Alesha, Who Smiles at Death ($25 Budget)

Commander / EDH Aristocrats Budget Casual RBW (Mardu) Reanimator

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Creature (28)

• 1x Anax, Hardened in the Forge
• 1x Archetype of Finality
• 1x Beetleback Chief
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Bushmeat Poacher
• 1x Butcher of the Horde
• 1x Carrion Feeder
• 1x Corpse Knight
• 1x Cruel Celebrant
• 1x Falkenrath Noble
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Grenzo, Dungeon Warden
• 1x Judith, the Scourge Diva
• 1x Kor Cartographer
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Militia Bugler
• 1x Mindclaw Shaman
• 1x Palladium Myr
• 1x Ponyback Brigade
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Serrated Scorpion
• 1x Sling-Gang Lieutenant
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Subira, Tulzidi Caravanner
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Vindictive Vampire
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Land (36)

• 1x Boros Garrison
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Isolated Watchtower
• 7x Mountain
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 1x Orzhov Basilica
• 9x Plains
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 10x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Enchantment (11)

• 1x Bastion of Remembrance
• 1x Behind the Scenes
• 1x Field of Souls
• 1x Goblin War Drums
• 1x Mardu Ascendancy
• 1x Martyr's Bond
• 1x Nahiri's Machinations
• 1x Raid Bombardment
• 1x Valor in Akros
• 1x Vampiric Rites
• 1x War Cadence

Instant (5)

• 1x Altar's Reap
• 1x Despark
• 1x Heartwarming Redemption
• 1x Thrill of Possibility
• 1x Village Rites

Commander (1)

Artifact (12)

• 1x Altar of the Pantheon
• 1x Bonder's Ornament
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Corrupted Grafstone
• 1x Explorer's Scope
• 1x Firemind Vessel
• 1x Genesis Chamber
• 1x Key to the City
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Prismatic Lens
• 1x Prowler's Helm
• 1x Ur-Golem's Eye

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Ambition's Cost
• 1x Citywide Bust
• 1x Dusk / Dawn
• 1x Mob Rule
• 1x Painful Truths
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Revoke Existence

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Creature (3)

• 1x Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Knight of the White Orchid

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Victimize

Artifact (1)

• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Smothering Tithe

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Current price minus shipping & Basic Lands when added to TCG: $18 to $24 (As of 7/15/2020)

Cheating creatures onto the board is a ton of fun. When I saw Alesha it was love at first sight. This build is focused on Re-animating creatures and getting them killed to build up a bigger and bigger board. With effects that create tokens on death, entering, and attacking you'll have a large board state quickly as well as cards that deal damage if they happen to die. Multiple 2 power creatures for ramping, Sacrifice effects for drawing or simply to get a creature to your grave for Alesha to revive, as well as ways to ensure your damage gets through and Alesha doesn't get wiped out. Card draw can be tough in Mardu colors so my attempted to help with this is by tieing some of it to repeatable sacrifice, Bonders Ornament being there for that nightmare pre-turn mana spend burn. Best of luck out there, Aristocrats!

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 0 Rares 38 - 0 Uncommons 22 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.25
Tokens	Goblin 1/1 R, Human Soldier 1/1 W, Morph 2/2 C, Myr 1/1 C, Satyr 1/1 R, Spirit 1/1 W