Cats by user4500538

Format: Commander

Commander: Arahbo, Roar of the World

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 43

Deck overview

This deck is a focused Selesnya tribal aggro build commanded by Arahbo, Roar of the World. It leverages Arahbo's eminence ability to turn cheap, evasive, and double-striking Cats into significant early combat threats without spending mana. The early game establishes board presence with low-curve creatures like Skyhunter Skirmisher and Ocelot Pride, buffed immediately to apply early life total pressure. During the mid-game, the deck transitions from single-target damage into table-wide lethality through scaling token producers, card draw engines like Tribute to the World Tree, and explosive finishers including Triumph of the Hordes, Beastmaster Ascension, and Akroma's Will. The interaction package excels at removing opposing artifacts and enchantments through repeatable triggers like Aura Shards while protecting its own board with Dawn's Truce and Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar. Although reliant on the combat phase, the command-zone nature of eminence gives the deck steady speed and reliable recovery.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abundant Countryside
  • 1 Ajani, Caller of the Pride
  • 1 Ajani, the Greathearted
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Animal Sanctuary
  • 1 Arahbo, Roar of the World
  • 1 Arahbo, the First Fang
  • 1 Aura Shards
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Beastmaster Ascension
  • 1 Berserk
  • 1 Bonders' Enclave
  • 1 Brimaz, King of Oreskos
  • 1 Bronzehide Lion
  • 1 Brushland
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Chronicle of Victory
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Dawn's Truce
  • 1 Door of Destinies
  • 1 Doubling Season
  • 1 Duelist's Heritage
  • 1 Eladamri's Call
  • 1 Esika's Chariot
  • 1 Evendo, Waking Haven
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 1 Feline Sovereign
  • 1 Fleecemane Lion
  • 9 Forest
  • 1 Fortified Village
  • 1 Garruk's Uprising
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun
  • 1 Guardian Project
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Hungry Lynx
  • 1 Hunter's Insight
  • 1 Jazal Goldmane
  • 1 Jedit Ojanen of Efrava
  • 1 Keeper of Fables
  • 1 Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
  • 1 Leader's Talent
  • 1 Leonin Warleader
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Mirari's Wake
  • 1 Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist
  • 1 Nacatl War-Pride
  • 1 Ocelot Pride
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 10 Plains
  • 1 Pride Sovereign
  • 1 Qasali Slingers
  • 1 Razorverge Thicket
  • 1 Realmwalker
  • 1 Regal Caracal
  • 1 Return of the Wildspeaker
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sacred Cat
  • 1 Scythecat Cub
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Skyhunter Skirmisher
  • 1 Skyknight Squire
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul's Majesty
  • 1 Sovereign Okinec Ahau
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Tigra, Feline Fury
  • 1 Trained Caracal
  • 1 Traverse the Outlands
  • 1 Tribute to the World Tree
  • 1 Triumph of the Hordes
  • 1 Unnatural Growth