Art by Anastasia Ovchinnikova
Commander deckBRW
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
Recycle low-power ETB and death trigger creatures directly from the graveyard into combat. Utilize sacrifice outlets and aristocrat pingers to generate value and finish games with combo pieces like Kiki-Jiki or Master of Cruelties.
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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 · 61 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 when reanimated
Card Draw
10
Skullclamp
1Artifact — Equipment
Turns small reanimated tokens and utility creatures into card advantage
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
1-power creature that draws cards every turn creatures die
Mentor of the Meek
2WCreature — Human Soldier
Draws a card whenever low-power creatures enter
Welcoming Vampire
2WCreature — Vampire
2-power creature that draws when low-power creatures enter
Dark Confidant
1BCreature — Human Wizard
2-power creature providing extra card draw each upkeep
Dusk Legion Zealot
1BCreature — Vampire Soldier
1-power creature that draws a card on ETB for repeat value
Spirited Companion
1WEnchantment Creature — Dog
1-power creature providing easy ETB card draw
Removal
10
Ravenous Chupacabra
2BBCreature — Beast Horror
2-power creature that destroys an opponent's creature on ETB
Skyclave Apparition
1WWCreature — Kor Spirit
2-power creature that exiles nonland non-token permanents
Big Game Hunter
1BBCreature — Human Rebel Assassin
1-power creature that destroys large threats on ETB
Fiend Hunter
1WWCreature — Human Cleric
1-power creature that temporarily exiles a creature on ETB
Duplicant
6Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
2-power creature that exiles a threat on ETB
Threats/Wincons
21
Karmic Guide
3WWCreature — Angel Spirit
2-power creature that reanimates any creature on ETB
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
2RRRLegendary Creature — Goblin Shaman
2-power creature that combo-enables with Felidar Guardian
Felidar Guardian
3WCreature — Cat Beast
1-power creature that blinks permanents and combos with Kiki-Jiki
Siege-Gang Commander
3RRCreature — Goblin
2-power creature that creates Goblin tokens on ETB
Solemn Simulacrum
4Artifact Creature — Golem
2-power creature providing land search on ETB and card draw on death
Imperial Recruiter
2RCreature — Human Advisor
1-power tutor creature that searches for low-power targets
Recruiter of the Guard
2WCreature — Human Soldier
1-power tutor creature for low-toughness target search
Zulaport Cutthroat
1BCreature — Human Rogue Ally
1-power aristocrat pinger on creature death
Blood Artist
1BCreature — Vampire
0-power creature that drains opponents whenever any creature dies
Cruel Celebrant
WBCreature — Vampire
1-power aristocrat pinger on creature or planeswalker death
Corpse Knight
WBCreature — Zombie Knight
2-power creature that drains opponents whenever creatures enter
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
WBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Kor Cleric
2-power lifegain and drain engine on ETB and death
Marionette Apprentice
1BCreature — Human Artificer
1-power creature that pings opponents when artifacts/creatures die
Pitiless Plunderer
3BCreature — Human Pirate
2-power creature generating Treasure tokens on creature death
Master of Cruelties
3BRCreature — Demon
1-power creature reanimated attacking by Alesha to reduce defender to 1 life
Murderous Redcap
2BRBRCreature — Goblin Assassin
2-power persist creature for pinging and combo potential
Smothering Tithe
3WEnchantment
High-value enchantment generating massive extra mana
Bolas's Citadel
3BBBLegendary Artifact
Massive engine card that plays cards directly from top of library
Utility
10
Viscera Seer
BCreature — Vampire Wizard
1-power creature providing a free sac outlet and scry
Carrion Feeder
BCreature — Zombie
1-power creature providing a free creature sac outlet
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
2BLegendary Creature — Aetherborn Vampire
2-power creature providing a free sac outlet and indestructible
Goblin Bombardment
1REnchantment
Free sacrifice outlet dealing direct damage to any target
Phyrexian Altar
3Artifact
Free sacrifice outlet generating colored mana for combos
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Gives Alesha haste and hexproof to attack safely
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Gives Alesha free haste and shroud for immediate attack
Buried Alive
2BSorcery
Tutors up to three specific creatures directly into the graveyard
