Alesha, Who Smiles at Death is a legendary Mardu-colored (red, white, and black) creature card from the Magic: The Gathering set, Fate Reforged. This human warrior allows players to reanimate creatures with power 2 or less from their graveyard onto the battlefield. This ability is typically activated during combat, offering both offensive and defensive advantages. An example play involves attacking with Alesha, then triggering her ability to return a small, powerful creature to bolster the attack, or perhaps a utility creature to disrupt an opponent.
The card’s significance stems from its efficient reanimation ability and strategic versatility. It enables aggressive strategies focused on recurring powerful, low-cost creatures. Historically, it has seen competitive play in various constructed formats, proving especially effective in graveyard-centric decks. Its presence encouraged innovative deckbuilding around powerful two-power creatures, influencing the metagame and demonstrating the impact a single card can have on the broader game. The low mana cost combined with the reusable reanimation offers significant value over time, particularly in longer matches.
