Alela, Cunning Conqueror
Flying Whenever you cast your first spell during each opponent's turn, create a 1/1 black Faerie Rogue creature token with flying. Whenever one or more Faeries you control deal combat damage to a player, goad target creature that player controls.
How Alela decks play in EDH
Alela, Cunning Conqueror is a Dimir commander in blue and black costing 2UB, 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. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Alela, Cunning Conqueror decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $110Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (3)
Counterspells (3)
Creatures (10)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Alela, Cunning Conqueror 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, Cunning Conqueror deck?
Alela, Cunning Conqueror has a Dimir colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Alela, Cunning Conqueror?
The cards played most often in Alela, Cunning Conqueror decks include Turbulent Wetlands, Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver, Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun. 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, Cunning Conqueror deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $110 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, Cunning Conqueror 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.