CMDR 2016 League - Atraxa

Commander / EDH

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Land (37)

• 1x Aether Hub
• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Bant Panorama
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darkwater Catacombs
• 1x Esper Panorama
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 2x Forest
• 1x Grand Coliseum
• 1x Hissing Quagmire
• 2x Island
• 1x Mage-Ring Network
• 1x Mirrodin's Core
• 1x Murmuring Bosk
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Opulent Palace
• 2x Plains
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Simic Growth Chamber
• 1x Skycloud Expanse
• 1x Sungrass Prairie
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Plenty
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Vivid Grove
• 1x Vivid Marsh
• 1x Vivid Meadow

WinCon (2)

• 1x Darksteel Reactor
• 1x Hatred

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Tamiyo, Field Researcher

Mana (11)

• 1x Armillary Sphere
• 1x Astral Cornucopia
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Crystalline Crawler
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Fertilid
• 1x Pentad Prism
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Thought Vessel
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

Removal (6)

• 1x Abzan Charm
• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Sylvan Reclamation
• 1x Transmogrifying Wand
• 1x Viridian Longbow
• 1x Walking Ballista

Producer (5)

• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Forgotten Ancient
• 1x Master Biomancer
• 1x Mikaeus, the Lunarch
• 1x Verdurous Gearhulk

Protection (4)

• 1x Heroic Intervention
• 1x Palliation Accord
• 1x Shalai, Voice of Plenty
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Tutor (3)

• 1x Bring to Light
• 1x Quest for the Holy Relic
• 1x Wargate

Combo (2)

• 1x Enduring Scalelord
• 1x Mirrorweave

Copy (2)

• 1x Altered Ego
• 1x Helm of the Host

Hate (1)

• 1x Scavenging Ooze

Recursion (1)

• 1x All Suns' Dawn

Commander (1)

Draw (7)

• 1x Bloodtracker
• 1x Etched Oracle
• 1x Fathom Mage
• 1x Mindless Automaton
• 1x Pursuit of Knowledge
• 1x Sphinx's Revelation
• 1x Toothy, Imaginary Friend

Tokens (5)

• 1x Animation Module
• 1x Chasm Skulker
• 1x Hangarback Walker
• 1x Hooded Hydra
• 1x Mycoloth

Proliferator (3)

• 1x Inexorable Tide
• 1x Pir, Imaginative Rascal
• 1x Winding Constrictor

Threat (3)

• 1x Managorger Hydra
• 1x Myth Realized
• 1x Nirkana Cutthroat

Wrath (3)

• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Duneblast
• 1x Merciless Eviction

Doubler (2)

• 1x Deepglow Skate
• 1x Kalonian Hydra

Sneak (1)

• 1x As Foretold

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Maybeboard

Copy (3)

• 1x Collective Effort
• 1x Spitting Image
• 1x Strionic Resonator

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Jace, Architect of Thought
• 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited

Threat (2)

• 1x Lighthouse Chronologist
• 1x Ludevic's Test Subject  ^Flip

Recursion (1)

• 1x Wildest Dreams

Sneak (1)

• 1x Aetherworks Marvel

Draw (3)

• 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited
• 1x Rishkar's Expertise
• 1x Tezzeret's Gambit

Protection (2)

• 1x Inspiring Call
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Tutor (2)

• 1x Night Dealings
• 1x Traverse the Ulvenwald

WinCon (1)

• 1x Hatred

Infect (2)

• 1x Blighted Agent
• 1x Grafted Exoskeleton

Mana (2)

• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Sylvan Caryatid

Removal (2)

• 1x Collective Effort
• 1x Guul Draz Assassin

Wrath (1)

• 1x Descend upon the Sinful

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Budget commander with monthly upgrades of $10 / $20
Month 6 - No more budget restriction

-=Edit Notes=-
Forest for Wayfarer's Bauble
Forest for Armillary Sphere
Descend upon the Sinful for Bloodtracker
Aetherworks Marvel for Etched Oracle
Swiftfoot Boots for Heroic Intervention
Rishkar's Expertise for Sphinx's Revelation
Strionic Resonator for Helm of the Host
Ob Nixilis Reignited for Transmogrifying Wand
Collective Effort for Hatred
Tezzeret's Gambit
Sunset Pyramid
Spike Weaver

Strategy:
- Get some early counters for Atraxa to proliferate. If not, lay low until you can protect her with equipment or spells. This deck has a high average CMC, so commander tax will become painful to pay very soon.
- Develop board state slowly. Keep track of what combos become available and use tutors accordingly.
- Draws and tutors are sparse, so play conservatively when coming from behind. Lay low and assemble the pieces in hand instead of putting it out there just to get nerfed.

Bring to Light targets:
- Creatures: Winding Constrictor, Fathom Mage, Master Biomancer, Deepglow Skate, Kalonian Hydra
- Spells: Mirrorweave, Abzan Charm, Anguished Unmaking, Sylvan Reclamation

Combos:
- Darksteel Reactor + Mirrorweave + Winding Constrictor (surprise win)
- Enduring Scalelord + Altered Ego (surprise infinite P/T)
- Mirrorweave + Fertilid / Mindless Automaton / Kalonian Hydra (asymmetric wrath)
- Mirrorweave + Enduring Scalelord + Crystalline Crawler (infinite mana)
- Mirrorweave + Enduring Scalelord + Mindless Automaton (infinite draw)
- Mirrorweave + Enduring Scalelord + Walking Ballista (surprise win)
- Cathars' Crusade + Enduring Scalelord + Mycoloth + Chasm Skulker / Hooded Hydra (pumped up token army)
- Atraxa, Praetors' Voice / Nirkana Cutthroat + Viridian Longbow (tap to destroy creature)
- Crystalline Crawler + Animation Module + Cathars' Crusade (infinite tokens with infinite P/T)
- Tamiyo, Field Researcher + Deepglow Skate + Fathom Mage + Inexorable Tide (draw and play whole deck)


Potential upgrades:
- Ghave, Guru of Spores, Eternity Vessel, City of Brass, Gavony Township, Tendo Ice Bridge, Bojuka Bog

Tutors
- Archmage Ascension, Sterling Grove, Call the Gatewatch
Creatures
- Spike Weaver, Ezuri, Claw of Progress, Meren of Clan Nel Toth, Primordial Hydra, Odric, Lunarch Marshal
Artifacts
- Lifecrafter's Bestiary, Aetherworks Marvel, Bow of Nylea, Mercadian Lift, Orochi Hatchery, Sigil of Distinction, Trailblazer's Boots, Powder Keg, Ratchet Bomb, Eternity Vessel, Clearwater Goblet, Power Conduit
Enchantments
- Helix Pinnacle, Living Artifact, Luminarch Ascension, Pernicious Deed, Serra's Hymn, Serra's Liturgy, Vile Requiem
Spells
- Akroma's Vengeance, Austere Command, Gaze of Granite, Supreme Verdict, Terminus, Wrath of God
Lands
- City of Brass, Mana Confluence, Gavony Township, Gemstone Mine, Tendo Ice Bridge, Tarnished Citadel, Bojuka Bog, Reliquary Tower
Planeswalkers
- Sorin, Grim Nemesis, Garruk, Apex Predator, Venser, the Sojourner, Vraska the Unseen

Date added	6 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	9 - 0 Mythic Rares 44 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.21
Tokens	Copy Clone, Emblem Tamiyo, Field Researcher, Morph 2/2 C, Ox 2/4 W, Saproling 1/1 G, Servo 1/1 C, Snake 1/1 G, Squid 1/1 U, Thopter 1/1 C