Tier 3combo

Aluren

Creature Combo

Featured list~$3505Granducato - 2026 - Maggio @ Italy

Overview

"Aluren resolves its namesake enchantment so every creature with converted mana cost three or less can be cast for free at instant speed, then abuses that window with Cavern Harpy and Raven Familiar. Harpy bounces Raven Familiar to recast it for free and filter the deck, while paying one life returns Harpy to repeat the loop and draw toward the kill. Birds of Paradise and Wall of Roots fuel the early turns, Intuition and Survival of the Fittest tutor the pieces, and Cabal Therapy strips disruption, making it a toolbox combo deck."

Game Plan

Spend the early game sculpting your hand with Raven Familiar and protecting yourself with Cabal Therapy. Once Aluren is in play, combo off with Cavern Harpy and a drain creature.

Key Cards

Core engine & flex

Signature

Aluren

$103.41

TCG MP CK

Raven Familiar

$0.34

TCG MP CK

Cavern Harpy

$0.27

TCG MP CK

Yavimaya Coast

$33.42

TCG MP CK

Man-o'-War

$0.27

TCG MP CK

City of Brass

$31.89

TCG MP CK

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Sample Decklists

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Granducato - 2026 - Maggio @ Italy

1st PlaceMay 22, 2026

Niccolò Melani

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Niccolò Melani

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$3255

Creature (20)

$32.10

$1.08UB

$1.082U

$1.362U

$0.252U

$14.08W

$14.251G

Instant (10)

$1416

2Chain of Vapor

$31.70U

4Impulse

$11.681U

4Intuition

$13732U

Enchantment (6)

$471

4Aluren

$4142GG

2Sylvan Library

$57.761G

Land (24)

$1336

4City of Brass

$128

2City of Traitors

$1058

4Havenwood Battleground

$1.24

$17.28

$20.37

$44.36

$66.84

Sideboard (15)

$250

$8.971G

$5.631G

$17.10R

$1602U

$2.041G

$55.56G

Est. Total$3505

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Premodern LeagueApril232026 (2026-04-23)

1st PlaceApr 23, 2026

johnyvolta

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johnyvolta

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$2941

Creature (30)

$267

$0.54UB

$0.812U

$0.231W

$1.362U

$2.521GG

$14.251G

$2.521G

$1.852G

$30.742R

$137WU

$75.28G

Enchantment (9)

$1984

1Sylvan Library

$28.881G

4Survival of the Fittest

$15421G

4Aluren

$4142GG

Land (21)

$690

$88.72

$3.90

$134

$3.64

$0.47

$355

$95.67

$8.80

Sideboard (15)

$130

2Xantid Swarm

$27.78G

3Naturalize

$6.481G

4Swords to Plowshares

$32.20W

$26.061

$7.744G

$0.401W

$28.881G

$0.252W

Est. Total$3071

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FNM @ La Parroquia (?)

1st PlaceApr 17, 2026

Sete Bandres

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Sete Bandres

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$3634

Creature (17)

$16.46

$1.08UB

$2.401U

$0.812U

$1.362U

$0.252U

$10.56W

Instant (9)

$1092

$47.55U

$8.702U

$5.841U

$10292U

Sorcery (6)

$51.18

2Cabal Therapy

$49.46B

4Portent

$1.72U

Artifact (4)

$151

4Lotus Petal

$1510

Enchantment (4)

$414

4Aluren

$4142GG

Land (20)

$1910

$518

$128

$1058

$52.24

$20.30

$134

Sideboard (15)

$218

$11.341U

$15.85U

$20.041U

$26.482G

$34.09W

$52.43R

$0.202U

$2.041G

$55.56G

Est. Total$3852

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Archetype Anatomy

Based on 254 decks with known dates(255 total)2021-04-26 to 2026-06-14

Mana Base

Average21.5lands

Median21lands

Range17–24lands

Spells38.5avg non-land

Based on 253 decks (All-time)

core Cards(>80%)

Aluren

100%

4.0x

Raven Familiar

100%

3.7x

Cavern Harpy

100%

2.9x

Yavimaya Coast

96%

3.7x

Man-o'-War

88%

2.8x

City of Brass

82%

2.9x

flex Cards(30-80%)

Birds of Paradise

74%

4.0x

Wall of Blossoms

71%

2.5x

Wall of Roots

63%

3.5x

Spike Feeder

58%

2.6x

Reflecting Pool

56%

1.6x

Llanowar Wastes

47%

3.1x

Intuition

47%

2.6x

Cabal Therapy

46%

3.8x

Survival of the Fittest

43%

4.0x

Squee, Goblin Nabob

42%

1.0x

Sylvan Library

42%

1.5x

Cloud of Faeries

40%

1.8x

Windswept Heath

37%

4.0x

Soul Warden

37%

1.9x

Treva's Ruins

36%

1.1x

Undiscovered Paradise

36%

1.0x

Uktabi Orangutan

35%

1.0x

Meddling Mage

34%

2.9x

Swords to Plowshares

33%

2.1x

Wirewood Savage

33%

1.6x

Havenwood Battleground

32%

3.4x

Rishadan Cutpurse

32%

1.1x

Monk Realist

31%

1.0x

Gemstone Mine

30%

1.8x

fringe Cards(<30%)

Adarkar Wastes

28%

1.0x

Chain of Vapor

26%

2.9x

Living Wish

25%

3.9x

Impulse

25%

3.8x

Polluted Delta

22%

2.7x

Unearth

21%

1.9x

Hickory Woodlot

19%

3.8x

City of Traitors

15%

2.0x

Pernicious Deed

15%

2.0x

Phyrexian Tower

15%

1.7x

Flash of Insight

13%

2.6x

Mesmeric Fiend

13%

2.6x

Academy Rector

13%

1.7x

Phyrexian Rager

11%

2.2x

Veteran Explorer

10%

3.6x

1.1x

1.1x

1.4x

1.2x

1.0x

1.6x

1.0x

Volrath's Shapeshifter

1.1x

Phyrexian Devourer

1.0x

Triskelion

1.0x

Shrieking Drake

1.0x

Accumulated Knowledge

4.0x

4.0x

2.1x

3.1x

2.3x

1.8x

1.5x

1.0x

1.0x

2.8x

1.5x

1.5x

1.5x

1.5x

1.0x

4.0x

3.0x

2.7x

1.7x

1.3x

1.3x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

Sideboard Anatomy

flex Sideboard Options(30-80%)

Naturalize

73.6%

2.3x

Xantid Swarm

69.2%

2.8x

Gilded Drake

44.9%

1.0x

Ray Of Revelation

38.9%

1.2x

Swords To Plowshares

38.8%

2.1x

Man-O'-War

37.4%

1.0x

Meddling Mage

34.5%

1.1x

Hydroblast

30.5%

1.9x

fringe Sideboard Options(<30%)

Auramancer

29.5%

1.0x

Compost

27.6%

2.7x

Gaea'S Blessing

23.8%

1.1x

Tsabo'S Web

23.6%

1.7x

Engineered Plague

22%

2.4x

Genesis

21.6%

1.0x

Soul Warden

20.6%

1.1x

Blue Elemental Blast

20.3%

1.7x

Uktabi Orangutan

19.9%

1.0x

Monk Realist

17.7%

1.0x

Bone Shredder

17.7%

1.1x

Show And Tell

17.4%

2.9x

Cavern Harpy

16.9%

1.0x

Sylvan Library

15.5%

1.1x

Masticore

15.2%

2.4x

Chain Of Vapor

15.1%

1.0x

Raven Familiar

13.3%

1.0x

Wirewood Savage

13.1%

1.0x

Academy Rector

12.8%

1.0x

Maggot Carrier

12.7%

1.0x

Crimson Acolyte

12.3%

1.0x

Mesmeric Fiend

11%

1.9x

Spike Feeder

10%

1.1x

Tormod'S Crypt

10%

1.9x

Duress

8.9%

2.2x

Pernicious Deed

8.9%

1.8x

Withered Wretch

8.7%

1.1x

Smother

1.9x

Rishadan Cutpurse

7.4%

1.0x

Gemstone Mine

5.8%

1.0x

Phyrexian Tower

4.7%

1.0x

Plague Spitter

4.7%

1.0x

Cloud Of Faeries

3.9%

1.0x

Stern Proctor

3.9%

1.0x

Brain Freeze

3.9%

1.2x

Monk Idealist

3.5%

1.0x

Tranquil Domain

3.4%

1.4x

Carpet Of Flowers

3.3%

1.5x

Volrath'S Stronghold

3.2%

1.0x

Chill

2.8%

2.8x

Phyrexian Furnace

2.8%

1.8x

City Of Brass

2.6%

1.0x

Red Elemental Blast

2.3%

2.1x

Cabal Therapy

2.2%

1.2x

City Of Solitude

1.9%

1.2x

Ghitu Slinger

1.9%

1.0x

Sphere Of Law

1.8%

1.0x

Phantom Nishoba

1.7%

2.1x

Defense Grid

1.6%

1.3x

Planar Void

1.5%

2.0x

Crumble

1.4%

1.7x

Serenity

1.4%

2.0x

Plaguebearer

1.4%

1.0x

Call Of The Herd

1.3%

2.8x

Caller Of The Claw

1.2%

1.0x

Circle Of Protection: Red

1.2%

2.4x

Voidmage Prodigy

1.2%

1.0x

Keldon Vandals

1.2%

1.0x

Annul

1.6x

Eladamri'S Vineyard

2.5x

Teferi'S Response

2.0x

Recent Events Featuring this Archetype

Championchip Berlin @ Berlin (Germany)

2026-06-14•Berlin, Germany•18 Players

Highest Finish: 3rd

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Supercup Qualifier 3rd Round (Lisboa)

2026-06-12•Lisboa, Portugal•12 Players

Highest Finish: 6th

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First June Event @ Tempelstr. 29 (Köln, Germany)

2026-06-11•Köln, Germany•9 Players

Highest Finish: 3rd

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PreModern Cologne (First June Event) (Premodern)

2026-06-11•Cologne, Germany•16 Players

Highest Finish: 3rd

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Uralskiye Mesyachnye

2026-06-07•Russia•17 Players

Highest Finish: 5th

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Core Combos

intermediate

NEAR-INFINITE

Aluren + Man-o'-War + Cavern Harpy

general Strategy

Aluren + Raven Familiar + Cavern Harpy

general Strategy

"Infinite Draw / Library Filter"

Aluren + Spike Feeder + Cavern Harpy

general Strategy

"Infinite Life"

6 Steps

Master the loop

Quick Facts

Tier3

Stylecombo

Meta Share0.8%

Avg Lands21.5

Est. Price~$3505

Colors

Key Matchups

Stiflenoughteven
Goblinsfavorable

Deck Weaknesses

Single — enchantment dependency - the win condition collapses without Aluren in play, the deck carries no backup damage plan, and it must rebuild from scratch if the enchantment is answered after it resolves.
All — in hand sculpting - early turns are spent doing nothing interactive behind Wall of Blossoms and Wall of Roots while Raven Familiar digs, so a fast clock can end the game before Aluren, Cavern Harpy, and a drain creature ever come together in one turn.
Fragile mid — combo loop - the Cavern Harpy bounce chain must run uninterrupted, so any removal or forced sacrifice that strips a loop piece mid-execution ends the turn with no life drain, an empty hand, and a spent Aluren.
Graveyard — reliant secondary engine - Squee, Goblin Nabob recurs to feed Survival of the Fittest, so graveyard hate that exiles Squee, Goblin Nabob early severs that filtering loop and forces the deck onto Raven Familiar alone, badly slowing assembly.

How to win with it

Mulligan any hand that lacks either Aluren itself or at least two of the early mana/sculpting pieces (Birds of Paradise, Wall of Roots, Wall of Blossoms) that get you to three mana by turn three; a keeper has a green source, a land drop for turns one and two, and either a cantrip body like Raven Familiar or a tutor in Intuition or Survival of the Fittest. Seven-card hands holding Aluren with no green source, or pure gas with no mana, go back.
The dream draw is turn-one Birds of Paradise, turn-two Wall of Blossoms drawing a card (or Wall of Roots) into Raven Familiar, turn-three Aluren; then chain free creatures under Aluren by casting Cavern Harpy, bouncing Raven Familiar to hand on Cavern Harpy's enter trigger, paying one life to return Cavern Harpy itself, and replaying both to redraw with Raven Familiar each pass and dig through your whole deck the turn Aluren resolves.
When you have Survival of the Fittest or Intuition, use them to fetch the exact missing piece rather than firing them off early: grab Squee, Goblin Nabob first so it becomes a free, recurring discard outlet for the Survival of the Fittest chain (it returns from the graveyard each upkeep), then find Cavern Harpy, then find Raven Familiar to complete the engine. Sequence matters because Squee, Goblin Nabob is what makes repeated Survival of the Fittest activations cost no cards.
Hold Cabal Therapy until you know what to strip: cast it for free by sacrificing a Raven Familiar or Cavern Harpy you intend to replay under Aluren anyway, naming the answer most likely to break up your combo. Jamming it blind on turn one is only correct when your hand is already fast enough that stripping a card now beats waiting for perfect information.
The grind plan runs through Sylvan Library, paying four life on upkeep to stack draws and rebuying Raven Familiar repeatedly under Aluren to dig; keep Cloud of Faeries for after Aluren lands, since casting Cloud of Faeries free untaps two lands and Cavern Harpy can bounce it back to hand, looping it for mana to fuel more Raven Familiar and Cavern Harpy casts. Hold Spike Feeder as a life cushion, gaining four to offset the life you pay bouncing Cavern Harpy each iteration.
The key decision is whether to jam Aluren into an open board on turn three or wait: jam it when your hand already has Cavern Harpy plus Raven Familiar (or Cloud of Faeries for mana), because the loop completes the same turn and leaves no window to answer it. Slow-roll Aluren only when you are missing the bounce-and-draw pieces and need another Raven Familiar pass or a Man-o'-War tempo play to find them.

How to beat it

The entire combo needs Aluren on the battlefield before Cavern Harpy and a drain creature can loop, and the deck has no backup kill, so destroying or countering that single enchantment is the most decisive play, so save enchantment removal or hold permission for the moment Aluren tries to resolve.
Raven Familiar is the engine that sculpts the hand into a same-turn combo; pressuring it or trading off cheap interactive spells before Aluren lands leaves the enchantment sitting in play as a dead card with no payoff assembled behind it.
The kill depends on Cavern Harpy returning itself to hand to recast for free, so an edict effect (forced sacrifice) aimed when only Cavern Harpy and the drain creature are on board breaks the chain, since the edict ignores creature size and strips a loop piece the deck cannot replace mid-combo.
The deck cannot re-sculpt after its hand is attacked early, so landing a first piece of disruption and then a second in the same window forces it to miss a combo piece with no card-selection left to dig back to it before you close the game.
Nothing this deck does touches your life total until the combo turn (its early plays are pure defense and filtering behind Wall of Blossoms and Wall of Roots), so a fast clock forces it to combo on a fixed turn or die, shrinking the window it has to find every piece through Raven Familiar and Intuition.

Last Updated: 2026-05-31