Alesha, Who Smiles at Infinite Combos

Commander / EDH Competitive Infinite Combo RBW (Mardu)

jaredparkermick

Land (34)

• 1x Ancient Den
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Badlands
• 1x Battlefield Forge
• 1x Blackcleave Cliffs
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Concealed Courtyard
• 1x Diamond Valley
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Great Furnace
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Vault of Whispers
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold

Instant (7)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Tainted Pact
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Creature (26)

• 1x Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit
• 1x Anarchist
• 1x Avalanche Riders
• 1x Benevolent Bodyguard
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Bone Shredder
• 1x Cliffhaven Vampire
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Filth
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Leonin Relic-Warder
• 1x Liliana, Heretical Healer  ^Flip
• 1x Master of Cruelties
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Murderous Redcap
• 1x Restoration Specialist
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Stoneforge Mystic
• 1x Tidehollow Sculler
• 1x Torgaar, Famine Incarnate
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Worldgorger Dragon

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Breath of Fury
• 1x Dance of the Dead
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Necromancy
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Reconnaissance

Commander (1)

Artifact (12)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Key to the City
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Cathartic Reunion
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Tormenting Voice
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Victimize

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I've been working for the last few months to make this a lot more competitive. And as I'm never expecting Alesha and her ability to take out three opponents through normal combat, I decided to go combo. Enjoy, and please tell me what you think.

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Combo, Combo, Combo!

Infinite Combat Phases:

Requires Alesha, Who Smiles at Death, a creature equipped with Sword of Feast and Famine (may be Alesha), another creature enchanted with Breath of Fury (must not be Alesha), and access to . Both creatures must deal combat damage for this to work, so Key to the City and Shizo, Death's Storehouse come in handy, but preferably you have Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth with Filth in the graveyard.

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Infinite Damage:

This can be done a few ways with Murderous Redcap. One way is to have both Ashnod's Altar and Nim Deathmantle, sacrificing Redcap to the Altar twice and then activating Deathmantle: Wash, Rinse, Repeat! The other way only requires Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit and one of the many sac outlets, Redcap’s -1/-1 will be negated by Anafenza’s +1/+1.

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Master of Cruelties:

The staple of Alesha decks! Put it in the graveyard fast with cards like Entomb or Buried Alive if it’s in your library; or Faithless Looting, Tormenting Voice, or Cathartic Reunion if it’s in your hand. Gamble gets you somewhere between if you have it and no way to discard, or ways to discard but no Master of Cruelties.

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Karmic Guide and Reveillark:

Alesha was seriously built for these two, just take a look at all the possibilities above!

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Exsanguination:

This is the dreaded Sanguine Bond and Exquisite Blood combo only, due to Alesha’s ability, Bond is replaced with Cliffhaven Vampire. The best way to get this going is having Goblin Bombardment or Blood Artist. A more passive route is to have Authority of the Consuls on the board when an unknowing opponent drops a creature.

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Worldgorger Dragon Combo:

A well-known combo that goes infinite with ETB effects off of cards like Fiend Hunter, Leonin Relic-Warder, Tidehollow Sculler, and more. Best enabled with Animate Dead, Dance of the Dead, and Necromancy.

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A Miraculous Instance:

I’ve only ever pulled this off once, and even that was more than I’d imagined I’d ever be allowed to do so. With a Liliana, Defiant Necromancer emblem and Anarchist, you can continue to wipe the board with cards like Blasphemous Act, gaining control of most creatures on the board, likely causing your opponents not to play more creatures or have blockers.

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Kiki Combo:

Everyone knows that Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker makes the sixteen billion Felidar Guardians that you declare. But I don’t run this combo anymore as was a bit limiting if I wanted to take advantage of Kiki-Jiki the turn he came in.

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If You Were Wondering:

Restoration Specialist raises some eyebrows when people ask where my Sun Titan is. I’ve actually found her to be pretty strong in comparison. Her ability only requires , doesn't require you to tap her so you can do this to avoid combat damage if she enters tapped and attacking, and puts her back in the graveyard where she belongs. This ability also nets you two cards and doesn’t care about CMC. They just go to your hand rather than the battlefield.

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I use Avalanche Riders over Fulminator Mage because it doesn't care whether the land is basic or not. Bone Shredder over Ravenous Chupacabra for echo.

I play Authority of the Consuls instead of Blind Obedience because the majority of my deck is cheated out where I can't pay extort, added benefit that I gain life from three opponents' creatures ETB.

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Tainted Pact is one of the newest additions, allowing me to find a game-winning missing combo piece.

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Cards For Consideration:

Pyroblast and Red Elemental Blast because there's always .

Pitiless Plunderer would be a nice addition of ramping on any of my sacrifice outlets.

Twilight Prophet feels like a better Dark Confidant, it's not too difficult to get the city's blessing in commander, and it gets an extra card before I draw.

I don't know why I'd never considered Noosegraf Mob or Swarm of Bloodflies before their reprint spoilers...

Date added	6 years
Last updated	5 years
Exclude colors	UG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 51 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.76
Tokens	Emblem Liliana, Defiant Necromancer, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Inspiration