Alesha, who Smiles at Death

Commander / EDH*

TheOrigamiGamer

Land (34)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Badlands
• 1x Bazaar of Baghdad
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 4x Mountain
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 4x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Scrubland
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Windswept Heath

Instant (8)

• 1x Dismember
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Land Tax

Creature (22)

• 1x Auriok Salvagers
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Dark Confidant
• 1x Ethersworn Canonist
• 1x Goblin Guide
• 1x Goblin Welder
• 1x Hope of Ghirapur
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid
• 1x Leonin Arbiter
• 1x Master of Cruelties
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Serra Ascendant
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Weathered Wayfarer

Sorcery (12)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Unearth
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Vindicate
• 1x Wheel of Fate
• 1x Wheel of Fortune

Commander (1)

Artifact (21)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Grim Monolith
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Lion's Eye Diamond
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence

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After seeing a post on Reddit about building an Alesha deck I decided to try my hand at it.

Ideally I'd like to get the mana curve down to 1.9 - 2.1 range for a competitive build. So this deck needs some work, but for two hours of brewing I think it stands up pretty well.

Edit: at 2.12 average CMC

This deck thrives on having creatures in the graveyard. All of the creatures in the deck are 2 power or less which make them the ideal target for Alesha's ability.

Alesha, Who Smiles at Death + Master of Cruelties instantly wins the game if your opponent decides not to block.

You can get cards into your graveyard with the help of Insolent Neonate, Entomb, Buried Alive, Altar of Dementia, or the wheel effects in the deck. A possible improvement is finding a way to recur the Wheel effects.

Win cons include sacrificing creatures to Goblin Bombardment or using a combination of Reveillark and Karmic Guide for shenanigans.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 51 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.00
Tokens	Copy Clone