Art by Grzegorz Rutkowski
Commander deckBUW
Alela, Artful Provocateur
Cast enchantments and artifacts to create an army of Faeries, then buff them with anthem effects to win through combat damage.
Asked for“best commander set for someone who has never touched magic”
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
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
12
Card Draw
11
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
Rewards attacking with our flying tokens.
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
Early game artifact creature that taxes opponents.
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
2WLegendary Creature — Elephant Artificer
Draws cards when artifact creatures enter.
Removal
11
Threats/Wincons
17
Bitterblossom
1BKindred Enchantment — Faerie
Provides a constant stream of flyers.
Mace of the Valiant
2WArtifact — Equipment
Tome that grows massive with token production.
All That Glitters
1WEnchantment — Aura
Huge power boost based on artifacts/enchantments.
Spear of Heliod
1WWLegendary Enchantment Artifact
Anthem that doubles as removal.
Shimmer Dragon
4UUCreature — Dragon
Turns our artifacts into a card-drawing engine.
Sai, Master Thopterist
2ULegendary Creature — Human Artificer
Redundant token generation for artifacts.
Utility
9
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Free haste and protection for the commander.
Hanna, Ship's Navigator
1WULegendary Creature — Human Artificer
Recursion for our key pieces.
