Art by Grzegorz Rutkowski
Commander deckBUW
Alela, Artful Provocateur
Cast low-cost artifacts and enchantments at flash speed to trigger Alela, producing massive swarms of flying Faeries that trigger life-drain aristocrat effects like Mirkwood Bats, Corpse Knight, and Obyra to drain the table. Secondary win conditions include overwhelming the board with anthem-buffed flying attackers or assembling the Bolas's Citadel and Sensei's Divining Top combo.
Asked for“Build me a highly optimized, extremely powerful 100-card Commander deck with Alela, Artful Provocateur as commander. I want to create enormous numbers of Faerie tokens, including during opponents' turns. My primary win condition is repeatedly draining every opponent's life through Faeries entering, tokens being created, and other noncombat effects. My secondary win condition is overwhelming opponents with a massive army of flying Faeries. Include token doublers, Faerie tribal synergy, efficient artifacts and enchantments, counterspells, tutors, protection, card advantage, combos, fast mana, and a reliable Esper mana base. Prioritize cards that accomplish multiple goals. I want a brutal, consistent, high-power deck, not a casual Faerie tribal deck. Explain the primary win conditions and generate the complete 100-card list.”
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
11
Card Draw
10
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
artifact creature that taxes opponents and draws cards
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
converts 1/1 Faerie tokens into massive card advantage
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
artifact that draws cards when flying Faeries deal combat damage
Reconnaissance Mission
2UUEnchantment
enchantment drawing cards on combat damage with cycling utility
Coastal Piracy
2UUEnchantment
enchantment converting evasive combat hits into raw cards
Welcoming Vampire
2WCreature — Vampire
draws a card once each turn when tokens enter
Removal
11
Fierce Guardianship
2UInstant
free noncreature counterspell protecting commander and engines
Swan Song
UInstant
one-mana counterspell against instant, sorcery, or enchantment
Void Rend
WUBInstant
uncounterable targeted destruction for any nonland permanent
Threats/Wincons
21
Anointed Procession
3WEnchantment
doubles all Faerie and treasure token generation
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
2WWLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror
token doubler that can gain indestructible via sacrificing tokens
Mirkwood Bats
3BCreature — Bat
drains every opponent whenever tokens enter or leave
Corpse Knight
WBCreature — Zombie Knight
drains all opponents whenever Faerie tokens enter
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
WBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Kor Cleric
gains life on entry and drains opponents when tokens die
Nadier's Nightblade
2BCreature — Elf Warrior
drains every opponent whenever tokens leave the battlefield
Zulaport Cutthroat
1BCreature — Human Rogue Ally
drains all opponents when tokens or creatures die
Bitterblossom
1BKindred Enchantment — Faerie
cheap enchantment producing Faeries every upkeep
Faerie Mastermind
1UCreature — Faerie Rogue
evasive Faerie flash threat that punishes opponent card draw
Scion of Oona
2UCreature — Faerie Soldier
flash lord granting all other Faeries shroud and +1/+1
Glen Elendra Liege
1UBUBUBCreature — Faerie Knight
double anthem pumping blue and black creatures
Spellstutter Sprite
1UCreature — Faerie Wizard
flash Faerie counterspell scaling with Faerie count
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
UBLegendary Creature — Faerie Warrior
flash Faerie draining opponents whenever another Faerie enters
Ashnod's Altar
3Artifact
converts tokens into colorless mana for explosive turns
Phyrexian Altar
3Artifact
sacrifices tokens for colored mana to extend combo lines
Sensei's Divining Top
1Artifact
recastable artifact engine and combo piece with Bolas's Citadel
Bolas's Citadel
3BBBLegendary Artifact
massive card advantage engine and ten-damage tap finisher
Aetherflux Reservoir
4Artifact
gains runaway life and laser blasts opponents in storm loops
Smothering Tithe
3WEnchantment
enchantment generating endless treasure tokens to trigger drain effects
Cathars' Crusade
3WWEnchantment
grows the entire army exponentially with every token created
Utility
9
Demonic Tutor
1BSorcery
unrestricted tutor to hand for any combo piece or answer
Enlightened Tutor
WInstant
finds key artifacts, enchantments, or token doublers at instant speed
Mystical Tutor
UInstant
instant-speed search for game-saving counterspells or Cyclonic Rift
Leyline of Anticipation
2UUEnchantment
enables casting artifacts and enchantments on opponents' turns
Shimmer Myr
3Artifact Creature — Myr
flash artifact creature that gives artifact spells flash
Vedalken Orrery
4Artifact
allows all spells to be played at flash speed to trigger Alela on enemy turns
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
absolute board and life total protection against board wipes
