Don't touch my Faeries!

Commander / EDH Artifact Enchantment Faeries Flying Tokens WUB (Esper)

TheRheX

Land (34)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Clearwater Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Deserted Beach
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Hengegate Pathway  ^Flip
• 5x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Mystic Gate
• 2x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Urza's Saga
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Watery Grave

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Damn
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Vanquish the Horde

Artifact (24)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Azorius Signet
• 1x Bident of Thassa
• 1x Bolas's Citadel
• 1x Dimir Signet
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Nettlecyst
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Robe of Stars
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Sword of Sinew and Steel
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Hierarchy
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Instant (14)

• 1x Akroma's Will
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Deadly Rollick
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Heliod's Intervention
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Teferi's Protection
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Commander (1)

Enchantment (15)

• 1x Anointed Procession
• 1x Authority of the Consuls
• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Blind Obedience
• 1x Coastal Piracy
• 1x Confounding Conundrum
• 1x Etchings of the Chosen
• 1x Favorable Winds
• 1x Hyena Umbra
• 1x Kaya's Ghostform
• 1x Kindred Discovery
• 1x Reconnaissance Mission
• 1x Rest in Peace
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Smothering Tithe

Creature (6)

• 1x Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Ornithopter of Paradise
• 1x Spellstutter Sprite

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Sideboard

Creature (8)

• 1x Archivist of Oghma
• 1x Faerie Mastermind
• 1x Lion Sash
• 1x Marneus Calgar
• 1x Mirkwood Bats
• 1x Mondrak, Glory Dominus
• 1x Scion of Oona
• 1x Spark Double

Instant (1)

• 1x Void Rend

Battle (1)

• 1x Invasion of New Capenna  ^Flip

Enchantment (8)

• 1x Boon of the Spirit Realm
• 1x Dress Down
• 1x Ethereal Absolution
• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Flowering of the White Tree
• 1x Flowering of the White Tree
• 1x Reconnaissance
• 1x The Meathook Massacre

Artifact (5)

• 1x Coat of Arms
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Heraldic Banner
• 1x Mithril Coat
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top

Land (2)

• 1x Otawara, Soaring City
• 1x Raffine's Tower

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Maybeboard

Enchantment (14)

• 1x All That Glitters
• 1x Aura of Silence
• 1x Brave the Sands
• 1x Court of Grace
• 1x Dire Undercurrents
• 1x Fanatical Devotion
• 1x Grasp of Fate
• 1x Land Tax
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Michiko's Reign of Truth  ^Flip
• 1x Monologue Tax
• 1x Overburden
• 1x Paladin Class
• 1x Radiant Destiny

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General
• 1x Teferi, Time Raveler

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Cataclysm *list*
• 1x Feed the Swarm

Artifact (11)

• 1x Archaeomancer's Map
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Cursed Totem
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Eldrazi Monument
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Relic of Progenitus
• 1x Sword of War and Peace
• 1x Sword of the Realms  ^Flip
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte

Creature (7)

• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
• 1x Linvala, Shield of Sea Gate
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x The Reality Chip
• 1x Thieving Skydiver

Land (8)

• 1x Brightclimb Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Eiganjo Castle
• 1x Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Shattered Sanctum
• 1x Shipwreck Marsh

Instant (8)

• 1x Abjure
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Despark
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Mystic Reflection
• 1x Paradoxical Outcome
• 1x Unbreakable Formation
• 1x Void Rend

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Deck Idea:

This Deck is supposed to keep up in a high level meta (not quite cEDH) while also being fun to play against in a more casual environment. So it needs to be strong without being opressive and we need to be able to adjust the powerlevel by simply switching out some 5-6 cards.

To achieve that I gave myself the following deckbuildung restrictions:

a) No combos

Adding combos like Aetherflux Reservoir + Bolas's Citadel + Sensei's Divining Top or Thassa's Oracle + Demonic Consultation would provide additional wincons, but it can lead to feelbad moments when I abruptly end an otherwise interesting game. It would also steer more hatepieces (counterspells / removal) my way.

b) No opressive tax/stax elements

Cards like Tangle Wire / Static Orb / Back to Basics tend to take a lot of fun out of the game. Not only do they stop the other players from doing 'their thing' but they also drag out games if left unanswered.

That reduces the strategy to:

Play Alela --> play artifacts and enchantments to create faerie tokens --> hit my opponents with Alela and the tokens.

That might sound underwhelming but has proven to be fun, very consistent and surprisingly strong.

Cards like Kindred Discovery / Dire Undercurrents / Skullclamp draw tons of cards to keep the engine running.

Since most of the strategy revolves around Alela and the tokens she creates I need to protect myself against removal. I play a lot of defensive spells (Flawless Maneuver / Teferi's Protection / Etchings of the Chosen ... aswell as numerous counterspells - sort by "custom" and check the category "defense"). When I start developing my board I try to have at least one of those defensive measures ready.

So far this deck has performed consistently well in a high level meta (powerlevel 7.0 to 8.5).

To adjust the powerlevel of the deck for a more casual meta, powerful cards like Cyclonic Rift / Mana Crypt / Skullclamp / Rhystic Study / Smothering Tithe / Mana Drain / Vampiric Tutor / Demonic Tutor / Toxic Deluge can be swapped out for "harmless" alternatives.

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You can sort by "custom" to see the different categories I placed the cards in.

The cards I swap in/out to adjust the powerlevel are makred as "foil".

If a card is marked as "signed" it means I'm debating to replace it, cards in the side-/maybeboard are possible replacements.

This deck runs a lot of 25$+ cards - if you need tips for cheaper replacements feel free to ask.

The Deck ist constantly evolving - I'm always open for suggestions :)

Date added	3 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	18 - 3 Mythic Rares 48 - 17 Rares 18 - 3 Uncommons 8 - 2 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.56
Tokens	Astartes Warrior 2/2 W, Bird 2/2 U, Construct 0/0 C, Elephant 3-3 G, Faerie 1/1 U, Faerie Rogue 1/1 B, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Spirit 1/1 WB, Treasure
Folders	Commander
Based on	Alela - Artifact Focus [Powerlevel 7.5 - 8.5] TheRheX EDH