Arcades Sabboth

Arcades Sabboth was a massive, brightly colored, wise Elder Dragon with pale wings, spawned by the Ur-Dragon. He was the first of the elders to name himself. 
==History==
===Youth===
Upon being spawned during the Birth of the Elder Dragons, Arcades lost interest in the other elder dragons being born and went to investigate interesting human structures in the distance. He became fascinated by the human society he found. He took up residence in a ring fort, where the humans worshiped him as their "Dragonlord". In return, he taught them "a better path of life, one ruled not just by their own primitive, violent tendencies." Under the reign of Arcades, their realm dwelt in peace and order.
===Elder Dragon War===
Even though he had scolded and harangued upon the topic of order and peace and the proper way to rule, Arcades Sabboth threw his might into the Elder Dragon War as he listened to the whispers of Nicol Bolas that brushed through his mind. On the closing stages of the war, Arcades' declining army fought against Bolas on the continent of Jamuraa, their battle was interrupted by Ugin's appearance. Arcades tried justifying his attack as reactionary towards Bolas' brutality but quickly took advantage of Bolas' distraction to stage a strategic retreat.
Sabboth was one of the few survivors, along with his brothers Nicol Bolas and Chromium Rhuell, his sister Palladia-Mors and their cousin Vaevictis Asmadi.
===Aftermath of the war===
With Bolas distraught and igniting his spark, Arcades quickly took advantage of his absence to take over the land, welcoming Bolas' abandoned armies. He became the de facto ruler of Dominaria until his death, with Bolas deeming the place not worth retaking the same way Ugin did not deem his empire anything relevant in the greater picture of the Multiverse. However, he did plant seeds of paranoia in Arcades' mind, turning his regime into a dictatorial police state.
===Death===
He was killed by Kristina, in her duel with Leshrac in 2834 AR.Elder Dragons (comic)Jeff Gomez (1995), "Ice Age on the World of Magic: The Gathering. Volume 3. The Shard". Armada
====Controversy over Sabboth's death====
There is a debate among storyline fans about when Arcades Sabboth died. Among the Elder Dragons that survived the War, only Nicol Bolas and Arcades Sabboth were Chromium's brothers. In prerevisionist sources, no other information on these two characters had been given, and it was argued that Leshrac would rather summon Bolas than Sabboth. However, it was later revealed that Bolas had become a planeswalker, so he could not be summoned by another. Thus, it can be assumed that the Elder Dragon summoned by Leshrac and killed by Kristina was indeed Arcades Sabboth. The controversy stems from the conversation pictured on the right.
==Gallery==
File:Sabboth.jpg|Card art in Legends
File:Arcades Sabboth DNU.jpg|Card art in Dominaria United
File:Arcades Sabboth Stained Glass.jpg|Secret Lair art
==Story appearances==
Title	Author 	Publishing date	Set 	Setting (plane) 	Featuring
 	Kate Elliott	2018-06-13 	Core Set 2019	Dominaria, Tarkir 	Naiva, Baishya, Yasova Dragonclaw, the Ur-Dragon, Arcades Sabboth, Chromium Rhuell, Palladia-Mors, Merrevia Sal, Ugin, Nicol Bolas
 	Kate Elliott	2018-06-20 	Core Set 2019	Dominaria, Tarkir 	Naiva, Baishya, Fec, Yasova Dragonclaw, Rakhan, Sorya, Tae Jin,Ugin, Nicol Bolas, Chromium Rhuell, Palladia-Mors, Vaevictis Asmadi, Arcades Sabboth, Te Ju Ki
 	Kate Elliott	2018-07-18 	Core Set 2019	Dominaria, Tarkir 	Naiva, Darka, Yasova Dragonclaw, Atarka, Fec, Oiyan, Tae Jin, Baishya, Rakhan, Ugin, Nicol Bolas, Palladia-Mors, Vaevictis Asmadi, Lividus, Ravus, Rubra, Chromium Rhuell, Arcades Sabboth
 	Kate Elliott	2018-08-01 	Core Set 2019	Dominaria, Meditation Plane, Tarkir	Naiva, Yasova Dragonclaw, Baishya, Tae Jin, Mevra, Fec, Mattak, Oiyan, Rakhan, Sorya, Ugin, Nicol Bolas, Gerrak, Arcades Sabboth, Kiarka
 	Kate Elliott	2018-08-08 	Core Set 2019	Dominaria, Meditation Plane, Tarkir	Naiva, Nicol Bolas, Ugin, Baishya, Yasova Dragonclaw, the Ur-Dragon, Arcades Sabboth, Chromium Rhuell, Palladia-Mors, Vaevictis Asmadi
==In-game references==
==Trivia==
*The name "Arcades Sabboth" alludes to the similarly spelled concepts of "arcadia" and "Sabbath", a "pastoral utopia" and "day of rest" respectively, reflecting the peaceful kingdom he built.
==References==
Category:Deceased