Art by Anastasia Ovchinnikova
Saved commander deck
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
Utilize self-mill and discard outlets to stock the graveyard with high-impact creatures with power 2 or less, then use Alesha's ability to cheat them into play for value and combat triggers.
Prompt: A $150 Alesha, Who Smiles at Death commander deck — a graveyard-focused reanimator deck with self-mill, recursion engines, and big reanimation targets.
Commander
1 cards
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
{2}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Card Draw
11 cards
Faithless Looting
{R}Sorcery
The best discard outlet and card filtering for Alesha.
Corpse Augur
{3}{B}Creature — Zombie Wizard
Huge card draw potential and a valid Alesha target.
Grim Haruspex
{2}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Turns your creature deaths into card advantage.
Mentor of the Meek
{2}{W}Creature — Human Soldier
Triggered by almost every creature in this deck.
Painful Truths
{2}{B}Sorcery
Efficient three-mana draw three in a triple-color deck.
Skullclamp
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Draws massive amounts of cards by killing 1-toughness creatures.
Removal
13 cards
Ravenous Chupacabra
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Beast Horror
Infinite creature removal when looped with Alesha.
Shriekmaw
{4}{B}Creature — Elemental
Can be evoked or brought back by Alesha to kill non-blacks.
Dusk // Dawn
{2}{W}{W} // {3}{W}{W}Sorcery // Sorcery
Wipe the board of big threats then return your small guys.
Fleshbag Marauder
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Warrior
Forces sacrifice and is repeatable with Alesha.
Plaguecrafter
{2}{B}Creature — Human Shaman
Superior version of Fleshbag that hits planeswalkers.
Big Game Hunter
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Human Rebel Assassin
Madness enabler that kills large creatures upon entry.
Threats/Wincons
16 cards
Karmic Guide
{3}{W}{W}Creature — Angel Spirit
The best Alesha target to bring back any creature regardless of power.
Master of Cruelties
{3}{B}{R}Creature — Demon
Alesha target that can instantly set an opponent to 1 life.
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie
Drains the table and can be looped from the yard.
Sun Titan
{4}{W}{W}Creature — Giant
Recurs most of the deck's non-creature permanents.
Ponyback Brigade
{3}{R}{W}{B}Creature — Goblin Warrior
Creates an army of tokens every time it enters via Alesha.
Siege-Gang Commander
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Goblin
Token generation and burn damage on a stick.
Murderous Redcap
{2}{B/R}{B/R}Creature — Goblin Assassin
Persist creature that provides ping damage.
Zulaport Cutthroat
{1}{B}Creature — Human Rogue Ally
Drains opponents when your creatures die for the loop.
Cruel Celebrant
{W}{B}Creature — Vampire
Additional drain effect for aristocrat style finishes.
Buried Alive
{2}{B}Sorcery
Tutorial to put your three best targets into the yard.
Reveillark
{4}{W}Creature — Elemental
Loops with Karmic Guide to bring back your whole board.
Selfless Spirit
{1}{W}Creature — Spirit Cleric
Protects your board and is easily recursed.
Doomed Traveler
{W}Creature — Human Soldier
Cheap body that provides value on death.
Mirror Entity
{2}{W}Creature — Shapeshifter
Finisher that makes your tiny creatures massive.
Grenzo, Dungeon Warden
{X}{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Goblin Rogue
Cheats creatures into play and fits the power 2 theme.
Cathars' Crusade
{3}{W}{W}Enchantment
Makes each reanimated creature buff the rest of the board.
Utility
11 cards
Viscera Seer
{B}Creature — Vampire Wizard
Free sacrifice outlet for death triggers.
Carrion Feeder
{B}Creature — Zombie
Cheap sacrifice outlet that grows into a threat.
Whispersilk Cloak
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Guarantees Alesha survives her attack trigger.
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Critical protection and haste for the commander.
Ashnod's Altar
{3}Artifact
Sacrifice outlet that generates mana for Alesha's triggers.
