Art by Grzegorz Rutkowski
Commander deckBUW
Alela, Artful Provocateur
Cast low-cost artifact and enchantment spells to generate a massive army of flying Faerie tokens, then buff them with anthems and draw cards on combat damage.
Asked for“Sawubona, bengifuna ukwazi intengo yakho.”
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 · 62 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
1Alela, Artful Provocateur
1WUBLegendary Creature — Faerie Warlock
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
10
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
turns 1/1 Faerie tokens into massive card draw engine
Mystic Remora
UEnchantment
cheap enchantment that draws cards off opponent noncreature spells
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
artifact enchantment that draws on combat damage
Reconnaissance Mission
2UUEnchantment
enchantment that draws cards on creature combat damage
Baleful Strix
UBArtifact Creature — Bird
deathtouch artifact creature that replaces itself
Removal
10
Threats/Wincons
24
Bitterblossom
1BKindred Enchantment — Faerie
enchantment that triggers Alela and produces evasive tokens
Anointed Procession
3WEnchantment
doubles all token creation from Alela and other cards
Etchings of the Chosen
1WBEnchantment
enchantment anthem that offers protection for key creatures
Intangible Virtue
1WEnchantment
cheap enchantment granting tokens +1/+1 and vigilance
Empyrean Eagle
1WUCreature — Bird Spirit
flying lord that buffs all other flying creatures
Gravitational Shift
3UUEnchantment
enchantment buffing flyers while crippling ground attackers
Blind Obedience
1WEnchantment
cheap enchantment that slows opponents and drains life
Smothering Tithe
3WEnchantment
high-value enchantment generating massive Treasure tokens
All That Glitters
1WEnchantment — Aura
enchantment aura granting huge stat boosts per artifact and enchantment
Cranial Plating
2Artifact — Equipment
artifact equipment turning any token into a massive lethal threat
Nettlecyst
3Artifact — Equipment
living weapon artifact scaling with artifacts and enchantments
Mace of the Valiant
2WArtifact — Equipment
artifact equipment that grows rapidly whenever tokens enter
Stenn, Paranoid Partisan
WULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
cheap creature reducing the cost of noncreature spells
Faerie Tauntings
2BKindred Enchantment — Faerie
enchantment draining opponents whenever noncreature spells are cast
Scion of Oona
2UCreature — Faerie Soldier
flash lord that gives Faerie tokens shroud
Spellstutter Sprite
1UCreature — Faerie Wizard
faerie creature offering counterplay scaled to faerie count
Cloud of Faeries
1UCreature — Faerie
free faerie creature that untaps lands on entry
Hullbreaker Horror
5UUCreature — Kraken Horror
late game powerhouse controlling the stack and board
Marionette Master
4BBCreature — Human Artificer
drains opponents whenever artifacts or Treasure tokens are sacrificed
Shimmer Dragon
4UUCreature — Dragon
large flyer utilizing artifacts to tap for card draw
Master of Etherium
2UArtifact Creature — Vedalken Wizard
artifact lord that scales with artifact count
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
2WLegendary Creature — Elephant Artificer
prevents combat damage to artifact creatures and draws cards
Digsite Engineer
2WCreature — Dwarf Artificer
generates scaling Construct tokens when artifacts enter
Utility
8
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
gives commander haste and hexproof protection
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
provides free haste and shroud protection
Bolas's Citadel
3BBBLegendary Artifact
artifact allowing you to play spells directly off the top of your deck
Mirrormade
1UUEnchantment
versatile enchantment that copies any artifact or enchantment
Estrid's Invocation
2UEnchantment
enchantment that flickers itself to re-trigger Alela
Leyline of Anticipation
2UUEnchantment
allows casting enchantments and artifacts at instant speed
