Art by Grzegorz Rutkowski
Commander deckBUW
Alela, Artful Provocateur
Cast artifacts and enchantments to generate Faerie tokens, then buff them with anthems and overwhelm opponents through aerial combat while maintaining control.
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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 · 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
Artifact that draws cards based on creature combat damage
Coastal Piracy
2UUEnchantment
Enchantment that draws cards when creatures deal damage
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
Efficiently turns 1/1 tokens into card advantage
Shimmer Dragon
4UUCreature — Dragon
Uses generated artifacts to draw massive amounts of cards
Kindred Discovery
3UUEnchantment
Highly efficient card draw for a tribal/token focused build
Stenn, Paranoid Partisan
WULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Reduces cost of artifact or enchantment spells for better velocity
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
Early game artifact creature that taxes opponents and draws cards
Removal
11
Threats/Wincons
20
Bitterblossom
1BKindred Enchantment — Faerie
Enchantment that provides continuous Faerie tokens
Intangible Virtue
1WEnchantment
Enchantment that buffs tokens and grants vigilance
Mace of the Valiant
2WArtifact — Equipment
Artifact that scales quickly with token generation
Empyrean Eagle
1WUCreature — Bird Spirit
Flying lord that buffs Alela and her tokens
Spear of Heliod
1WWLegendary Enchantment Artifact
Anthem artifact with attached removal
Gravitational Shift
3UUEnchantment
Substantial buff for your flyers and nerf for others
Shark Typhoon
5UEnchantment
Scaleable threat that triggers Alela twice if hardcast
Luminarch Ascension
1WEnchantment
Low cost enchantment that creates late game threats
Phyrexian Rebirth
4WWSorcery
Wipes the board and creates a massive artifact creature
All That Glitters
1WEnchantment — Aura
Enchantment that turns Alela into a lethal commander
Utility
6
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Essential protection and haste for the commander
Enlightened Tutor
WInstant
Finds key artifacts or enchantments to advance the game state
