With Friends Like These... (Atraxa)

Commander / EDH GWUB Pillow Fort Superfriends Tokens

Hc_Clan

Land (36)

• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Bountiful Promenade
• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Brushland
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Field of the Dead
• 2x Forest
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Island
• 1x Llanowar Wastes
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Plains
• 1x Plaza of Heroes
• 1x Rejuvenating Springs
• 1x Sea of Clouds
• 1x Snow-Covered Forest
• 1x Snow-Covered Island
• 1x Snow-Covered Plains
• 1x Spara's Headquarters
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Tithe
• 1x Undergrowth Stadium
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Yavimaya Coast
• 1x Zagoth Triome

Ramp (14)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Astral Cornucopia
• 1x Biophagus
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Garruk Wildspeaker
• 1x Honor-Worn Shaku
• 1x Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Nissa, Vastwood Seer  ^Flip
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Teferi, Temporal Archmage
• 1x Three Visits

Protection (3)

• 1x Arena Rector
• 1x Malakir Rebirth  ^Flip
• 1x Shalai, Voice of Plenty

Tutor (3)

• 1x Academy Rector
• 1x Arena Rector
• 1x Demonic Tutor

Draw (28)

• 1x Carth the Lion
• 1x Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
• 1x Kaito Shizuki
• 1x Karn, Scion of Urza
• 1x Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
• 1x Mangara, the Diplomat
• 1x Morbid Opportunist
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Narset, Parter of Veils
• 1x Nissa, Vastwood Seer  ^Flip
• 1x Nissa, Vital Force
• 1x Nissa, Voice of Zendikar
• 1x Painful Truths
• 1x Reki, the History of Kamigawa
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Tamiyo, Field Researcher
• 1x Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
• 1x Teferi, Temporal Archmage
• 1x Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
• 1x Teferi, Time Raveler
• 1x Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
• 1x Tezzeret, Artifice Master
• 1x Toothy, Imaginary Friend
• 1x Toski, Bearer of Secrets
• 1x Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
• 1x Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Removal (18)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Farewell
• 1x Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General
• 1x Oath of Liliana
• 1x Oko, Thief of Crowns
• 1x Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
• 1x Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
• 1x Teferi, Master of Time
• 1x Teferi, Time Raveler
• 1x Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
• 1x Urza's Ruinous Blast
• 1x Vanquish the Horde
• 1x Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Counters (7)

• 1x Biophagus
• 1x Deepglow Skate
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Flux Channeler
• 1x Pir, Imaginative Rascal
• 1x Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Recursion (2)

• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Eerie Ultimatum

Commander (1)

Superfriends (28)

• 1x Carth the Lion
• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Garruk Wildspeaker
• 1x Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
• 1x Kaito Shizuki
• 1x Karn, Scion of Urza
• 1x Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General
• 1x Narset, Parter of Veils
• 1x Nissa, Vastwood Seer  ^Flip
• 1x Nissa, Vital Force
• 1x Nissa, Voice of Zendikar
• 1x Oath of Liliana
• 1x Oath of Teferi
• 1x Oko, Thief of Crowns
• 1x Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
• 1x Spark Double
• 1x Tamiyo, Field Researcher
• 1x Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
• 1x Teferi, Master of Time
• 1x Teferi, Temporal Archmage
• 1x Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
• 1x Teferi, Time Raveler
• 1x Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
• 1x Tezzeret, Artifice Master
• 1x Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
• 1x Vraska, Betrayal's Sting

Tokens (14)

• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
• 1x Garruk Wildspeaker
• 1x Kaito Shizuki
• 1x Karn, Scion of Urza
• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General
• 1x Luminarch Ascension
• 1x Nissa, Vastwood Seer  ^Flip
• 1x Nissa, Voice of Zendikar
• 1x Oath of Liliana
• 1x Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
• 1x Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
• 1x Tezzeret, Artifice Master

Utility (2)

• 1x Displacer Kitten
• 1x Oath of Teferi

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Superfriends (33)

• 1x Ajani, Caller of the Pride
• 1x Ajani Steadfast
• 1x Ajani Unyielding
• 1x Aminatou, the Fateshifter
• 1x Ashiok, Dream Render
• 1x Dovin Baan
• 1x Dovin, Grand Arbiter
• 1x Dovin, Hand of Control
• 1x Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
• 1x Garruk, Apex Predator
• 1x Garruk, Cursed Huntsman
• 1x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
• 1x Gideon Jura
• 1x Jace, Architect of Thought
• 1x Jace Beleren
• 1x Karn Liberated
• 1x Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
• 1x Kaya, Ghost Assassin
• 1x Kiora, the Crashing Wave
• 1x Liliana Vess
• 1x Nahiri, the Lithomancer
• 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited
• 1x Serra the Benevolent
• 1x Tamiyo, Field Researcher
• 1x Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
• 1x Teferi, Temporal Archmage
• 1x Teyo, the Shieldmage
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker
• 1x The Chain Veil
• 1x Ugin, the Ineffable
• 1x Vraska, Relic Seeker
• 1x Vraska, Swarm's Eminence
• 1x Vraska the Unseen

Ramp (10)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Empowered Autogenerator
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Fertilid
• 1x Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
• 1x Kiora, the Crashing Wave
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Regal Behemoth
• 1x Teferi, Temporal Archmage
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

Tutor (3)

• 1x Captain Sisay
• 1x Liliana Vess
• 1x Tezzeret the Seeker

Removal (19)

• 1x Ajani Unyielding
• 1x Ashiok, Dream Render
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Dovin, Hand of Control
• 1x Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
• 1x Garruk, Apex Predator
• 1x Garruk, Cursed Huntsman
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Gideon Jura
• 1x Karn Liberated
• 1x Kaya, Ghost Assassin
• 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited
• 1x Pernicious Deed
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Tamiyo, Field Researcher
• 1x Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
• 1x Ugin, the Ineffable
• 1x Vraska, Relic Seeker
• 1x Vraska the Unseen

Tokens (14)

• 1x Bitterblossom
• 1x Dovin, Grand Arbiter
• 1x Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
• 1x Garruk, Apex Predator
• 1x Garruk, Cursed Huntsman
• 1x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
• 1x Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
• 1x Monastery Mentor
• 1x Nahiri, the Lithomancer
• 1x Serra the Benevolent
• 1x Teyo, the Shieldmage
• 1x Ugin, the Ineffable
• 1x Vraska, Relic Seeker
• 1x Vraska, Swarm's Eminence

Protection (7)

• 1x Ajani Steadfast
• 1x Dovin Baan
• 1x Gideon Jura
• 1x Jace, Architect of Thought
• 1x Kiora, the Crashing Wave
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Teferi's Protection

Fog (4)

• 1x Constant Mists
• 1x Fog
• 1x Moment's Peace
• 1x Sudden Spoiling

Draw (18)

• 1x Ajani Unyielding
• 1x Aminatou, the Fateshifter
• 1x Dovin Baan
• 1x Experimental Augury
• 1x Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
• 1x Garruk, Cursed Huntsman
• 1x Jace, Architect of Thought
• 1x Jace Beleren
• 1x Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
• 1x Kaya, Ghost Assassin
• 1x Kiora, the Crashing Wave
• 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited
• 1x Regal Behemoth
• 1x Tamiyo, Field Researcher
• 1x Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
• 1x Teferi, Temporal Archmage
• 1x Tezzeret's Gambit
• 1x Ugin, the Ineffable

Other (17)

• 1x Ajani, Strength of the Pride
• 1x Archmage Ascension
• 1x Darkness
• 1x Deploy the Gatewatch
• 1x Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis
• 1x Garruk, Primal Hunter
• 1x Kethis, the Hidden Hand
• 1x Magus of the Disk
• 1x Narset Transcendent
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Norn's Annex
• 1x Sorin, Grim Nemesis
• 1x Sphere of Safety
• 1x Spore Frog
• 1x Sterling Grove
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Tezzeret, Master of Metal

Counters (6)

• 1x Ajani, Caller of the Pride
• 1x Ajani Steadfast
• 1x Experimental Augury
• 1x Inexorable Tide
• 1x Tezzeret's Gambit
• 1x Vraska, Swarm's Eminence

Land (1)

• 1x Hickory Woodlot

Recursion (1)

• 1x Primevals' Glorious Rebirth

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I am Atraxa, king of kings, look on my keywords ye mighty and despair! - Tacos_yay, October 24, 2016

A quick rundown of the deck..

The minute I saw Atraxa spoiled I knew I wanted to make her into a Superfriends deck! Lucky me, I actually already had an Abzan superfriends deck lying around that sure would love a splash of blue.

A reliable poliferate effect is incredibly useful when working with planeswalkers and with a laundry list of keywords (the most important being "vigilance" and "lifelink" for this build) made her the perfect commander. Decent CMC as well.

Lastly, I understand that there are probably better ways to make a deck like this. Some believe that the ideal way to make a superfriends EDH deck is as follows:

10 ramp 10 removal 8 enablers 8 creatures 8 enchatnments 20 planeswalkers

However, I decided I wanted to make this a more casual fun deck and go all in on planeswalkers -- which is why it is filled to the brim with them! Instead of trying to protect a few planeswalkers, why not just throw a bunch of them at my opponents and see if they can get through? If they can reliably kill all of them (and me), they probably deserve the win.

1. Setting up the fort.

This deck loves to have humble beginnings. I suspect that with the hype that Atraxa has gotten, she will soon become an immediate target. Personally, I'm fine with it if it means opponents will waste their kill spells on something I can easily recur vs. some of our planeswalkers. Now is a good time to set up some low-costed enchantments such as Phyrexian Arena and Oath of Nissa that will increase the probability of us recruiting planeswalkers and making them easier to cast.

2. Cannon Fodder

Whenever a planeswalker gets spoiled what's the first thing everyone brings up? They all ask, can it defend itself? For the most part, the planeswalkers I have selected for this deck can defend themselves but for good measure I have included a plethora of token generation such as Bitterblossom, Awakening Zone and Luminarch Ascension to protect our planeswalkers. As an added bonus, these cards tend to attract a fair amount of hate, which often distracts opponents from the real threats..

3. Ultimate

With Doubling Season out, this deck is almost unstoppable because many of our planeswalkers can ultimate the turn they come out. But to win, Ultimate planeswalkers and get emblems that cannot be removed and victory is assured.

As always, +1's and suggestions are appreciated!

Disclaimer: Pod/House rules includes no mass land destruction and 20 infect damage instead of 10, so please keep that in mind when making suggestions, thanks!

Date added	7 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	26 - 0 Mythic Rares 48 - 0 Rares 12 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.60
Tokens	Angel 4/4 W, Ashaya, the Awoken World, Beast 3/3 G, Construct 0/0 C, Elk 3/3 G, Emblem Elspeth, Knight-Errant, Emblem Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Emblem Jace, Unraveler of Secrets, Emblem Kaito Shizuki, Emblem Nissa, Vital Force, Emblem Sorin, Lord of Innistrad, Emblem Tamiyo, Field Researcher, Emblem Teferi, Hero of Dominaria, Emblem Teferi, Temporal Archmage, Emblem Tezzeret, Artifice Master, Food, Ninja 1/1 U, Plant 0/1 G, Soldier 1/1 W, Spirit 2/2 U, Thopter 1/1 C, Thrull 0/1 B, Treasure, Vampire 1/1 B w/ Lifelink, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Sounds Fun - EDH, Commander