Atraxa-ing Some Counters

Commander / EDH* BGW (Abzan, Junk) Counters Four Color

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Creature (29)

• 1x Abzan Battle Priest
• 1x Abzan Falconer
• 1x Ainok Bond-Kin
• 1x Angelic Skirmisher
• 1x Avatar of the Resolute
• 1x Azor's Elocutors
• 1x Bane of Progress
• 1x Battlefront Krushok
• 1x Bloodspore Thrinax
• 1x Champion of Lambholt
• 1x Deepglow Skate
• 1x Elite Scaleguard
• 1x Endless One
• 1x Ezuri, Claw of Progress
• 1x Ivorytusk Fortress
• 1x Kalonian Hydra
• 1x Longshot Squad
• 1x Mer-Ek Nightblade
• 1x Meren of Clan Nel Toth
• 1x Mikaeus, the Lunarch
• 1x Prime Speaker Zegana
• 1x Sekki, Seasons' Guide
• 1x Servant of the Scale
• 1x Simic Manipulator
• 1x Sporeback Troll
• 1x Tuskguard Captain
• 1x Vastwood Hydra
• 1x Vigor
• 1x Vorel of the Hull Clade

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Collective Effort
• 1x Duneblast
• 1x Overwhelming Stampede
• 1x Tezzeret's Gambit

Land (37)

• 1x Aether Hub
• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Calciform Pools
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dreadship Reef
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 5x Forest
• 1x Gavony Township
• 2x Island
• 1x Mage-Ring Network
• 1x Mirrodin's Core
• 1x Murmuring Bosk
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Opulent Palace
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 5x Plains
• 1x Saltcrusted Steppe
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 4x Swamp
• 1x Unknown Shores
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Vivid Grove
• 1x Vivid Marsh
• 1x Vivid Meadow

Instant (6)

• 1x Dromoka's Command
• 1x Fuel for the Cause
• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Inspiring Call
• 1x Reap What Is Sown
• 1x Solidarity of Heroes

Commander (1)

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Abzan Ascendancy
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Concerted Effort
• 1x Corrupted Conscience
• 1x Cryptolith Rite
• 1x Curse of Predation
• 1x Gleam of Authority
• 1x Hardened Scales
• 1x Inexorable Tide
• 1x Retribution of the Ancients

Artifact (9)

• 1x Astral Cornucopia
• 1x Bow of Nylea
• 1x Contagion Clasp
• 1x Contagion Engine
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Grimoire of the Dead
• 1x Magistrate's Scepter
• 1x Sphere of the Suns
• 1x Titan Forge

Planeswalker (3)

• 1x Ajani, Mentor of Heroes
• 1x Ajani Steadfast
• 1x Nissa, Voice of Zendikar

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Sideboard

Enchantment (2)

• 1x As Foretold
• 1x Helix Pinnacle

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Ajani, Valiant Protector

Creature (1)

• 1x Custodi Soulbinders

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Maybeboard

Creature (7)

• 1x Anafenza, the Foremost
• 1x Archangel of Thune
• 1x Fathom Mage
• 1x Ghave, Guru of Spores
• 1x Heroes' Bane
• 1x Necropolis Regent
• 1x Ridgescale Tusker

Instant (3)

• 1x Abzan Charm
• 1x AEtherize
• 1x Grip of Phyresis

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Bred for the Hunt
• 1x Death's Presence

Land (2)

• 1x Llanowar Reborn
• 1x Novijen, Heart of Progress

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Spread the Sickness
• 1x Supreme Verdict

Artifact (2)

• 1x Eternity Vessel
• 1x Lux Cannon

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Tamiyo, Field Researcher

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I'm going to use Atraxa to get all of the counters I can possibly get, via proliferate.

Below is a work in progress (as of 23/2/2017) and will have a description for why each card is chosen.

Land

1x Aether Hub

1x Arcane Sanctum

1x Calciform Pools

1x Command Tower

1x Dreadship Reef

1x Exotic Orchard

5x Forest

1x Gavony Township

2x Island

Mage-Ring Network

Mirrodin's Core

Mirrorpool

Murmuring Bosk

Opal Palace

Opulent Palace

Oran-Rief, the Vastwood

Plains

Saltcrusted Steppe

Sandsteppe Citadel

Seaside Citadel

Swamp

Thespian's Stage

Unknown Shores

Vivid Creek

Vivid Grove

Vivid Marsh

Vivid Meadow

Artifact

Astral Cornucopia- Growing Colored Mana Source

Bow of Nylea- Deathtouch on attacking creatures + you can put a counter on something or return 4 cards from the grave for !

Contagion Clasp- Smaller Contagion Engine

Contagion Engine- DOUBLE PROLIFERATE!

Everflowing Chalice- Growing colorless mana

Magistrate's Scepter- Go again, take another turn

Norn's Annex- opponents pay or two life per creature to attack you

Sphere of the Suns- Helps cover colored mana gaps early in the game

Titan Forge- 9/9 Golem for three counters, ok sounds good

Creature

Abzan Battle Priest- Lifelink can be really good when you have really big creatures

Abzan Falconer- Flying creatures are more difficult to block

Ainok Bond-Kin- First strike is overall pretty good

Angelic Skirmisher- Pick between Vigilance, First Strike, or Lifelink every combat is amazing

Avatar of the Resolute- can come in with extra +1/+1 counters, can be deadly

Azor's Elocutors- Alternate win condition with the Filibuster counters

Bane of Progress- Destroys artifacts and enchantments (which can be very bad for this deck) but if you don't have any, it can be really good.

Battlefront Krushok- Chump tokens can't be used to absorb all damage

Bloodspore Thrinax- Allows other things to come in with extra +1/+1 counters

Champion of Lambholt- Creatures basically gain unblockable

Deepglow Skate- DOUBLE ALL OF THE THINGS!

Elite Scaleguard- Can annoy defending player if you tap their creatures to not allow them to block

Endless One- Can be really big due to mana ramp through Everflowing Chalice or cards like that

Ezuri, Claw of Progress Ivorytusk Fortress- Can be good when you don't have the ability to have things come in with +1/+1 counters, to give them +1/+1 counters through the experience counters on this card.

Kalonian Hydra- DOUBLE ALL +1/+1 COUNTERS!

Longshot Squad- Reach is overall good to have

Mer-Ek Nightblade- Deathtouch is annoying for your oppenents

Meren of Clan Nel Toth- returning creatures to hand or field is great

Mikaeus, the Lunarch- Easy way to get counters on all creatures

Prime Speaker Zegana- Draw + can come in as a huge creature

Sekki, Seasons' Guide- Can be a wall with Cathars' Crusade, with the summoning of spirits from itself or Abzan Ascendancy

Servant of the Scale- One drop and can move counters when it dies

Simic Manipulator- Take control of target creature

Sporeback Troll- Regenerate Creature in this will be amazing with the amount of mana you can have with this deck.

Tuskguard Captain- Trample with large creatures? Yes please!

Vastwood Hydra- Hyrda that can move counters when it dies

Vigor- Shuffles into the library and prevents damage and puts counters on other creatures for the damage they would have taken. Amazing!

Vorel of the Hull Clade- Double the number of each kind of counter on target artifact, creature, or land. MORE DOUBLING!!!

Enchanment

1x Abzan Ascendancy

1x Cathars' Crusade

1x Concerted Effort

1x Corrupted Conscience

1x Cryptolith Rite

1x Curse of Predation

1x Gleam of Authority

1x Hardened Scales

1x Inexorable Tide

1x Retribution of the Ancients

Instant

1x Dromoka's Command

1x Fuel for the Cause

1x Inspiring Call

1x Reap What Is Sown

1x Solidarity of Heroes

Sorcery

1x Black Sun's Zenith

1x Duneblast

1x Overwhelming Stampede

1x Tezzeret's Gambit

Planeswalker

1x Ajani, Mentor of Heroes

1x Ajani Steadfast

1x Nissa, Voice of Zendikar

Sideboard

1x Ajani, Valiant Protector

1x Bred for the Hunt

1x Death's Presence

1x Ghave, Guru of Spores

1x Grip of Phyresis

1x Hidden Dragonslayer

1x Necropolis Regent

1x Ridgescale Tusker

1x Spread the Sickness

1x Strionic Resonator

1x Supreme Verdict

Maybeboard

1x Abzan Charm

1x Anafenza, the Foremost

1x Archangel of Thune

1x Fathom Mage

1x Heroes' Bane

1x Llanowar Reborn

1x Myojin of Cleansing Fire

1x Myojin of Life's Web

1x Myojin of Night's Reach

1x Novijen Sages

1x Novijen, Heart of Progress

Date added	7 years
Last updated	2 years
Exclude colors	R
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 2 Mythic Rares 39 - 2 Rares 27 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.49
Tokens	Emblem Ajani Steadfast, Experience Token, Golem 9/9 C, Plant 0/1 G, Spirit 1/1 C, Spirit 1/1 W