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Alora, Merry Thief - Decklist

Creatures 28$12.29

  1. Aarakocra Sneak1Aarakocra Sneak$0.12
  2. Aether Channeler1Aether Channeler$0.32
  3. Barrin, Tolarian Archmage1Barrin, Tolarian Archmage$0.31
  4. Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft1Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft$0.53
  5. Circuit Mender1Circuit Mender$0.17
  6. Eccentric Apprentice1Eccentric Apprentice$0.30
  7. Enigma Thief1Enigma Thief$0.42
  8. Feywild Caretaker1Feywild Caretaker$0.13
  9. Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar1Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar$1.47
  10. Illithid Harvester // Plant Tadpoles1Illithid Harvester // Plant Tadpoles$0.41

Creatures continued

  1. Invisible Stalker1Invisible Stalker$0.84
  2. Mistblade Shinobi1Mistblade Shinobi$0.66
  3. Moon-Circuit Hacker1Moon-Circuit Hacker$0.20
  4. Moonblade Shinobi1Moonblade Shinobi$0.20
  5. Moonsnare Specialist1Moonsnare Specialist$0.22
  6. Ninja of the Deep Hours1Ninja of the Deep Hours$1.44
  7. Prosperous Thief1Prosperous Thief$0.19
  8. Shortcut Seeker1Shortcut Seeker$0.19
  9. Slither Blade1Slither Blade$0.33
  10. Sly Instigator1Sly Instigator$0.36

Creatures continued

  1. Solemn Simulacrum1Solemn Simulacrum$0.26
  2. Thieving Skydiver1Thieving Skydiver$0.24
  3. Thousand-Faced Shadow1Thousand-Faced Shadow$1.64
  4. Tomb of Horrors Adventurer1Tomb of Horrors Adventurer$0.36
  5. Venser, Shaper Savant1Venser, Shaper Savant$0.40
  6. Watcher for Tomorrow1Watcher for Tomorrow$0.18
  7. Whirler Rogue1Whirler Rogue$0.07
  8. Yuan-Ti Malison1Yuan-Ti Malison$0.33

Instants 4$2.49

  1. Evacuation1Evacuation$0.26
  2. Familiar's Ruse1Familiar's Ruse$0.37
  3. Reins of Power1Reins of Power$1.77
  4. Run Away Together1Run Away Together$0.09

Sorceries 3$1.60

  1. Cone of Cold1Cone of Cold$0.30
  2. Flood of Tears1Flood of Tears$1.17
  3. Split the Party1Split the Party$0.13

Artifacts 18$9.10

  1. Arcane Signet1Arcane Signet$0.38
  2. Bident of Thassa1Bident of Thassa$0.40
  3. Bloodthirsty Blade1Bloodthirsty Blade$0.37
  4. Cloak and Dagger1Cloak and Dagger$1.19
  5. Cloak of the Bat1Cloak of the Bat$0.20
  6. Dungeon Map1Dungeon Map$0.23
  7. Dungeoneer's Pack1Dungeoneer's Pack$0.26
  8. Fellwar Stone1Fellwar Stone$0.59
  9. Goldvein Pick1Goldvein Pick$0.20

Artifacts continued

  1. Grafted Wargear1Grafted Wargear$0.33
  2. Hazoret's Monument1Hazoret's Monument$0.61
  3. Hero's Blade1Hero's Blade$0.18
  4. Quietus Spike1Quietus Spike$1.45
  5. Ronin Warclub1Ronin Warclub$0.36
  6. Sai of the Shinobi1Sai of the Shinobi$0.27
  7. Sarevok's Tome1Sarevok's Tome$1.87
  8. Stormrider Rig1Stormrider Rig$0.14
  9. Strider Harness1Strider Harness$0.07

Enchantments 8$2.17

  1. Candlekeep Sage1Candlekeep Sage$0.26
  2. Coastal Piracy1Coastal Piracy$0.29
  3. Cunning Evasion1Cunning Evasion$0.36
  4. Dungeon Delver1Dungeon Delver$0.11
  5. Feywild Visitor1Feywild Visitor$0.17
  6. Gossip's Talent1Gossip's Talent$0.34
  7. Reconnaissance Mission1Reconnaissance Mission$0.35
  8. Smoke Shroud1Smoke Shroud$0.29

Lands 38 / 38$18.60

  1. Access Tunnel1Access Tunnel$0.30
  2. Amonkhet Raceway1Amonkhet Raceway$0.30
  3. Arcane Lighthouse1Arcane Lighthouse$1.70
  4. Ash Barrens1Ash Barrens$0.15
  5. Castle Vantress1Castle Vantress$0.31
  6. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  7. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  8. Dungeon Descent1Dungeon Descent$0.38
  9. Escape Tunnel1Escape Tunnel$0.20
  10. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  11. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20

Lands continued

  1. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  2. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44
  3. Halimar Depths1Halimar Depths$0.33
  4. Hall of Storm Giants1Hall of Storm Giants$0.44
  5. Island×55Island$0.35
  6. Lonely Sandbar1Lonely Sandbar$0.18
  7. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  8. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  9. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  10. Rivendell1Rivendell$1.03
  11. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34

Lands continued

  1. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21
  2. Sea Gate1Sea Gate$1.14
  3. Seat of the Synod1Seat of the Synod$0.90
  4. Snow-Covered Island×44Snow-Covered Island$4.24
  5. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  6. Terrain Generator1Terrain Generator$1.38
  7. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  8. Thriving Isle1Thriving Isle$0.10
  9. War Room1War Room$0.82

About this Alora, Merry Thief deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Alora, Merry Thief, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $46.43 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Alora, Merry Thief decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Arcane Signet, Reconnaissance Mission and Bident of Thassa. The picks most particular to this commander are Prosperous Thief, Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar and Moon-Circuit Hacker, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Blue decks.

Its average mana value is 3.13. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Sarevok's Tome ($1.87), Reins of Power ($1.77) and Thousand-Faced Shadow ($1.64); 48 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $28.12, and with no limit $294.79; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.13
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match73%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 3 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 19 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 18 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 15 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 4 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 2 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 1 card

The curve and the average cover Alora, Merry Thief and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1212+0
Targeted disruption1216+4
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3025-5

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 8 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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Full deck price by per-card cap

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Alora, Merry Thief at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Alora, Merry Thief decks usually play.

Format

With printings adds the set and collector number of the printing each price is based on. Both text formats list the commander first and work on most deck sites.

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