Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate

BRRakdos{1}{B}{R}$1.78
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate card art

First strike Whenever Alesha attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it. Raid — At the beginning of your end step, if you attacked this turn, return target creature card with mana value less than or equal to Alesha's power from your graveyard to the battlefield.

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Complete 100-card Rakdos deck, free to read, with prices and buy links.

Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate - community staples
100 cards · 38 lands · about $351
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How Alesha decks play in EDH

Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate is a Rakdos commander in black and red costing 1BR, and its legendary creature - human warrior line shapes the whole deck around it. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. The cards below are the ones Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $20.14

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Card draw (4)

Smaug, Wicked Worm
Smaug, Wicked Worm
$1.44
Scorn-Blade Berserker
Scorn-Blade Berserker
$0.30
Vampire Gourmand
Vampire Gourmand
$0.27
Faithless Looting
Faithless Looting
$0.35

Removal (1)

Gorehorn Raider
Gorehorn Raider
$0.13

Creatures (11)

Curse-Marred Demon
Curse-Marred Demon
$1.00
Dark Matter Manipulator
Dark Matter Manipulator
$1.17
Troop of Ponies
Troop of Ponies
$0.34
Samut, Hazoret's Champion
Samut, Hazoret's Champion
$5.32
Gutless Plunderer
Gutless Plunderer
$0.18
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
$0.34
Twilight Diviner
Twilight Diviner
$2.34
Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
$1.52
Vile Entomber
Vile Entomber
$0.26
Accursed Marauder
Accursed Marauder
$0.30
Perforating Artist
Perforating Artist
$0.27

Synergy & payoffs (4)

Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
$0.32
Demonic Embrace
Demonic Embrace
$0.38
Swiftfoot Boots
Swiftfoot Boots
$1.58
Buried Alive
Buried Alive
$2.33

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Alesha deck questions

What colours can I use in a Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate deck?

Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate has a Rakdos colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate?

The cards played most often in Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate decks include Curse-Marred Demon, Smaug, Wicked Worm, Dark Matter Manipulator. 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 Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $20.14 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 Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate 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.

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