Awkward Eye Contact with Death [retired]
Commander / EDH
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Crow_Umbra says... #2
Mishraharad I recently rehauled this deck, so I haven't used it yet. Very excited to though.
Your Alesha primer has been pretty helpful in my brewing process.
March 26, 2021 3:08 p.m.
LivingThing says... #4
I played Alesha for a couple years; I love the build you made
April 25, 2021 4:12 p.m.
Crow_Umbra says... #5
Thank you Harbinger69! I've been playing Alesha for the past year, but recently changed her up into this current iteration. The previous version was more combat focused with a Menace subtheme
April 25, 2021 7:51 p.m.
zapyourtumor says... #6
Some funny creatures you can reanimate with Alesha: Archetype of Finality , Duplicant , Herald of Leshrac
June 4, 2021 11:35 p.m.
Crow_Umbra says... #7
Thanks for the suggestions zapyourtumor. I had both Archetype of Finality and Duplicant in my previous version of this deck before I recently changed it up into its current iteration. I think I've had Herald of Leshrac on my maybeboard for a bit, but haven't really tried it yet.
June 5, 2021 8:58 p.m.
freezerboy says... #8
Could make use of cards like Wake the Dead, Sin Collector, or Springjack Shepherd. I've had some very decent interactions with Wake the Dead in my reanimator deck. Usually catches opponents off guard when you can employ your ETB mechanics on their turn. Not sure if it still applies since you are toning back the ETB mechanics, but figured I'd mention it anyway.
August 23, 2021 2:56 a.m.
Crow_Umbra says... #9
Thank you for the suggestions freezerboy. I currently use Wake the Dead in my Araumi of the Dead Tide deck for similar reasons. I really like this suggestion as a means to get a surprise combo off. Even though ETB toolbox isn't the main focus of the deck, I could still see it working here with some of the other ETBs I already have.
August 23, 2021 11:54 a.m.
I must say, I love the title you came up with. +1 =)
December 4, 2021 9:18 p.m.
Crow_Umbra says... #11
Thank you Gattison, I hope you like the rest of the deck content too
December 4, 2021 9:37 p.m.
Your deck does look good, yes, but I'm a simple kind of man. I see a clever deck title, I upvote. Sometimes nothing else matters, except the fact that you made me smile. =)
December 4, 2021 9:48 p.m.
Crow_Umbra says... #13
Fair enough Gattison lol. I do like trying to incorporate some mix of puns, play on words, or musical references as deck titles. I think my favorite title I've come up with is Adrix and Nev, Twincasters deck, Fibonacci Debauchery *temp retired*.
When I was newer to Tappedout, I enjoyed the creative and pun-ny deck titles people came up with; especially if they had an accompanying primer that carried that theme.
December 4, 2021 10:40 p.m.
Well it just so happens that I literally just finished writing a theme song for a deck of mine, and I'm currently working on a (better) theme song for a friend's deck. Since you mentioned song titles as deck names, I couldn't help it. XD
If you're at all interested, check out my profile to see samples of my songwriting "genius." If you have a deck you'd like a theme song for, let me know and maybe we can figure something out.
Beyond that, I believe it is true that having an at least semi-creative deck title helps increase views -> likes -> comments -> suggestions, so keep it up!
December 4, 2021 11:24 p.m.
Doombeard1984 says... #16
what about Master of Cruelties? If you attack into an open opponent, pull the Master out of the Grave you can stack the first strike damage as you wish, have Master go through first and trigger ability and finish them off with Alesha?
+1 in any case. nice deck
December 8, 2021 10:37 a.m.
Crow_Umbra says... #17
Thank you for the suggestion Doombeard1984. I had Master of Cruelties in an earlier version of the deck, and talked about it a bit in the "Evolution of the Deck" section of my primer.
Master of Cruelties is a lot of fun, and well.... cruel lol. I removed it because it usually painted an immediate target on my back in my playgroup, especially after a particularly heinous player knock out I pulled off with it lol.
I was playing with my friends last summer and hit one of them with an unblocked, Alesha-reanimated Master of Cruelties. After that combat phase was finished, I then sacrificed Master of Cruelties to a Goblin Bombardment I resolved in my 2nd Main Phase to knock out the player it just hit.
I lived the dream at least once lol. Master of Cruelties is currently hanging out in one of my binders.
December 8, 2021 11:32 a.m.
Santiago1011 says... #18
Breath of Fury could be an interesting way to recur multiple creatures with Alesha in the same turn, as well as get some more damage in. You would have to work around getting the enchanted creature through, and make sure you have enough creatures to enchant that you aren't forced to put it on Alesha...
May 3, 2022 3:11 p.m.
Crow_Umbra says... #19
Thank you for the suggestion Santiago1011, definitely an interesting one. I actually retired/recycled this deck a couple months ago to make my Isshin deck, Musashi's Mosh Pit [Primer].
The last iteration of my Alesha deck was less combat-focused and more focused on stax/control to cover for setting up one of its combo loops. One of my first versions of the deck was more focused on combat with a Menace subtheme. If I ever rebuild Alesha, and make it combat focused, I'll keep your suggestion in mind.
Mishraharad says... #1
Not gonna lie, Shrieking Mogg is hot
March 26, 2021 1:51 p.m.