Atraxa, Praetors' Voice Deck Tech - POISONOUS MUTATIONS // Magic the Gathering // EDH // Infect

[@vex_mtg]

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[@streetsurfer24]

decided to make this deck :) love the idea of infect and mutate and having a praetor commander! You should do more game videos! Even if its just on cockatrice! would be nice to see the decks in action

[@vex_mtg]

Hi @streetsurfer24, thanks for checking out my video, I'm really glad you like it. Hopefully one day I can do game play videos, but that requires some better equipment and a lot of editing.

[@danielguerrero8151]

@@vex_mtgcan you make an updated version of this!! so many. ew great cards came out

[@zackeryfreiberg8199]

Saw this video at midnight and here we are 5 hours later with an atraxa infect/mutate/proliferate deck on the way😅

[@vex_mtg]

@zackery freiberg, that must be a world record!

[@zackeryfreiberg8199]

@@vex_mtg your deck list helped set up the foundation to make it happen that way!😁

[@vex_mtg]

@zackery freiberg, I'm glad I can help!

[@lechampion2349]

My atraxa infect did work last night at my lgs 😍😍😍 plus u don’t just use atraxa to proliferate use other things that has proliferate in them

[@morgunkorn_]

What a sweet deck! I think i'm missing 5 cheap cards, definitely building this one! Thank you Vex, great video as always

[@vex_mtg]

Hi again @morgunkorn! Yeah, this bulk of the deck can be build on a semi-budget and especially now that Atraxa and Skithiryx (Skittles) has been reprinted.

[@morgunkorn_]

@@vex_mtg I was thinking of putting some combat tricks in the deck, as I'm playing Duel and a Scale Up / Groundswell / Vines of Vastwood can easily close the game. What do you think of Noble Hierarch?

[@vex_mtg]

@morgunkorn You should definitely include Noble Hierarch in your deck, she's very powerful. She was my last cut when building my deck and the only reason I cut her was because she was a human and didn't work with Mutate.

[@juanbeardandgaming9201]

Really cool build, I personally made some tweaks to make it fit my budget, only chsnged the mana base, still this is an awesome build and I cannot wait to try it

[@vex_mtg]

Hi @Juan BeardAndGaming, that's great to hear. Yeah, the mana base is the most expensive part of the deck, I'm glad you were able to tweak it to meet your budget. Good luck with your games and thanks for tuning in!

[@rene5871]

if you broke just say that

[@OldTimerOfficial]

@@rene5871boo

[@johnknuckles9250]

bought SL atraxa and its my first commander build, thanks for the share sir

[@vex_mtg]

I got the secret lair too. You can also check out my partial Atraxa deck on my Journey of Bling series.

[@johnknuckles9250]

@@vex_mtg watched mostly all your Commander build, love your videos. now we wait for that sweet sweet Guilded atraxa ❤️🔥🔥

[@GabbaGruba]

Building a infect deck right now and didn’t thought but Mutate. Thank you!! Now the Deck is even worse to play against😁😁😁👌

[@jtridley1234]

Very cool take on atraxa. Thanks for sharing

[@vex_mtg]

Thanks for tuning in, I hope there's more infect/poison in the new sets so I can make upgrades.

[@markr97]

Any chance we could have a relook at this concept with any potential updates from new cards since this was posted? Such a great concept and would love to see if there are any upgrades which could be made to this deck

[@gerrygunawan1304]

INFECT, the first and the fastest way become Archenemy/common enemy in EDH.

[@vex_mtg]

Yes indeed, sometimes it’s fun to be the archenemy.

[@reaperk1n964]

My personal atraxa deck is a straight up infect praetor deck and it is pretty satisfying when my Mana works with me lol

[@soonfamous]

Can you share list?

[@vex_mtg]

That sounds pretty neat too @Reaper K1n9. The new Vorinclex is another praetor you can add to the deck.

[@reaperk1n964]

@@vex_mtg I've been on the lookout for that, it's too good

[@andrescalderon8524]

Can we see a list

[@SB-yh7ue]

thanks for the great list!

[@vex_mtg]

No problem!

[@matthewdill335]

I have a Atraxa / Wither deck. Infect gets ya in my group to become a game of 3vs1. Very nice build though with Mutate.

[@vex_mtg]

@Matthew Dill, Wither is a neat concept with Atraxa, have you tried any of the Mutate cards in your deck?

[@matthewdill335]

@@vex_mtg I have not tried mutate but I think i will add some as with infect the wither creatures dont typically have high defense.

[@martinmcwatters3974]

I'm in the process of making an Atraxa poison deck and my opponent is actually using Kaalia also 😆

[@vex_mtg]

That is sweet!

[@chrisarias531]

Hey Vex. I’m in the process of making an Atraxa Infect EDH deck and stumbled on your video. I love the concept and think I want to go the mutate direction. I do have a couple of questions for you. Do you have any updates to this deck list? Also I noticed you didn’t add a ton of pumps, evasion and or counter spells. How does this deck do for you in a 1v1 or free for all EDH? Do you find it to be fast and competitive with consistent draws and wins? Also I would love to see a deck list of your modern infect deck?

[@vex_mtg]

I don't have any updates for the list as I don't really update too often (probably every 2 years - video coming up on this update process). The game plan is to get in there with some initial poison, mutate creatures to make them useful/bigger and let proliferate do the rest of the job. The deck is fairly competitive, I love the surprise proliferate for the kill. My modern infect deck is kind of out of date, but there was a top 8 deck from MTGVegas somewhere.

[@chrisarias531]

Thanks Vex I appreciate it. Yeah I saw that infect modern deck from the tourney. Would you say this deck is better in a free for all EDH or 2 headed giant EDH?

[@veerkillerx]

@@chrisarias531 The more opponents you have, the harder it gets. 2HG can be difficult because you have 2 players blocking one set of health. In my experience they work better as low to the ground as possible.

[@chrisarias531]

@@veerkillerx so would you not use mutate creatures or just remove the high CMC creatures for better value cards such as more proliferate, ramp and removal?

[@veerkillerx]

@@chrisarias531 the idea of mutate is intriguing, but unless it's adding some crazy value, like unblockable, it isn't really the winning strategy. Because infect tends to make you arch enemy at the table, I tend to run every low cmc infect card possible to get that first point in asap and proliferate the rest. The mutate creatures with trample and other keywords to help get past blockers definitely seem useful, though, especially the cheaper ones.

[@adriano7444]

You should always start a video about Atraxa with "why have you come here? just to suffer?"

[@vex_mtg]

That's a good one, where was that quote from.

[@miabanda1196]

Hey Vex! Building my own infect deck with this same idea. How would you say this deck has been doing? I’ve noticed it’s been a year since you’ve made it.

[@art3mis357]

Cool build. With the recent commander legends release is there any update on the deck?

[@vex_mtg]

Hi @Art3mis, thanks for asking. For now, I don't see any new cards that come to mind. Infect is in an interesting space where you usually need an infect set or a proliferate set to see additional inclusion.

[@zackjordan4728]

I took breed lethality symbiotic swarm and enhanced evolution together with a couple cards I have and made atraxa monster builder

[@vex_mtg]

That's one way to do it @Zack Jordan. You could say you mutated your pre-cons together!

[@metroplexgrimlock7089]

Any particular reason why Pollywog or Essence Symbiote wasn't included?

[@vex_mtg]

@Metroplex Grimlock, there just wasn't enough room. I just wanted pure mutate creatures.

[@metroplexgrimlock7089]

@@vex_mtg I understand

[@RGL1AX1M]

Greetings from Russia. Thanks for the review of the deck, I found some new cards for myself :). And I just don’t know what kind of mana base to make so that it’s on the budget (although the atraxа is also foil and borderless)

[@vex_mtg]

You can always get the new Innistrad slow lands, they are fantastic. There's shocklands if you can afford them, otherwise run lots of basics. My friend has this deck and runs lots of basics. The only issue is playing Atraxa consistently on turn 4, but otherwise, not too many mana problems.

[@Tonydude182]

Good build, definitely need more card draw though because your table will definitely be popping your infect guys and countering right away, and you’ll end up with few cards in hand and no board. Especially when playing engines and creatures that cost 6 to cast, 4 to trigger

[@vex_mtg]

I hear you @Tony Geravesh, it's just so hard to cut cards.

[@freekill1018]

@@vex_mtg I feel that lol I just built my atraxa deck took all night and I'm still not done

[@isaacc397]

Really great deck,out of curiosity how much will this deck cost to build

[@vex_mtg]

Hi @Isaac C, thanks for checking out my deck tech. The deck costs $660 to build, if you remove the 6 fetchlands, the total drops to $425. You can also find the deck list link in the description with up-to-date pricing on the deck.

[@Shouten707]

Great build, any reason you didn't include Dirge Bat, Souvenir Snatcher, or Otrimi?

[@vex_mtg]

@Iwa, I wanted to have a lower CMC and get in poison counters quickly with infect and sit back and proliferate.

[@MegaRageman_DSMTG]

Have there been any updates to this list from MH2 or Strixhaven?

[@vex_mtg]

@MegaRageman, I don't believe I have any updates to the deck except maybe Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth.

[@lechampion2349]

You should add Tainted Strike , it gives you alot of option especially when your opponent attacks with a big creature you sneak that in , I had one opponent use a creature with 12 power and the other opponent didn’t block and I just sneak in Tainted Strike one shot killed him

[@gabrielegabbanini3962]

how many lands do you play? ps: amazing deck

[@vex_mtg]

I should be playing around 38 lands.

[@dylansturm8065]

A guy in my play group uses Atraxa infect deck and it's a pain to play.

[@vex_mtg]

I'm guessing you mean it's a pain to play again, but it's fun to play with.

[@SaddamHX]

Hi, do you have a Saskia or Skithiryx infect deck? I have a Saskia (Skithiryx and Atraxa too) Infect Foil but I still need some cards to finish it ... Greetings from Chile

[@vex_mtg]

Hi @SaddamHX, thanks for stopping by. I only have this Atraxa Infect deck, I was debating making a Skithiryx Infect deck instead, but we know who won. However, I do have a foil Modern Infect deck. Saskia is a petty neat idea, never thought of that. Do you have a deck list or picture of your decks, I would love to see it. Also, how's the EDH scene in Chile?

[@SaddamHX]

@@vex_mtg Hi, for now I don't have a list of my decks or a photo because I don't have them with me but I will have them over the weekend. I am trying to make my Skithiryx deck as aggressive as possible with a lot of mana rocks and low costs, for now I have its mana curve at 2.406 but I want to lower it even more. Saskia is going the same way, her curve goes for 2,444 and I also want to lower it even more. Here in Chile I have not been able to play much lately because of the pandemic but there is a lot of casual Commander, very little competitive Commander ... and very little Infect !! hahaha (If it is not understood very well it is because I am using Google translator) Greetings.

[@vex_mtg]

@SaddamHX Thanks for the reply. I'm glad you have a deck archetype you really like and you can have fun with. I can't wait to see your deck, I bet it's pretty amazing.

[@SaddamHX]

@@vex_mtg Hello, do you have an email to send you photos and info of the decks?

[@vex_mtg]

@SaddamHX, my email address on on my about page. You could also tweet me @vex_mtg on Twitter as well. Thanks!

[@mikevalentine2741]

Good video!! I an more convinced to make this. Do you have a deck list of this deck?

[@vex_mtg]

Hi @Mike Valentine, I'm glad you have an interest in make an Atraxa deck. Here's the link to my deck list: bit.ly/3jtb2dT

[@catit6599]

Do you get your cards from TCGplayer player etc or a lgs?

[@vex_mtg]

@Tom Scott, I usually buy my cards from my LGS to support them. When they don't have the cards I need (after waiting for a couple of weeks to go back in stock), I go to TCGPlayer.

[@christianlucini837]

But does a player who loses by infect do so at the same time or after the end step? . Or let me explain better, if there is a situation on the stack with three spells and the opponent with 9 Poison Counters and I decide to proliferate, do you win instantly and also empty the stack in case of multy player or does it resolve and then end of turn loses?

[@PRrrr_neutral]

9:31 what reckless? Can someone explain it to me please🙏

[@itzyaboilostkauz4472]

Is this good in multi-player? Also can you show Atraxa SuperFriends deck? Please and ty.

[@vex_mtg]

Hi @ItzYaBoiLostKauz, yeah this is good in multiplayer, you just have to give each player at least on poison counter and then you can proliferate them to death. I do want to show off my Atraxa super friends deck, but it's still being tweaked ... again. Stay tuned.

[@itzyaboilostkauz4472]

@@vex_mtg can't wait to see it and also do u perfer infect or SuperFriends?

[@vex_mtg]

@ItzYaBoiLostKauz, I prefer super friends better, but its so hard to keep Planeswalkers on board because my playgroup treats them as public enemy #1. I'm tweaking the deck to be able to protect my Planeswalkers better.

[@jasonrice8066]

Ichor Rats

[@vex_mtg]

That is indeed in the deck, really fantastic way to start the poliferation.