Alela turns every artifact and enchantment spell into a 1/1 flying Faerie, so the deck casts a stream of cheap rocks, signets, equipment and enchantments to build a wide air force. Thopter makers like Sai, Efficient Construction and Thopter Spy Network double up on the token output. Stacked flying and Faerie anthems turn those chump-sized fliers into a real evasive army, and combat-damage draw engines refuel the hand. How it wins: It swarms opponents in the air with pumped Faerie and Thopter tokens, backed by drain effects, then finishes with lifelinked flying beats and incremental life loss. Key roles: - Cheap token triggers: Low-cost artifacts and enchantments, including mana rocks and zero-drops, exist largely to be cast, so each one adds a flier on top of its own effect, and cost reduction makes the chain longer (Ornithopter, Etherium Sculptor, Fountainport Bell). - Thopter doubling: Extra engines create a second flying artifact token whenever an artifact is cast or each upkeep, alongside Alela's Faeries (Sai, Master Thopterist, Efficient Construction, Thopter Spy Network). - Flying and Faerie anthems: Alela's +1/+0 stacks with flier, token and Faerie lords to make 1/1s lethal, and the tokens also enable an alternate cost for a big indestructibility-granting finisher (Empyrean Eagle, Scion of Oona, Sephara, Sky's Blade). - Evasive card draw: Tokens and fliers connecting with opponents, or Faeries entering and dying, convert the board into cards (Curiosity Crafter, Kindred Discovery, Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor). - Token fodder and drain: Expendable tokens feed sacrifice and death payoffs that draw cards, drain opponents, or ping on Faerie entry (Skullclamp, Bastion of Remembrance, Obyra, Dreaming Duelist). - Enchantment-based control: Removal auras and exile enchantments handle threats while also triggering Alela and enchantment-entry token makers (Grasp of Fate, Claustrophobia, Ajani's Chosen).

Alela, Artful Provocateur decklist

• 8× Plains
• 8× Island
• 6× Swamp
• Command Tower
• Path of Ancestry
• Arcane Sanctum
• Exotic Orchard
• Prairie Stream
• Sunken Hollow
• Dismal Backwater
• Secluded Courtyard
• Terramorphic Expanse
• Evolving Wilds
• Vault of Whispers
• Tranquil Cove
• Hidden Grotto
• Radiant Fountain
• Sol Ring
• Arcane Signet
• Azorius Signet
• Dimir Signet
• Orzhov Signet
• Skullclamp
• Ornithopter
• Tormod's Crypt
• Fountainport Bell
• Gold Myr
• Leaden Myr
• Pristine Talisman
• Crystal Shard
• Door of Destinies
• Altar of the Brood
• Loxodon Warhammer
• Duplicant
• Archaeomancer
• Chasm Skulker
• Plaguecrafter
• Woe Strider
• Vault Skirge
• Somber Hoverguard
• Thieving Magpie
• Auramancer
• Ajani's Chosen
• Banisher Priest
• Baleful Strix
• Etherium Sculptor
• Curiosity Crafter
• Empyrean Eagle
• Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
• Scion of Oona
• Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
• Spellstutter Sprite
• Sai, Master Thopterist
• Faerie Mastermind
• Sephara, Sky's Blade
• Gossip's Talent
• Call for Unity
• Dawn of Hope
• Pacifism
• Claustrophobia
• Intangible Virtue
• Favorable Winds
• Reconnaissance Mission
• Kindred Discovery
• Bastion of Remembrance
• Grasp of Fate
• Thopter Spy Network
• Efficient Construction
• Wrath of God
• Fumigate
• Dismember
• Fell
• Negate
• Treasure Cruise
• Fabricate
• Disdainful Stroke
• Telling Time
• Swords to Plowshares
• Generous Gift
• Counterspell