Overview:
A token-focused aggro deck led by Arabella, Abandoned Doll, utilizing small creatures and token generation to deal significant damage through the commander's triggered ability while gaining life.
Primer:
This deck aims to create a wide board presence through token generation and small creatures, then leverage Arabella, Abandoned Doll's attack trigger to deal massive damage to all opponents while gaining life. The strategy involves deploying efficient token generators like Adeline, Resplendent Cathar, Legion Warboss, and Hanweir Garrison to build a critical mass of creatures. The deck includes several protection pieces to keep the board intact and various ways to make creatures unblockable.
The secondary strategy involves damage multipliers like Fiery Emancipation and Gratuitous Violence to amplify both combat damage and Arabella's triggered ability. Card advantage engines like Welcoming Vampire and Rumor Gatherer help maintain resources while deploying multiple creatures per turn.
Weaknesses:
The deck is vulnerable to board wipes and mass removal, as it relies heavily on maintaining a board presence. It can struggle against decks with heavy creature removal or pillowfort effects that prevent attacks. The relatively low power of individual creatures means the deck can have trouble pushing through damage against larger blockers without support cards.
Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:
- Fiery Emancipation
- Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
- Tempt with Vengeance
- Strionic Resonator
- Impact Tremors
- Reconnaissance
- Delney, Streetwise Lookout
- Meekstone
- Welcoming Vampire
- Teferi's Protection
Attribute Ratings:
- Speed: 5/10
- Resilience: 6/10
- Consistency: 7/10
- Interaction: 5/10
Rating Justification:
This deck operates at a focused casual level, with a clear gameplan and synergistic pieces but without the explosive power of higher-tier decks. While it can generate significant value and pressure through token creation and damage multiplication, it typically needs several turns to establish a threatening board state. The deck includes decent protection and interaction but isn't built to consistently disrupt stronger strategies. It would struggle against decks rated 6.0 or higher due to their faster win conditions and more efficient interaction.
Final power level rating: 5.0 - 5.5
Arabella, Abandoned Doll