Blight of Atraxa

Commander / EDH* Four Color GWUB Infect

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Land (38)

• 1x Breeding Pool
• 1x Calciform Pools
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dreadship Reef
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 3x Forest
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Hallowed Fountain
• 1x Inkmoth Nexus
• 1x Island
• 1x Mage-Ring Network
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Mirrodin's Core
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Nimbus Maze
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Plains
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x River of Tears
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Saltcrusted Steppe
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Vivid Creek
• 1x Vivid Grove
• 1x Vivid Marsh
• 1x Vivid Meadow
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Windswept Heath

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Liliana, Death Wielder
• 1x Liliana's Influence

Infect (22)

• 1x Blackcleave Goblin
• 1x Blight Mamba
• 1x Blighted Agent
• 1x Blightwidow
• 1x Chained Throatseeker
• 1x Corpse Cur
• 1x Corrupted Conscience
• 1x Flensermite
• 1x Glistening Oil
• 1x Hand of the Praetors
• 1x Ichor Rats
• 1x Ichorclaw Myr
• 1x Necropede
• 1x Phyrexian Crusader
• 1x Plague Myr
• 1x Plague Stinger
• 1x Priests of Norn
• 1x Reaper of Sheoldred
• 1x Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
• 1x Spinebiter
• 1x Suq'Ata Assassin
• 1x Triumph of the Hordes

Draw (5)

• 1x Crop Rotation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Rhystic Tutor
• 1x Worldly Tutor

Other (5)

• 1x Celestial Convergence
• 1x Doubling Season
• 1x Prowler's Helm
• 1x Putrefy
• 1x Stonewood Invocation

-1 counters (4)

• 1x Blowfly Infestation
• 1x Choking Fumes
• 1x Crumbling Ashes
• 1x Grind / Dust

Commander (1)

Ramp (11)

• 1x Astral Cornucopia
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Explosive Vegetation
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Mirari's Wake
• 1x Nature's Lore
• 1x Noble Hierarch
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Search for Tomorrow

Proliferate (10)

• 1x Contagion Clasp
• 1x Contagion Engine
• 1x Darksteel Reactor
• 1x Fuel for the Cause
• 1x Grim Affliction
• 1x Inexorable Tide
• 1x Spread the Sickness
• 1x Steady Progress
• 1x Tezzeret's Gambit
• 1x Thrummingbird

Infect and Proliferate (2)

• 1x Core Prowler
• 1x Viral Drake

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Maybeboard

Other (4)

• 1x Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

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I was quickly drawn to Atraxa, Praetors' Voice for her proliferate effect. There are countless synergistic opportunities with her, but I opted for infect, since its a mechanic I like and wanted a chance to see more of the interesting creatures that don't see play in other formats.

Infectious Agents

There are a lot of creatures in this deck, because I don't want to end up with a weak board state in which I can proliferate, but have nothing to increase. Unlike other infect strategies which involve getting one creature through and pumping it up, I'd rather swing for a bit of damage once and let Atraxa and the rest of the proliferation engine work its magic. Once that initial damage is in they can swing, but primarily act as a defensive barrier.

• Blackcleave Goblin haste is nice because I don't like waiting
• Blight Mamba regenerate can be especially useful in the early game for the creature advantage
• Blighted Agent unblockable and infect, its like Atraxa's right hand man
• Blightwidow reach is useful against any pesky flying creatures
• Chained Throatseeker by the time this comes out most opponents should be poisoned already
• Core Prowler also has proliferate, what more could we ask for?
• Corpse Cur we have plenty of creatures our opponents probably don't want to see twice
• Flensermite lifelink is always handy, especially as a defender in the mid game
• Hand of the Praetors boosts the rest of my creatures, and can poison opponents directly
• Ichor Rats you get a poison counter, you get a poison counter, everybody gets a poison counter!
• Ichorclaw Myr makes a good blocker since he can give three -1 counters
• Necropede makes a creature a viable target for proliferation to take care of
• Phyrexian Crusader first strike and pro red/white is self explanatory in how useful it is
• Phyrexian Swarmlord generates infect tokens for each poison counter all opponents have
• Plague Myr infectious mana dork
• Plague Stinger flying; need I say more?
• Priests of Norn vigilance so you can still block
• Reaper of Sheoldred makes for a good blocker
• Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon flying, haste, and regenerates is worth the triple black cost
• Spinebiter combat damage goes through as if unblocked
• Suq'Ata Assassin is interesting because it doesn't have infect, just poisonous. Although this shouldn't be too anti-synergistic since his purpose is to not be blocked thanks to fear
• Viral Drake both a source of infect and proliferate
• Viridian Corrupter

Well, thats a lot of creatures. There are a few enchantments that also fit this theme:

• Corrupted Conscience
• Glistening Oil
• Triumph of the Hordes giving my army infect is a bit redundant, but +1 and trample can help turn the tides

Proliferate

Instead of trying to swing for poison counters each turn, get a few on and proliferate the hell out of them.

• Contagion Clasp another way to make a creature a proliferate target, with an activated ability to proliferate
• Contagion Engine is a much more powerful card, worth 3x the casting cost. It can make all creatures of a target player viable candidates, and its activated ability proliferates twice
• Darksteel Reactor doesn't proliferate, but sure benefits from it
• Fuel for the Cause counter spell and proliferate, worth the double blue cost
• Grim Affliction can help deal with a pesky creature, making it a viable target for proliferation
• Inexorable Tide proliferates whenever any spell is cast, which adds up
• Spread the Sickness is a more permanent solution to a pesky creature, the proliferate is icing on top
• Steady Progress lets us draw a card and proliferate. A card draw spell made for us
• Tezzeret's Gambit another card draw and proliferate, but this time for two and can be paid with life
• Thrummingbird proliferates upon combat damage
• Core Prowler When it dies, enjoy the free proliferate
• Viral Drake is a double hitter; both dealing infect and has an activated ability to proliferate

-1 Counter Frenzy

Proliferation isn't the only fun we can have with -1 counters

• Blowfly Infestation since a number of creatures will have -1 counters when they die, you can let the pain live on after
• Choking Fumes can make an army a bit easier to deal with, with revenge upon proliferation
• Crumbling Ashes annoys an opponent upon your every upkeep
• Grind / Dust
• Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons

• Liliana, Death Wielder her +2 ability is key for us, and the -3 can help get rid of any threats
• Liliana's Influence gives everybody -1 counters, then tutors for Liliana

Others [better name needed]

• Doubling Season
• Lightning Greaves because haste
• Prowler's Helm
• Putrefy
• Swiftfoot Boots because haste

Ramp and Land

• Astral Cornucopia mana rock that will grow bigger with every proliferation
• Chromatic Lantern eliminates any mana problems since all lands tap for anything you need
• Commander's Sphere color fixing and emergency card draw when you need it
• Cultivate
• Explosive Vegetation
• Farseek
• Nature's Lore
• Noble Hierarch primarily for mana fixing, but the exalted trigger could be useful
• Sakura-Tribe Elder
• Search for Tomorrow it may be a bit slow to suspend, but its worth it for 1 mana
• Sol Ring because sol ring

• Fetchlands: Windswept Heath, Flooded Strand, Polluted Delta, Marsh Flats, Misty Rainforest, Verdant Catacombs, Evolving Wilds, Terramorphic Expanse
• Shocklands: Temple Garden, Hallowed Fountain, Watery Grave, Godless Shrine, Overgrown Tomb, Breeding Pool
• Storage: Saltcrusted Steppe, Calciform Pools, Dreadship Reef, Mage-Ring Network, Mirrodin's Core
• More storage: Vivid Creek, Vivid Grove, Vivid Marsh, Vivid Meadow
• Other Color: Command Tower, Exotic Orchard, Nimbus Maze, River of Tears
• Utility: Reliquary Tower, Inkmoth Nexus, Rogue's Passage
• Basic: 3 Forest, 3 Swamp, 1 Island, 1 Plains

Card Draw

This deck becomes a lot more reliable when you can find a few cards you need. I debated whether I wanted to put more tutors and fewer creatures, but the price of some cards is keeping me from doing so.

• Demonic Tutor any card to your hand
• Crop Rotation rotates a land for something else
• Necropotence while not a tutor, lets you draw more cards per turn
• Worldly Tutor any creature to the top of the library

Date added	7 years
Last updated	4 years
Exclude colors	R
Splash colors	WU
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 30 - 0 Rares 33 - 0 Uncommons 22 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.35