Legendary Creature — Human Scout

Alena, Kessig Trapper

Mana value5EDHREC#7,680PartnerYes

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The Commander

First strike

{T} : Add an amount of {R} equal to the greatest power among creatures you control that entered this turn.

Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

Guide

Gameplan

Drop big-power creatures, then tap Alena to generate a mountain of red mana equal to your largest fresh attacker, dumping it into more haymakers or X-spells in a single explosive turn. You ramp into oversized threats early and snowball, often pairing Alena with a partner to add another color or payoff. The deck wins by chaining creatures and burning the table out with that surplus mana.

Strengths

Generates absurd amounts of mana off a single big creature, enabling huge turns
Partner slot lets you splash a second color and second strategy
First strike makes her a respectable attacker and combat blocker
Rewards a curve you'd build anyway in red beatdown/ramp

Weaknesses

Mana only counts creatures that entered THIS turn, so timing and sequencing matter
Heavily reliant on Alena staying untapped and untargeted—removal stalls you
Mono-red without partner struggles with card advantage and interaction
Summoning sickness and tap requirement make her clunky the turn she lands
No evasion or protection built in

Key Cards

Jegantha, the Wellspring — Classic partner-style payoff and color source, but more importantly big-mana commanders pair well with mana sinks.
Halana, Kessig Ranger — Her intended partner; gives reach/fight removal and a second creature-centric commander to fill the second color slot... actually mono-R, but Halana is also red and a natural pairing.
Apex Devastator — A massive-power creature whose cascade fills the board and whose power fuels enormous Alena mana.
Goldspan Dragon — Doubles treasure and rewards the explosive mana Alena produces while being a sizable attacker.
Comet Storm — X burn spell that dumps Alena's mana directly into the table for the kill.
Fireshrieker — Cheap equipment that turns big first-strikers into double-strike finishers via commander damage.
Swiftfoot Boots — Protects Alena from targeted removal so her mana engine keeps running.

Upgrade Path

Add untappers like Thousand-Year Elixir, Sword of the Paruns, or Magewright's Stone to loop Alena with a big creature for infinite mana, then close with an X-burn outlet. Pick a partner that adds card advantage or a second color payoff, and lean on haste enablers and protection (Lightning Greaves, Heroic Intervention) so her mana comes online immediately and survives. Prioritize cheap big-power creatures and treasure/ritual support to push explosive early turns.

Core Cards

The most-played cards for this commander, built from aggregated deck data (the Mythic Graph). Build public decks to seed it.

Win Conditions

▸Burn the table out with a huge X-spell like Comet Storm or Fireball
▸Commander/creature combat damage from oversized first-striking threats
▸Untap-loop infinite red mana funneled into a finisher
▸Overwhelming board state of cheated-in fatties

Archetypes

Big-Mana Ramp — Alena converts creature power into a flood of red mana to cast oversized threats and X-spells.
Stompy/Beatdown — Fat first-striking creatures pressure life totals while feeding her tap ability.
Voltron — First strike plus double-strike equipment lets her deal lethal commander damage.
Combo/Mana Sink — Untap effects on Alena with a big creature out create near-infinite red mana for X-spell wins.