Arabella IRL by MrDabfire

Format: Commander

Commander: Arabella, Abandoned Doll

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This is a Boros go-wide tokens deck helmed by Arabella, Abandoned Doll. The plan is to flood the board with creatures of power 2 or less, layer damage amplifiers, then attack with Arabella (ideally with haste) so her trigger converts the swarm into direct damage to each opponent and a matching life swing. Token makers span cheap instants and sorceries (Dragon Fodder, Hop to It, Release the Dogs, Empty the Warrens) through recursive engines (Krenko, Mob Boss, Horn of Gondor, Saradoc, Master of Buckland, Felidar Retreat). Finishers include Twinflame Tyrant, Gratuitous Violence, Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit, and the extra-combat closer Aurelia, the Warleader. Secondary paths are pure combat with the same doublers, Storm Herd off Arabella's life gain, and Brash Taunter pings. Arabella is a cheap, efficient payoff rather than a build-around engine; the deck still presents a wide board without her.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ajani, Outland Chaperone
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Antiquities on the Loose
  • 1 Arabella, Abandoned Doll
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Asgardian Citadel
  • 1 Aurelia, the Warleader
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Brash Taunter
  • 1 Bre of Clan Stoutarm
  • 1 Clachan Festival
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conduit Goblin
  • 1 Crashing Drawbridge
  • 1 Crystal Barricade
  • 1 Cursed Recording
  • 1 Dawn Charm
  • 1 Dawn of a New Age
  • 1 Decree of Justice
  • 1 Distinguished Conjurer
  • 1 Dragon Fodder
  • 1 Elder Auntie
  • 1 Emeria Angel
  • 1 Empty the Warrens
  • 1 Enduring Innocence
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 1 Festival of Embers
  • 1 Fields of Strife
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gilded Lotus
  • 1 Goblin Negotiation
  • 1 Goblin Smuggler
  • 1 Goblin Surprise
  • 1 Gratuitous Violence
  • 1 Hanged Executioner
  • 1 Heroic Reinforcements
  • 1 Hop to It
  • 1 Horn of Gondor
  • 1 Inventors' Fair
  • 1 Kavaron Turbodrone
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Mentor of the Meek
  • 1 Meteor Crater
  • 1 Midnight Mayhem
  • 1 Mighty Mutanimals
  • 1 Mind's Eye
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor
  • 7 Mountain
  • 1 Okoye, Dora Milaje Leader
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 1 Personify
  • 1 Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Pyromancer's Goggles
  • 1 Quinjet Technician
  • 1 Ragged Playmate
  • 1 Raucous Carnival
  • 1 Redcap Gutter-Dweller
  • 1 Regal Caracal
  • 1 Release the Dogs
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Resolute Reinforcements
  • 1 Return the Favor
  • 1 Ring of Three Wishes
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Saradoc, Master of Buckland
  • 1 Scurry of Gremlins
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sourbread Auntie
  • 1 Spawn-Gang Commander
  • 1 Spiked Corridor // Torture Pit
  • 1 Storm Herd
  • 1 Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Temple of Triumph
  • 1 The Jolly Balloon Man
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Twinflame Tyrant
  • 1 Valkyrie's Call
  • 1 Whispersilk Cloak
  • 1 Wind-Scarred Crag
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow