Atraxa Evolution

Commander / EDH Budget Counters GWUB

Perpetual

Creature (27)

• 1x Abzan Battle Priest
• 1x Abzan Falconer
• 1x Ainok Bond-Kin
• 1x Chasm Skulker
• 1x Cloudfin Raptor
• 1x Corpsejack Menace
• 1x Elusive Krasis
• 1x Ezuri, Claw of Progress
• 1x Fathom Mage
• 1x Fertilid
• 1x Forgotten Ancient
• 1x Ghave, Guru of Spores
• 1x Gyre Sage
• 1x Longshot Squad
• 1x Master Biomancer
• 1x Mer-Ek Nightblade
• 1x Mikaeus, the Lunarch
• 1x Murkfiend Liege
• 1x Nimbus Swimmer
• 1x Predator Ooze
• 1x Prime Speaker Zegana
• 1x Realm Seekers
• 1x Renegade Krasis
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Spike Feeder
• 1x Tuskguard Captain
• 1x Winding Constrictor

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Inexorable Tide

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Nissa, Voice of Zendikar

Land (35)

• 1x Bayou
• 1x Calciform Pools
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dreadship Reef
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 8x Forest
• 4x Island
• 1x Opal Palace
• 2x Plains
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Saltcrusted Steppe
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Underground Sea

Instant (11)

• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Cremate
• 1x Fate Forgotten
• 1x Fuel for the Cause
• 1x Grim Affliction
• 1x Inspiring Call
• 1x Natural End
• 1x Return to Dust
• 1x Steady Progress
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Utter End

Commander (1)

Sorcery (13)

• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Clear the Mind
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Debt to the Deathless
• 1x Explosive Vegetation
• 1x Gaea's Blessing
• 1x Map the Wastes
• 1x Mind Grind
• 1x Pilfered Plans
• 1x Revoke Existence
• 1x Shamanic Revelation
• 1x Spread the Sickness
• 1x Tezzeret's Gambit

Artifact (8)

• 1x Akroma's Memorial
• 1x Astral Cornucopia
• 1x Bow of Nylea
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Contagion Engine
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Sol Ring

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Maybeboard

Creature (8)

• 1x Ivorytusk Fortress
• 1x Kalonian Hydra
• 1x Managorger Hydra
• 1x Meren of Clan Nel Toth
• 1x Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
• 1x Skyrider Elf
• 1x Sphinx of Magosi
• 1x Verdurous Gearhulk

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Biomantic Mastery
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Ugin's Insight
• 1x Vindicate

Instant (1)

• 1x Path to Exile

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Bred for the Hunt

Land (1)

• 1x Opal Palace

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This deck is literally an evolution. It's ancestor was a deeply flawed Simic deck I had using Momir Vig, Simic Visionary as the commander. It began life anew as a Sultai deck with Damia, Sage of Stone at the helm, but something about that version was not quite right, either. Then.....Atraxa, Praetors' Voice.

What the deck hopes to do

The idea is pretty simple: Abuse Atraxa's Proliferate mechanic on creatures that either enter with +1/+1 counters or can gain them. The deck's roots in Simic can be found with the Evolve mechanic (sorry, Graft, you did not make the cut), and I added in a few Outlast creatures as well as creatures that enter with counters, like Fertilid. The idea is to get a few creatures with counters out, then drop Atraxa and watch the fun begin.

A portion of my creature removal is based on Proliferate, as well. Grim Affliction can slowly eat one opponent's creature, while making my own creatures larger, Contagion Engine can remove a single opponent's whole board of creatures, and if I am well and truly hosed, Black Sun's Zenith can clear the board.

Yes, Solemnity hoses all of that.

Backup plans!

My second win con after turning creatures sideways is Mind Grind. My third option is Debt to the Deathless. If I am allowed to proliferate willy-nilly, and have battery lands, &/or Astral Cornucopia, &/or Everflowing Chalice on the field, either of these can be devastating. If Solemnity is out, things get a bit harder for me, but maybe I survive long enough to make it work.

Results!

The deck is fun, though it can be stymied by board wipes. A deck that relies on steady growth of initially small creatures tends to flounder when the opponents put out behemoths after wipes while I drop a Elusive Krasis. But when I can avoid wipes, things get ugly for my opponents quickly.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 28 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 22 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.23
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Experience Token, Plant 0/1 G, Saproling 1/1 G, Squid 1/1 U
Folders	COMMANDER