Alesha, Who Smiles at Death is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
First strike Whenever Alesha attacks, you may pay. If you do, return target creature card with power 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking.
How it works : Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
While resolving Alesha's triggered ability, you can't pay the cost multiple times to return more than one creature card.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
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.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
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.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
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.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
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.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death + Master of Cruelties
Target opponent loses the game
- 1Declare Alesha as attacker.
- 2Alesha triggers, causing you to pay , returning Master of Cruelties from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking.
- 3Master of Cruelties deals combat damage, causing defending player to change life total to one.
- 4Alesha deals combat damage, killing defending opponent.
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#2
Medomai the Ageless + Alesha, Who Smiles at Death + Auton Soldier + Phantom Train
Infinite turnsLock
- 1Declare Alesha as an attacker.
- 2Alesha triggers, causing you to pay
to return Auton Soldier from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking as a nonlegendary copy of Medomai the Ageless. - 3Deal combat damage using Auton Soldier.
- 4Auton Soldier triggers, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- 5Activate Phantom Train by sacrificing Auton Soldier
- 6Repeat each turn.
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#3
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death + Dockside Extortionist + Aggravated Assault + Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite Treasure tokensInfinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTB
- 1Declare Alesha as an attacker.
- 2Alesha triggers, causing you to pay to return Dockside Extortionist from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking.
- 3When Dockside Extortionist enters the battlefield, it triggers, creating at least seven Treasure tokens.
- 4Move to your postcombat main phase.
- 5Activate Evereth by sacrificing Dockside Extortionist, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 6Activate five Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding
. - 7Activate Aggravated Assault by paying , causing you to untap all creatures you control and to get an additional combat and main phase after this one.
- 8Move to your next combat phase.
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#4
Medomai the Ageless + Alesha, Who Smiles at Death + Sakashima of a Thousand Faces + Hammerhead, Maggia Boss
Infinite turnsLock
- 1Declare Alesha as an attacker.
- 2Alesha triggers, causing you to pay to return Sakashima of a Thousand Faces from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking as a nonlegendary copy of Medomai the Ageless.
- 3Deal combat damage using Sakashima of a Thousand Faces.
- 4Sakashima of a Thousand Faces triggers, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- 5Activate Hammerhead by sacrificing Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
- 6Repeat each turn.
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#5
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death + Crystalline Crawler + Aggravated Assault + Arcbound Overseer
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Crystalline Crawler's second ability by tapping it, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 2Activate Extruder by sacrificing Arcbound Overseer.
- 3When Arcbound Overseer dies, it triggers, putting its +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
- 4Resolve the Extruder ability.
- 5Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability five times by removing five +1/+1 counters from it, adding .
- 6Activate Aggravated Assault by paying , causing you to untap all creatures you control and to get an additional combat and main phase after this one.
- 7Declare Alesha as an attacker, triggering its ability, targeting Arcbound Overseer.
- 8Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability twice by removing two +1/+1 counters from it, adding .
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#6
Medomai the Ageless + Alesha, Who Smiles at Death + Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder + Chameleon, Master of Disguise
Infinite turnsLock
- 1Declare Alesha as an attacker.
- 2Alesha triggers, causing you to pay to return Chameleon from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking as a nonlegendary copy of Medomai the Ageless.
- 3Deal combat damage using Chameleon.
- 4Chameleon triggers, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- 5Activate Evereth by sacrificing Chameleon
- 6Repeat each turn.
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#7
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death + Crystalline Crawler + Aggravated Assault + Arcbound Overseer
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite creature LTB
- 1Activate Crystalline Crawler's second ability by tapping it, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
- 2Activate Yahenni by sacrificing Arcbound Overseer.
- 3When Arcbound Overseer dies, it triggers, putting its +1/+1 counters on Crystalline Crawler.
- 4Resolve the Yahenni ability.
- 5Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability five times by removing five +1/+1 counters from it, adding .
- 6Activate Aggravated Assault by paying , causing you to untap all creatures you control and to get an additional combat and main phase after this one.
- 7Declare Alesha as an attacker, triggering its ability, targeting Arcbound Overseer.
- 8Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability twice by removing two +1/+1 counters from it, adding .
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#8
Medomai the Ageless + Alesha, Who Smiles at Death + Sakashima the Impostor + Hammerhead, Maggia Boss
Infinite turnsLock
- 1Declare Alesha as an attacker.
- 2Alesha triggers, causing you to pay to return Sakashima the Impostor from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking as a nonlegendary copy of Medomai the Ageless.
- 3Deal combat damage using Sakashima the Impostor.
- 4Sakashima the Impostor triggers, causing you to take an extra turn after this one.
- 5Activate Hammerhead by sacrificing Sakashima the Impostor
- 6Repeat each turn.
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Legal formats
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