Alela, Tinker Faerie Extraordinaire

Commander / EDH jconeil1988

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My Friend Told Me I Need To Quit Upgrading. —March 1, 2020

So, in defiance to him wanting me to slow down on upgrading this deck, I need help to fine tune and upgrade without wasting money. The maybe board are cards that I need to purchase/trade in order to get the deck to where I want it. I'm looking for some combo's as well as just great synergy with Alela and artifacts. Since Alela is vital to my plans, I will need a decent protection package, so some control as well as protective artifacts are a must. . Please help and give me your ideas.

BearClaymore says... #1

Here's my take on your ask to change something based on your Maybe Board.

Evolving Wilds and Terramorphic Expanse for Academy Ruins and/or Reflecting Pool

While these fetch lands help you fix, the fact that the lands you find will come in tapped is like you are missing the turn's land drop. Why not have 2 lands that actually give you mana instead AND help you get back artifacts from the graveyard?

I would consider changing Hindering Light or Turn Aside for Cyclonic Rift and/or Enlightened Tutor . The counter effect that you get with the first ones is very specific and you may find scenarios where you can't really use them, however CycRift works 2 different ways and the Tutor can help you find a Sorcery to board-wipe if you need to level the field.

Also, I would give a try with Sensei's Divining Top instead of Throne of the God-Pharaoh I like to give preference to cards that will give me card advantage every turn versus the ones that may or may not cause damage to opponents depending on you having creatures tapped.

Finally I would find a way to include Rhystic Study , it is too good not to. Maybe swapping with Darksteel Mutation , which is an Aura that does not really give you any benefit and any creature you target can be blinked or bounced. Unless you know a creature is the key piece of a win combo, i think this aura is not going to really help you win the game but having additional cards drawn with Rhystic Study will definitely give more options to.

December 26, 2019 11:13 a.m.

jconeil1988 says... #2

BearClaymore, Thank you so much for taking the time to offer suggestions. As you can see, I'm entering the point where upgrades cost some money, so much that just about every card I need will make the 25$ minimum to cover shipping costs from Card Kingdom.

I do plan on doing just that with the lands. When I can get them, that is.

Cyclonic Rift and Enlightened Tutor are locks to be in the deck, but I'm not sure I want to take the counter spells out. While yes, they are specific, they are both very efficient forms of protection for Alela, Artful Provocateur and any of permanents from targeted removal, and while targeted creature removal isn't very often used, enchantment and artifact hate is pretty common.

Throne of the God-Pharaoh is left over from an earlier build that utilized Shimmer Dragon which made it really easy to make sure my creatures where tapped, dealing damage and drawing cards. It will most likely be dropped if favor of an upgrade piece. Sensei's Divining Top being a very likely, once again, when I can afford it. Not to mention it being able to combo off with Aetherflux Reservoir and Mystic Forge .

My plan for Rhystic Study was actually to swamp out Mystic Remora for it, when I can get one. Not a fan of dropping Darksteel Mutation as it is a very effective way to take care of an opposing commander.

I'm actaully waiting on my order for the cards in the sideboard, so the deck itself will be having a shakeup pretty soon. Is there anything you can see that might be worth a look that isn't in my maybeboard? I'm curious to see if there is anything I may be missing, or should revisit.

December 26, 2019 9:16 p.m.