---
name: "Alesha, Who Smiles at Death"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Warrior"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R", "W"]
keywords: ["First strike"]
set: "C20"
set_name: "Commander 2020"
collector_number: "143"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Anastasia Ovchinnikova"
oracle_id: "6969a7e2-6866-4001-a139-24b3be13deae"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/alesha-who-smiles-at-death-c20"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** First strike

## Oracle Text
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.

> *"Greet death with sword in hand."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate](/printing/alesha-who-laughs-at-fate-fdn.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
2. [Ash Zealot](/printing/ash-zealot-pio.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
3. [Isareth the Awakener](/printing/isareth-the-awakener-m19.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Layla Hassan](/printing/layla-hassan-acr.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
5. [Disciple of the Old Ways](/printing/disciple-of-the-old-ways-gtc.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
6. [Lae'zel, Callous Warrior](/printing/laezel-callous-warrior-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Gith Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2020 (C20) #143
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Anastasia Ovchinnikova
- **Total Printings:** 59 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`