Alirios, Enraptured

Gameplan

Alirios is a 3-mana mono-blue body that makes a 3/2 Reflection token when it enters — but it stays tapped while you control a Reflection. The deck leans on blink/flicker and recursion to repeatedly retrigger that ETB for a stream of tokens, or simply uses Alirios as a cheap mono-blue commander to anchor a control or tempo shell. You generate board presence cheaply, then close with evasion, tokens, or a value engine.

Key Cards

• Ghostly Flicker — Reflickers Alirios to spawn extra Reflections while untapping other key permanents.
• Deadeye Navigator — Repeatable blink turns each pairing into a fresh Reflection token engine.
• Conjurer's Closet — Free end-step flicker reliably nets a new 3/2 Reflection every turn.
• Sakashima of a Thousand Faces — Clones Alirios or your best creature, doubling ETB value and Reflections.
• Cyclonic Rift — The premier mono-blue swing that protects your board and clears blockers for the kill.

Upgrade Path

Add free or cheap repeatable flicker (Conjurer's Closet, Deadeye Navigator, Eldrazi Displacer) and clones to maximize ETB triggers. Lean into a token payoff package — Coat of Arms, Intangible Virtue, Cathars' Crusade — or pivot toward hard control with the best mono-blue counters and card advantage (Rhystic Study, Mystic Remora). Tighten your mana with fast rocks (Sol Ring, Mana Crypt) and add proactive win conditions like Thassa's Oracle plus Demonic Consultation if you want a more competitive build.