Astaxa by AngelofKhonshu
Format: Commander
Commander: Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
Bracket: 4
DeckCheck Threat Index: 42
Deck overview
This Atraxa, Praetors' Voice deck operates as a dedicated Stun Stax and Proliferate Control strategy. It uses cheap tap-and-stun spells to neutralize opposing threats, then leverages Atraxa and auxiliary proliferate engines to keep those stun counters indefinitely on the board. Asymmetric stax pieces like Blind Obedience, Deafening Silence, Teferi, Time Raveler, and Narset, Parter of Veils severely constrain opposing resources and prevent opponents from casting multiple spells or drawing cards. The deck's primary win condition revolves around establishing an inescapable lock with Fear of Sleep Paralysis—which prevents stun counters from ever being removed from opposing permanents—while draining the table with Scheming Aspirant and attacking in the air with Atraxa. Supported by efficient interaction and phased-based protection, the deck reliably controls the tempo and closes the game across Turns 6 to 8.
Decklist (100 cards)
- 1 Anguished Unmaking
- 1 Arcane Signet
- 1 Ashiok, Dream Render
- 1 Astral Cornucopia
- 1 Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
- 1 Birds of Paradise
- 1 Blind Obedience
- 1 Bloom Tender
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 1 Brokers Confluence
- 1 Calciform Pools
- 1 Chandra, Chill of Compliance
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Crashing Wave
- 1 Deafening Silence
- 1 Deepglow Skate
- 1 Dreadship Reef
- 1 Dreamtide Whale
- 1 Drown in Ichor
- 1 Everflowing Chalice
- 1 Evolution Sage
- 1 Experimental Augury
- 1 Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
- 1 Fear of Sleep Paralysis
- 1 Fierce Guardianship
- 1 Floodpits Drowner
- 1 Flux Channeler
- 4 Forest
- 1 Freeze in Place
- 1 Gilded Scuttler
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Grappling Kraken
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Hapatra, the Desert Frost
- 1 Impede Momentum
- 1 Inexorable Tide
- 1 Involuntary Cooldown
- 5 Island
- 1 Karn's Bastion
- 1 Leyline of the Void
- 1 Loch Mare
- 1 Lost in the Maze
- 1 Lulu, Stern Guardian
- 1 Metastatic Evangel
- 1 Monstrosity of the Lake
- 1 Mystical Tutor
- 1 Narset Transcendent
- 1 Narset, Parter of Veils
- 1 Nesting Grounds
- 1 Omega, Heartless Evolution
- 1 Out Cold
- 1 Patrolling Peacemaker
- 5 Plains
- 1 Praetor's Grasp
- 1 Procrastinate
- 1 Replicating Ring
- 1 Rime Chill
- 1 Ripples of Potential
- 1 Saltcrusted Steppe
- 1 Scheming Aspirant
- 1 Seasoned Cryomancer
- 1 Sensational Spider-Man
- 1 Serum Snare
- 1 Shackle Slinger
- 1 Sharae of Numbing Depths
- 1 Sol Ring
- 1 Stall Out
- 1 Stall for Time
- 1 Stunning Shot
- 4 Swamp
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Talisman of Curiosity
- 1 Talisman of Dominance
- 1 Talisman of Progress
- 1 Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
- 1 Teferi's Protection
- 1 Teferi, Time Raveler
- 1 Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
- 1 Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
- 1 Tezzeret's Gambit
- 1 Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus
- 1 Unnatural Restoration
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Wicked Slumber
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth