Alela, Artful Provocateur

Art by Grzegorz Rutkowski

Commander deckBUW

Alela, Artful Provocateur

Cast artifacts and enchantments to generate flying Faerie tokens, buff them with anthem effects, and overpower opponents through evasive combat damage.

$507.46for all 100 cards at today’s prices
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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 · 62 nonland cards

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RampCard drawInteractionThreats & synergy

The working parts

Ramp13
Card draw15
Interaction15
↳ board wipes3
Tutors1

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 28U 27B 10
37lands · rule of thumb 35–38
2.71average mana value (nonland)
$507.46whole deck, today

The list

Commander

1
Alela, Artful Provocateur

Alela, Artful Provocateur

1WUB

Legendary Creature — Faerie Warlock

Chosen commander for the requested strategy.

Ramp

10
Sol Ring

Sol Ring

1

Artifact

essential mana acceleration

Arcane Signet

Arcane Signet

2

Artifact

flexible color fixing artifact

Orzhov Signet

Orzhov Signet

2

Artifact

mana signet triggering Alela

Dimir Signet

Dimir Signet

2

Artifact

mana signet triggering Alela

Azorius Signet

Azorius Signet

2

Artifact

mana signet triggering Alela

Talisman of Hierarchy

Talisman of Hierarchy

2

Artifact

fast artifact mana

Talisman of Dominance

Talisman of Dominance

2

Artifact

fast artifact mana

Talisman of Progress

Talisman of Progress

2

Artifact

fast artifact mana

Mind Stone

Mind Stone

2

Artifact

artifact ramp that draws a card later

Fellwar Stone

Fellwar Stone

2

Artifact

low-cost mana artifact

Card Draw

10
Rhystic Study

Rhystic Study

2U

Enchantment

enchantment that draws massive cards

Mystic Remora

Mystic Remora

U

Enchantment

cheap early game card draw enchantment

Skullclamp

Skullclamp

1

Artifact — Equipment

turns 1/1 Faeries into card draw

Bident of Thassa

Bident of Thassa

2UU

Legendary Enchantment Artifact

artifact enchantment drawing cards on combat hit

Coastal Piracy

Coastal Piracy

2UU

Enchantment

enchantment drawing cards on combat hit

Reconnaissance Mission

Reconnaissance Mission

2UU

Enchantment

cycles and draws cards on flyer hits

Phyrexian Arena

Phyrexian Arena

1BB

Enchantment

consistent extra card draw each turn

Syphon Mind

Syphon Mind

3B

Sorcery

draws cards while disrupting opponents

Esper Sentinel

Esper Sentinel

W

Artifact Creature — Human Soldier

artifact creature that punishes opponent spells

Brainstorm

Brainstorm

U

Instant

efficient instant cantrip

Removal

10
Swords to Plowshares

Swords to Plowshares

W

Instant

premier single-target creature removal

Path to Exile

Path to Exile

W

Instant

efficient instant creature exile

Anguished Unmaking

Anguished Unmaking

1WB

Instant

instant nonland permanent removal

Utter End

Utter End

2WB

Instant

versatile exile removal

Despark

Despark

WB

Instant

cheap exile for high-cost threats

Cyclonic Rift

Cyclonic Rift

1U

Instant

asymmetric board bounce

Generous Gift

Generous Gift

2W

Instant

destroys any permanent target

Stroke of Midnight

Stroke of Midnight

2W

Instant

versatile permanent removal

Supreme Verdict

Supreme Verdict

1WWU

Sorcery

uncounterable board wipe

Toxic Deluge

Toxic Deluge

2B

Sorcery

cheap flexible board clear

Threats/Wincons

24
Bitterblossom

Bitterblossom

1B

Kindred Enchantment — Faerie

steady token generator enchantment

Anointed Procession

Anointed Procession

3W

Enchantment

doubles generated tokens

Intangible Virtue

Intangible Virtue

1W

Enchantment

cheap enchantment anthem for tokens

Etchings of the Chosen

Etchings of the Chosen

1WB

Enchantment

anthem enchantment that protects commander

Favorable Winds

Favorable Winds

1U

Enchantment

cheap anthem enchantment for flying creatures

Gravitational Shift

Gravitational Shift

3UU

Enchantment

buffs flyers while weakening ground creatures

Empyrean Eagle

Empyrean Eagle

1WU

Creature — Bird Spirit

flying anthem creature

Thunderclap Wyvern

Thunderclap Wyvern

2WU

Creature — Drake

flash flying anthem creature

Scion of Oona

Scion of Oona

2U

Creature — Faerie Soldier

flash Faerie lord giving shroud

Spellstutter Sprite

Spellstutter Sprite

1U

Creature — Faerie Wizard

faerie interaction on a body

Starlight Spectacular

Starlight Spectacular

2WW

Enchantment

massive combat damage scaling enchantment

Smothering Tithe

Smothering Tithe

3W

Enchantment

enchantment creating endless treasure artifacts

Black Market Connections

Black Market Connections

2B

Enchantment

enchantment giving tokens, treasure, and draw

Shark Typhoon

Shark Typhoon

5U

Enchantment

enchantment generating flying tokens on noncreature spells

Court of Grace

Court of Grace

2WW

Enchantment

enchantment generating flying tokens and monarch

Luminarch Ascension

Luminarch Ascension

1W

Enchantment

enchantment producing cheap 4/4 flying Angels

Blind Obedience

Blind Obedience

1W

Enchantment

enchantment slowing down opponents with extort

All That Glitters

All That Glitters

1W

Enchantment — Aura

enchantment buffing commander exponentially

Metallic Mimic

Metallic Mimic

2

Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter

artifact creature boosting incoming Faeries

Nettlecyst

Nettlecyst

3

Artifact — Equipment

equipment scaled to artifact/enchantment count

Cranial Plating

Cranial Plating

2

Artifact — Equipment

fast damage threat based on artifacts

Mace of the Valiant

Mace of the Valiant

2W

Artifact — Equipment

equipment growing with creature tokens

Archetype of Imagination

Archetype of Imagination

4UU

Enchantment Creature — Human Wizard

enchantment creature granting unilateral evasion

Cathars' Crusade

Cathars' Crusade

3WW

Enchantment

enchantment putting massive counters on token swarm

Utility

8
Swiftfoot Boots

Swiftfoot Boots

2

Artifact — Equipment

protection artifact with haste

Lightning Greaves

Lightning Greaves

2

Artifact — Equipment

cheap protection artifact for commander

Propaganda

Propaganda

2U

Enchantment

enchantment taxing attacks against you

Ghostly Prison

Ghostly Prison

2W

Enchantment

enchantment taxing attacks against you

Counterspell

Counterspell

UU

Instant

classic efficient spell negation

Dovin's Veto

Dovin's Veto

WU

Instant

uncounterable noncreature counterspell

Arcane Denial

Arcane Denial

1U

Instant

easy-to-cast counterspell

Fierce Guardianship

Fierce Guardianship

2U

Instant

free counterspell with commander out

Lands

37
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 7x

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 2x

Basic Land — Swamp

Basic land allocated from mana pip counts.