Art by Jesper Ejsing
Commander deckGW
Arahbo, Roar of the World
Deploy aggressive, low-cost Cats pumped via Arahbo's Eminence ability to trigger combat-damage ramp like One with Nature and Mark of Sakiko, then snowball power with Sovereign Okinec Ahau, Power Fist, and Arahbo's activated multiplier.
Asked for“I want an Arahbo, Roar of the wolrd deck. The idea is to play a lot of little cat and abuse of eminence to ramp and pump with Sovereign Okinec/ Power fist some synergies like that while ramping with One with nature or Mark of Sakiko to get arahbo fast and pumping more with his second ability”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 59 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Arahbo, Roar of the World
3GWLegendary Creature — Cat Avatar
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11
One with Nature
GEnchantment — Aura
Auras onto a buffed early Cat to repeatedly fetch lands on combat damage.
Mark of Sakiko
1GEnchantment — Aura
Generates massive green mana equal to the huge combat damage dealt by buffed Cats.
Kodama's Reach
2GSorcery — Arcane
Redundant land ramp for reaching Arahbo's activation mana.
Sword of the Animist
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Triggers on attack to continuously pull basic lands.
Card Draw
10
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
3GLegendary Creature — Squirrel
Rewards aggressive evasive attacks with raw card draw.
Ohran Frostfang
3GGSnow Creature — Snake
Grants deathtouch to attackers and draws cards on combat damage.
Hunter's Insight
2GInstant
Draws cards equal to massive damage dealt by a single pumped Cat.
Rishkar's Expertise
4GGSorcery
Draws massive cards off an Eminence-buffed creature and casts a free spell.
Return of the Wildspeaker
4GInstant
Draws cards equal to the greatest power among your creatures or provides an overrun.
Beast Whisperer
2GGCreature — Elf Druid
Draws cards for casting your dense suite of low-cost Cats.
Guardian Project
3GEnchantment
Consistent card draw whenever nontoken Cats enter.
Life's Legacy
1GSorcery
Inexpensive burst draw cashing in an oversized buffed Cat.
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
Incredible early draw engine that gets harder to tax when pumped by Eminence.
Removal
10
Qasali Pridemage
GWCreature — Cat Wizard
Cheap Cat providing exalted and on-demand Naturalize.
Leonin Relic-Warder
WWCreature — Cat Cleric
Low-mana Cat that exiles key opposing artifacts or enchantments.
Aura Shards
1GWEnchantment
Repeatedly blows up enemy artifacts and enchantments as Cats enter.
Cleansing Nova
3WWSorcery
Modal board wipe for emergencies or mass artifact/enchantment removal.
Threats/Wincons
20
Sovereign Okinec Ahau
2GWLegendary Creature — Cat Noble
Converts temporary power buffs like Eminence into permanent +1/+1 counters.
Power Fist
1GArtifact — Equipment
Gives trample and permanently doubles +1/+1 counters on combat damage.
Sacred Cat
WCreature — Cat
One-drop lifelink Cat that trades and embalms effectively.
Loam Lion
WCreature — Cat
Efficient one-mana 2/3 beater that attacks early as a 5/6.
Leonin Vanguard
WCreature — Cat Soldier
One-mana Cat that buffs itself or others and gains life.
Pouncing Jaguar
GCreature — Cat
Aggressive low-curve Cat to apply turn-two pressure.
Adorned Pouncer
1WCreature — Cat
Double strike Cat that doubles the effectiveness of Eminence buffs.
Lost Leonin
1WCreature — Phyrexian Cat Soldier
Infect Cat capable of one-shotting opponents with Eminence and pump effects.
Bronzehide Lion
GWCreature — Cat
Resilient early Cat that turns into protective aura upon death.
Feline Sovereign
2GCreature — Cat
Lord that grants Cat protection from Dogs and destroys artifacts/enchantments on damage.
King Darien XLVIII
1GWLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
Buffs your board and can be sacrificed to grant indestructible.
King of the Pride
2WCreature — Cat
Provides a massive +2/+1 static anthem for your Cat army.
Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist
1GWLegendary Creature — Cat Warrior
Restricts opponent blocking and protects against wide counterattacks.
Brimaz, King of Oreskos
1WWLegendary Creature — Cat Soldier
Aggressive Cat soldier engine on attack and defense.
Pride Sovereign
2GCreature — Cat
Grows huge with Cats on board and spawns Cat tokens with lifelink.
Fleecemane Lion
GWCreature — Cat
Cheap aggressive Cat that can become hexproof and indestructible monstrously.
Skyhunter Skirmisher
1WWCreature — Cat Knight
Flying and double strike Cat that maximizes combat damage pumps.
Kaheera, the Orphanguard
1GWGWLegendary Creature — Cat Beast
Anthem lord providing vigilance to your Cats.
Jazal Goldmane
2WWLegendary Creature — Cat Warrior
Game-ending activated ability that scales with an attack of small Cats.
Regal Caracal
3WWCreature — Cat
Anthem lord bringing two Cat tokens and lifelink to the team.
Utility
8
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
1GWLegendary Creature — Cat Warrior
Protects your turn from opponent spells and draws cards when buffed creatures hit.
Heroic Intervention
1GInstant
Protects your aggressively developed board from wipes and removal.
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
Ultimate emergency phase-out protection for your board and life total.
Flawless Maneuver
2WInstant
Free protection spell against destruction when your commander is out.
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Haste and shroud protection for key creatures like Okinec Ahau.
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Grants hexproof and haste while allowing targeted buffs.
Duelist's Heritage
2WEnchantment
Grants double strike to an attacking Cat to double all combat-damage triggers.
Rancor
GEnchantment — Aura
Cheap recurring trample and power boost ensuring damage gets through.
