Atraxa Infect (Buff/Aggro)

Commander / EDH* Aggro Competitive Infect

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Land (34)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Bayou
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Brushland
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkwater Catacombs
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Forest
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Island
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Opulent Palace
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Sungrass Prairie
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Artifact (5)

• 1x Astral Cornucopia
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Creature (28)

• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Blight Mamba
• 1x Blighted Agent
• 1x Core Prowler
• 1x Corpse Cur
• 1x Deepglow Skate
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Glistener Elf
• 1x Grand Abolisher
• 1x Hand of the Praetors
• 1x Ichor Rats
• 1x Ichorclaw Myr
• 1x Lotus Cobra
• 1x Maulfist Revolutionary
• 1x Noble Hierarch
• 1x Phyrexian Crusader
• 1x Phyrexian Swarmlord
• 1x Plague Myr
• 1x Plague Stinger
• 1x Plaguemaw Beast
• 1x Putrefax
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Spinebiter
• 1x Viral Drake
• 1x Viridian Corrupter
• 1x Whispering Specter

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Corrupted Conscience
• 1x Duelist's Heritage
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyresis
• 1x Unspeakable Symbol

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
• 1x Tamiyo, Field Researcher

Commander (1)

Instant (16)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Become Immense
• 1x Berserk
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Hatred
• 1x Invigorate
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Tainted Strike
• 1x Vampiric Tutor
• 1x Vines of Vastwood

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Caress of Phyrexia
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Eldritch Evolution
• 1x Gitaxian Probe
• 1x Larger Than Life
• 1x Merciless Eviction
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Slip Through Space
• 1x Vindicate

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So after play with this deck for nearly 4 month, this is the final deck composition until the new expansion. The goal of this deck is to win as soon as possible with cheap ramp cards and infect creatures. Tempo is crucial in this deck. Best in a 1v1 situation, bad in a 4 player game (From experience you will get targeted really fast).

The reason that i am running only 34 land are because of the ramp creatures(BOP,LC,NH and artifacts) and the low mana curve this deck has. There is a high chance with a 1 drop in starting hand,and if not there would definitely be a 2 drop.

Tutor the cards you need in the first few turns if your hand isn't great. Try to get 1 infect damage in before turn 3. Game would be much easier with the opponent on 1 infect.

Pact of negation and force of will are the cards that you must hold on for a secure kill. Path to exile and sword to plowshares are the two cards that causes problems for this deck due to their low mana cost removal ability.

Snapcaster, eldritch evolution, reanimate brings flexibility to this deck. One of my favorite combo is to evolve the core prowler or the corpse cur into Skithiryx,then buff it up with a cheap spell such as invigorate or berserk, and suddenly your opponent is at 8 or 9 infect if not just dead. You get the idea.

If your opponent is only at around 5 infect on turn 5, there is a good chance the buff-creature-face isn't going to work anymore. Proliferation and stalling is what we aim for. Plaguemaw is just a powerful engine that allows you to sac the small creatures( birds, glistening elf, etc.) and proliferate. Use our paths and swords to keep their broads open, or at least not threatening to us. Even 1 turn means the difference between win or loss.

About the weaknesses of this deck, besides the cheap removals, board clears are also devastating. Because this deck relies on the key infect cards, if they are gone early without being able to do infect damage, the chances of this deck losing would just skyrocket.

Finally this is not a budget deck, it would cost around 1300 to finish even at low.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	18 - 0 Mythic Rares 38 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.70
Tokens	Emblem Tamiyo, Field Researcher, Phyrexian Insect 1/1 G
Folders	Infect