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Arabella, Abandoned Doll

Legendary Artifact Creature — Toy · from $0.91

Whenever Arabella attacks, it deals X damage to each opponent and you gain X life, where X is the number of creatures you control with power 2 or less.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

55 of 100 at $5 or less · 37 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swords to Plowshares	Instant	1	$0.98
7	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
8	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
9	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
10	Path to Exile	Instant	1	$0.71
11	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
12	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
13	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
14	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
15	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
16	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
17	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
18	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
19	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
20	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
21	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
22	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
23	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
24	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
25	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
26	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
27	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
28	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
29	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
30	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
31	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
32	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
33	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
34	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
35	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
36	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
37	Sacred Foundry	Land	0	$10.28
38	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
39	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
40	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
41	Clifftop Retreat	Land	0	$0.19
42	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
43	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
44	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
45	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
46	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
47	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
48	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
49	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
50	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
51	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
52	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
53	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
54	Battlefield Forge	Land	0	$0.20
55	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
56	Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$21.99
57	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
58	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
59	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
60	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
61	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
62	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
63	Talisman of Conviction	Artifact	2	$0.35
64	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
65	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
66	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
67	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
68	Ghostly Prison	Enchantment	3	$5.72
69	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
70	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
71	Spectator Seating	Land	0	$5.71
72	Austere Command	Sorcery	6	$0.33
73	Flawless Maneuver	Instant	3	$9.24
74	Farewell	Sorcery	6	$4.44
75	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
76	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
77	Boros Charm	Instant	2	$4.50
78	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
79	Akroma's Will	Instant	4	$16.21
80	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
81	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
82	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
83	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
84	Storm-Kiln Artist	Creature	4	$1.74
85	Stroke of Midnight	Instant	3	$0.20
86	Impact Tremors	Enchantment	2	$2.52
87	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
88	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
89	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
90	Professional Face-Breaker	Creature	3	$4.99
91	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
92	Thrill of Possibility	Instant	2	$0.17
93	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
94	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35
95	Sensei's Divining Top	Artifact	1	$36.48
96	Sword of the Animist	Artifact	2	$2.79
97	Mithril Coat	Artifact	3	$27.09
98	Gamble	Sorcery	1	$16.21
99	Mox Opal	Artifact	0	$229.58
100	Unclaimed Territory	Land	0	$0.30

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Most played with Arabella, Abandoned Doll

The 25 most-played cards in 8 settled top-16 lists running Arabella, Abandoned Doll at 16+ player events since Mar 28, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Command Tower	100% · 8 of 8	3
2	Mountain	100% · 8 of 8	3
3	Plains	100% · 8 of 8	3
4	Arcane Signet	88% · 7 of 8	2
5	Reconnaissance	88% · 7 of 8	2
6	Access Tunnel	75% · 6 of 8	2
7	Battlefield Forge	75% · 6 of 8	2
8	Dusk // Dawn	75% · 6 of 8	2
9	The Battle of Bywater	75% · 6 of 8	2
10	Welcoming Vampire	75% · 6 of 8	2
11	Whispersilk Cloak	75% · 6 of 8	3
12	Blacksmith's Skill	63% · 5 of 8	2
13	Boros Charm	63% · 5 of 8	2
14	Clifftop Retreat	63% · 5 of 8	1
15	Generous Gift	63% · 5 of 8	2
16	Mentor of the Meek	63% · 5 of 8	2
17	Path of Ancestry	63% · 5 of 8	3
18	Path to Exile	63% · 5 of 8	2
19	Rogue's Passage	63% · 5 of 8	2
20	Chaos Warp	50% · 4 of 8	2
21	Crystal Barricade	50% · 4 of 8	1
22	Enduring Innocence	50% · 4 of 8	1
23	Evolving Wilds	50% · 4 of 8	2
24	Furycalm Snarl	50% · 4 of 8	2
25	Kher Keep	50% · 4 of 8	1

Combos with Arabella, Abandoned Doll

One combo using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Arabella, Abandoned Doll + Storm Herd
Near-infinite damage · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature tokens
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 9 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

14th of 21 — MTG: Commander Budget (Bracket 2) on Topdeck.ggOct 1, 2026 · 0–1–1 · by Diego Raddie
2nd of 18 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggAug 14, 2026 · 1–1–0 · by Baitong chen
14th of 21 — [CoBr3] Liga Moii Agosto 1/4 on Topdeck.ggAug 5, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Luis Guajardo
6th of 16 — [CoBr3] Liga Moii Julio 1/5 on Topdeck.ggJul 1, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Nicolas Soletic
3rd of 18 — SaltyCards Schleswig PauperCommander Turnier - Mai on Topdeck.ggMay 30, 2026 · 2–2–0 · by Yannik Hansen
14th of 16 — MTG: Commander Budget (Bracket 2) on Topdeck.ggMay 14, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Diego Raddie
2nd of 16 — MTG: Commander Budget (Bracket 2) on Topdeck.ggMay 7, 2026 · 1–1–0 · by Diego Raddie
13th of 18 — MTG: Commander Budget (Bracket 2) on Topdeck.ggApr 30, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Diego Raddie

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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