Alela, Cunning Conqueror
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- Commander
- Alela, Cunning Conqueror
- Cards
- 100
- Current value
- $302.76
- Grade
- B+
How it grades
Fundamentals 85/100. Plays like Faerie Tribal and Control.
This reads as Faerie Tribal · Control, built around Alela, Cunning Conqueror. A Faerie deck at heart: the creatures share a type on purpose, and lords, payoffs, and type-matters synergies make the whole board bigger than its parts. Tribal decks trade individual card power for critical mass, so keep the faerie count high and let the synergy pay the bills. Its strongest fundamental is land count (36 lands. About 37 fits this curve for Faerie Tribal, with Mocking Sprite's discount counted); the first thing to tighten is commander synergy: Only 30 of 63 spells play into your commanders' plan; they want Faerie, token, go-wide support. Counts the builds players run with your commanders (Tokens, Spellslinger; from EDHREC).
- A+Mana reliability
- A+Land count
- A+Mana curve
- ARamp
- A+Card draw
- A+Interaction
- BCommander synergy
- BWin conditions
- A+Card quality
- A+Legality & size
Where it falls short
- BCommander synergyOnly 30 of 63 spells play into your commanders' plan; they want Faerie, token, go-wide support. Counts the builds players run with your commanders (Tokens, Spellslinger; from EDHREC).
- BWin conditions20 threats (want 22+) and no combo found. This deck can win, but slowly.
Strong on mana reliability, land count, mana curve, ramp, card draw, interaction, card quality and legality & size.
82 cards graded: A- 7, B+ 29, B 45, B- 1. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.
Upgrades
Made together, they take Alela, Cunning Conqueror from B+ to A.
Banner of Kinship5$7.39
In place of Faerie Fencing: weakest slot in the deck (61/100)
Pays off your token engine (7 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (24 producers). Pays off the commanders' token plan.
Chasm Skulker2U$0.83
In place of Run Away Together: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
Pays off your card-draw engine (18 producers). Fits the token build players run with your commanders. Top-5% staple by play data.
Narset's ReversalUU$2.81
In place of Leyline of Anticipation: weakest slot in the deck (63/100)
Pays off your instant-and-sorcery engine (27 producers). Fits the instant-and-sorcery build players run with your commanders. Top-5% staple by play data.
Marionette Apprentice1B$2.10
In place of Keep Watch: weakest slot in the deck (63/100)
Pays off your artifact engine (9 producers). Fits the token build players run with your commanders. Top-5% staple by play data.
Urza, Lord High Artificer2UU$16.18
In place of Faerie Harbinger: weakest slot in the deck (64/100)
Pays off your artifact engine (9 producers). Fits the token build players run with your commanders. Top-5% staple by play data.
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose2B$10.35
In place of Snap: weakest slot in the deck (64/100)
Pays off your token engine (7 producers). Pays off the commanders' token plan. Top-5% staple by play data.
Whip of Erebos2BB$9.52
In place of Blightwing Bandit: weakest slot in the deck (65/100)
Pays off your token engine (7 producers). Pays off the commanders' token plan. Top-5% staple by play data.
Wonder3U$3.79
In place of Faerie Bladecrafter: weakest slot in the deck (65/100)
Pays off your token engine (7 producers). Pays off the commanders' token plan. Top-5% staple by play data.
Forsaken Monument5$6.59
In place of Nymris, Oona's Trickster: weakest slot in the deck (65/100)
Pays off your token engine (7 producers). Pays off the commanders' token plan. Top-5% staple by play data.
Cloud of Faeries1U$0.47
In place of Oona's Blackguard: weakest slot in the deck (65/100)
Is a Faerie for your commanders' plan. Fits the commander's plan. Top-5% staple by play data.
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Decklist
Commander 1
Creatures 24
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Instants 22
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Sorceries 4
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Artifacts 9
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Enchantments 5
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Lands 35
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