Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
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First strike
Whenever Alesha attacks, you may pay {W/B}{W/B}. If you do, return target creature card with power 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking.
What it does
Tagged as Recursion — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Get it in a precon
Included in 3 preconstructed decks — cheapest sealed first.
Keyword reminders
Official rulings
- 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. (2021-03-19)
- While resolving Alesha's triggered ability, you can't pay the cost multiple times to return more than one creature card. (2021-03-19)
- 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. (2021-03-19)
- 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. (2021-03-19)
- 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. (2021-03-19)
Printings & prices
Every set Alesha, Who Smiles at Death has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.
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