Shartistax (B2 Alela) by cazz43

Format: Commander

Commander: Alela, Artful Provocateur

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 32

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper enchantress and go-wide tokens strategy commanded by Alela, Artful Provocateur. The game plan revolves around casting low-cost artifacts and enchantments to trigger Alela, generating an evasive army of flying Faeries that are immediately buffed by her passive anthem and reinforced by cards like Favorable Winds, Intangible Virtue, and Boon of the Spirit Realm. Defensive pillowfort elements such as Ghostly Prison, Propaganda, and Frozen Aether stall opposing attacks, while a deep suite of 10 counterspells and efficient exile removal safeguards your position and disrupts opposing plays. Card advantage is maintained through engines like Skullclamp, Caretaker's Talent, and Bident of Thassa. The deck transitions into a lethal aerial clock around Turn 6, closing out the table by Turn 8 through wide combat damage without relying on infinite combos.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Absorb
  • 1 Alela, Artful Provocateur
  • 1 All That Glitters
  • 1 Animate Dead
  • 1 Animating Faerie // Bring to Life
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archon of Sun's Grace
  • 1 Bident of Thassa
  • 1 Bitterbloom Bearer
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Boon of the Spirit Realm
  • 1 Caretaker's Talent
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darkslick Shores
  • 1 Darksteel Mutation
  • 1 Destroy Evil
  • 1 Door of Destinies
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Faerie Artisans
  • 1 Faerie Trickery
  • 1 Favorable Winds
  • 1 Felidar Retreat
  • 1 Frozen Aether
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Gideon's Intervention
  • 1 Gift of Immortality
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Glamermite
  • 1 Glen Elendra Guardian
  • 1 Glen Elendra's Answer
  • 1 Intangible Virtue
  • 1 Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon
  • 13 Island
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Leyline of Anticipation
  • 1 Leyline of Sanctity
  • 1 Leyline of the Void
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 No Mercy
  • 1 Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
  • 1 Ornithopter
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 11 Plains
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Rally the Ranks
  • 1 Refute
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Reprobation
  • 1 Rowdy Research
  • 1 Run Away Together
  • 1 Sigil of the Empty Throne
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spell Stutter
  • 1 Starnheim Courser
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 9 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Witness Protection