Lay a Fearie by MobiusSlick

Format: Commander

Commander: Alela, Artful Provocateur

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 33

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper midrange strategy led by Alela, Artful Provocateur. It turns every cheap artifact and enchantment into an evasive 2/1 flying Faerie token. The early turns establish mana rocks and cost reducers like Arcane Signet and Etherium Sculptor. After casting Alela on Turn 4, the deck chains enchantments such as Bitterblossom, Intangible Virtue, and Rally the Ranks to build a lethal aerial army while deploying defensive enchantments like Propaganda and Sphere of Safety to deter attacks. Mid-game finishers like Mirror Entity and All That Glitters turn modest token swarms into decisive combat knockouts by Turn 8. A robust suite of spot removal, sweepers, and countermagic disrupts opposing wins and protects key pieces.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alela, Artful Provocateur
  • 1 All That Glitters
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Barren Moor
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Cast Down
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Clearwater Pathway / Murkwater Pathway
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Council's Judgment
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Darksteel Ingot
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Deep-Cavern Bat
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Dromar's Cavern
  • 1 Escape Tunnel
  • 1 Etchings of the Chosen
  • 1 Etherium Sculptor
  • 1 Faebloom Trick
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fanatical Offering
  • 1 Fell the Mighty
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Glimmerlight
  • 1 Grand Entryway // Elegant Rotunda
  • 1 Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
  • 1 Hero's Downfall
  • 1 Hullbreaker Horror
  • 1 Inquisitive Glimmer
  • 1 Intangible Virtue
  • 9 Island
  • 1 Jwari Disruption // Jwari Ruins
  • 1 Lassoed by the Law
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lotus Bloom
  • 1 Memory Deluge
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mirror Entity
  • 1 Mirrormade
  • 1 Mischievous Mystic
  • 1 Mystical Tether
  • 1 Neglected Manor
  • 1 Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Power Word Kill
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Rally the Ranks
  • 1 Reconnaissance
  • 1 Remand
  • 1 Scion of Oona
  • 1 Scoured Barrens
  • 1 Seat of the Synod
  • 1 Settle the Wreckage
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Sinister Sabotage
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sorcerous Spyglass
  • 1 Sower of Temptation
  • 1 Sphere of Safety
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tainted Isle
  • 1 Talion, the Kindly Lord
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
  • 1 Temple of Silence
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Thirst for Knowledge
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thoughtcast
  • 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
  • 1 Tranquil Cove
  • 1 Trinket Mage
  • 1 Underwater Tunnel // Slimy Aquarium
  • 1 Urza, Lord High Artificer
  • 1 Vedalken Archmage
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Wedding Announcement // Wedding Festivity
  • 1 Welcoming Vampire
  • 1 Wizard's Retort