Art by Grzegorz Rutkowski
Commander deckBUW
Alela, Artful Provocateur
Generate a swarm of Faerie tokens by casting artifacts and enchantments, then buffing them with anthems to win through combat damage.
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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 · 59 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
13
Smothering Tithe
3WEnchantment
Powerful mana generation and enchantment synergy.
Etherium Sculptor
1UArtifact Creature — Vedalken Artificer
Reduces the cost of artifacts.
Card Draw
10
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
Turns 1/1 tokens into significant card advantage.
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
Rewards attacking with our flyers and triggers Alela.
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
Early game artifact creature that provides card draw.
Baleful Strix
UBArtifact Creature — Bird
Cantrip artifact creature that deters attacks.
Removal
10
Steel Hellkite
6Artifact Creature — Dragon
Flying beater that can destroy permanents.
Threats/Wincons
18
Etchings of the Chosen
1WBEnchantment
Enchantment that buffs Faeries and provides protection.
Etched Champion
3Artifact Creature — Soldier
Hard to deal with artifact creature.
Starnheim Courser
2WCreature — Pegasus
Reduces cost of artifacts and enchantments.
Mace of the Valiant
2WArtifact — Equipment
Synergizes with the high volume of tokens entering.
Gravitational Shift
3UUEnchantment
Massive buff for flyers and debuff for ground creatures.
Scion of Oona
2UCreature — Faerie Soldier
Faerie lord that provides shroud to others.
Glen Elendra Liege
1UBUBUBCreature — Faerie Knight
Powerful buff for blue and black creatures.
Efficient Construction
3UEnchantment
Generates Thopters alongside Alela's Faeries.
Sai, Master Thopterist
2ULegendary Creature — Human Artificer
Additional token generation and card draw.
All That Glitters
1WEnchantment — Aura
Massively buffs Alela for commander damage kills.
Utility
8
Hanna, Ship's Navigator
1WULegendary Creature — Human Artificer
Recurs destroyed artifacts or enchantments.
