Arcane Foundry › Commanders › Alela, Artful Provocateur
Alela, Artful Provocateur
Legendary Creature — Faerie Warlock · {1}{W}{U}{B} · Black/Blue/White commander
What Alela, Artful Provocateur actually does
Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.
- Triggered ability · cast_spellWhenever you cast an artifact or enchantment spell, create a 1/1 blue Faerie creature token with flying.
- Keyword · flyingflying
- Keyword · deathtouchdeathtouch
- Keyword · lifelinklifelink
- AbilityOther creatures you control with flying get +1/+0.
What an Alela, Artful Provocateur deck needs
Plays as artifact cast trigger. What the commander asks of the other 99 — read from the card and checked by hand.
- artifact and enchantment spells (its trigger fires on each one you cast)
- token payoffs — anthems, sacrifice outlets and go-wide finishers (it makes tokens on repeat)
- cards with flying (its trigger only counts them)
The Alela, Artful Provocateur deck plan
The roles the Forge fills for this commander, and how many cards of each.
- 16× A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
- 20× A card that is CAST to trigger the commander — reanimating or blinking it does not count
- 12× Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide
- 4× A team pump that actually pumps tokens
- 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
- 2× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
- 1× Answer a whole board at once
- 7× Refill your hand
Best cards for Alela, Artful Provocateur
Ranked by an engine that reads what each card does — its real cost, its delay and how reliably it works — rather than counting how often other people play it.
A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
- Ornithopter0 mana
- Westvale Abbey // Ormendahl, Profane Prince0 mana
- Mockingbird1 mana
- Ornithopter of Paradise2 mana
- Faerie Seer1 mana
- Siren Stormtamer1 mana
- Spectral Sailor1 mana
- Thousand-Faced Shadow1 mana
A card that is CAST to trigger the commander — reanimating or blinking it does not count
- Chrome Mox0 mana
- Darksteel Citadel0 mana
- Everflowing Chalice0 mana
- Lotus Petal0 mana
- Mox Amber0 mana
- Mox Diamond0 mana
- Mox Opal0 mana
- Urza's Saga0 mana
Make creature tokens — a static anthem or a go-wide commander needs a board to be wide
- Kozilek's Unsealing3 mana
- Replicating Ring3 mana
- Elspeth, Storm Slayer5 mana
- Hero of Bladehold4 mana
- Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate0 mana
- Elspeth, Sun's Champion6 mana
- Andúril, Flame of the West3 mana
- Cosmogrand Zenith3 mana
A team pump that actually pumps tokens
- Intangible Virtue2 mana
- Caretaker's Talent3 mana
- Inspiring Leader3 mana
- Prava of the Steel Legion3 mana
- Gideon's Memorial2 mana
- Hildibrand Manderville // Gentleman's Rise2 mana
- Mite Overseer4 mana
- Phantom General4 mana
Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- Path to Exile1 mana
- Swords to Plowshares1 mana
- Reality Shift2 mana
- Pongify1 mana
- Rapid Hybridization1 mana
- Resculpt2 mana
- Defile1 mana
- Tragic Slip1 mana
Find the exact card the plan needs
- Demonic Tutor2 mana
- Diabolic Intent2 mana
- Vampiric Tutor1 mana
- Imperial Seal1 mana
- Demonic Consultation1 mana
- Grim Tutor3 mana
- Tainted Pact2 mana
- Scheming Symmetry1 mana
Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
- Mindbreak Trap4 mana
- Fierce Guardianship3 mana
- Force of Negation3 mana
- Force of Will5 mana
- Flare of Denial3 mana
- Pact of Negation0 mana
- An Offer You Can't Refuse1 mana
- Arcane Denial2 mana
Answer a whole board at once
- Damn2 mana
- Vanquish the Horde8 mana
- Toxic Deluge3 mana
- Damnation4 mana
- Supreme Verdict4 mana
- Wrath of God4 mana
- Day of Judgment4 mana
- Bontu's Last Reckoning3 mana
Refill your hand
- Esper Sentinel1 mana
- Mystic Remora1 mana
- Skullclamp1 mana
- Curiosity1 mana
- Wizard Class1 mana
- Black Market Connections3 mana
- Braids, Arisen Nightmare3 mana
- Morbid Opportunist3 mana
Combos with Alela, Artful Provocateur
Known combos from Commander Spellbook that Alela, Artful Provocateur is a piece of, and how many decks list them.
- Alela, Artful Provocateur + Sensei's Divining Top + Ashnod's Altar + The Reality Chip410 decks
- Alela, Artful Provocateur + Sensei's Divining Top + Ashnod's Altar + Mystic Forge327 decks
- Alela, Artful Provocateur + Sensei's Divining Top + Phyrexian Altar + The Reality Chip187 decks
- Alela, Artful Provocateur + Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Phyrexian Altar150 decks
- Alela, Artful Provocateur + Cloudstone Curio + Memnite + Ornithopter84 decks
- Alela, Artful Provocateur + Sensei's Divining Top + Ashnod's Altar + Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass84 decks
Build this deck in the Arcane Forge →
Arcane Foundry is free to join and every tool is included: the Arcane Forge deck builder, the ARCANE Analyzer that scores a deck by simulating games rather than counting staples, a card scanner, a collection vault, and live webcam Commander tables.
Read the guide · Browse all commanders · Pricing