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Diet Atraxa Light - Budget Mikaeus EDH

Commander / EDH Budget Casual Counters Lifegain Mono-White Tokens

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I got the Atraxa, Praetors' Voice pre-con at MSRP of $35 on release, because I didn't have a +1/+1 counter based commander and that seemed pretty cool. So, I started adding and taking things out to refine the deck, and even got some cards that cost a few bucks, which is weird for me. Next thing I know, I go on edhrec, and suddenly she's the most used commander! Are you kidding?! I can't been seen using the most used commander! I have a reputation of obscurity to uphold!

Also, Atraxa pieces are freakin expensive. Especially Atraxa. So, new idea: a +1/+1 counter deck on a budget that doesn't use one of those boring overused commanders(Ezuri, Claw of Progress). But who else does +1/+1 counter stuff and is still decent as a commander?

Why not Mikaeus, the Lunarch? A ton of the best +1/+1 cards are in white anyways. On top of that, we can have a co-theme of creature tokens, and guess what color is the best for tokens? White!

Alright, so we got something to work with here. Where do we start? Well, before we start boosting, we need creatures to boost. What can we do that with? Well, I can't afford fancy Monastery Mentors and Brimaz, King of Oreskos's, so that narrows it down a little, but we still have a lot of good options! Let's see here...

As far as creatures to generate creatures, we have some great budget options! Master Trinketeer may seem too niche, but look at it this way: He's a spare mana outlet who not only makes tokens, but boosts the tokens he makes. Captain of the Watch does the same kind of thing. Emeria Angel is a bit pricey for my tastes, but I think she's well worth the $1.50. Precinct Captain is always a great budget token-getter. Evangel of Heliod can work wonders in mono-white, especially with some potential blink synergy. Luminous Angel fits well at the top of our curve, and the mana cost is forgivable in EDH.

Okay, how about some instants and sorceries to help out? Well, there's the ever-so-versatile Raise the Alarm. Instant speed creatures to stop a big attacker, or surprise your opponents with some ETB triggers. Servo Exhibition from Kaladesh is a sorcery-speed Alarm with some synergy with our trinketeer. White Sun's Zenith may be one of the least used Zeniths, but it gets us as many cats as me can pay for, and goes straight back into the library.

Great! Now we have creatures. Looots of creatures. So, what do we do with all these tiny little 1/1's and 2/2's? Make em big! Along with our Commander, there are all kinds of guys who can boost our growing army of tiny dudes. Phantom General and Intangible Virtue are, of course, auto-includes. Collective Effort gives us a versatile spell, and our very important +1/+1 counters! Cathars' Crusade rapidly makes guys huge, especially when you're making multiple tokens at once. Ainok Bond-Kin, Abzan Battle Priest, and Abzan Falconer give the guys abilities.

While we have a ton of guys out, might as well use them to make a few huge dudes with Seraph of the Masses , Crusader of Odric, Geist-Honored Monk, and Hanweir Militia Captian.

Besides the synergies, white has a lot of great control. Plenty of artifact/enchantment removal like Revoke Existence and Disenchant as well as some creature removal with Devouring Light, Stasis Snare, Banisher Priest, etc. Plus, plenty of tricky board wipes like Mass Calcify .

So there. We have a totally viable +1/+1 counter-based deck for any casual EDH environment without having to sell a kidney for the Doubling Season, Atraxa, or Deepglow Skate.

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Revision 1 See all

(7 years ago)

+1 Angelic Field Marshal main
+1 Angelic Skirmisher main
+1 Archetype of Courage main
+1 Banisher Priest main
+1 Blighted Steppe main
+1 Brave the Elements main
+1 Chant of Vitu-Ghazi main
+1 Cloudshift main
+1 Conclave Phalanx main
+1 Condemn main
+1 Conqueror's Pledge main
+1 Custodi Soulbinders main
+1 Decree of Justice main
+1 Deploy to the Front main
+1 Devouring Light main
+1 Disenchant main
+1 Dragonscale General main
+1 Drifting Meadow main
+1 Eerie Interlude main
+1 Eidolon of Countless Battles main
and 50 other change(s)
Date added 7 years
Last updated 7 years
Legality

This deck is Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

34 - 0 Rares

23 - 0 Uncommons

13 - 0 Commons

Cards 100
Avg. CMC 3.61
Tokens Angel 4/4 W, Bird 1/1 W, Cat 2/2 W, Human 1/1 W, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Kor Soldier 1/1 W, Servo 1/1 C, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 1/1 W
Folders Commander, Budget goodies, budget first round, BOUGHT 1st round
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