Alela, Special Forces

Commander / EDH Bracket 5 Competitive Control Infinite Combo WUB (Esper)

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Creature (12)

• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Esper Sentinel
• 1x Etherium Sculptor
• 1x Gilded Drake
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Ledger Shredder
• 1x Notion ThiefGC
• 1x Opposition AgentGC
• 1x Spellseeker
• 1x Thassa's Oracle *f-pre*GC
• 1x Urza, Lord High ArtificerGC
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

Land (28)

• 1x Adarkar Wastes
• 1x Ancient TombGC
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Tolaria West
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Windswept Heath

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Copy Artifact
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x NecropotenceGC
• 1x Power Artifact
• 1x Rhystic StudyGC
• 1x Smothering TitheGC

Artifact (22)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Bolas's CitadelGC
• 1x Chrome MoxGC
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Grim MonolithGC
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana VaultGC
• 1x Mox DiamondGC
• 1x Mox Opal *f-etch*
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Staff of Domination
• 1x Talisman of Dominance
• 1x Talisman of Progress
• 1x Thought Vessel

Instant (22)

• 1x Ad NauseamGC
• 1x Angel's Grace
• 1x Cyclonic RiftGC
• 1x Demonic Consultation
• 1x Dovin's Veto
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Enlightened TutorGC
• 1x Flusterstorm
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Force of WillGC
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Mandate of Peace
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystical TutorGC
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Silence
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Tainted Pact
• 1x Vampiric TutorGC

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Demonic TutorGC
• 1x Doomsday
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Imperial SealGC
• 1x Sevinne's Reclamation
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Unearth

Commander (1)

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Alela, Special Forces Fast. Precise. Adaptable. Impossible to corner.

an elite, surgical strike force. It wins fast when the opportunity strikes, but survives and adapts like a true tactician when the mission goes sideways.

Primer to fully reflect the true nature of this deck: • Speed that rivals turbo • Protection layered like a fortress • Resilience with redundancy • Faeries as backup lethal pressure • Control disguised as combo • Adaptive, not linear

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Alela, Special Forces

Esper cEDH | Hyper-Adaptive Combo-Control

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Summary:

This isn’t your typical Alela deck. This is Special Forces Alela—a disguised kill platform, engineered to deliver surgical combo strikes while cloaked in passive card advantage, distraction, and layered defense.

You don’t jam and hope. You force the table to commit… then you execute with precision.

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Play Philosophy:

You are the threat they forget to name. • You play just slow enough to not eat early fire • You stock your hand while the turbo deck burns • Then—when the shields are down—you pull the pin

You are not racing. You’re maneuvering. You’re not reactive. You’re preemptive.

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What This Deck Really Does: • Wins as fast as turn 2 with the right hand • Wins through layers of interaction thanks to Silence, Abolisher, Pact, etc • Punishes greedy decks with Opposition Agent, Notion Thief, and faerie swarm pressure • Grinds out long games with Skullclamp, Citadel, and Alela tokens • Has redundant paths to infinite mana, infinite draw, or infinite life • Can kill the whole table without combat or grind you out with it

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Primary Win Conditions:

1. Oracle + Consultation / Pact

The classic Esper kill—but here it’s layered with Silence, Veto, Pact, Force, and backup tutors. You don’t go for it… you prepare the field, then strike.

1. Infinite Mana + Outlet

You run multiple infinite mana engines: • Power Artifact + Grim/Basalt • Rings + Monolith + Vault • Isochron + Reversal + rocks

Converted to wins via: • Staff of Domination (infinite draw) • Bolas’s Citadel + Aetherflux Reservoir • Draw deck → Oracle or Jace

1. Bolas’s Citadel Loops

The single most underestimated piece in the deck. Citadel + Top + Alela + Sensei’s draw lines = total inevitability. If the board gets slow? You turn into a value storm deck.

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Why This Deck Wins When Others Stall:

Because you don’t rely on one combo. You don’t need your commander. You don’t telegraph your win. You don’t get locked out by a single counter.

You’re the hybrid that survives meta shifts. When turbo dies to hate and stax can’t close… you’re still there. Waiting. Preparing. Winning.

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Deck Tech Highlights: • Alela isn’t just a token engine. She’s a value multiplier. Every mana rock, enchantment, and spell gives you both tempo and pressure. • Faeries aren’t the win—but they become the win if Oracle is denied. • Backed by Skullclamp, Zulaport, Blood Artist, and Citadel drain. • Stack Control Suite: • Force, Pact, Veto, Swan Song, Silence, Mandate of Peace, Flusterstorm • All tuned to secure your window, not just react • Tutor Density: • Demonic, Vampiric, Imperial, Enlightened, Personal, Grim, Mystical • You always have a line… and usually have two • Interaction-Resistant: • Can bait counterspells with faerie generation • Can pivot to Citadel if Oracle is shut off • Can grind tokens and Skullclamp for inevitability

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How You Win in Tournaments: • They won’t know your deck. • They won’t see the loops coming. • They’ll think “Fairy Tribal” is just pressure, not cover fire. • They’ll waste interaction on threats that aren’t real threats. • You’ll win because you’re more flexible, more protected, and less predictable.

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This deck is built to: • Exploit unfamiliarity • Punish greedy blue players • Ignore stax through draw + tokens • Win on any axis—combo, combat, or

Date added	4 months
Last updated	3 days
Exclude colors	RG
Splash colors	W
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	15 - 0 Mythic Rares 59 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 5 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.10
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Construct 0/0 C, Faerie 1/1 U, Treasure