Alela, Artful Provocateur

Commander
WUBAlela, Artful Provocateur
5.0±0.3
Casual
Intentional card choices with a clear game plan. Functional mana but room to optimize.
Primary win line:Commander combat pressure
High confidence(343 pts)
Estimated win turn
T6best
T7typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (55% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Fast mana2
1Sol Ring+10
1UEmrakul's Messenger+1
Mana rocks2
2Arcane Signet+6
2Mind Stone+4
Mana dorks1
2Ornithopter of Paradise+4
Other acceleration1
3WSmothering Tithe+9
Treasure generators1
2Gleaming Barrier+4
Commander Synergy (1 groups)+3ⓘ
Tutors1
2UFabricate+5
Draw engines10
UMystic Remora+9
1Skullclamp+8
UCuriosity+5
1UEmrakul's Messenger+1
1BBPhyrexian Arena+5
2WWedding Announcement+5
1UBTegwyll, Duke of Splendor+3
2WLoran of the Third Path+1
2UBTalion, the Kindly Lord+5
3UUKindred Discovery+6
Cantrips & burst draw4
UFaerie Seer+1
UBBaleful Strix+2
1WUTeferi, Time Raveler+4
2UBNotion Thief+4
Recursion1
Academy Ruins+5
Value engines3
1BBitterblossom+4
4Panharmonicon+2
3UHigh Fae Trickster+1
Counterspells4
UWash Away+6
UDispel+5
WUDovin's Veto+7
1USpell Stutter+6
Spot removal13
UUnable to Scream+1
UWitness Protection+1
1WGlass Casket+5
UBBaleful Strix+2
2BElspeth's Nightmare+6
2UImprisoned in the Moon+5
2WBanishing Light+2
1WBVindicate+2
WUBVoid Rend+2
2WLoran of the Third Path+1
1BBOubliette+1
2UU1WTwining Twins+2
+1 more
Board wipes1
4WWAustere Command+5
Stax & hate3
1WBlind Obedience+1
1WUTeferi, Time Raveler+6
2UBNotion Thief+5
Protection4
XUMarch of Swirling Mist+6
WSkrelv, Defector Mite+1
2Lightning Greaves+6
3UHigh Fae Trickster+1
Fetchlands2
Polluted Delta+8
Ash Barrens+7
Dual & shock lands3
Drowned Catacomb+4
Glacial Fortress+4
Underground River+4
Premium utility lands3
Path of Ancestry+6
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands8
Darksteel Citadel+2
Prairie Stream+2
Seat of the Synod+2
Skycloud Expanse+2
Sunken Hollow+2
Sunken Ruins+2
Tainted Field+2
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+2
Taplands5
Arcane Sanctum+2
Forlorn Flats+2
Hidden Courtyard+2
Port Town+2
Restless Fortress+2
Basic lands3
Island+6
Plains+5
Swamp+4
Combat Damage Synergy: token package, 1 evasion enabler, aristocrats engine+15ⓘ
Commander Synergy (1 groups)+8ⓘ
Tempo Control (lockout lethality)+7ⓘ
Synergy pieces6
BNurgle's Rot+4
1BBitterblossom+2
1UEmrakul's Messenger+1
2WWedding Announcement+5
3BMirkwood Bats+5
4Panharmonicon+4
Combat threats3
1UBTegwyll, Duke of Splendor+3
1WUEmpyrean Eagle+1
1WBEtchings of the Chosen+1
Drain effects2
1WBlind Obedience+1
UBObyra, Dreaming Duelist+1

Bracket

3
Bracket 3Upgraded
Strong synergy and high card quality. Up to 3 Game Changers, late-game combos OK.
Breakdown
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Power level 5.0 → Bracket 3
Interaction83Mana base81Consistency79

0.5 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

1.5 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

Game Changers are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 3.

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Game changers 2
Notion ThiefSmothering Tithe
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes10 total

Faerie Tribal17 cards

17 faerie creatures detected. Tribal synergies can create powerful board states.

Barrow Naughty,Dream Spoilers,Emrakul's Messenger,Faerie Dreamthief,Faerie Seer
Go-Wide / Weenies14 cards

14 low-cost creatures. Swarm the board and pump for lethal attacks.

Baleful Strix,Barrow Naughty,Emrakul's Messenger,Faerie Dreamthief,Faerie Seer
Aristocrats10 cards

10 sacrifice/death synergies. Drains opponents while generating value from deaths.

Banishing Light,Emrakul's Messenger,Glass Casket,Gleaming Barrier,High Fae Negotiator

Combos0 total

No combos detected

This deck wins through combat, value engines, or synergies rather than infinite combos. Checked against Commander Spellbook's database of 80,000+ documented combo variants.