Atraxa, But cool

[@Thedeadsuns]

The problem with Atraxa is that shes been so popular for so long that even a niche idea like this has already been explored and experienced by the player base. Deck builders and players need to realize the magnitude of her presence and abandon the idea of a trying to label an Atraxa deck as unique.

[@Frog.meatballthegathering]

@Thedeadsuns Its more about the play experience than it is about the deck. I'm just hoping as time goes on less and less people have to weather the atrocities of +1/+1 counters and planeswalkers and infect. And really I'm saving my truly unique secret special build that no one would think to think of when I get a copy of her. Which is to say one day ill prove you wrong. We just seem like players with different mindsets.

[@deadcards]

Pretty fun idea, deck looks cool

[@Frog.meatballthegathering]

Thank you!

[@benjaminglass691]

I see soooooo many Omnath locust of all decks

[@Frog.meatballthegathering]

@@benjaminglass691 Thats intriguing! I usually only see locust of rage. What themes are people playing with WBBRG omnath?

[@VariantGhoul]

@@Frog.meatballthegathering I personally like doing Rooms and other big enchantments/split spells.

[@Frog.meatballthegathering]

@@VariantGhoulInteresting! How do people synergize the abilities with of rooms with LOA?

[@cornmaized]

i think its tough to build a creative atraxa deck, but myojin are a archetype ive seen before with her and found cool. why no tyrite sanctum? also id suggest slowing down your narration, its a little fast at times and at the same time covers wayyyy to much info lol

[@cornmaized]

actually probably already struggling with how many utility lands you got so i dunno

[@Frog.meatballthegathering]

@@cornmaized for me I didn’t like how it didn’t tap for colored mana. These are mostly suggestions so if it makes sense, put it in! Right now I’m trying to find a good balance between video length and how much info I’m presenting. So thanks for telling me I’m going to slow down!

[@wyattellick9777]

Tbh I like that you read off the cards not everyone is the Einstein of magic and knows cards from the first name if I’d do anything different I’d explain more of the synergistic strategies that can pop up when playing certain cards together but this deck seems sick and different then just winning turn 4 with poison ☠️

[@Frog.meatballthegathering]

@@wyattellick9777 Thank you! I think the compromise is not reading off all the lands and grouping together similar ramp and removal to quicken it but keep informed on the new cards.

[@cartercorcoran6622]

Very cool idea I don't see that cycle enough

[@Frog.meatballthegathering]

@@cartercorcoran6622 Thank you! I was trying to build a deck around 1 of them but just couldn’t figure it out when I realized how good the deck with her would be.

[@tideltas]

I probably see Kess too much...but honestly I think my playgroup is pretty good about not making commanders too common and problematic. I really like the creativity I see.

[@Frog.meatballthegathering]

@@tideltas All Grixis spell slinger decks feel like trying to stop a house fire with spit

[@christianjohnson4328]

10 tutors though?

[@baronlam3727]

bro why you doin so much? like I have a pause button why you readin every card lol.

[@Frog.meatballthegathering]

@@baronlam3727 This was a test! I posted a slow and fast version of this same video concept to see which people liked more. In someone else's comments they said they don't like when people skip over cards so I wanted to see if it was true or not. There's also a deck link in the description if you just want that. anyways, thanks for watching!

[@michaelwallace9291]

​@@Frog.meatballthegatheringyou can't please everybody! Haha

[@michaelwallace9291]

​@@Frog.meatballthegatheringto add to every one being un happy. I've always like the way mald hound does it in his shorts. Few cards on screen at a time so it's more mobile friendly to read. And instead of reading the like a book which is sleep inducing put in your own words the relevant lines of text for your deck and then a brief summary of why it's good synergy with the other cards and move on. And since out of 100 cards usually you'll have 40+ lands and maybe another 20 or so generic good cards like ramp or removal or draw you can just lump them all together. And just focus on the 30-40 core synergy cards unique to the deck that make it work.

[@Frog.meatballthegathering]

@@michaelwallace9291 yeah the other video did a lot better than this one by a landslide. It also took 4 minutes to record so I think I’ll switch to the more compact one

[@michaelwallace9291]

@@Frog.meatballthegathering funny I found this one in the algorithm instead. Go figure.

[@joedoe7572]

Don't make my secret deck common!

[@Zombi3NinjaKing]

Yeah dude dont read off every single card and what it does. Just hit on the high points, what the more interesting picks do for the deck, and suggest different ways to take the deck. I spaced out like 25% of the way through.

[@Frog.meatballthegathering]

@@Zombi3NinjaKing I got spaced out while recording. There was a comment saying they didn’t like it when creators skipped cards. I’m going to keep experimenting to see what works best.