ARABELLA by user6111296

Format: Commander

Commander: Arabella, Abandoned Doll

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 54

Deck overview

This deck is a high-velocity Boros aggressive burn strategy led by Arabella, Abandoned Doll. The game plan floods the battlefield with low-power creatures and 1/1 tokens using efficient engines like Ocelot Pride, Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon, and Skrelv's Hive. Once a swarm of small creatures is deployed, Arabella attacks to trigger massive noncombat life drain against every opponent simultaneously, completely bypassing conventional blockers. Direct damage doublers such as Delney, Streetwise Lookout and Roaming Throne amplify this drain to lethal levels. If opponents stall the combat step, backup burn engines like Purphoros, God of the Forge and Impact Tremors punish every new body entering the battlefield. The list protects its proactive turns with a premier shield suite featuring Teferi's Protection, Clever Concealment, and free spells like Flawless Maneuver and Deflecting Swat, while retaining instant-win combo potential through Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker and Dualcaster Mage.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Agate Instigator
  • 1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
  • 1 Anointed Procession
  • 1 Arabella, Abandoned Doll
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bennie Bracks, Zoologist
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Call the Coppercoats
  • 1 Castle Ardenvale
  • 1 Charismatic Conqueror
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Combat Celebrant
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Delney, Streetwise Lookout
  • 1 Dolmen Gate
  • 1 Dualcaster Mage
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Enduring Innocence
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Idol of Oblivion
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Imperial Recruiter
  • 1 Karlach, Fury of Avernus
  • 1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Loyal Apprentice
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Molten Gatekeeper
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 4 Mountain
  • 1 Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway
  • 1 Ocelot Pride
  • 1 Orim's Chant
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Rugged Prairie
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Secure the Wastes
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Siege-Gang Lieutenant
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Skrelv's Hive
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Song of Totentanz
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Subira, Tulzidi Caravanner
  • 1 Sunbaked Canyon
  • 1 Sunbillow Verge
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Jolly Balloon Man
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Twinflame
  • 1 Village Bell-Ringer
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Witty Roastmaster
  • 1 Wooded Foothills