Alania, Divergent Storm
URLegendary Creature — Otter Wizard · from $0.29
Whenever you cast a spell, if it's the first instant spell, the first sorcery spell, or the first Otter spell other than Alania you've cast this turn, you may have target opponent draw a card. If you do, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
A typical Commander deck
A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.
- Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
- Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
- Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
- Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
- Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
- Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan
Staples in these colors
The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).
Budget
56 of 100 at $5 or less · 32 at $1 or less
| # | Card | Type | MV | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sol Ring | Artifact | 1 | $1.07 |
| 2 | Command Tower | Land | 0 | $0.26 |
| 3 | Arcane Signet | Artifact | 2 | $0.34 |
| 4 | Exotic Orchard | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 5 | Reliquary Tower | Land | 0 | $4.28 |
| 6 | Swiftfoot Boots | Artifact | 2 | $1.43 |
| 7 | Lightning Greaves | Artifact | 2 | $3.86 |
| 8 | Path of Ancestry | Land | 0 | $0.16 |
| 9 | Counterspell | Instant | 2 | $1.33 |
| 10 | Fellwar Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.47 |
| 11 | Rogue's Passage | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 12 | Evolving Wilds | Land | 0 | $0.09 |
| 13 | Thought Vessel | Artifact | 2 | $2.23 |
| 14 | Blasphemous Act | Sorcery | 9 | $0.72 |
| 15 | Terramorphic Expanse | Land | 0 | $0.10 |
| 16 | Chaos Warp | Instant | 3 | $0.32 |
| 17 | Myriad Landscape | Land | 0 | $0.25 |
| 18 | Mind Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.21 |
| 19 | An Offer You Can't Refuse | Instant | 1 | $3.01 |
| 20 | Polluted Delta | Land | 0 | $19.85 |
| 21 | Flooded Strand | Land | 0 | $12.78 |
| 22 | Skullclamp | Artifact | 1 | $4.85 |
| 23 | Solemn Simulacrum | Creature | 4 | $0.27 |
| 24 | Misty Rainforest | Land | 0 | $35.98 |
| 25 | Bloodstained Mire | Land | 0 | $14.54 |
| 26 | Fabled Passage | Land | 0 | $0.65 |
| 27 | Windswept Heath | Land | 0 | $11.19 |
| 28 | Rhystic Study | Enchantment | 3 | $61.06 |
| 29 | Wooded Foothills | Land | 0 | $17.96 |
| 30 | Verdant Catacombs | Land | 0 | $29.16 |
| 31 | Scalding Tarn | Land | 0 | $36.86 |
| 32 | Marsh Flats | Land | 0 | $32.04 |
| 33 | Arcane Denial | Instant | 2 | $1.88 |
| 34 | Commander's Sphere | Artifact | 3 | $0.19 |
| 35 | Negate | Instant | 2 | $0.12 |
| 36 | Arid Mesa | Land | 0 | $31.40 |
| 37 | Cyclonic Rift | Instant | 2 | $29.75 |
| 38 | Steam Vents | Land | 0 | $9.63 |
| 39 | Swan Song | Instant | 1 | $10.72 |
| 40 | Ancient Tomb | Land | 0 | $56.94 |
| 41 | Brainstorm | Instant | 1 | $0.56 |
| 42 | Deflecting Swat | Instant | 3 | $70.85 |
| 43 | Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | Land | 0 | $56.13 |
| 44 | Sulfur Falls | Land | 0 | $0.20 |
| 45 | Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | Land | 0 | $16.76 |
| 46 | Fierce Guardianship | Instant | 3 | $59.21 |
| 47 | Temple of the False God | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 48 | Chromatic Lantern | Artifact | 3 | $0.38 |
| 49 | Otawara, Soaring City | Land | 0 | $26.57 |
| 50 | City of Brass | Land | 0 | $9.17 |
| 51 | The One Ring | Artifact | 4 | $109.88 |
| 52 | Faithless Looting | Sorcery | 1 | $0.36 |
| 53 | Frantic Search | Instant | 3 | $0.82 |
| 54 | Mystic Remora | Enchantment | 1 | $10.97 |
| 55 | Vandalblast | Sorcery | 1 | $1.74 |
| 56 | Jeska's Will | Sorcery | 3 | $39.58 |
| 57 | Cavern of Souls | Land | 0 | $47.72 |
| 58 | Propaganda | Enchantment | 3 | $1.84 |
| 59 | Shivan Reef | Land | 0 | $0.22 |
| 60 | Mana Confluence | Land | 0 | $34.75 |
| 61 | Urza's Saga | Enchantment | 0 | $34.67 |
| 62 | Mana Drain | Instant | 2 | $50.65 |
| 63 | Lotus Petal | Artifact | 0 | $35.11 |
| 64 | Talisman of Creativity | Artifact | 2 | $0.45 |
| 65 | Wayfarer's Bauble | Artifact | 1 | $0.31 |
| 66 | Roaming Throne | Creature | 4 | $47.06 |
| 67 | Ashnod's Altar | Artifact | 3 | $8.15 |
| 68 | Big Score | Instant | 4 | $0.41 |
| 69 | War Room | Land | 0 | $0.79 |
| 70 | Abrade | Instant | 2 | $0.17 |
| 71 | Ponder | Sorcery | 1 | $1.82 |
| 72 | Herald's Horn | Artifact | 3 | $2.88 |
| 73 | Mana Vault | Artifact | 1 | $91.59 |
| 74 | Training Center | Land | 0 | $17.67 |
| 75 | Pongify | Instant | 1 | $2.21 |
| 76 | Chrome Mox | Artifact | 0 | $51.19 |
| 77 | Lightning Bolt | Instant | 1 | $0.75 |
| 78 | Windfall | Sorcery | 3 | $4.78 |
| 79 | Mystical Tutor | Instant | 1 | $14.99 |
| 80 | Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx | Land | 0 | $45.68 |
| 81 | Reflecting Pool | Land | 0 | $5.50 |
| 82 | Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs | Instant | 3 | $9.68 |
| 83 | Izzet Signet | Artifact | 2 | $0.24 |
| 84 | Mystic Sanctuary | Land | 0 | $1.01 |
| 85 | Three Tree City | Land | 0 | $29.09 |
| 86 | Gemstone Caverns | Land | 0 | $62.05 |
| 87 | Command Beacon | Land | 0 | $7.99 |
| 88 | Stormcarved Coast | Land | 0 | $2.08 |
| 89 | Idol of Oblivion | Artifact | 2 | $2.40 |
| 90 | Prismatic Vista | Land | 0 | $28.10 |
| 91 | Buried Ruin | Land | 0 | $0.38 |
| 92 | Thran Dynamo | Artifact | 4 | $1.94 |
| 93 | Storm-Kiln Artist | Creature | 4 | $1.74 |
| 94 | Force of Will | Instant | 5 | $26.56 |
| 95 | Impact Tremors | Enchantment | 2 | $2.52 |
| 96 | Patchwork Banner | Artifact | 3 | $1.52 |
| 97 | Mox Amber | Artifact | 0 | $86.45 |
| 98 | Karn's Bastion | Land | 0 | $2.51 |
| 99 | Professional Face-Breaker | Creature | 3 | $4.99 |
| 100 | Rapid Hybridization | Instant | 1 | $0.81 |
Curve of these staples
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Combos with Alania, Divergent Storm
The 10 most popular of 13 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Alania, Divergent Storm + Return the Favor
Infinite magecraft triggers
Alania, Divergent Storm + Expansion // Explosion
Infinite magecraft triggers
Alania, Divergent Storm + Reverberate
Infinite magecraft triggers
Alania, Divergent Storm + Increasing Vengeance
Infinite magecraft triggers
Alania, Divergent Storm + Flare of Duplication
Infinite magecraft triggers
Alania, Divergent Storm + Reiterate
Infinite magecraft triggers
Alania, Divergent Storm + Twincast
Infinite magecraft triggers
Alania, Divergent Storm + Wild Ricochet
Infinite magecraft triggers
Alania, Divergent Storm + Insidious Will
Infinite magecraft triggers
Alania, Divergent Storm + Fork
Infinite magecraft triggers
Top finishes
5 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 2nd of 22 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggOct 9, 2026 · 2–0–0 · by Matias La Bianca
- 1st of 18 — Commander Casual - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggAug 14, 2026 · 1–1–0 · by Matias La Bianca
- 14th of 20 — Commander Budget - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggAug 10, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Aleix Gonzalez Marquez
- 5th of 28 — Magic Barcelona - Commander Casual on Topdeck.ggMar 20, 2026 · 1–1–0 · by Matias La Bianca
- 6th of 21 — Magic Barcelona - Commander Casual on Topdeck.ggMar 13, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Matias La Bianca
Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.