Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}
- Type
- Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
- Power / toughness
- 3 / 2
- Set
- Explorer Anthology 1 #8 (rare)
First strike
Whenever Alesha attacks, you may pay {W/B}{W/B}. If you do, return target creature card with power 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking.
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death has 11 printings, first in Fate Reforged (2015). EDHREC ranks it #6,406 among Commander cards. It appears most in Najeela, the Blade-Blossom decks (2,501 on EDHREC). 3 public decks on TCG run it. It has 5 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Public decks that run Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
- Legends' Legacy - Dominaria United, led by Dihada, Binder of Wills
- Open Hostility - Commander 2016, led by Saskia the Unyielding
- Ruthless Regiment - Commander 2020, led by Jirina Kudro
Commanders that run Alesha, Who Smiles at Death most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Najeela, the Blade-Blossom: 2,501 decks
- Dihada, Binder of Wills: 1,646 decks
- Saskia the Unyielding: 940 decks
- Zurgo, Thunder's Decree: 658 decks
- Jirina Kudro: 632 decks
- Tsagan, Raider Warlord: 567 decks
- Shanid, Sleepers' Scourge: 381 decks
- Tazri, Beacon of Unity: 283 decks
Often played with Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : Although the returned creature is an attacking creature, it was never declared as an attacking creature. This means that abilities that trigger whenever a creature attacks won't trigger when it enters the battlefield attacking.
- : While resolving Alesha's triggered ability, you can't pay the cost multiple times to return more than one creature card.
- : Alesha's triggered ability checks the card's power only in your graveyard. The creature will still be tapped and attacking if its power is greater than 2 after it's on the battlefield.
- : Any effects that say that the returned creature can't attack (such as that of Propaganda, or if the creature has defender) affect only the declaration of attackers. They won't stop the returned creature from entering the battlefield attacking.
- : You choose which player or planeswalker the returned creature is attacking. It doesn't have to be attacking the same player or planeswalker Alesha is attacking.