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Alela, Artful Provocateur
Legendary Creature — Faerie Warlock · 1WUB
Color identity: Black · Blue · White · Esper
Alela, Artful Provocateur is Esper (black, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying, deathtouch, lifelink
Other creatures you control with flying get +1/+0.
Whenever you cast an artifact or enchantment spell, create a 1/1 blue Faerie creature token with flying.
Reference price of the card: €0.41
Comes in the precon Obscura Operation
Average lands in decks for Alela, Artful Provocateur: 35
EnchantressArtifactsTokensFaeriesFlyingUnnaturalControlCombo
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The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (69/100)
- Consistency81
- Speed62
- Interaction87
- Resilience86
- Closing54
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 3 Plains, 5 Island, 2 Swamp)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Intangible Virtue · Swords to Plowshares · Bitterblossom · Obyra, Dreaming Duelist · Bident of Thassa · Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor · Counterspell · Favorable Winds · All That Glitters · Talisman of Dominance · Skullclamp · Azorius Signet · Etchings of the Chosen · Scion of Oona · Talisman of Progress · Dimir Signet · Talisman of Hierarchy · Swiftfoot Boots · Orzhov Signet · Path to Exile · Propaganda · Baleful Strix · Kindred Discovery · Spell Stutter · Fellwar Stone · Reconnaissance Mission · Ghostly Prison · Spellstutter Sprite · Lightning Greaves · Smothering Tithe · Thought Vessel · Darksteel Mutation · Sephara, Sky's Blade · Enduring Curiosity · Ornithopter of Paradise · Glen Elendra Liege · Rhystic Study · Faerie Mastermind · Anointed Procession · Dovin's Veto · Patchwork Banner · Alela, Cunning Conqueror · Void Rend · Imprisoned in the Moon · Bitterbloom Bearer · Starnheim Courser · Mirrormade · Flowering of the White Tree · Esper Sentinel · Talion, the Kindly Lord · High Fae Trickster · Idol of Oblivion · Empyrean Eagle · Blind Obedience · Etherium Sculptor · Distant Melody · Faerie Bladecrafter · Anguished Unmaking · Mystic Remora · Negate · Cyclonic Rift · Phyrexian Arena · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Arcane Sanctum · Watery Grave · Hallowed Fountain · Godless Shrine · Glacial Fortress · Prairie Stream · Reliquary Tower · Isolated Chapel · Sunken Hollow · Raffine's Tower · Drowned Catacomb · Sea of Clouds · Path of Ancestry · Flooded Strand · Polluted Delta · Caves of Koilos · Vault of Champions · Marsh Flats · Adarkar Wastes · Morphic Pool · Hall of Heliod's Generosity · Bojuka Bog · Evolving Wilds
🃏 Recommended cards for Alela, Artful Provocateur
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Alela, Artful Provocateur, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Intangible Virtue | 59% | +55% |
| Obyra, Dreaming Duelist | 56% | +53% |
| Bitterblossom | 56% | +51% |
| Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor | 52% | +50% |
| Favorable Winds | 51% | +49% |
| Bident of Thassa | 55% | +46% |
| Scion of Oona | 47% | +45% |
| Etchings of the Chosen | 47% | +44% |
| All That Glitters | 50% | +42% |
| Skullclamp | 49% | +41% |
| Spell Stutter | 40% | +38% |
| Spellstutter Sprite | 38% | +36% |
| Kindred Discovery | 41% | +33% |
| Reconnaissance Mission | 39% | +33% |
| Sephara, Sky's Blade | 34% | +32% |
| Glen Elendra Liege | 33% | +31% |
| Alela, Cunning Conqueror | 30% | +28% |
| Darksteel Mutation | 34% | +28% |
| Ornithopter of Paradise | 33% | +27% |
| Bitterbloom Bearer | 28% | +26% |
| Patchwork Banner | 30% | +25% |
| Anointed Procession | 31% | +25% |
| Enduring Curiosity | 33% | +25% |
| Starnheim Courser | 27% | +24% |
💰 The best cards for your Alela, Artful Provocateur deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Intangible Virtue
- Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
- Favorable Winds
- Bident of Thassa
- Etchings of the Chosen
- All That Glitters
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
- Scion of Oona
- Skullclamp
- Spellstutter Sprite
- Kindred Discovery
- Enduring Curiosity
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bitterblossom
- Alela, Cunning Conqueror
- Bitterbloom Bearer
- Anointed Procession
- Faerie Mastermind
- Three Tree City
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Alela, Artful Provocateur
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Alela, Artful Provocateur's color identity?
Alela, Artful Provocateur is Esper (black, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Alela, Artful Provocateur come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Alela, Artful Provocateur deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 19 % of the time and floods 9 %. Deck health: B (69/100).
How many lands should a Alela, Artful Provocateur deck run?
Real Alela, Artful Provocateur decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Alela, Artful Provocateur?
The three highest-synergy cards are Intangible Virtue, Obyra, Dreaming Duelist, Bitterblossom. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Alela, Artful Provocateur decks.
What combos does Alela, Artful Provocateur have?
Alela, Artful Provocateur has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Alela, Artful Provocateur deck cost?
You can start cheap: Intangible Virtue, Obyra, Dreaming Duelist, Favorable Winds are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.