Atraxa: The Final COUNT Down

Commander / EDH*

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Acceleration (12)

• 1x Astral Cornucopia
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x City of Shadows
• 1x Cryptolith Rite
• 1x Crystalline Crawler
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Gaea's Cradle
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Three Visits

Control (14)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Engineered Explosives
• 1x Godhead of Awe
• 1x Lux Cannon
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Oona's Blackguard
• 1x Orzhov Advokist
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Spike Weaver
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Triskelion
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte

Counters (19)

• 1x Abzan Ascendancy
• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Contagion Engine
• 1x Corpsejack Menace
• 1x Deepglow Skate
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Gavony Township
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Inexorable Tide
• 1x Master Biomancer
• 1x Mikaeus, the Lunarch
• 1x Nissa, Voice of Zendikar
• 1x Orzhov Advokist
• 1x Tezzeret's Gambit
• 1x Thrummingbird
• 1x Umezawa's Jitte
• 1x Unspeakable Symbol
• 1x Vorel of the Hull Clade

Creatures (26)

• 1x Abzan Falconer
• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Avenger of Zendikar
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Corpsejack Menace
• 1x Crystalline Crawler
• 1x Deepglow Skate
• 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
• 1x Fathom Mage
• 1x Ghave, Guru of Spores
• 1x Godhead of Awe
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Master Biomancer
• 1x Mikaeus, the Lunarch
• 1x Mindless Automaton
• 1x Oona's Blackguard
• 1x Orzhov Advokist
• 1x Plaxcaster Frogling
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Spike Weaver
• 1x Sporeback Troll
• 1x Sylvan Safekeeper
• 1x Thrummingbird
• 1x Triskelion
• 1x Vorel of the Hull Clade

Draw (6)

• 1x Bred for the Hunt
• 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
• 1x Fathom Mage
• 1x Inspiring Call
• 1x Mindless Automaton
• 1x Tezzeret's Gambit

Land (35)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Bayou
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x City of Shadows
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Forest
• 1x Gaea's Cradle
• 1x Gavony Township
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Island
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow

Other (1)

• 1x Magistrate's Scepter

Protection/Resilience (10)

• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Homeward Path
• 1x Inspiring Call
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Plaxcaster Frogling
• 1x Reveillark
• 1x Sporeback Troll
• 1x Sylvan Safekeeper
• 1x Volrath's Stronghold
• 1x Yavimaya Hollow

Tutor (8)

• 1x Bring to Light
• 1x Chord of Calling
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Eldritch Evolution
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Survival of the Fittest
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Wargate

Wincon (7)

• 1x Abzan Falconer
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Tainted Strike
• 1x Triskelion
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes
• 1x Unspeakable Symbol

Commander (1)

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Acceleration (4)

• 1x Deathrite Shaman
• 1x Fertilid
• 1x Gyre Sage
• 1x Tempt with Discovery

Control (6)

• 1x Abrupt Decay
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Deathrite Shaman
• 1x Fuel for the Cause
• 1x Maelstrom Pulse

Counters (4)

• 1x Ezuri, Claw of Progress
• 1x Fuel for the Cause
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Zameck Guildmage

Creatures (9)

• 1x Derevi, Empyrial Tactician
• 1x Ezuri, Claw of Progress
• 1x Fertilid
• 1x Gyre Sage
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Odric, Lunarch Marshal
• 1x Tuskguard Captain
• 1x Yisan, the Wanderer Bard
• 1x Zameck Guildmage

Draw (1)

• 1x Zameck Guildmage

Other (29)

• 1x Aether Vial
• 1x Ajani Steadfast
• 1x Archmage Ascension
• 1x Armorcraft Judge
• 1x Beastmaster Ascension
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Black Market
• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Bloodspore Thrinax
• 1x Cauldron of Souls
• 1x Citadel Siege
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Custodi Soulbinders
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Eldrazi Displacer
• 1x Feast on the Fallen
• 1x Golgari Charm
• 1x Ichor Rats
• 1x Juniper Order Ranger
• 1x Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
• 1x Mother of Runes
• 1x Noble Hierarch
• 1x Orochi Hatchery
• 1x Rite of Consumption
• 1x Simic Manipulator
• 1x Sporogenesis
• 1x Spread the Sickness
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker
• 1x Transcendent Master

Protection/Resilience (3)

• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed

Tutor (2)

• 1x Praetor's Grasp
• 1x Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

Wincon (3)

• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Odric, Lunarch Marshal
• 1x Tuskguard Captain

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Another Atraxa deck. After playtesting at FNM I realized the deck can go wide and tall fast. This is a great thing, except that it draws attention and consequently boardwipes, spot removal and theft spells (guilded drake etc) follow. So I have made an effort to make the deck more resilient without relying on counterspells, although this is an option I may explore later. I have added cards like Asceticism, Inspiring Call, Sporeback Troll, Gift of Immortality, Plaxcaster Frogling and Sylvan Safekeeper. The only 2 remaining counters are there purely for value.

I havn't gone full infect and have only included 2 sources Tainted Strike, because all decks that play black should use it and Inkmoth Nexus. I did playtest Ichor Rats which turns the game into Archenemy and I don't have the control/stax build to support it. I have considered haste Infect creatures and I may include them at a later date, however at the moment they are tucked away in my mimeoplasm list.

My own boardwipes have been omitted to make room for more synergistic cards. I am relying on my opponents to boardwipe when necessary. I am contemplating Sporogenesis for this reason.

I personally believe that if you want to make Atraxa you have to choose between stax, heavy counters or resiliency enablers in order to make the deck work. Because of the aggro-esque build, draw spells are also essential to make sure that I don't run out of steam mid - late game.

Please let me know your thoughts if you have any suggestions or you would like to comment on your own Atraxa experiences.

BTW I know the card count is too high. I am working on it.

Top Ranked	Achieved #24 position overall 7 years ago
Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	31 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	101
Avg. CMC	2.94
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Plant 0/1 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Spirit 1/1 W
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