Art by Anastasia Ovchinnikova
Saved commander deck
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
Leverage small creatures with powerful enter-the-battlefield abilities by recurring them from the graveyard, focusing on heavy interaction and card draw engines.
Prompt: A $300 Alesha, Who Smiles at Death commander deck — an efficient engine-building deck with a low mana curve, cheap card-advantage engines and cantrips, minimal splash, winning through sheer incremental value and consistent interaction.
Commander
1 cards
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
{2}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11 cards
Knight of the White Orchid
{W}{W}Creature — Human Knight
Catch-up ramp that can be recurred by Alesha.
Loyal Warhound
{1}{W}Creature — Dog
Cheap body that provides land advantage on ETB.
Card Draw
11 cards
Skullclamp
{1}Artifact — Equipment
Extremely efficient draw engine with tokens and small creatures.
Corrupted Conviction
{B}Instant
Functional reprint of Village Rites for consistency.
Welcoming Vampire
{2}{W}Creature — Vampire
Consistent draw for playing small creatures.
Mentor of the Meek
{2}{W}Creature — Human Soldier
Classic engine for drawing cards off low-power creatures.
Rumor Gatherer
{1}{W}{W}Creature — Elf Wizard
Provides scry and draw on creature entry.
Grim Haruspex
{2}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Draws cards whenever your small creatures die.
Midnight Reaper
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie Knight
Provides card advantage on creature death.
Removal
16 cards
Pile On
{3}{B}Instant
Efficient removal that uses tokens or small creatures for Convoke.
Swords to Plowshares
{W}Instant
The most efficient creature removal in the format.
Wear // Tear
{1}{R} // {W}Instant // Instant
Flexible artifact and enchantment removal.
Ravenous Chupacabra
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Beast Horror
Creature-based removal that Alesha can bring back.
Shriekmaw
{4}{B}Creature — Elemental
Can be evoked early and returned with Alesha later.
Dusk // Dawn
{2}{W}{W} // {3}{W}{W}Sorcery // Sorcery
Board wipe that misses small creatures and acts as mass recursion.
Toxic Deluge
{2}{B}Sorcery
Flexible and efficient board wipe based on life payment.
Custodi Lich
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Zombie Cleric
Introduces the Monarch and forces sacrifices on ETB.
Big Game Hunter
{1}{B}{B}Creature — Human Rebel Assassin
Targeted removal for large creatures on a tiny body.
Fiend Hunter
{1}{W}{W}Creature — Human Cleric
Classic removal loop piece with sacrifice outlets.
Skyclave Apparition
{1}{W}{W}Creature — Kor Spirit
Exceptional removal for nonland permanents.
Threats/Wincons
10 cards
Dauthi Voidwalker
{B}{B}Creature — Dauthi Rogue
Low-power threat that provides graveyard hate and card theft.
Karmic Guide
{3}{W}{W}Creature — Angel Spirit
Power 2 creature that can revive anything else in the deck.
Reveillark
{4}{W}Creature — Elemental
Enables powerful loops with other power 2 creatures.
Zulaport Cutthroat
{1}{B}Creature — Human Rogue Ally
Incremental drain damage when creatures die.
Cruel Celebrant
{W}{B}Creature — Vampire
Redundancy for aristocrats-style drain strategy.
Master of Cruelties
{3}{B}{R}Creature — Demon
Hidden tech that can end a game instantly if recurred by Alesha.
Siege-Gang Lieutenant
{3}{R}Creature — Goblin
Generates bodies and provides reach for damage.
Vicious Conquistador
{B}Creature — Vampire Soldier
Cheap aggressive body for chip damage.
Mogg War Marshal
{1}{R}Creature — Goblin Warrior
Three bodies for two mana, perfect for sacrifices.
Dreadhorde Butcher
{B}{R}Creature — Zombie Warrior
Aggressive scaling creature that provides value on death.
Utility
11 cards
Faithless Looting
{R}Sorcery
Excellent card filtering that puts targets in the graveyard.
Selfless Spirit
{1}{W}Creature — Spirit Cleric
Protects your board and is easily recurred.
Viscera Seer
{B}Creature — Vampire Wizard
The quintessential free sacrifice outlet.
Carrion Feeder
{B}Creature — Zombie
Free sacrifice outlet that grows into a threat.
Woe Strider
{2}{B}Creature — Horror
Provides a sacrifice outlet, scry, and token creation.
Imperial Recruiter
{2}{R}Creature — Human Advisor
Tutors for almost every creature in the deck.
