Alexi, Zephyr Mage is an interesting Legendary Creature from Prophecy. At 3uu for a 3/3, it seems slightly over-costed, though it has a very interesting ability. XU and a tap gives you a very good ability; discard two cards: return X target creatures to their owner’s hands. It has a very low cost and a very high possible output for the amount it can bounce.
It’s a decent creature, and a decent commander. You simply need to be able to have cards to discard for the ability, and there’s many possible combos with this creature. And, as you can see here, they aren’t particularly expensive.
Personally, I would play Azami, Lady of Scrolls over Alexi if I were to play a mono-blue Commander deck, though Alexi still isn’t a bad choice. Alexi is a particularly good choice for a deck that needs discards, perhaps a copy could make it’s way into a Mimeoplasm or black/blue reanimator deck.
Cards to play with Alexi, Zephyr Mage as a commander:
- Mind Over Matter
- Arcanis, the Omnipotent
- Azami, Lady of Scrolls
- Balance of Power
- Jin-Gitaxis, Core Augur
- Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
Cards to play with Alexi in a deck:
- All of the above
- The Mimeoplasm
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
- Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
