Art by Grzegorz Rutkowski
Saved commander deck
Alela, Artful Provocateur
Combine cute faeries and butterflies with dark artifacts and enchantments to build an army and overwhelm your opponents through sacrifice and combat.
Prompt: I'm new to mtg so I don't know my play style yet. What I want is a commander deck that is cute but dark at the same time. Think cult of the lamb.
Commander
1 cards
Alela, Artful Provocateur
{1}{W}{U}{B}Legendary Creature — Faerie Warlock
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Smothering Tithe
{3}{W}Enchantment
Enchantment that generates immense treasure value
Card Draw
10 cards
Bident of Thassa
{2}{U}{U}Legendary Enchantment Artifact
Rewards attacking with our faerie swarm
Reconnaissance Mission
{2}{U}{U}Enchantment
Draws cards when tokens deal combat damage
Coastal Piracy
{2}{U}{U}Enchantment
Redundant card draw for a token-heavy strategy
Phyrexian Arena
{1}{B}{B}Enchantment
Dark enchantment that provides steady card flow
Baleful Strix
{U}{B}Artifact Creature — Bird
Cute but deadly bird that replaces itself
Rhystic Study
{2}{U}Enchantment
Powerful enchantment that punishes opponents' spells
Esper Sentinel
{W}Artifact Creature — Human Soldier
Early creature that draws cards from opponent actions
Kindred Discovery
{3}{U}{U}Enchantment
Choose Faerie to draw cards whenever they enter or attack
Idol of Oblivion
{2}Artifact
Low cost artifact that draws cards since we make tokens
Removal
11 cards
Anguished Unmaking
{1}{W}{B}Instant
Exiles any nonland permanent for a small life cost
Threats/Wincons
22 cards
Bitterblossom
{1}{B}Kindred Enchantment — Faerie
The quintessential 'cute but dark' token generator
Ethereal Absolution
{4}{W}{B}Enchantment
Atmospheric enchantment that buffs ours and debuffs theirs
Mace of the Valiant
{2}{W}Artifact — Equipment
Grows massive with every token Alela creates
Court of Grace
{2}{W}{W}Enchantment
Introduces the Monarch and creates angels/spirits
Spear of Heliod
{1}{W}{W}Legendary Enchantment Artifact
Buffs our team and provides deterrent removal
Empyrean Eagle
{1}{W}{U}Creature — Bird Spirit
Cute bird that acts as a lord for our flyers
Etchings of the Chosen
{1}{W}{B}Enchantment
Sacrifice outlet to protect our commander
Hallowed Haunting
{2}{W}{W}Enchantment
Creates spirits and provides a massive buff
Cathars' Crusade
{3}{W}{W}Enchantment
Makes every faerie token created a huge threat
Dictate of Heliod
{3}{W}{W}Enchantment
Flash enchantment that provides a massive power spike
Nykthos Paragon
{4}{W}{W}Enchantment Creature — Human Soldier
Turns lifegain into +1/+1 counters for the team
Shimmer Dragon
{4}{U}{U}Creature — Dragon
A dragon that uses our artifacts to draw cards
Felidar Retreat
{3}{W}Enchantment
Generates cats or buffs the board on land drops
True Conviction
{3}{W}{W}{W}Enchantment
Gives the whole army double strike and lifelink
Blood Artist
{1}{B}Creature — Vampire
Punishes deaths, fitting the 'cult' sacrifice theme
Mirror Entity
{2}{W}Creature — Shapeshifter
Can turn all small tokens into massive threats
Utility
9 cards
Bastion of Remembrance
{2}{B}Enchantment
Enchantment that drains opponents when we sacrifice creatures
An Offer You Can't Refuse
{U}Instant
Cheap counterspell to protect our key pieces
