Alela, Artful Provocateur (Commander) - Budget Core

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John Sherwood
Nov 17, 2025
Rule Zero: Avatar's Double-Faced Sagas as Commanders
The double-faced Sagas in Avatar aren't technically legal to run as your commander, but maybe your pod won't mind. Here's how to build them.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Air Nomad Legacy
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Intangible Virtue
61%inclusion72 decks119 decks
56%synergy
Favorable Winds
55%inclusion65 decks119 decks
52%synergy
Empyrean Eagle
45%inclusion54 decks119 decks
44%synergy
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist
41%inclusion49 decks119 decks
39%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
42%inclusion50 decks119 decks
38%synergy
All That Glitters
45%inclusion54 decks119 decks
37%synergy
Starnheim Courser
37%inclusion44 decks119 decks
33%synergy
Bident of Thassa
40%inclusion48 decks119 decks
31%synergy
Inspiring Leader
31%inclusion37 decks119 decks
30%synergy
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
31%inclusion37 decks119 decks
29%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
36%inclusion43 decks119 decks
20%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
34%inclusion41 decks119 decks
27%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
33%inclusion39 decks119 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
32%inclusion38 decks119 decks
23%synergy
Spell Stutter
30%inclusion36 decks119 decks
28%synergy
Foundry Inspector
29%inclusion35 decks119 decks
22%synergy
Rally the Ranks
25%inclusion30 decks119 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion29 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
24%inclusion29 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Thunderclap Wyvern
24%inclusion28 decks119 decks
23%synergy
Creatures
Baleful Strix
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Sephara, Sky's Blade
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Ornithopter
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
17%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Arcanist's Owl
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
16%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Faerie Formation
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Silver Myr
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Glen Elendra Liege
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Gold Myr
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Skycat Sovereign
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Jubilant Skybonder
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Kangee, Sky Warden
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Jhoira's Familiar
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Faerie Mechanist
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Faerie Bladecrafter
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Halo Forager
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Archon of Sun's Grace
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Shadow Puppeteers
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Leaden Myr
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Alela, Cunning Conqueror
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Hanna, Ship's Navigator
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Vandal
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Windreader Sphinx
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Tide Skimmer
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Mentor of the Meek
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Inquisitive Glimmer
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Barrow Naughty
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Shinechaser
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Moonfolk Puzzlemaker
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Watcher of the Spheres
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Shimmer Dragon
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Spider-UK
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Threadbind Clique
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Alseid of Life's Bounty
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Warden of Evos Isle
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Sprite Noble
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Ethersworn Adjudicator
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Cephalopod Sentry
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Stingblade Assassin
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Spellscorn Coven
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Tome Raider
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Lofty Denial
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
20%synergy
Despark
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Mortify
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
-50%synergy
Counterspell
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
-25%synergy
Faerie Fencing
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Make a Stand
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Void Rend
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
-21%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Utter End
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Obscura Charm
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Path to Exile
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
-31%synergy
Cancel
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Didn't Say Please
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Rally of Wings
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Paradoxical Outcome
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Murder
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Bladebrand
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Plated Onslaught
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Brainstorm
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
-12%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Opt
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Disenchant
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Rain of Revelation
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Faerie Trickery
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Winged Words
24%inclusion28 decks119 decks
23%synergy
Distant Melody
22%inclusion26 decks119 decks
16%synergy
Dance of the Manse
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Time Wipe
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Tegwyll's Scouring
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Into the Fae Court
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Divination
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Brilliant Restoration
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Slaughter the Strong
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mace of the Valiant
22%inclusion26 decks119 decks
21%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
18%synergy
Witching Well
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
-5%synergy
Cranial Plating
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Spear of Heliod
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Aether Spellbomb
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Dispeller's Capsule
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Executioner's Capsule
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Nettlecyst
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Metalspinner's Puzzleknot
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Mnemonic Sphere
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Basilica Skullbomb
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Trading Post
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
-3%synergy
Fountainport Bell
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Elsewhere Flask
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Glass Casket
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Alchemist's Vial
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Lumen-Class Frigate
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Armillary Sphere
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Surgical Skullbomb
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Veil of Assimilation
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Tamiyo's Logbook
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Memory
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Frogify
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
22%synergy
Thopter Spy Network
22%inclusion26 decks119 decks
16%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Military Intelligence
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
20%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
20%synergy
Witness Protection
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
18%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
18%synergy
Banishing Light
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
17%synergy
Curiosity
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Combat Research
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Conclave Tribunal
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
17%synergy
Utter Insignificance
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Efficient Construction
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Ethereal Armor
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Feywild Visitor
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Lawmage's Binding
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Grasp of Fate
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Soul Snare
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Pacifism
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Unable to Scream
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
11%synergy
Staggering Insight
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Radiant Destiny
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Coastal Piracy
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Paladin Class
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Ethereal Absolution
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Sigil of the Empty Throne
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Dictate of Heliod
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Tractor Beam
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Mirrormade
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Kasmina's Transmutation
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Oblivion Ring
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Charmed Sleep
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Omen of the Sea
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Prison Realm
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Glorious Anthem
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Gravitational Shift
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Capture Sphere
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Hyena Umbra
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Dramatic Finale
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Gateway Express
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
6%synergy
Force of Virtue
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Claustrophobia
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Seal of Doom
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Tamiyo's Compleation
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
The Modern Age
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of New Capenna
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Faerie Conclave
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
-27%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion67 decks119 decks
-32%synergy
Sol Ring
53%inclusion63 decks119 decks
-37%synergy
Commander's Sphere
49%inclusion58 decks119 decks
29%synergy
Azorius Signet
43%inclusion51 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
39%inclusion46 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
35%inclusion42 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion40 decks119 decks
20%synergy
Heraldic Banner
25%inclusion30 decks119 decks
24%synergy
Sky Diamond
22%inclusion26 decks119 decks
20%synergy
Marble Diamond
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
-33%synergy
Prophetic Prism
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
-20%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Progress
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
-31%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
-32%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Lens
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
-16%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Locket
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geode
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Golden Egg
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Guild Globe
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Cluestone
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Sphere
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Locket
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion119 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion119 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion119 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
72%inclusion86 decks119 decks
-20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion60 decks119 decks
25%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
42%inclusion50 decks119 decks
-13%synergy
Prairie Stream
41%inclusion49 decks119 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
37%inclusion44 decks119 decks
-21%synergy
Tranquil Cove
34%inclusion40 decks119 decks
27%synergy
Sunken Hollow
33%inclusion39 decks119 decks
-7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion38 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
30%inclusion30 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Dismal Backwater
30%inclusion36 decks119 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Silence
30%inclusion36 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
29%inclusion34 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Scoured Barrens
26%inclusion31 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion28 decks119 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Azorius Chancery
22%inclusion26 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Port Town
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Esper Panorama
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Obscura Storefront
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Caves of Koilos
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
-19%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
16%inclusion19 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Razortide Bridge
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Moor
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Heath
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Spire of Industry
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
0%synergy
University Campus
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Glacial Fortress
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
-32%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
-3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
-30%synergy
Waterfront District
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
-28%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
-1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
-4%synergy
Meandering River
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Pools
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
3%synergy