Alela, Artful Provocateur

Art by Grzegorz Rutkowski

Commander deckBUW

Alela, Artful Provocateur

Cast low-cost enchantments and artifacts to generate a swarm of Faerie tokens while buffing them with anthems and controlling the board through taxing effects.

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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 · 60 nonland cards

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RampCard drawInteractionThreats & synergy

The working parts

Ramp13
Card draw16
Interaction13
↳ board wipes4
Tutors2

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

W 33U 26B 10
39lands · rule of thumb 35–38
2.92average mana value (nonland)
$428.74whole deck, today

The list

Commander

1
Alela, Artful Provocateur

Alela, Artful Provocateur

1WUB

Legendary Creature — Faerie Warlock

Chosen commander for the requested strategy.

Ramp

12
Sol Ring

Sol Ring

1

Artifact

Standard format staple for acceleration

Arcane Signet

Arcane Signet

2

Artifact

Consistent mana fixing for three colors

Dimir Signet

Dimir Signet

2

Artifact

Mana fixing and triggers Alela

Orzhov Signet

Orzhov Signet

2

Artifact

Mana fixing and triggers Alela

Azorius Signet

Azorius Signet

2

Artifact

Mana fixing and triggers Alela

Talisman of Hierarchy

Talisman of Hierarchy

2

Artifact

Untapped mana fixing

Talisman of Progress

Talisman of Progress

2

Artifact

Untapped mana fixing

Talisman of Dominance

Talisman of Dominance

2

Artifact

Untapped mana fixing

Mind Stone

Mind Stone

2

Artifact

Mana and late game card draw

Commander's Sphere

Commander's Sphere

3

Artifact

Fixing and card replacement

Thought Vessel

Thought Vessel

2

Artifact

No maximum hand size and mana

Smothering Tithe

Smothering Tithe

3W

Enchantment

Powerful mana generation enchantment

Card Draw

12
Rhystic Study

Rhystic Study

2U

Enchantment

Exceptional card advantage engine

Bident of Thassa

Bident of Thassa

2UU

Legendary Enchantment Artifact

Rewards attacking with many tokens

Coastal Piracy

Coastal Piracy

2UU

Enchantment

Consistent draw on combat damage

Reconnaissance Mission

Reconnaissance Mission

2UU

Enchantment

Redundant draw effect for faeries

Skullclamp

Skullclamp

1

Artifact — Equipment

Turns tokens into cards

Kindred Discovery

Kindred Discovery

3UU

Enchantment

Draws whenever faeries enter or attack

Fact or Fiction

Fact or Fiction

3U

Instant

Selection and card advantage

Ponder

Ponder

U

Sorcery

Cheap library manipulation

Preordain

Preordain

U

Sorcery

Cheap library manipulation

Phyrexian Arena

Phyrexian Arena

1BB

Enchantment

Consistent extra card per turn

Brainstorm

Brainstorm

U

Instant

Top deck manipulation

Esper Sentinel

Esper Sentinel

W

Artifact Creature — Human Soldier

Early game artifact based draw

Removal

11
Swords to Plowshares

Swords to Plowshares

W

Instant

Premier creature removal

Path to Exile

Path to Exile

W

Instant

Efficient exiling removal

Anguished Unmaking

Anguished Unmaking

1WB

Instant

Flexible unconditional removal

Despark

Despark

WB

Instant

Cheap removal for big threats

Utter End

Utter End

2WB

Instant

Exiles any nonland permanent

Generous Gift

Generous Gift

2W

Instant

Vindicate variant

Counterspell

Counterspell

UU

Instant

Universal response

Toxic Deluge

Toxic Deluge

2B

Sorcery

Flexible board wipe

Supreme Verdict

Supreme Verdict

1WWU

Sorcery

Uncounterable board wipe

Cyclonic Rift

Cyclonic Rift

1U

Instant

One-sided board clear

Cavalier of Dawn

Cavalier of Dawn

2WWW

Creature — Elemental Knight

Removal that triggers Alela as an artifact

Threats/Wincons

21
Favorable Winds

Favorable Winds

1U

Enchantment

Anthem for flying tokens

Intangible Virtue

Intangible Virtue

1W

Enchantment

Anthem and vigilance for tokens

Etchings of the Chosen

Etchings of the Chosen

1WB

Enchantment

Anthem and protection for faeries

Empyrean Eagle

Empyrean Eagle

1WU

Creature — Bird Spirit

Flying lord

Thunderclap Wyvern

Thunderclap Wyvern

2WU

Creature — Drake

Flash anthem for flyers

Bitterblossom

Bitterblossom

1B

Kindred Enchantment — Faerie

Consistent enchantment based token gen

Anointed Procession

Anointed Procession

3W

Enchantment

Doubles Alela's token production

Monastery Mentor

Monastery Mentor

2W

Creature — Human Monk

Secondary token generator

Shark Typhoon

Shark Typhoon

5U

Enchantment

Massive tokens from casting spells

Starnheim Unleashed

Starnheim Unleashed

2WW

Sorcery

High impact flyers

Opposition Agent

Opposition Agent

2B

Creature — Human Rogue

Powerful hatebear

Hallowed Haunting

Hallowed Haunting

2WW

Enchantment

Enchantment synergy payoff

Shimmer Dragon

Shimmer Dragon

4UU

Creature — Dragon

Large flyer that utilizes artifacts

Sai, Master Thopterist

Sai, Master Thopterist

2U

Legendary Creature — Human Artificer

Artifact token generator

Efficient Construction

Efficient Construction

3U

Enchantment

More tokens from artifacts

Mace of the Valiant

Mace of the Valiant

2W

Artifact — Equipment

Alela grows huge with tokens

Spear of Heliod

Spear of Heliod

1WW

Legendary Enchantment Artifact

Anthem that triggers Alela

Dictate of Heliod

Dictate of Heliod

3WW

Enchantment

Flash anthem finisher

Cathars' Crusade

Cathars' Crusade

3WW

Enchantment

Enormous buffs on token entry

Ethereal Absolution

Ethereal Absolution

4WB

Enchantment

Anthem and opponent debuff

All That Glitters

All That Glitters

1W

Enchantment — Aura

Massive stats on Alela

Utility

4
Lightning Greaves

Lightning Greaves

2

Artifact — Equipment

Protection for Alela

Swiftfoot Boots

Swiftfoot Boots

2

Artifact — Equipment

Protection for Alela

Ghostly Prison

Ghostly Prison

2W

Enchantment

Protects against crackback

Propaganda

Propaganda

2U

Enchantment

Protects against crackback

Lands

39
Reliquary Tower

Reliquary Tower

Land

No maximum hand size.

War Room

War Room

Land

Card draw from the mana base.

Rogue's Passage

Rogue's Passage

Land

Makes a creature unblockable.

Temple of the False God

Temple of the False God

Land

Extra mana in the late game.

Command Tower

Command Tower

Land

Produces any color in your identity.

Exotic Orchard

Exotic Orchard

Land

Flexible multicolor fixing.

Path of Ancestry

Path of Ancestry

Land

Color fixing with scry on creature casts.

Myriad Landscape

Myriad Landscape

Land

Ramp from the mana base.

City of Brass

City of Brass

Land

Untapped five-color fixing.

Mana Confluence

Mana Confluence

Land

Untapped five-color fixing.

Reflecting Pool

Reflecting Pool

Land

Copies colors your other lands produce.

Bojuka Bog

Bojuka Bog

Land

Free graveyard hate on ETB.

Castle Locthwain

Castle Locthwain

Land

Mono-color utility land.

Mystic Sanctuary

Mystic Sanctuary

Land — Island

Recurs an instant or sorcery.

Castle Vantress

Castle Vantress

Land

Mono-color utility land.

Castle Ardenvale

Castle Ardenvale

Land

Mono-color utility land.

Adarkar Wastes

Adarkar Wastes

Land

Nonbasic dual land for color fixing.

Glacial Fortress

Glacial Fortress

Land

Nonbasic dual land for color fixing.

Temple of Enlightenment

Temple of Enlightenment

Land

Dual land with scry.

Prairie Stream

Prairie Stream

Land — Plains Island

Nonbasic dual land for color fixing.

Port Town

Port Town

Land

Nonbasic dual land for color fixing.

Plains

Plains 8x

Basic Land — Plains

Basic land allocated from mana pip counts.

Island

Island 7x

Basic Land — Island

Basic land allocated from mana pip counts.

Swamp

Swamp 3x

Basic Land — Swamp

Basic land allocated from mana pip counts.