Art by Grzegorz Rutkowski
Commander deckBUW
Alela, Artful Provocateur
Cast low-cost artifacts and enchantments to generate a swarm of flying Faerie tokens, then buff them with anthem effects to overwhelm opponents in the air.
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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
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
Coastal Piracy
2UUEnchantment
enchantment turning flying attackers into card draw
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
artifact enchantment rewarding combat hits with draw
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
artifact that turns 1/1 Faerie tokens into cards
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
taxing creature that draws cards when opponents cast noncreature spells
Removal
10
Threats/Wincons
24
Bitterblossom
1BKindred Enchantment — Faerie
enchantment producing steady flying tokens
Etchings of the Chosen
1WBEnchantment
enchantment anthem and protection for Faeries
Gravitational Shift
3UUEnchantment
enchantment boosting fliers while nerfing ground attackers
Skyhunter Strike Force
2WCreature — Cat Knight
melee lord that scales team power in multiplayer
Baleful Strix
UBArtifact Creature — Bird
cheap flying artifact creature that cantrips
Smothering Tithe
3WEnchantment
enchantment creating massive artifact Treasure tokens
Shark Typhoon
5UEnchantment
enchantment making flying sharks off noncreature spells
All That Glitters
1WEnchantment — Aura
aura providing huge power boosts based on artifacts/enchantments
Eldrazi Monument
5Artifact
artifact giving flying, indestructible, and power to tokens
Bolas's Citadel
3BBBLegendary Artifact
artifact allowing top-deck casting for life
Mirrormade
1UUEnchantment
enchantment copying best artifact or enchantment on field
Black Market Connections
2BEnchantment
enchantment offering draw, ramp, and tokens for life
Court of Grace
2WWEnchantment
enchantment generating flying tokens and Monarch mechanics
Kappa Cannoneer
5UArtifact Creature — Turtle Warrior
improvise threat that grows and becomes unblockable
Cyberdrive Awakener
5UArtifact Creature — Construct
turns noncreature artifacts into massive flying threats
Mace of the Valiant
2WArtifact — Equipment
equipment scaling up with every token created
Utility
8
Sphere of Safety
4WEnchantment
enchantment pillowfort scaling off total enchantments
