Art by Anastasia Ovchinnikova
Commander deckBRW
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
Fill the graveyard using self-mill and discard spells, then attack with Alesha to reanimate high-value creatures with power 2 or less for massive enter-the-battlefield, death, or combat triggers.
Asked for“A $150 Alesha, Who Smiles at Death commander deck — a graveyard-focused reanimator deck with self-mill, recursion engines, and big reanimation targets.”
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
1Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
2RLegendary Creature — Human Warrior
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Knight of the White Orchid
WWCreature — Human Knight
2-power creature that catches up on plains ETB
Card Draw
9
Mentor of the Meek
2WCreature — Human Soldier
Draws cards whenever small creatures enter
Welcoming Vampire
2WCreature — Vampire
Consistent card draw engine on 2-power creature
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
Insane card draw engine for small power creatures
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
Draws cards consistently whenever creatures die
Removal
10
Fiend Hunter
1WWCreature — Human Cleric
2-power creature that exiles threats on ETB
Ravenous Chupacabra
2BBCreature — Beast Horror
2-power creature that destroys a creature on ETB
Big Game Hunter
1BBCreature — Human Rebel Assassin
1-power creature that destroys big threats on ETB
Leonin Relic-Warder
WWCreature — Cat Cleric
2-power creature that exiles artifacts or enchantments
Accursed Marauder
1BCreature — Zombie Warrior
2-power creature that forces non-token sacrifices on ETB
Wear // Tear
1R // WInstant // Instant
Flexible cheap artifact and enchantment destruction
Threats/Wincons
24
Karmic Guide
3WWCreature — Angel Spirit
2-power creature that reanimates any creature unconditionally
Master of Cruelties
3BRCreature — Demon
1-power creature that reduces defender life to 1 when reanimated attacking
Solemn Simulacrum
4Artifact Creature — Golem
2-power value creature for land ramp and death draw
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
3BBCreature — Zombie
2-power win condition through massive life drain
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
2WLegendary Creature — Human Scout
Doubles all ETB and death triggers of 2-power creatures
Siege-Gang Commander
3RRCreature — Goblin
2-power creature creating multiple goblin tokens
Beetleback Chief
2RRCreature — Goblin Warrior
2-power creature generating army wide board presence
Mirror Entity
2WCreature — Shapeshifter
1-power finisher that scales power or acts as sac outlet
Cruel Celebrant
WBCreature — Vampire
1-power aristocrat engine for aristocrats drain strategy
Zulaport Cutthroat
1BCreature — Human Rogue Ally
1-power life drain payoff on creature deaths
Mayhem Devil
1BRCreature — Devil
2-power ping machine whenever any player sacrifices a permanent
Murderous Redcap
2BRBRCreature — Goblin Assassin
2-power creature that combos with counters and deals ETB damage
Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit
WWLegendary Creature — Spirit Soldier
2-power creature enabling infinite persist loops
Avalanche Riders
3RCreature — Human Nomad
2-power creature offering repeatable land destruction
Priest of Gix
2BCreature — Phyrexian Human Cleric Minion
2-power creature that generates net black mana on ETB
Priest of Urabrask
2RCreature — Phyrexian Human Cleric
2-power creature that generates net red mana on ETB
Loyal Apprentice
1RCreature — Human Artificer
2-power commander support that grants haste and flying tokens
Anger
3RCreature — Incarnation
2-power creature granting haste to all creatures from graveyard
Custodi Soulbinders
3WCreature — Human Cleric
0-power creature in grave that enters huge and creates tokens
Noosegraf Mob
4BBCreature — Zombie
0-power in grave that enters with counters and makes zombie tokens
Skyclave Apparition
1WWCreature — Kor Spirit
2-power nonland permanent exile creature
Duplicant
6Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
2-power creature in grave that exiles and copies big threats
Bone Shredder
2BCreature — Phyrexian Minion
1-power creature with built-in echo sac and creature destruction
Marionette Apprentice
1BCreature — Human Artificer
1-power creature that drains opponents whenever artifacts or creatures die
Utility
9
Goblin Bombardment
1REnchantment
Free instant-speed creature sacrifice outlet and ping engine
Viscera Seer
BCreature — Vampire Wizard
1-power free sacrifice outlet with scry value
Carrion Feeder
BCreature — Zombie
1-power free sacrifice outlet growing over time
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
2BLegendary Creature — Aetherborn Vampire
2-power free sacrifice outlet with self-protection
Key to the City
2Artifact
Makes Alesha unblockable while discarding reanimation targets
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Protects Alesha and grants haste for immediate attacks
