Gloria in Excelsis Atraxa (EDH Voltron)

Commander / EDH Enchantment GWUB Hexproof Voltron

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Land (34)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Caves of Koilos
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 4x Forest
• 1x Guildmages' Forum
• 1x Hall of Heliod's Generosity
• 2x Island
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Opulent Palace
• 1x Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 2x Plains
• 1x Rimewood Falls
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Vault of Champions
• 1x Vesuva
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Vivid Grove
• 1x Vivid Marsh
• 1x Vivid Meadow
• 1x Yavimaya Coast

Sorcery (6)

• 1x Divine Reckoning
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Single Combat
• 1x Sylvan Scrying
• 1x Winds of Rath

Enchantment (21)

• 1x All That Glitters
• 1x Alpha Authority
• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Aqueous Form
• 1x Battle Mastery
• 1x Cloak of Mists
• 1x Curator's Ward
• 1x Darksteel Mutation
• 1x Ethereal Armor
• 1x Font of Fertility
• 1x Gift of Immortality
• 1x Hyena Umbra
• 1x Indrik Umbra
• 1x Light of Promise
• 1x Mantle of the Ancients
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Rancor
• 1x Shadow Lance
• 1x Shielded by Faith
• 1x Snake Umbra
• 1x Timely Ward

Instant (15)

• 1x Anguished Unmaking
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Blacksmith's Skill
• 1x Blossoming Defense
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Gaea's Gift
• 1x Generous Gift
• 1x Growth Spiral
• 1x Hunter's Insight
• 1x Long Road Home
• 1x Loran's Escape
• 1x Otherworldly Journey
• 1x Snakeskin Veil
• 1x Tamiyo's Safekeeping
• 1x Teferi's Time Twist

Commander (1)

Creature (15)

• 1x Agent of Erebos
• 1x Archetype of Courage
• 1x Bastion Protector
• 1x Eidolon of Blossoms
• 1x Guardian Augmenter
• 1x Kestia, the Cultivator
• 1x Loyal Guardian
• 1x Phyrexian Delver
• 1x Rafiq of the Many
• 1x Saffi Eriksdotter
• 1x Setessan Champion
• 1x Sovereigns of Lost Alara
• 1x Sun Titan
• 1x Sythis, Harvest's Hand
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea

Artifact (8)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Chariot of Victory
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Holy Avenger
• 1x Robe of Stars
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble

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Instant (13)

• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Blossoming Calm
• 1x Gaea's Gift
• 1x Inkshield
• 1x Loran's Escape
• 1x Miscast
• 1x Mystical Dispute
• 1x Saw it Coming
• 1x Slip Out the Back
• 1x Spell Pierce
• 1x Steady Progress
• 1x Turn Aside
• 1x Tyvar's Stand

Artifact (1)

• 1x Aetherflux Reservoir

Creature (10)

• 1x Baleful Strix
• 1x Corpsejack Menace
• 1x Danitha, New Benalia's Light
• 1x Eutropia the Twice-Favored
• 1x Galea, Kindler of Hope
• 1x Killian, Ink Duelist
• 1x Lisette, Dean of the Root  ^Flip
• 1x Phyrexian Delver
• 1x Roalesk, Apex Hybrid
• 1x Virtus the Veiled

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Eerie Ultimatum
• 1x Maelstrom Pulse
• 1x Sleep

Land (7)

• 1x Academy Ruins
• 1x Cascading Cataracts
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Grasslands
• 1x Indatha Triome
• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 1x Zagoth Triome

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Angelic Destiny
• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Journey to Eternity  ^Flip
• 1x Out of Time
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Sterling Grove

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Not to stir up too much hate in my playgroup, and build an obvious infect deck around Atraxa, I decided to make it voltron. In fact, the only real criteria I had for this deck was to not include any wither or infect (Black Sun's Zenith was the exception, but had since been removed). Atraxa is a perfect candidate for voltron as she can both attack and defend thanks to vigilance.

The three things she lacks (imo) are First Strike, Indestructible and Hexproof. Trample is a third keyword that is nice to have, but not prioritized here. I can just keep attacking and defending with first strike. So almost every enchantment and equipment will provide that.

UPDATE 21 July, 2022:

Major update where I change core strategy from equipment and aura based to more instant protection based. Having opponents wasting spot removal and then instantly protecting Atraxa with hexproof and/or Indestructible. Couple this with a lot of spot removal from my own side, and plenty of one-sided board wipes, this deck now should be quite more difficult to deal with. Yes - slower, but more resilient.

See update 2022-07-21 below (and all previous updates) to see where the deck came from and what has been changed. And at least according to TappedOut, the competitive rating even went up.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 30 - 0 Rares 33 - 0 Uncommons 22 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.70
Tokens	Beast 3/3 G, Elephant 3-3 G