I love my Alela commander deck, it's under $12 and when it plays out I have a great time. Trouble is that the deck is very reliant on Alela staying on the board for it to work. I played in a game last night where 5 board wipes were played and I felt like I couldn't do anything. Should I put in more protection for Alela or is there another creature I can add so that when Alela dies the deck still can perform?
#Need Help with Ultra Budget Alela
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I would look into throwing in more mana rocks cause Alela likes artifacts in general and it helps recast her if she does. Signets are pretty cheap and get colored mana.
Your other option is protecting your board. This can be counters which are solid catch all's, but are tempting on other scary threats. Others are board protectors, like [[rootborn defense]] or [[unbreakable formation]]
I'd say mana rocks and board protectors are the way to go, cause it allows you to try and close out if someone does try to wipe the board
[[sould of new phyrexia]] might cost a bit but can do it many time and from the graveyard
[[tyrite sanctum]] will take 2 turn but will protect alela for a while
I love these suggestions, I especially love Soul of New Phyrexia, as it's an artifact that triggers alela. I personally like permanents that can give indestructible or some other form of protection. Are there any other?
[[bladed battle-fan]] is also an artifact that gives alela indestructible
[[daring fiendbonder]] puts a counter from the graveyard
[[teferi's veil]] if you attack alot
it is a bit harder to find because we are talking hyper budget
Enchantment
Whenever a creature you control attacks, it phases out at end of combat. (While it's phased out, it's treated as though it doesn't exist. It phases in before you untap during your next untap step.)
"I don't like to speak ill of 'walkers . . . but just what did Teferi think he was doing?" —Ertai, wizard adept
: Permanents you control gain indestructible until end of turn.
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, Exile Daring Fiendbonder from your graveyard: Put an indestructible counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.