Alela, Artful Provocateur
Flying, deathtouch, lifelink Other creatures you control with flying get +1/+0. Whenever you cast an artifact or enchantment spell, create a 1/1 blue Faerie creature token with flying.
How Alela decks play in EDH
Alela, Artful Provocateur is a Esper commander in white, blue and black costing 1WUB, and its legendary creature - faerie warlock line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. Life gain is a resource here rather than a safety net, so cards that convert life totals into damage or draw belong in the list. The cards below are the ones Alela, Artful Provocateur decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $109Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (3)
Removal (1)
Counterspells (3)
Creatures (6)
Synergy & payoffs (5)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Alela, Artful Provocateur decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Alela, Artful Provocateur deck?
Alela, Artful Provocateur has a Esper colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, blue and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Alela, Artful Provocateur?
The cards played most often in Alela, Artful Provocateur decks include Gleaming Splendor, Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver, Fateful Discovery. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Alela, Artful Provocateur deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $109 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Alela, Artful Provocateur deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.