Alesha, Who Optimizes Death

Commander / EDH* Aggro Competitive Control RBW (Mardu) Reanimator

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Creature (38)

• 1x Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit
• 1x Anarchist
• 1x Anger
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Dire Fleet Daredevil
• 1x Evangel of Heliod
• 1x False Prophet
• 1x Feldon of the Third Path
• 1x Fiend Hunter
• 1x Gonti, Lord of Luxury
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Iroas, God of Victory
• 1x Karmic Guide
• 1x Knight-Captain of Eos
• 1x Kor Cartographer
• 1x Leonin Relic-Warder
• 1x Manic Vandal
• 1x Master of Cruelties
• 1x Murderous Redcap
• 1x Pack Rat
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Phyrexian Revoker
• 1x Ravenous Chupacabra
• 1x Recruiter of the Guard
• 1x Remorseful Cleric
• 1x Restoration Specialist
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Selfless Spirit
• 1x Siege-Gang Commander
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Suncleanser
• 1x Viscera Seer
• 1x Whisper, Blood Liturgist
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Land (35)

• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Fetid Heath
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Hanweir Battlements  ^Meld
• 1x High Market
• 1x Isolated Chapel
• 5x Mountain
• 1x Nomad Outpost
• 6x Plains
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Rugged Prairie
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Smoldering Marsh
• 6x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Field
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Cathartic Reunion
• 1x Dusk / Dawn
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Fell the Mighty
• 1x Final Parting
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Retribution of the Meek

Commander (1)

Artifact (15)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Boros Signet
• 1x Desecrated Tomb
• 1x Key to the City
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Orzhov Signet
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spawning Pit
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Reconnaissance

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Sideboard

Creature (39)

• 1x Agent of Erebos
• 1x Ankle Shanker
• 1x Avalanche Riders
• 1x Aven Mindcensor
• 1x Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
• 1x Beetleback Chief
• 1x Big Game Hunter
• 1x Bone Shredder
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
• 1x Elenda, the Dusk Rose
• 1x Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
• 1x Entomber Exarch
• 1x Falkenrath Noble
• 1x Grenzo, Dungeon Warden
• 1x Homura, Human Ascendant  ^Flip
• 1x Humble Defector
• 1x Icatian Crier
• 1x Mentor of the Meek
• 1x Mirror Entity
• 1x Nekrataal
• 1x Palisade Giant
• 1x Pia and Kiran Nalaar
• 1x Ponyback Brigade
• 1x Priest of the Blood Rite
• 1x Prophetic Flamespeaker
• 1x Ravos, Soultender *f-etch*
• 1x Relic Seeker
• 1x Resolute Blademaster
• 1x Sadistic Hypnotist
• 1x Sin Collector
• 1x Soltari Visionary
• 1x Stonehorn Dignitary
• 1x Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
• 1x Thallid Soothsayer
• 1x Thief of Blood
• 1x Village Bell-Ringer
• 1x Vulturous Aven
• 1x War Priest of Thune

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Citadel Siege
• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x Vampiric Rites

Artifact (1)

• 1x Whip of Erebos

Instant (1)

• 1x Grip of Desolation

Sorcery (4)

• 1x In Garruk's Wake
• 1x Obzedat's Aid
• 1x Tormenting Voice
• 1x Victimize

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Maybeboard

Land (2)

• 1x Slayers' Stronghold
• 1x Vault of the Archangel

Creature (1)

• 1x Glory

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This is an Alesha Toolbox control deck that has many ways to close the games and can play as control or aggro depending on the table situation

Deck break down:

Reanimation the name of the game:
Sun Titan
Karmic Guide
Reveillark
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
Feldon of the Third Path
Living Death
Nim Deathmantle
And of course the star of the show Alesha, Who Smiles at Death

Combos: Fiend Hunter + Goblin Bombardment + Sun Titan You can replace Sun Titan with Karmic Guide
Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle + Siege-Gang Commander for infinite tokens also works well with Blood Artist Zulaport Cutthroat and Falkenrath Noble (note you can sub Siege-Gang Commander out for any creature + Pawn of Ulamog )
Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit + Murderous Redcap

Other Synergies:
Fiend Hunter or Leonin Relic-Warder + Goblin Bombardment or Spawning Pit or Viscera Seer or Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death + Volrath's Stronghold Keeps your commander tax low
Anarchist + Living Death
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death + Key to the City and Master of Cruelties + Rogue's Passage to eliminate that one pesky player who just won't die

Tutors:
Buried Alive
Final Parting
Imperial Recruiter
Recruiter of the Guard

Top Tutor Targets (besides combo pieces):
Anarchist
Living Death
Solemn Simulacrum
Anger
Any reanimator creature
Any Sac outlet

Hate cards:
Suncleanser
Phyrexian Revoker
Remorseful Cleric

Board Wipes:
Retribution of the Meek
Living Death
Dusk
False Prophet
Fell the Mighty

Getting Alesha in Safely:
Reconnaissance
Iroas, God of Victory
Key to the City
Rogue's Passage
Whispersilk Cloak
Selfless Spirit

Date added	6 years
Last updated	3 years
Key combos	Alesha, Who Smiles at Death + Key to the City Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit + Murderous Redcap Fiend Hunter + Goblin Bombardment + Sun Titan Master of Cruelties + Rogue's Passage Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle + Siege-Gang Commander Alesha, Who Smiles at Death + Volrath's Stronghold Anarchist + Living Death
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 4 Mythic Rares 41 - 16 Rares 25 - 22 Uncommons 12 - 7 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.15
Tokens	2/2 C Artifact Creature Spawn, Bat 1/1 B, Citizen 1/1 W, Copy Clone, Demon 5/5 B, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Goblin 1/1 R, Morph 2/2 C, Soldier 1/1 W, Thopter 1/1 C, Thrull 1/1 B, Vampire 1/1 W
Folders	Commander Ideas, Inspiration