Faerie Mayhem [Primer]

Commander / EDH Faeries Flash Midrange Multiplayer Primer Theme/Gimmick Tokens UB (Dimir)

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Land (37)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Choked Estuary
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkwater Catacombs
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 6x Island
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Riptide Laboratory
• 1x River of Tears
• 1x Secluded Courtyard
• 1x Secluded Glen
• 1x Shipwreck Marsh
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Isle
• 1x Unclaimed Territory
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Watery Grave

Bounce (10)

• 1x AEtherize
• 1x Brazen Borrower
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Familiar's Ruse
• 1x Mistbind Clique
• 1x Quickling
• 1x Raise the Palisade
• 1x Repulse
• 1x Riptide Laboratory
• 1x Run Away Together

Damage (6)

• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Faerie Bladecrafter
• 1x Faerie Tauntings
• 1x Nettling Nuisance
• 1x Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
• 1x Talion, the Kindly Lord

Remove (1)

• 1x Soul Shatter

Faerie (23)

• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Brazen Borrower
• 1x Faerie Bladecrafter
• 1x Faerie Harbinger
• 1x Faerie Mastermind
• 1x Faerie Vandal
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Glen Elendra Liege
• 1x Halo Forager
• 1x Hypnotic Sprite
• 1x Malleable Impostor
• 1x Mistbind Clique
• 1x Nettling Nuisance
• 1x Nymris, Oona's Trickster
• 1x Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
• 1x Oona's Blackguard
• 1x Scion of Oona
• 1x Shadow Puppeteers
• 1x Spellscorn Coven
• 1x Spellstutter Sprite
• 1x Talion, the Kindly Lord
• 1x Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
• 1x Vendilion Clique

Protect (16)

• 1x Alexi's Cloak
• 1x An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Glen Elendra Archmage
• 1x Haunted One
• 1x Hypnotic Sprite
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Misleading Signpost
• 1x Mithril Coat
• 1x Scion of Oona
• 1x Spellscorn Coven
• 1x Spellstutter Sprite
• 1x Unwind

Finisher (3)

• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Faerie Bladecrafter
• 1x Shadow Puppeteers

Token (3)

• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Notorious Throng
• 1x Shadow Puppeteers

Commander (1)

Velocity (17)

• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Corrupted Conviction
• 1x Dire Undercurrents
• 1x Faerie Harbinger
• 1x Faerie Mastermind
• 1x Halo Forager
• 1x Herald's Horn
• 1x Kindred Discovery
• 1x Midnight Clock
• 1x Nymris, Oona's Trickster
• 1x Reconnaissance Mission
• 1x Repulse
• 1x Rowdy Research
• 1x Talion, the Kindly Lord
• 1x Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
• 1x Vendilion Clique
• 1x Village Rites

Ramp (11)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x As Foretold
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Herald's Horn
• 1x Midnight Clock
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Misleading Signpost
• 1x Sapphire Medallion
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Thought Vessel

Buff (9)

• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Favorable Winds
• 1x Glen Elendra Liege
• 1x Haunted One
• 1x Oona's Blackguard
• 1x Scion of Oona
• 1x Shadow Puppeteers
• 1x Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor

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Maybeboard

Other (2)

• 1x Beseech the Queen
• 1x Rewind

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Intro

Alela, Cunning Conqueror flashes the battlefield with Faeries that disrupt opponents and then bounce back to hand to do it again. Returning enemy permanents to hand isn't as effective as removing them but Alela's goad ability keeps opponent creatures attacking each other. With this built-in protection the bounce strategy is reinforced and opponents will struggle to attack us.

This is a classic "Draw-Go" deck where 1 in 3 cards have flash/instant speed that disrupts opponents on their turn. On our turn, we "draw" a card, play a land, and say "go" while our opponents worry over what surprises we will play on their turn.

We win through out-tempo'ing our opponents while our Faerie army builds and buffs it's way to a combat damage + direct damage victory.

Power Level: Tuned but no infinite combos.

How to Play

1. Ramp and play Alela, Cunning Conqueror. Bonus if you have Lightning Greaves or Scion of Oona on the battlefield or a protection spell in hand as our opponents will try to remove her.
2. Play Faeries and instants on opponent turns creating flying Faerie tokens.
3. Bounce Faeries for card advantage or opponent permanents to slow them down all while creating more Faerie tokens.
4. Buff Faeries and attack with flying combat damage.

How to Win

1. Combat damage.
2. Direct damage from Faerie Tauntings, Faerie Bladecrafter, and Bolas's Citadel.

Strengths

• Evasive creatures with powerful effects at instant speed
• Opponents must fight through different types of disruption
• Highly interactive

Weaknesses

• Somewhat dependent on commander so it can be turn 4+ before the engine gets going.
• Unanswered removal can feel like quicksand

Why play this deck

• You enjoy playing tribal creatures.
• You like the variable gameplay of different Faeries disrupting opponent plans in multiple ways.
• You prefer to play your commander in every game.
• You believe that playing interactively on opponent turns is fun.

Why not play this deck

• You prefer to play fast aggro or total control decks rather than a midrange hybrid of both.
• You don't want to play your commander in every game.
• Tokens are not your style.

Card Choices

• Faeries were chosen primarily on having Flash or Adventure-instants, disruption, protection, damage or card advantage. A great example of card advantage is playing Brazen Borrower's Adventure Instant Petty Theft to return a permanent to it's owner's hand, which creates a flying Faerie Rogue 1/1 creature if Alela, Cunning Conqueror is on the battlefield, then flashing Brazen Borrower in as a creature, which creates another flying Faerie Rogue 1/1 creature, then bouncing Brazen Borrower back to hand with Quickling or other instant speed bounce effects, creating another Faerie Rogue 1/1 creature, only to repeat it all again. You have bounced two permanents and you now have 7 flying Faeries ready to attack next turn.
• Faerie Harbinger almost always gets Spellstutter Sprite (if you don't have a counterspell in hand) or Bitterblossom. Just grab what you need as you will probably bounce it and get more.
• Even though Faerie Bladecrafter, Shadow Puppeteers, and Coat of Arms are reliable game finishers, if you get Eldrazi Monument online it will be hard for opponents to win. You won't have to keep up mana for protection and can speed up by tapping out and playing threats. It also pairs perfectly with Bitterblossom or Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor.

Top Ranked	Achieved #4 position overall 7 months ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Midrange 7 months ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Multiplayer 7 months ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Primer 7 months ago
Date added	7 months
Last updated	1 month
Exclude colors	WRG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	13 - 0 Mythic Rares 40 - 0 Rares 29 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.05
Tokens	Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Pirate 4/2 R, Treasure
Folders	Decks, Others decks, Interesting Decks, EDH, faeries, Commander Decks, Commander/EDH, High Power-Level