Arahbo's Killer Kittens

Commander / EDH Aggro GW (Selesnya) Tribal

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Cats (23)

• 1x Adorned Pouncer
• 1x Balan, Wandering Knight
• 1x Brimaz, King of Oreskos
• 1x Chameleon Colossus
• 1x Fleecemane Lion
• 1x Leonin Shikari
• 1x Leonin Skyhunter
• 1x Loam Lion
• 1x Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist
• 1x Mutavault
• 1x Nazahn, Revered Bladesmith
• 1x Pride of Lions
• 1x Prowling Serpopard
• 1x Qasali Pridemage
• 1x Qasali Slingers
• 1x Regal Caracal
• 1x Sacred Cat
• 1x Savannah Lions
• 1x Skyhunter Skirmisher
• 1x Stalking Leonin
• 1x Steppe Lynx
• 1x Trained Caracal
• 1x Wild Nacatl

Ramp (11)

• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Mirari's Wake
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Traverse the Outlands

Recursion (4)

• 1x Adorned Pouncer
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Regrowth
• 1x Sacred Cat

Tutor (2)

• 1x Eladamri's Call
• 1x Nazahn, Revered Bladesmith

Pump (16)

• 1x Ajani, Caller of the Pride
• 1x Behemoth Sledge
• 1x Berserk
• 1x Bloodforged Battle-Axe
• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Fireshrieker
• 1x Hammer of Nazahn
• 1x Heirloom Blade
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Mirari's Wake
• 1x Quietus Spike
• 1x Rancor
• 1x Regal Caracal
• 1x Rhonas the Indomitable
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Sword of Vengeance

Card Draw (11)

• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Harmonize
• 1x Heirloom Blade
• 1x Hunter's Insight
• 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
• 1x Mask of Memory
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Soul's Majesty
• 1x Sylvan Library

Evasion (9)

• 1x Ajani, Caller of the Pride
• 1x Behemoth Sledge
• 1x Berserk
• 1x Haunted Cloak
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Rancor
• 1x Rhonas the Indomitable
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sword of Vengeance

Haste (3)

• 1x Haunted Cloak
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Vengeance

Commander (1)

Land Base (34)

• 1x Canopy Vista
• 1x Command Tower
• 11x Forest
• 1x Krosan Verge
• 1x Mutavault
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 10x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Scattered Groves
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Temple of Plenty
• 1x Temple of the False God

Removal (10)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Divine Reckoning
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Qasali Pridemage
• 1x Qasali Slingers
• 1x Scavenger Grounds
• 1x Song of the Dryads
• 1x Stalking Leonin
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Wrath of God

Protection (3)

• 1x Hammer of Nazahn
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

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Other (2)

• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Sunspear Shikari

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Arahbo feeds his kittens with steroid-laced catnip! The deck focuses on pumping one cat into a scary threat and then throwing it at opponents with claws scratching. Double-strike and trample enablers help pump Arahbo's kittens. Any feedback welcome!

The Kittens

The deck isn't really a "go wide" deck. It's more focused on pumping up one kitten at a time. Some token generating cats are still kept so that a spare cat is left if the original is killed.

Mutavault: This land can transform into a 2/2 cat at a moment's notice. Allows you to have a cat on the field even after a boardwipe has washed away your other cats.

Chameleon Colossus: Shapeshifter that counts as a cat. They can all either pump themselves or others. Chameleon Colossus gets scary quite quickly with his power doubling ability.

Adorned Pouncer: A double striker that comes back for more!

Brimaz, King of Oreskos: Even though this isn't a "go wide" deck. Tokens help provide chump blockers and backup cats in case Brimaz himself gets destroyed. The vigilance is great too.

Fleecemane Lion: Make this guy monstrous and he's practically impossible to kill. With Arahbo he become a 7/7 hexproof and indestructible cat...yikes.

Balan, Wandering Knight: Sucks up all the equipment for cheap and becomes scary voltron kitty.

Pride of Lions: A worse Siege Behemoth but hey...it's a cat. A 7/7 that can deliver its damage even if blocked is no joke.

Skyhunter Skirmisher: Two great keywords. A 4/4 flying, double strike for three mana is savage.

Leonin Skyhunter: Another cheap kitten with evasion.

Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist: Aggro decks have a problem with retaliation strikes. Mirri helps mitigate these.

Leonin Shikari: Being able to equip at instant speed can be very valuable.

Nazahn, Revered Bladesmith: This guy is a house. He tutors for his own hammer and can equip it right away. With Arahbo's trigger he becomes a 10/7 indestructible cat!

Qasali Slingers and Qasali Pridemage: Great artifact and enchantment hate on kittens.

Prowling Serpopard: Good power/CMC ratio and protects our cats from naughty blue players.

Savannah Lions, Wild Nacatl, Steppe Lynx, and Loam Lion: One drop kittens with above curve power. Suit these kittens up with equipment and smash voltron style.

Regal Caracal: The lifelink is very helpful in aggro decks, giving us a buffer against retaliation from our opponents.

Stalking Leonin: Political kitty! Makes opponents scared to attack.

Trained Caracal and Sacred Cat: Lifelink weenies that can keep your life total up while you race to smash opponents. Sacred Cat comes with some built in recursion.

The Steroid-Laced Catnip

Arahbo's two abilities help pump his cats but they need help. Trample and double strike help his cats get through their damage. Haste helps his cats hit the ground scratching.

Double Strike

Ajani, Caller of the Pride, Duelist's Heritage, and Fireshrieker all grant double strike.

Trample

Rancor, Berserk, Behemoth Sledge, Loxodon Warhammer, Rhonas the Indomitable, and Sword of Vengeance all grant both trample and a power boost. Haunted Cloak grants trample and other relevant abilities.

Haste

Swiftfoot Boots, Fleetfeather Sandals, Sword of Vengeance, and Haunted Cloak: All grant haste to an impatient kitten.

Protection

Hammer of Nazahn: Protects kittens, cheats equip costs, and gives a power buff...all stuff the deck wants.

Heroic Intervention: Protects kittens from both spot removal and most board wipes at instant speed.

Swiftfoot Boots: Commander staple. Hexproof means that Arahbo can still target the equipped cat.

Other Buffs

Strionic Resonator: Doubles up either one of Arahbo's triggers. There are also many other triggers in the deck that can be doubled.

Bloodforged Battle-Axe and Heirloom Blade: New equipment that gives our cats a nice power buff. The Heirloom Blade ensures we always have a backup cat when one gets killed.

Mask of Memory, and Skullclamp equip to kittens for card draw.

Top Ranked	Achieved #12 position overall 7 years ago Achieved #5 position in Commander / EDH 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Aggro 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH GW (Selesnya) 4 years ago
Date added	7 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.79
Tokens	Adorned Pouncer 4/4 B, Beast 3/3 G, Cat 1/1 W w/ Lifelink, Cat 2/2 W, Cat Soldier 1/1 W, Copy Clone, Sacred Cat 1/1 W
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Based on	2017 Cat Precon phdspc EDH