Child of Alara

Child of Alara Commander Deck

The deck's central gameplan revolves around repeatedly killing Child of Alara to trigger its death effect, wiping the board of all nonland permanents while leaving lands intact. This creates a resource asymmetry where the deck rebuilds through land-based mana acceleration and enchantments or other permanents that can be recovered or recast faster than opponents can. The five-color identity opens access to the full card pool, allowing the deck to support a control or pillow fort gameplan that leverages the constant threat of a board wipe to discourage attacks while setting up a late-game win condition.