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Alela, Cunning Conqueror

Legendary Creature — Faerie Warlock · {2}{U}{B} · Black/Blue commander

Flying Whenever you cast your first spell during each opponent's turn, create a 1/1 black Faerie Rogue creature token with flying. Whenever one or more Faeries you control deal combat damage to a player, goad target creature that player controls.

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What Alela, Cunning Conqueror 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 your first spell during each opponent's turn, create a 1/1 black Faerie Rogue creature token with flying.
• Triggered ability · deals_damageWhenever one or more Faeries you control deal combat damage to a player, goad target creature that player controls.
• Keyword · flyingflying
• Keyword · goadgoad

What an Alela, Cunning Conqueror deck wants

The plan the Forge derives for this commander: the roles it fills and how many of each.

• 6× Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
• 16× A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
• 26× A body of the exact type the commander's trigger requires — the wrong type is worthless here regardless of quality
• 6× A card that is CAST to trigger the commander — reanimating or blinking it does not count
• 22× Instants and sorceries — for a magecraft/prowess commander the spell COUNT is the engine
• 4× A team pump that actually pumps tokens
• 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 1× Answer a whole board at once
• 2× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves

Best cards for Alela, Cunning Conqueror

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