Art: Tetsuya Nomura · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Atraxa, Grand Unifier

WUBG

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel · from $18.40

Flying, vigilance, deathtouch, lifelink When Atraxa enters, reveal the top ten cards of your library. For each card type, you may put a card of that type from among the revealed cards into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. (Artifact, battle, creature, enchantment, instant, land, planeswalker, and sorcery are card types.)

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

57 of 100 at $5 or less · 40 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swords to Plowshares	Instant	1	$0.98
7	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
8	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
9	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
10	Path to Exile	Instant	1	$0.71
11	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
12	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
13	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
14	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
15	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
16	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
17	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
18	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
19	Beast Within	Instant	3	$0.49
20	Nature's Lore	Sorcery	2	$2.15
21	Rampant Growth	Sorcery	2	$0.39
22	Heroic Intervention	Instant	2	$9.28
23	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
24	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
25	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
26	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
27	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
28	Birds of Paradise	Creature	1	$4.98
29	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
30	Kodama's Reach	Sorcery	3	$1.55
31	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
32	Three Visits	Sorcery	2	$5.55
33	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
34	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
35	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
36	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
37	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
38	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
39	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
40	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
41	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
42	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
43	Watery Grave	Land	0	$9.86
44	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
45	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
46	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
47	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
48	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
49	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
50	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
51	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
52	Breeding Pool	Land	0	$9.15
53	Godless Shrine	Land	0	$8.47
54	Hallowed Fountain	Land	0	$6.97
55	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
56	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
57	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
58	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
59	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
60	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
61	Overgrown Tomb	Land	0	$8.00
62	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
63	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
64	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
65	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
66	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
67	Temple Garden	Land	0	$6.57
68	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
69	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
70	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
71	Sunken Hollow	Land	0	$0.29
72	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
73	Glacial Fortress	Land	0	$0.21
74	Isolated Chapel	Land	0	$0.21
75	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
76	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
77	Talisman of Dominance	Artifact	2	$0.49
78	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
79	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
80	Hinterland Harbor	Land	0	$0.28
81	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
82	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
83	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
84	Prairie Stream	Land	0	$0.19
85	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
86	Drowned Catacomb	Land	0	$0.50
87	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
88	Canopy Vista	Land	0	$0.22
89	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
90	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
91	Woodland Cemetery	Land	0	$0.62
92	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
93	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
94	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
95	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
96	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
97	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
98	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
99	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
100	Assassin's Trophy	Instant	2	$1.01

Curve of these staples

Most played with Atraxa, Grand Unifier

The 25 most-played cards in 131 settled top-16 lists running Atraxa, Grand Unifier at 16+ player events since Mar 6, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Command Tower	100% · 131 of 131	33
2	Sol Ring	100% · 131 of 131	33
3	Birds of Paradise	99% · 130 of 131	33
4	Arcane Signet	98% · 129 of 131	32
5	Windswept Heath	98% · 128 of 131	32
6	City of Brass	95% · 125 of 131	31
7	Dark Ritual	95% · 125 of 131	33
8	Polluted Delta	93% · 122 of 131	28
9	Rhystic Study	93% · 122 of 131	28
10	Mystic Remora	92% · 121 of 131	28
11	Smothering Tithe	92% · 121 of 131	28
12	Demonic Tutor	92% · 120 of 131	28
13	Food Chain	92% · 120 of 131	28
14	Lotus Petal	92% · 120 of 131	28
15	Mindbreak Trap	92% · 120 of 131	28
16	Chrome Mox	91% · 119 of 131	28
17	Enlightened Tutor	91% · 119 of 131	27
18	Flooded Strand	91% · 119 of 131	28
19	Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff	91% · 119 of 131	28
20	Mana Vault	91% · 119 of 131	28
21	Vampiric Tutor	91% · 119 of 131	27
22	Esper Sentinel	90% · 118 of 131	28
23	Flusterstorm	90% · 118 of 131	26
24	Force of Will	90% · 118 of 131	27
25	Pact of Negation	90% · 118 of 131	27

Combos with Atraxa, Grand Unifier

One combo using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Atraxa, Grand Unifier + Deadeye Navigator + Mind Over Matter
Near-infinite looting · Near-infinite self-discard triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 137 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

13th of 62 — CEDH Dual Tournament 9 - October 3rd on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 2–4–0 · by Oliver Schofield-Fitzpatrick
10th of 19 — La Competència | Brain Freeze | cEDH on Topdeck.ggOct 2, 2026 · 0–2–1 · by OtG
2nd of 21 — Free Mulligans - Casual EDH League (Season 3, Tappa 1) on Topdeck.ggOct 1, 2026 · 1–0–1 · by Carlo Maria Culiersi
3rd of 19 — Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S2W12 on Topdeck.ggSep 28, 2026 · 2–3–1 · by Ian Teruya
12th of 19 — Aether Valley cEDH 1k Tournament Sept 2026 on Topdeck.ggSep 26, 2026 · 0–2–2 · by Daniel Brewer
1st of 16 — FRIDAY NIGHT BRONZE CEDH on Topdeck.ggSep 25, 2026 · 2–0–0 · by Anthony Barone
2nd of 22 — Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S2W11 on Topdeck.ggSep 21, 2026 · 3–2–0 · by Ian Teruya
15th of 25 — Win-a-Mox Diamond on Topdeck.ggSep 20, 2026 · 0–1–2 · by Jon Hoyes

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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