Arabella by nitsuanamsaa

Format: Commander

Commander: Arabella, Abandoned Doll

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This deck is an aggressive Boros token and burn strategy built around Arabella, Abandoned Doll. The game plan floods the battlefield with low-power creatures using cheap token generators like Raise the Alarm, Dragon Fodder, and Hop to It. Once a swarm of creatures with power 2 or less is established, Arabella attacks to trigger group-wide direct damage and life gain that bypasses traditional combat blockers. High-impact enablers like Impact Tremors, Witty Roastmaster, and Krenko, Mob Boss accelerate opponent life loss, while Grafted Exoskeleton provides an alternate poison finish. A rich suite of protective spells, including Boros Charm, Selfless Savior, and Apostle's Blessing, safeguards Arabella from removal. The deck's primary bottleneck is a low land count of 29 lands and limited mana acceleration, making it reliant on smooth early draws. However, once assembled, the token engine closes games rapidly through direct damage.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Apostle's Blessing
• 1 Arabella, Abandoned Doll
• 1 Arrow Volley Trap
• 1 Assemble the Legion
• 1 Benevolent Bodyguard
• 1 Boros Charm
• 1 Cabaretti Courtyard
• 1 Castle Embereth
• 1 Children of Korlis
• 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
• 1 Cori Mountain Monastery
• 1 Court Street Denizen
• 1 Crumb and Get It
• 1 Cursed Recording
• 1 Cut Short
• 1 Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
• 1 Dragon Fodder
• 1 Dusk // Dawn
• 1 Eerie Interference
• 1 Emerge from the Cocoon
• 1 Enter the Avatar State
• 1 Evolving Wilds
• 1 Exorcise
• 1 Expedite
• 1 Fell the Mighty
• 1 Field of Ruin
• 1 Field-Tested Frying Pan
• 1 Firebender Ascension
• 1 Forgotten Cave
• 1 Form a Posse
• 1 Germinate Recruits
• 1 Goblin Smuggler
• 1 Goblin War Party
• 1 Gods Willing
• 1 Grafted Exoskeleton
• 1 Grasp of Fate
• 1 Griffin Aerie
• 1 Hop to It
• 1 Hordeling Outburst
• 1 Impact Tremors
• 1 Jacked Rabbit
• 1 Kirol, Attentive First-Year
• 1 Krenko's Command
• 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
• 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
• 1 Lena, Selfless Champion
• 1 Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom
• 1 Mana Tithe
• 1 Mentor of the Meek
• 1 Mob Rule
• 1 Moogles' Valor
• 7 Mountain
• 1 Oswald Fiddlebender
• 1 Outflank
• 1 Overlord of the Mistmoors
• 10 Plains
• 1 Queen's Commission
• 1 Rabble Rousing
• 1 Raise the Alarm
• 1 Raucous Carnival
• 1 Reconnaissance
• 1 Secure the Wastes
• 1 Selfless Savior
• 1 Siege-Gang Commander
• 1 Sigil of Valor
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Soul Warden
• 1 Spirit Link
• 1 Surgical Suite // Hospital Room
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Temple of Triumph
• 1 Temple of the False God
• 1 Terramorphic Expanse
• 1 Thriving Bluff
• 1 Trapped in the Screen
• 1 Tuktuk Rubblefort
• 1 Valorous Stance
• 1 Voice of Victory
• 1 Welcoming Vampire
• 1 Well of Lost Dreams
• 1 White Sun's Twilight
• 1 Wind-Scarred Crag
• 1 Witty Roastmaster
• 1 Worn Powerstone
• 1 Zack Fair