Arabella VS The Ur Dragon 1v1 EDH/CMDR Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Arabella, Abandoned Doll

  Focuses on early board development with token generation and aggressive combat. Utilizes lifegain and damage triggers from Arabella to outpace opponents quickly. The deck aims to overwhelm slower decks before they can stabilize.

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  The Ur-Dragon

  A ramp-centric, slow build deck that aims to cast large dragon creatures and dominate the late game with overwhelming board presence and powerful top-end threats. It relies on mana acceleration and card advantage to reach a game-winning dragon combo or swarm.

Gameplay Insights

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  Arabella's early aggressive tempo and token production overwhelmed The Ur-Dragon's slower ramp strategy before it could develop.

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  Sacrificing Aari Sun's Glory with Assassin's Trophy slowed Arabella slightly but did not prevent her token swarm from finishing the game.

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  Full swinging with all available creatures after generating tokens maximized damage output and lifegain from Arabella's triggers.

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  The Ur-Dragon player's decision to delay early mana creatures like Birds of Paradise hindered ramp acceleration needed to stabilize.

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  Arabella's ability to generate haste tokens and maintain pressure prevented The Ur-Dragon from setting up its powerful late-game threats.

Notable Cards

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  Arabella, Abandoned Doll

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  Spawn-Gang Commander

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  Loyal Apprentice

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  Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun

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  Assassin's Trophy

Summary

The game featured a fast-paced Arabella, Abandoned Doll deck facing off against a slower, ramp-heavy The Ur-Dragon deck. Arabella was able to establish early board presence with efficient plays such as casting Arabella herself and leveraging token generators like Spawn-Gang Commander and Loyal Apprentice to flood the board. Early aggression was supported by synergistic triggers that gained life and dealt incremental damage. Despite an initial setback when The Ur-Dragon player removed Arabella's key threat Aari Sun's Glory, Arabella continued to apply pressure with multiple tokens and went wide in combat. As the slower Dragon deck struggled to develop its board or find impactful plays, Arabella capitalized by swinging with a large force of tokens and creatures to close out the game quickly. The Ur-Dragon deck's ramp and top-end threats never came online enough to stabilize, resulting in a one-sided victory for Arabella.