Alela, Artful Provocateur

Commander
WUBAlela, Artful Provocateur
8.5±0.3
High Power
Tight curve and refined gameplan. Threats deploy quickly and the deck can protect its strategy.
Primary win line:Deterministic combo lines—Demonic Consultation,Thassa's Oracle
High confidence(730 pts)
Estimated win turn
T3best
T4typical
T5+contested
Vector breakdown
Tight Curve (71% CMC 0-2)+15ⓘ
Fast mana5
0Mox Opal+10
0Chrome Mox+8
1Sol Ring+10
1Mana Vault+9
Ancient Tomb+9
Mana rocks1
2Arcane Signet+6
Treasure generators1
2BBlack Market Connections+3
Low Land Count (29/33)+-10ⓘ
Tutors7
BVampiric Tutor+10
WEnlightened Tutor+9
1BWishclaw Talisman+13
1BDemonic Tutor+10
1WWRanger-Captain of Eos+4
4Karn, the Great Creator+2
Urza's Saga+3
Draw engines6
UMystic Remora+9
WEsper Sentinel+8
BBBNecropotence+10
2URhystic Study+10
2BBlack Market Connections+5
4The One Ring+8
Cantrips & burst draw5
1Sensei's Divining Top+8
1UDress Down+1
UBLim-Dûl's Vault+1
1WReprieve+1
2UBNotion Thief+4
Value engines2
1UThe Reality Chip+6
1BBitterblossom+4
Counterspells12
0Pact of Negation+9
UFlusterstorm+8
U/PMental Misstep+8
USwan Song+8
UUMana Drain+10
1UDelay+7
WUDovin's Veto+7
UUCounterbalance+6
1UDefabricate+4
2UFierce Guardianship+10
1UUForce of Negation+9
3UUForce of Will+10
Spot removal3
WSwords to Plowshares+7
1BOrcish Bowmasters+5
1WReprieve+1
Graveyard hate3
1Grafdigger's Cage+5
BBDauthi Voidwalker+5
1WRest in Peace+5
Board wipes2
1UCyclonic Rift+8
XBBThe Meathook Massacre+5
Stax & hate18
WDeafening Silence+6
WULavinia, Azorius Renegade+11
1WDrannith Magistrate+7
1WEthersworn Canonist+6
2Disruptor Flute+5
1WHushbringer+5
1WBlind Obedience+1
1UDress Down+1
2BOpposition Agent+8
3Trinisphere+7
2WArchon of Emeria+6
2WAven Mindcensor+6
+6 more
Protection4
WSilence+7
WAngel's Grace+5
1WWRanger-Captain of Eos+3
4The One Ring+3
Low Land Count (29/33)+-10ⓘ
Fetchlands8
Arid Mesa+8
Bloodstained Mire+8
Flooded Strand+8
Marsh Flats+8
Misty Rainforest+8
Polluted Delta+8
Scalding Tarn+8
Verdant Catacombs+8
Dual & shock lands9
Scrubland+9
Tundra+9
Underground Sea+9
Godless Shrine+6
Hallowed Fountain+6
Watery Grave+6
Morphic Pool+5
Sea of Clouds+5
Vault of Champions+5
Premium utility lands4
City of Brass+5
Command Tower+5
Mana Confluence+5
Raffine's Tower+5
Utility lands5
Urza's Saga+4
Emergence Zone+2
Snow-Covered Island+2
Snow-Covered Plains+2
Snow-Covered Swamp+2
Basic lands2
Island+1
Plains+1
3 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 96%)+34ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: 1 haste enabler, aristocrats engine+10ⓘ
Commander Synergy (1 groups)+4ⓘ
Combo pieces5
XXWalking Ballista+10
BDemonic Consultation+9
UUThassa's Oracle+13
1BTainted Pact+9
2WHeliod, Sun-Crowned+11
Synergy pieces2
1WLuminarch Ascension+4
1BBitterblossom+2
Combat threats2
WSerra Ascendant+1
2WWLinvala, Keeper of Silence+1
Drain effects2
XBBThe Meathook Massacre+3
1WBlind Obedience+1
Token generators1
1BOrcish Bowmasters+4

Bracket

4
Bracket 4Optimized
High power, built to win. Unlimited Game Changers, efficient combos expected.
Breakdown
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✓
Power level 8.5 → Bracket 4
Interaction99Mana base95Threats91

2.0 above Bracket 3 ceiling (6.5)

0.0 below Bracket 5 threshold (8.5)

✓
Game changers 17
Ancient TombChrome MoxCyclonic RiftDemonic TutorDrannith MagistrateEnlightened TutorFierce GuardianshipForce of WillMana VaultNecropotenceNotion ThiefOpposition AgentOrcish BowmastersRhystic StudyThassa's OracleThe One RingVampiric Tutor
✓2-card combo
✕Mass land denial — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes10 total

Stax16 cards

16 stax pieces. Tax and restrict opponents' resources while breaking parity.

Angel's Grace,Arcane Laboratory,Archon of Emeria,Clarion Conqueror,Deafening Silence
Go-Wide / Weenies12 cards

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

Dauthi Voidwalker,Doorkeeper Thrull,Drannith Magistrate,Esper Sentinel,Ethersworn Canonist
Counter Control11 cards

11 counterspells. Control the stack and protect your win conditions.

Defabricate,Delay,Dovin's Veto,Fierce Guardianship,Flusterstorm

Combos3 total