Spore Galore with Atraxa

Commander / EDH bushido_man96

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Making some changes —July 4, 2019

I'm going to be making some changes here, and some are solely for flavor reasons. Going to go full-on Saproling with the targeted removal spells, regardless of CMC and speed. Streamlining in some other areas, too, hence the deck breakdown. I'm looking things over and seeing where and what to cut. I think Sarpadian Empires, Vol. VII is going to get the axe. Great flavor, but I have faster options.

Looking to add: Evolution Sage, Karn's Bastion, Plaguemaw Beast...

Possible cuts: Sundering Growth, Growing Ranks, Sarpadian Empires, Vol. VII, Phyrexian Altar...

bushido_man96 says... #1

Slimefoot, the Stowaway will have a home here, too.

April 3, 2018 11:26 p.m.

luffington says... #2

Nice! Seems like a pretty solid deck. I recommend some targeted removal for sure. Like Path to Exile and Swords to Plowshares. I also recommend Cathars' Crusade add a nice new win condition.

Happy testing!

April 23, 2018 5:04 a.m.

Bxbx says... #3

Hi,cool deck!

Some changes I'd suggest:

You should shift the manabase more towards green because this is clearly your main color. Also, I'd recommend to cut both copies of Phyrexian Arena :D and also Grave Pact because their mana costs are too restrictive in a deck that plays cards that cost WUBG (Atraxa, Preator's Voice), double-green (Night Soil, Fungal Bloom, Spore Flower), green-white (Selesnya Evangel), green-black (Necrogenesis) and green-blue (Vorel of the Hull Clade). You could maybe add Dictate of Erebos because it costs 5 and only double-black.

Paradox Haze could be nice for your spore counter triggers. Strionic Resonator also works with Atraxa.

There are also some cool sorceries that produce saprolings: Fertile Imagination, Saproling Symbiosis, Spontaneous Generation, Death Mutation and AEther Mutation.

April 23, 2018 5:10 a.m.

bushido_man96 says... #4

@luffington, I had more single-target removal in my initial list, but I ended up adding more on-theme stuff for it. I just hate to cut the fun stuff, but I'm going to be playing with the idea of adding some in. I also had more board wipes initially, but have gone to some more of the control options like Smokestack and Tangle Wire to work on that. But, that could change, too. I had Cyclonic Rift in the first list, but don't have an extra one and haven't ordered one yet.

@Bxbx, I've tried to stay pretty green with the mana base, but can perhaps do better, but I think I need some more dual lands that will cost a little more. Please make some suggestions that you think would help clean it up. I do like Paradox Haze, and I think I'll look at adding that. I was looking through and changing the list up, and didn't realize I typed in Phyrexian Arena twice. But I'll look at making that cut to put in Slimefoot or Thallid Soothsayer. I like running around 10 card draw options, and that one is better than what I was running, Underworld Connections. I've not put in the sorcery saproling producers in favor of running the more permanent options, like the fungi.

Thank you both for the suggestions! I'll be looking at some changes now.

April 23, 2018 7:06 a.m.

Bxbx says... #5

You might add Transguild Promenade, Rupture Spire and 2x Forest. Cut 1x Island, 2x Swamp, 1x Plains for example. Then cut Phyrexian Arena for something like Fact or Fiction, Brainstorm or Harmonize. Grave Pact out for Dictate of Erebos. Otherwise there will be too many games where you can't cast all your spells, I think.

April 23, 2018 8:36 a.m.

babushkasara says... #6

Growing Rites of Itlimoc  Flip functions as a second Gaia's Cradle, I'd recommend adding it. And I know it doesn't help smooth your mana base but Westvale Abbey  Flip is a pet card of mine and I never seem to build a deck that can handle it.

April 23, 2018 11:28 a.m.

bushido_man96 says... #7

@Bxbx, thank you for the suggestions. I'm going to stay away from Transguild Promenade and Rupture Spire. Having to pay 1 to play them is too slow, in my opinion. I have thought about adding some of the Vivid lands, as they synergize well with Atraxa. I'm also going to look into some more duals. I think I have Llanowar Wastes lying around, and I am going to look into ordering some of the other dual lands that count as forests on the cheap.

What I like about Phyrexian Arena is that it is continuous, steady card draw. I may look into cutting it anyway.

@babushkasara, I had Growing Rites of Itlimoc  Flip in the initial list, but haven't picked up another one yet. I've wavered a bit on adding it in now, as I might not need it that much. But I'll re-evaluate as time goes on. I like Westvale Abbey  Flip, but it doesn't fit the theme.

April 24, 2018 5:43 a.m.

GoldenDiggle says... #8

Cathars' Crusade definitely has a home here! Necrogenesis also is good yard hate! Winding Constrictor adds a bonus +1/+1 counter and spore counter, pretty sweet! Bloodspore Thrinax also kicks some ass!

Deck looks good!

April 25, 2018 8:25 p.m.

bushido_man96 says... #9

I do like the looks of Winding Constrictor, so that may need to go in. Necrogenesis is already in the deck. Bloodspore Thrinax has great potential, but then it gets to the point where I have to cut some of fungi, which I'm trying to avoid.

I just need some suggestions that could be cut.

April 26, 2018 9:45 p.m.

Charnparn says... #10

I playtested this with some other decks that featured commanders from that set, and I was really excited about the spore tribal idea. Atraxa came in second place, but unfortunately I did not get any ramping or creature buffing so I ended up mostly just making 1/1s that could not help against big stompers.The other thing was, I did get the phyrexian altar out, but I didn't see any mana sink cards, which sucked! If I could throw cards in it would be more cards that can do something with counters, or maybe that you could pay to add counters to. Fertilid would be great for that! And the vigeon hydropon. I know the saprolings are mostly for sacrificing but no problem in forcing opponents to remov

June 2, 2019 6:58 p.m.

bushido_man96 says... #11

Charnparn, I'm glad to hear you playtested this! I think that's pretty cool. It really is pretty much a go-wide deck I put together for fun. Its probably my most powerful Commander helming the most laid back deck I have.

June 3, 2019 12:10 a.m.