Alela, Cunning Conqueror

Commander
UBAlela, Cunning Conqueror
4.8±0.3
Upgraded Precon
Core strategy improved with targeted swaps. Mana base and card draw still have clear gaps.
High confidence(335 pts)
Estimated win turn
T8best
T9typical
T12+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (56% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Fast mana2
1Sol Ring+10
1Springleaf Drum+1
Mana rocks5
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Dominance+5
3Heraldic Banner+1
3Patchwork Banner+1
Other acceleration3
2Sapphire Medallion+5
2UMocking Sprite+6
3UUArchmage of Runes+6
Draw engines7
2UWavebreak Hippocamp+5
1UBTegwyll, Duke of Splendor+3
2UUArchmage Emeritus+5
2UUCoastal Piracy+5
2UUEnduring Curiosity+5
3UUArchmage of Runes+6
3UUKindred Discovery+6
Cantrips & burst draw14
UBrainstorm+6
BVillage Rites+5
BCorrupted Conviction+1
UPeek+1
1BDeadly Dispute+5
UBDimir Charm+3
1BCostly Plunder+1
1UImpulse+1
2UFrantic Search+6
2UConfounding Riddle+2
2USupreme Will+2
3UDistant Melody+1
+2 more
Recursion1
Mystic Sanctuary+2
Value engines1
5Banner of Kinship+1
Counterspells11
UDispel+5
UMiscast+5
1UArcane Denial+8
UUNarset's Reversal+7
1UNegate+6
1USpellstutter Sprite+6
UBDimir Charm+3
2UUnwind+5
2UConfounding Riddle+2
2USupreme Will+2
2UURewind+5
Spot removal9
UPongify+5
UInto the Flood Maw+4
UUnsummon+1
1USnap+2
1URun Away Together+1
2BWithering Torment+2
3UAetherize+7
3UUPerplexing Test+6
4URaise the Palisade+6
Board wipes1
5BBKindred Dominance+6
Fetchlands3
3U/BWaterlogged Teachings+8
Ash Barrens+7
Terramorphic Expanse+5
Dual & shock lands2
Drowned Catacomb+4
Underground River+4
Premium utility lands1
Command Tower+5
Utility lands14
Mystic Sanctuary+3
Barren Moor+2
Clearwater Pathway+2
Fetid Pools+2
Lonely Sandbar+2
Mutavault+2
Polluted Mire+2
Remote Isle+2
River of Tears+2
Shipwreck Marsh+2
Soulstone Sanctuary+2
Sunken Hollow+2
+2 more
Taplands7
2USilundi Vision+2
1UUSink into Stupor+2
Temple of Deceit+3
Bojuka Bog+2
Contaminated Aquifer+2
Faerie Conclave+2
Halimar Depths+2
Basic lands2
Island+6
Swamp+3
Tempo Control (lockout lethality)+8.2ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: token package+2ⓘ
Combat threats4
1UBTegwyll, Duke of Splendor+3
3Adaptive Automaton+1
3Heraldic Banner+1
5Banner of Kinship+1
Sacrifice outlets1
1BCostly Plunder+1
Drain effects1
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 4.8 → Bracket 3
Interaction85Consistency83Mana base82

0.3 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

1.7 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

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

Themes6 total

Counter Control10 cards

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

Arcane Denial,Confounding Riddle,Dimir Charm,Dispel,Miscast
Bounce10 cards

10 bounce effects. Return permanents to hand for tempo advantage.

Aetherize,Alchemist's Retrieval,Banishing Knack,Fading Hope,Into the Flood Maw
Tokens (Commander)1 cards

Commander generates or synergizes with creature tokens.

Alela, Cunning Conqueror

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.