Alexander wants a deck that plays lots of enchantments and draws a card for each one. It also works in a deck built around Humans or Library Manipulation.
Mana cost
White, Red ()
Power / toughness3 / 5
RarityRare
Vigilance, haste
: Each player reveals the top card of their library, then draws a card. Alexander deals X damage to a random opponent, where X is the greatest mana value among cards revealed this way.
Picked for what they do in Alexander's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Alexander's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Open the full glossary
Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryWRPlayers write colors as letters: W for white, R for red.Aura/EnchantressEnchantress decks fill the battlefield with enchantments and use cards that draw you an extra card every time you cast one. An Aura is an enchantment that attaches to something, usually a creature, and changes it.Open the Aura/Enchantress pageDrawDraws you extra cards. More cards means more choices every turn, and in a 100-card deck it is the main way to find the pieces you need. Rhystic Study, SkullclampOpen the Draw pageLibrary ManipulationCards that let you look at, rearrange or play from the top of your deck, so you control what you draw next.Open the Library Manipulation page
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: Each player reveals the top card of their library, then draws a card. Alexander deals X damage to a random opponent, where X is the greatest mana value among cards revealed this way.
Open the full glossary
