Hey all, threw together a quick Decklist for Alesha, Who Smiles at Death. I love the fact that she actually supports Aggro in more ways than one, due to recursion and being in the best Weenie Colors. This decklist is a WIP, but I'm rather excited to see how it goes
Cards on the To Get List: Herald of Leshrac: Stealing their lands is cool, but I'd much rather just keep them off of lands while I pummel them. Luckily, this guy does both. Fulminator Mage: Blows up lands. For reasons, see Herald of Leshrac. Siege-Gang Commander: Not sure if I would replace Beetleback Chief for more tokens or Ponyback brigade to lower my curve. Testing is required.
Any advice is greatly appreciated, as this is just something I threw together on short notice using cards I have on hand.
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Oath of the Gatewatch; the set that caused the competitive community to freak out over Basic Lands.
I was thinking about running the Signets, yes. Just haven't been able to find my spares, so I'm gonna have to go buy them for $.50
Bone Shredder is a card I will def be thinking about adding; creature kill is nice, though he might not be as useful due to Jund and Esper being dominating in my area.
Faceless Butcher may replace Banisher Priest, though I worry about using too many expensive dudes. One mana extra may be a lot.
Avalanche Riders will probably be my go-to option, though the end game will definitely be Fulminator Mage; people spare no expense in my area, so Fulminator Mage will have just as many targets, be cheaper, and not be hosed by Torpor Orb.
Oh, you think the losers' bracket is your ally, but you merely adopted the scrub tier. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn’t 4-0 an FNM until I was already a man; by then, it was nothing to me but an extra pack to sell for store credit!
Murderous Redcap is a 2 then 1 damage card that can snipe weenies/dorks, or just burn to the face. It also will sack itself twice to my sac outlets, allowing it to deal that damage + Scry 2 with Viscera Seer.
Brutal Hordechief may become an addition, but will not replace, with Hellrider. Hordechief can prevent them from blocking (By Luring them to a Token), but Hellrider's damage shoots through the roof when I get Gratuitous Violence out and will still gain me life.
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Oath of the Gatewatch; the set that caused the competitive community to freak out over Basic Lands.
As far as mana ramp concerns the signets are much much better then the diamonds, but if you can get a Talisman of Indulgence - the talismans are the best of the 2CMC rocks.
I have also noticed you have a slight land destruction theme, in a red deck you are going to need any advantage you are able to squeeze and I'd play more hate against the green and blue decks - cards such as Blood Moon, Magus of the Moon, Armageddon. Cataclysm in particular is mean with Alesha.
I'd play some tutors, especially in colors which lack draw.
I have mixed feelings about Athreos, God of Passage I'm not sure if he would be good or not with Alesha (in my personal case, no) I presume you make the opponents put the cards back into your hand and then you discard them somehow so they hit the gy anyway?
I'd post my deck but this is my first forum post so will have to wait or ask me to PM
Random question, but have you considered Necrotic Sliver for the deck? Being an answer to pretty much anything is surprisingly handy. Also, I'm curious is there any reason that you're running Blood Seeker over Suture Priest?
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Without further Adieu:
3 Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
Creatures 34
1 Viscera Seer
2 Goblin Wardriver
2 Stigma Lasher
2 Grand Abolisher
2 Vampire Hexmage
2 Akki Blizzard-Herder
2 War Priest of Thune
2 Keening Apparition
2 Torch Fiend
2 Reckless Reveler
2 Stoneforge Mystic
2 Blood Seeker
3 Flesh Carver
3 Auramancer
3 Banisher Priest
3 Fiend Hunter
3 Mentor of the Meek
3 Burnished Hart
3 Athreos, God of Passage
3 Undercity Informer
3 Sin Collector
4 Solemn Simulacrum
4 Sanctum Gargoyle
4 Murderous Redcap
4 Beetleback Chief
4 Hellrider
4 Shimian Specter
5 Mindclaw Shaman
5 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
5 Zealous Conscripts
5 Karmic Guide
6 Ponyback Brigade
6 Pontiff of Blight
6 Scourge of the Throne
1 Sol Ring
2 Marble Diamond
2 Charcoal Diamond
2 Fire Diamond
3 Commander's Sphere
5 Gilded Lotus
Equipment 6
1 Skullclamp
1 Masterwork of Ingenuity
2 Umezawa's Jitte
3 Sword of War and Peace
3 Ronin Warclub
7 Elbrus, the Binding Blade
Sunforger Package 7
3 Sunforger
1 Path to Exile
2 Boros Charm
3 Oblation
3 Chaos Warp
3 Crackling Doom
4 Utter End
Anthems 4
4 Marshal's Anthem
5 Gratuitous Violence
5 Cathar's Crusade
6 True Conviction
Assorted Stuff
1 Faithless Looting
2 Goblin Bombardment
2 Genesis Chamber
3 Mardu Ascendancy
3 Sulfuric Vortex
4 Daretti, Scrap Savant
5 nahiri, the Lithomancer
5 Living Death
6 Loreseeker's Stone
1 Contested War Zone
1 Bloodstain Mire
1 Ghost Quarter
1 Flamekin Village
1 Boros Guildgate
1 Wind-Scarred Crag
1 Sacred Foundry
1 Mistveil Plains
1 Windbrisk Heights
1 Molten Slagheap
1 Rakdos Guildgate
1 Blood crypt
1 Blackcleave Cliffs
1 Bloodfell Caves
1 Orzhov Guildgate
1 Scoured Barrens
1 Nomad Outpost
1 Command Tower
1 Kher Keep
1 Thespian's Stage
1 Dark Depths
6 Mountains
3 Swamps
3 Plains
Cards on the To Get List:
Herald of Leshrac: Stealing their lands is cool, but I'd much rather just keep them off of lands while I pummel them. Luckily, this guy does both.
Fulminator Mage: Blows up lands. For reasons, see Herald of Leshrac.
Siege-Gang Commander: Not sure if I would replace Beetleback Chief for more tokens or Ponyback brigade to lower my curve. Testing is required.
Any advice is greatly appreciated, as this is just something I threw together on short notice using cards I have on hand.
also maybe use signets instead of the diamonds? i find the signets more useful since they fix you for 2 colours instead of one.
Bone Shredder is a card I will def be thinking about adding; creature kill is nice, though he might not be as useful due to Jund and Esper being dominating in my area.
Faceless Butcher may replace Banisher Priest, though I worry about using too many expensive dudes. One mana extra may be a lot.
Avalanche Riders will probably be my go-to option, though the end game will definitely be Fulminator Mage; people spare no expense in my area, so Fulminator Mage will have just as many targets, be cheaper, and not be hosed by Torpor Orb.
Mad Prophet may replace Daretti, Scrap Savant as a recurrable source of Card Advantage.
Brutal Hordechief seems relevant, if a little more situational than Hellrider.
Murderous Redcap is a 2 then 1 damage card that can snipe weenies/dorks, or just burn to the face. It also will sack itself twice to my sac outlets, allowing it to deal that damage + Scry 2 with Viscera Seer.
Brutal Hordechief may become an addition, but will not replace, with Hellrider. Hordechief can prevent them from blocking (By Luring them to a Token), but Hellrider's damage shoots through the roof when I get Gratuitous Violence out and will still gain me life.
I have also noticed you have a slight land destruction theme, in a red deck you are going to need any advantage you are able to squeeze and I'd play more hate against the green and blue decks - cards such as Blood Moon, Magus of the Moon, Armageddon. Cataclysm in particular is mean with Alesha.
I'd play some tutors, especially in colors which lack draw.
A few ideas: Signal Pest, Sun Titan, Eldrazi Monument.
Good luck, Alesha seems like a very powerful commander with lots of potential.
Sadistic Hypnotist is a good recurrable sacrifice outlet.
Cards I've found which could work well under her command;
Sac Outlets
- falkenrath aristocrat
- champion of stray souls
- phyrexian plaguelord
- teysa, orzhov scion (partial)
- viscera seer
- mind slash
- Brion Stoutarm
- eldrazi monument
- Attrition
- Martyr's Cause
- Infernal Tribute
- phyrexian altar / Ashnod's Altar
Recursion
Sac Fodder
Mana generation
Token makers (for sac)
Discard (for the GY)
I have mixed feelings about Athreos, God of Passage I'm not sure if he would be good or not with Alesha (in my personal case, no) I presume you make the opponents put the cards back into your hand and then you discard them somehow so they hit the gy anyway?
I'd post my deck but this is my first forum post so will have to wait or ask me to PM
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