Atraxa, Grand Unifier

Commander / EDH* Bracket 5 GWUB

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Land (36)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Bayou
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Indatha Triome
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Raffine's Tower
• 1x Rejuvenating Springs
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Scrubland
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Spara's Headquarters
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Tundra
• 1x Underground Sea
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Zagoth Triome

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Teferi, Time Raveler

Creature (19)

• 1x Arbor Elf
• 1x Archaeomancer
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Brago, King Eternal
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Delighted Halfling
• 1x Displacer Kitten
• 1x Eldrazi Displacer
• 1x Emiel the Blessed
• 1x Eternal Scourge
• 1x Eternal Witness
• 1x Heliod, Sun-Crowned
• 1x Hullbreaker Horror
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Misthollow Griffin
• 1x Orcish BowmastersGC
• 1x Peregrine Drake
• 1x Thassa's OracleGC
• 1x Walking Ballista

Artifact (13)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir
• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Bolas's CitadelGC
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Lion's Eye DiamondGC
• 1x Mana VaultGC
• 1x Mox Amber
• 1x Mox Opal
• 1x Rings of Brighthearth
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x The One RingGC

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Approach of the Second Sun
• 1x Demonic TutorGC
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Peer into the Abyss
• 1x Three Visits

Commander (1)

Instant (19)

• 1x Ad NauseamGC
• 1x An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Brain Freeze
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic RiftGC
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Demonic Consultation
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Enlightened TutorGC
• 1x Ephemerate
• 1x Flusterstorm
• 1x Ghostly Flicker
• 1x Mystical TutorGC
• 1x Tainted Pact
• 1x Teferi's ProtectionGC
• 1x Vampiric TutorGC
• 1x Worldly TutorGC

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Exquisite Blood
• 1x Food ChainGC
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Rhystic StudyGC
• 1x Sanguine Bond

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Maybeboard

Instant (2)

• 1x An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1x Mental Misstep

Creature (1)

• 1x Drannith MagistrateGC

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Culling Ritual

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Deck Title: Ascension Through Unity – Atraxa cEDH Food Chain

Commander: Atraxa, Grand Unifier

Color Identity: {B}{G}{U}{W}

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Introduction

Welcome to Ascension Through Unity, a competitive EDH build centered around Atraxa, Grand Unifier, the ultimate value engine and a uniquely powerful commander that bridges midrange resilience with combo potential. This list leverages the raw card advantage of Atraxa’s ETB trigger to dig for win conditions, interaction, and fast mana — all while supporting a Food Chain combo core.

This deck is tuned for high-level pods and aims to win fast, interact precisely, and grind smart when necessary.

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Win Conditions

Primary Wincon:
- Food Chain + Eternal Scourge / Misthollow Griffin / Flesh Duplicate
Infinite creature mana via Food Chain and one of the exile-recurring creatures.
→ Cast Atraxa, Grand Unifier, dig for Thassa's OracleGC or Tainted Pact / Demonic Consultation combo.

Backup Wincons:
- Thassa's OracleGC + Tainted Pact / Demonic Consultation
- Finale of Devastation for lethal with infinite mana
- Displacer Kitten combos with The One RingGC, Teferi, Time Raveler, or mana rocks for infinite value/actions

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Notable Synergies

• Atraxa, Grand Unifier ETB + Displacer Kitten: Abuse blink triggers for maximum card filtering and pseudo-storm turns.
• Food Chain + Exile creatures: Efficient engine for infinite mana into Atraxa chains.
• Talion, the Kindly Lord + low-cost spell density = passive draw engine.
• Drannith MagistrateGC, Opposition AgentGC, Orcish Bowmasters: Stax elements that don’t disrupt our own lines.
• Archivist of Oghma, Esper Sentinel, Mystic Remora, Rhystic StudyGC: Passive card draw galore.

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Staples and Interaction

This deck plays nearly every blue interaction spell you’d expect: - Free Countermagic: Force of WillGC, Force of Negation, Pact of Negation, Mindbreak Trap, Flusterstorm
- Removal: Swords to Plowshares, Abrupt Decay, Chain of Vapor, Toxic Deluge, Culling Ritual
- Tutors: Vampiric TutorGC, Demonic TutorGC, Worldly Tutor, Enlightened TutorGC, Imperial SealGC

And it runs every relevant fast mana: - Grim MonolithGC, Lotus Petal, Chrome MoxGC, Dark Ritual, Mox DiamondGC, Mox Opal, Mana VaultGC, Ancient TombGC

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Why Atraxa?

While many commanders offer value, Atraxa’s Grand Unifier trigger is uniquely broken in a deck like this. With a proper build, she can hit: - A creature (e.g. Eternal Scourge, Deathrite Shaman)
- A non-creature spell (e.g. Demonic Consultation)
- An instant (e.g. Swan Song, An Offer You Can't Refuse)
- A sorcery (e.g. Finale of Devastation)
- An artifact (e.g. Sol Ring)
- An enchantment (e.g. Rhystic StudyGC)
- A planeswalker (e.g. Teferi, Time Raveler)

This makes Atraxa a one-card value engine that refills your hand and pivots you into a win turn with proper sequencing.

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Power Level & Goals

This deck is firmly cEDH (power level 9.5–10). It’s built for pods where interaction is heavy, turns are fast, and wins are clean.

You’ll thrive if: - You can protect Atraxa, Grand Unifier for at least one trigger
- You pilot your combo lines efficiently
- You mulligan aggressively for interaction or ramp

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Mulligan Strategy

Look for: - Turn 1–2 dorks/rocks + tutor
- Food Chain + exile creature opener
- Strong card draw pieces + interaction
- Always mull away clunky high-CMC hands

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Weaknesses

• Susceptible to Drannith MagistrateGC (unless we remove it)
• Hate for graveyard/exile recursion (Rest in Peace, etc.)
• Heavy counterspell matchups if we stumble on mana

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Closing Thoughts

Atraxa, Grand Unifier doesn’t just unify card types — she unifies power, control, and combo under one elegantly devastating package. Whether you’re tutoring with efficiency or slamming a turn 4 Food Chain win, this deck rewards mastery and punishes hesitation. Perfect for cEDH players who love versatility and inevitability.

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Thanks for reading! Let me know if you want a sideboard package or metagame tweaks.

Date added	1 month
Last updated	1 month
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	22 - 0 Mythic Rares 55 - 0 Rares 13 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	99
Avg. CMC	2.70
Tokens	Orc Army, Treasure