Alela by collodipaglia

Format: Commander

Commander: Alela, Cunning Conqueror

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Alela, Cunning Conqueror heads a draw-go control strategy that weaponizes opponent turns. Casting instants and flash spells during each opponents turn generates flying Faerie tokens, while connecting in combat forces opponents to attack each other via goad. You win primarily through evasive token beatdown boosted by anthem effects like Coat of Arms and Glen Elendra Liege, oppressive board locks via Opposition or Dictate of Erebos, or a lategame Hullbreaker Horror bounce engine. The commander acts as both an army generator and a defensive redirect, letting you hold up interaction while continuously building a threatening battlefield presence.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alela, Cunning Conqueror
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Bitter Triumph
  • 1 Bitterbloom Bearer
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft
  • 1 Castle Locthwain
  • 1 Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway
  • 1 Cling to Dust
  • 1 Coat of Arms
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consider
  • 1 Consult the Star Charts
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Darkslick Shores
  • 1 Dead of Winter
  • 1 Demolition Field
  • 1 Dictate of Erebos
  • 1 Dig Through Time
  • 1 Dismember
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Enduring Curiosity
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Faerie Fencing
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fatal Push
  • 1 Favorable Winds
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Glen Elendra Guardian
  • 1 Glen Elendra Liege
  • 1 High Fae Trickster
  • 1 Hullbreaker Horror
  • 1 Impulse
  • 1 Liliana's Triumph
  • 1 Lim-Dûl's Vault
  • 1 Lofty Denial
  • 1 Lórien Revealed
  • 1 Mana Leak
  • 1 Meekstone
  • 1 Murmuring Mystic
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Opposition
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Perplexing Test
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Remand
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Scion of Oona
  • 1 Secluded Glen
  • 1 Sheoldred's Edict
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Snap
  • 1 Snapcaster Mage
  • 11 Snow-Covered Island
  • 5 Snow-Covered Swamp
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Spell Stutter
  • 1 Spellstutter Sprite
  • 1 Stern Scolding
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talrand, Sky Summoner
  • 1 Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
  • 1 Three Steps Ahead
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Unwind
  • 1 Wash Away
  • 1 Wash Out
  • 1 Waterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Wavebreak Hippocamp
  • 1 Withering Torment