Alesha who smiles at Garth

Commander / EDH*

sarahlindsay

Creature (31)

• 1x Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit
• 1x Angel of Invention
• 1x Anger
• 1x Beetleback Chief
• 1x Big Game Hunter
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Dimir House Guard
• 1x Duergar Hedge-Mage
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Harsh Mentor
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
• 1x Master of Cruelties
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Mindclaw Shaman
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Murderous Redcap
• 1x Necrotic Sliver
• 1x Ponyback Brigade
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Siege-Gang Commander
• 1x Sin Collector
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Thalia, Heretic Cathar
• 1x Village Bell-Ringer
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan

Land (36)

• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Canyon Slough
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Inspiring Vantage
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 6x Mountain
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 6x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Shambling Vent
• 1x Smoldering Marsh
• 6x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of Triumph
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Demonic Collusion
• 1x Dusk / Dawn
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Tormenting Voice
• 1x Vandalblast

Commander (1)

Artifact (13)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Key to the City
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mardu Banner
• 1x Mirage Mirror
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Smuggler's Copter
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Instant (4)

• 1x Mortify
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Terminate
• 1x Utter End

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Reconnaissance

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Creature (21)

• 1x Archfiend of Ifnir
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
• 1x Falkenrath Noble
• 1x False Prophet
• 1x Felidar Guardian
• 1x Goblin Assassin
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Iroas, God of Victory
• 1x Kambal, Consul of Allocation
• 1x Liliana, Heretical Healer  ^Flip
• 1x Mesmeric Fiend
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Nighthowler
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Stingscourger
• 1x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
• 1x Tidehollow Sculler
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Artifact (7)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Panharmonicon
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Spawning Pit
• 1x Sunforger
• 1x Sword of the Animist

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Cathartic Reunion
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Victimize

Land (1)

• 1x High Market

Instant (6)

• 1x Crackling Doom
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Fatal Push
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Tragic Slip
• 1x Wear / Tear

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Mardu Ascendancy

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Alesha who smiles at Garth to beat down Garth's infinite combos.

From budget commander article on mtggoldfish and from this great primer's combos list - http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/03-08-15-alesha-who-smiles-at-weenies/

Combo #1: Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit / Cathars' Crusade + Murderous Redcap + a sac outlet. Sacrifice the Redcap. The Redcap returns to the battlefield due to persist and it deals damage to a player. Anafenza or Crusade gives the Recap a +1/+1 counter, cancelling out the -1/-1 counter it got due to persist. Repeat until all your opponents are dead.

Combo #3: Fiend Hunter + Sun Titan + any sac outlet + Blood Artist / Zulaport Cutthroat / Falkenrath Noble. Play the Hunter, exiling the Titan. Sacrifice the Hunter, draining an opponent in the process. Titan returns, its ETB returning Hunter, which exiles the Titan again. Repeat.

Combo #4: Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Village Bell-Ringer Infinite combo swing for game

Combo #5: One of the more obvious combos, reanimate Master of Cruelties with Alesha, Who Smiles at Death both unblocked for a win

Future:Combo #2: Beetleback Chief / any creature that makes another creature + Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle + Blood Artist / Zulaport Cutthroat / Falkenrath Noble. Sacrifice the Chief and a token to the Altar to generate 4 mana, draining 2 life with Artist or similar. Use the 4 mana to pay for the Deathmantle trigger, bringing the Chief back to the battlefield. Repeat.

Goblin Bombardment + Karmic Guide + Reveillark Recursion/sac for infinite ping damage. Add Blood Artist or Purphoros, God of the Forge for some life gain or extra damage if it matters.

The rest are synergies that I have found to be quite useful in many rounds of testing and gameplay

Purphoros, God of the Forge + Siege-Gang Commander or Beetleback Chief with Alesha recursion it dishes out a lot of damage each turn.

King Macar, the Gold-Cursed + Reconnaissance swing and untap it to remove a creature that turn and obtain some mana acceleration.

When Purphoros, God of the Forge is a creature and you use the above combos with True Conviction, Whip of Erebos, or Vault of the Archangel you can allow for much life gain to be had .

An example of why this deck might be more fun than competitive sometimes is the use of Goblin Assassin + Siege-Gang Commander,Beetleback Chief, Mardu Ascendancy. It is just so much fun though, and really effective multiple sac effect. Definitely could be looked into for more consistency though and to make the deck more competitive.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 0 Rares 27 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.31
Tokens	Copy Clone, Goblin 1/1 R, Morph 2/2 C, Servo 1/1 C