 1 Ornithopter of Paradise
  • 1 Otharri, Suns' Glory
  • 15 Plains
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Ragged Playmate
  • 1 Raid Bombardment
  • 1 Raise the Alarm
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Rising of the Day
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rule of Law
  • 1 Rumor Gatherer
  • 1 Siege-Gang Lieutenant
  • 1 Skrelv, Defector Mite
  • 1 Skyknight Vanguard
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Song of Totentanz
  • 1 Spider-Punk
  • 1 Spirited Companion
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 The Jolly Balloon Man
  • 1 Veteran Soldier
  • 1 Warleader's Call
  • 1 We Ride at Dawn
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 Windcrag Siege
  • 1 Wyrm's Crossing Patrol