Atraxa's withering lair

Commander / EDH* Casual Counters GWUB Proliferate Wither

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Her Mana Sources (30)

• 1x Arcane Sanctum
• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 3x Forest
• 2x Island
• 1x Nesting Grounds
• 1x Opulent Palace
• 2x Plains
• 1x Sandsteppe Citadel
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Temple of Enlightenment
• 1x Temple of Malady
• 1x Temple of Mystery
• 1x Temple of Plenty
• 1x Temple of Silence
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Vivid Grove
• 1x Vivid Marsh
• 1x Vivid Meadow

Her Power Swells (13)

• 1x Astral Cornucopia
• 1x Channeler Initiate
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Crystalline Crawler
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Explosive Vegetation
• 1x Kodama's Reach
• 1x Mirrodin's Core
• 1x Oracle's Vault
• 1x Pyramid of the Pantheon
• 1x Rishkar, Peema Renegade

An All-knowing Nightmare (4)

• 1x Dusk Urchins
• 1x Fathom Mage
• 1x Generous Patron
• 1x Pain's Reward

Other (20)

• 1x Aether Snap
• 1x Aetherworks Marvel
• 1x Boon of Safety
• 1x Crumbling Ashes
• 1x Dark Depths
• 1x Ixidron
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Lux Cannon
• 1x Magistrate's Scepter
• 1x Melira, Sylvok Outcast
• 1x Night Dealings
• 1x Phyrexian Unlife
• 1x Power Conduit
• 1x Rottenmouth Viper
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sylvan Reclamation
• 1x Tangle Wire
• 1x Vampire Hexmage
• 1x Vorel of the Hull Clade
• 1x Wickerbough Elder

Endure Not Her Presence (13)

• 1x Contagion Clasp
• 1x Core Prowler
• 1x Evolution Sage
• 1x Fuel for the Cause
• 1x Grim Affliction
• 1x Inexorable Tide
• 1x Karn's Bastion
• 1x Spread the Sickness
• 1x Steady Progress
• 1x Strionic Resonator
• 1x Tezzeret's Gambit
• 1x Thrummingbird
• 1x Viral Drake

Her Makers (5)

• 1x Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
• 1x Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
• 1x Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger

Commander (1)

An Army Unheeded (14)

• 1x Ajani, the Greathearted
• 1x Cathars' Crusade
• 1x Cauldron of Souls
• 1x Flourishing Defenses
• 1x Gavony Township
• 1x Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
• 1x Heartmender
• 1x Llanowar Reborn
• 1x Mikaeus, the Lunarch
• 1x Necroskitter
• 1x Nest of Scarabs
• 1x Odric, Lunarch Marshal
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Witch-Maw Nephilim

Stretched Withering (13)

• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Blowfly Infestation
• 1x Carnifex Demon
• 1x Choking Fumes
• 1x Grind / Dust
• 1x Harbinger of Night
• 1x Incremental Blight
• 1x Midnight Banshee
• 1x Obelisk Spider
• 1x Serrated Arrows
• 1x Skinrender
• 1x Soul Snuffers
• 1x Virulent Wound

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Other (27)

• 1x Choking Fumes
• 1x Corrupted Conscience
• 1x Fain, the Broker
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
• 1x Festercreep
• 1x Fevered Convulsions
• 1x Liliana, Death Wielder
• 1x Liliana's Influence
• 1x Lockjaw Snapper
• 1x Mortify
• 1x Nissa, Voice of Zendikar
• 1x Plaguemaw Beast
• 1x Power Conduit
• 1x Puppeteer Clique
• 1x Putrefy
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Scarscale Ritual
• 1x Scavenging Ooze
• 1x Shalai, Voice of Plenty
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sphere of the Suns
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Utter End
• 1x Vindicate
• 1x Vizier of Remedies
• 1x Woodfall Primus

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Please critique my Atraxa build!

This is my work-in-progress Atraxa deck. I've just come into possession of my two favourite mtg art pieces of all time: Atraxa and Dark Depths, and I'd love to build a home for them (preferably with as many creapy art pieces as will work)

I wasn't inspired by +1 counters, infect seems broken, and Superfriends is too expensive. So I took a - 1 counter theme (though there is a little of everything in here).

Please feel free to comment, criticise, and advice.

BREAKDOWN:

"Her Mana Sources": Lands used primarily for mana. There are more lands in the deck categorised elsewhere as their primary function extends beyond mere mana.

"An Army Unheeded": +1 counters, swarming, and other support for the creatures of the deck. (Note, placing a +1 counter on a card with a -1 counter will cause both to be removed, which is the primary reason for my inclusion.)

"Her Power Swells": Mana Ramp

"Stretched Withering": -1 counters and the main win con of the deck.

"All-knowing Nightmare": Draw power

"Her Makers": The four Preators who created Atraxa. Apart from flavour, they act as power bombs in the deck and potential alt win cons by themselves.

"Endure not her Presence": More Proliferate sources.

"Other": Spot removal or other support cards that didn't feel like they had their own catagory.

Thanks for taking the time to look this over. :)

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 months
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 34 - 0 Uncommons 17 - 0 Commons
Cards	113
Avg. CMC	3.59
Tokens	Elf Warrior 1/1 G, Energy Reserve, Insect 1/1 B, Marit Lage, Snake 1/1 G, Snake 1/1 G w/ Deathtouch