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Atraxa - 10 Counters to Midnight

Commander / EDH GWUB Infect Phyrexian Proliferate

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Commander: Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

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Atraxa, Poison Proliferator

remove when primer finished

Any feedback would be welcome. I'd love to take the deck to the next level.

Opening Sermon

Once, the multiverse believed that strength lay in numbers, in armies, in lifetotals too vast to deplete.
They were wrong.
Atraxa does not measure life — she corrupts it. Ten marks of oil, ten whispers of inevitability, and the false gods of mortality collapse.

This deck is not a race. It is a process.
Through infect, we plant the seed of compleation. Through proliferate, we accelerate the bloom. Through control, we silence resistance until inevitability claims victory.

The Grand Design

This list unites three pillars of Phyrexia:

  1. Infect Agents – Efficient, evasive threats (Blighted Agent, Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon, Inkmoth Nexus)
  2. Engines of Proliferation – Atraxa herself, Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus, Evolution Sage, and Contagion Engine ensure that once the first mark is placed, the rest is inevitable
  3. Control & Renewal – Austere Command, Toxic Deluge, and sweepers keep the board clean, while value pieces (Phyrexian Arena, Painful Truths, Sphinx's Revelation) keep the hand full

The strategy is simple:

  • Deliver poison
  • Protect Atraxa
  • Accelerate the count with proliferate until all resistance is undone

Paths to Compleation

Victory is secured through multiple avenues:

⚙ Engines of Progress

Every piece is chosen to advance Phyrexia’s perfection:

Foundation of Perfection (Mana Base)

The lattice of mana is flawless, forged from fetches, shocks, Triomes, and selective utility lands:

⚖ Faults in the Lattice

  • Graveyard Reliance – Lost agents cannot return without recursion
  • Focused Hate – Atraxa will be hunted
  • Speed of the Multiverse – Hyperfast combo decks may outpace infection

⚔ The March of Contagion (Piloting Guide)

  • Early Game – Ramp, deploy an evasive infect agent, fix mana
  • Mid Game – Cast Atraxa, hold protection, begin proliferating
  • Late Game – Control the board, leverage proliferate engines, close via poison

Evolutionary Record (Changelog)

  • Swapped weaker taplands for fetches and Triomes
  • Added Inkmoth Nexus
  • Adjusted basics for ramp consistency
  • Continues to refine toward flawless perfection

Litany of Gratitude

In the grand design of Phyrexia, no evolution is forged alone.
This work was refined by the wisdom of those who saw further:

  • indieinside who has given me countless comments of great advice
  • Mortlocke who's deck [https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/the-song-of-phyresis/] inspired much of my own
  • And many more!

All glory to the Praetors, and to those who aid in the march toward compleation.

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