Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
Commander 2020 143 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2020
- Collector number
- 143
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Anastasia Ovchinnikova
- Market price
- $0.31
What it does
First strike
Whenever Alesha attacks, you may pay white mana or black mana white mana or black mana. If you do, return target creature card with power 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking.
"Greet death with sword in hand."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death was first introduced in the Fate Reforged expansion set released in 2015, later appearing in the Commander 2020 product line as part of the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Commander decks. The character represents a Mardu warrior from the alternate timeline of Tarkir, known for her leadership and historical significance as one of the first openly transgender characters in the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. Her narrative arc centers on her transition and her ascent to khanhood, grounding her powerful battlefield abilities in a deeply personal story of identity.
The card illustration, created by artist Anastasia Ovchinnikova, depicts Alesha in the heat of combat, emphasizing the Mardu clan’s aggressive, red-black-white color philosophy. Design-wise, the card is highly regarded by players for its ability to reanimate smaller creatures from the graveyard, encouraging a specific style of play that rewards synergy and recursion. Its reception among the community has been consistently positive, both for its tactical utility in the Commander format and for its role as a milestone in the inclusive representation of the game's expansive cast of characters.
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