Alesha, who smiles at recursion by Djerid

Format: Commander

Commander: Alesha, Who Smiles at Death

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This Mardu deck utilizes Alesha, Who Smiles at Death to spearhead an aggressive combat-reanimator and aristocrats strategy. Early turns focus on sculpting the hand and stocking the graveyard via rummage spells like Faithless Looting or tutors like Buried Alive, setting up Alesha's Turn 3 deployment. Starting on Turn 4, Alesha attacks to resurrect creatures with power 2 or less directly onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. Reanimated threats like Mardu Siegebreaker, Avenger of the Fallen, and Corpse Knight quickly generate an overwhelming board of mobilize tokens while triggering continuous life drain through Impact Tremors, Cruel Celebrant, and Zulaport Cutthroat. The deck also integrates a 3-card loop involving Reveillark, Karmic Guide, and Goblin Bombardment for explosive finishes. With efficient removal and reanimatable utility creatures, the deck maintains steady pressure while grinding down opposing life totals.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
  • 1 Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
  • 1 Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage
  • 1 Ankle Shanker
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archon of Emeria
  • 1 Assemble the Players
  • 1 Avenger of the Fallen
  • 1 Battlefield Forge
  • 1 Bloodfell Caves
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Buried Alive
  • 1 Case of the Stashed Skeleton
  • 1 Cathar Commando
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Chainer, Nightmare Adept
  • 1 Champion's Helm
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Corpse Knight
  • 1 Crackling Doom
  • 1 Cruel Celebrant
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Dimir House Guard
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Dusk // Dawn
  • 1 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Falkenrath Aristocrat
  • 1 Fiend Hunter
  • 1 Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Hard-Won Jitte
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Infantry Shield
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Isshin, Two Heavens as One
  • 1 Judith, the Scourge Diva
  • 1 Karmic Guide
  • 1 Lively Dirge
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Mardu Siegebreaker
  • 1 Morbid Opportunist
  • 6 Mountain
  • 1 Murderous Redcap
  • 1 Nahiri's Machinations
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Painful Truths
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 8 Plains
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Razaketh's Rite
  • 1 Reveillark
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
  • 1 Shattered Landscape
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Temple of Silence
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Thraben Charm
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Thrilling Discovery
  • 1 Tormenting Voice
  • 1 Unearth
  • 1 Venerated Stormsinger
  • 1 Vile Entomber
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Viscera Seer
  • 1 Wind-Scarred Crag
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat
  • 1 Zurgo, Thunder's Decree