Art by Grzegorz Rutkowski
Commander deckBUW
Alela, Artful Provocateur
Cast cheap artifacts and enchantments to trigger Alela, building a large swarm of evasive Faerie tokens while buffing them with anthems and controlling the board.
Asked for“Dia duit, theastaigh uaim do phraghas a fháil.”
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
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
Enchantment artifact that draws cards when flying tokens hit
Reconnaissance Mission
2UUEnchantment
Enchantment that draws cards on combat damage
Removal
10
Threats/Wincons
24
Bitterblossom
1BKindred Enchantment — Faerie
Enchantment that generates flying tokens each turn
Smothering Tithe
3WEnchantment
Generates continuous treasure artifacts to trigger token synergy
Gravitational Shift
3UUEnchantment
Enchantment anthem for flying creatures while crippling grounded foes
Empyrean Eagle
1WUCreature — Bird Spirit
Flying creature that buffs all other flying creatures
Faerie Mastermind
1UCreature — Faerie Rogue
Evasive creature that draws extra cards
Scion of Oona
2UCreature — Faerie Soldier
Faerie lord that grants shroud to other Faeries
Spellstutter Sprite
1UCreature — Faerie Wizard
Faerie creature offering counterplay based on Faerie count
Stenn, Paranoid Partisan
WULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Reduces cost of artifacts or enchantments
Archon of Sun's Grace
2WWCreature — Archon
Constellation threat that creates Pegasi
Sephara, Sky's Blade
4WWWLegendary Creature — Angel
Easy to cast with flyers and gives them indestructible
Baleful Strix
UBArtifact Creature — Bird
Cheap artifact creature that cantrips and deathtouches
Tidehollow Sculler
WBArtifact Creature — Zombie
Artifact creature providing hand disruption
Master of Etherium
2UArtifact Creature — Vedalken Wizard
Artifact threat that scales with your board
Etherium Sculptor
1UArtifact Creature — Vedalken Artificer
Artifact creature that reduces artifact costs
Black Market Connections
2BEnchantment
Enchantment generating draw, mana, and Shapeshifter tokens
Spark Double
3UCreature — Illusion
Clones Alela without triggering the legend rule for double tokens
Utility
8
Bolas's Citadel
3BBBLegendary Artifact
High-powered artifact that allows casting spells off the top
