Sacrifical Horror by UTA

Format: Commander

Commander: Atraxa, Grand Unifier

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 42

Deck overview

This Atraxa, Grand Unifier deck is an Aristocrats Midrange strategy that converts resilient creatures into mana, card draw, and board-wide attrition. The deck uses low-cost ramp to establish self-recurring fodder like Ophiomancer, Bloodghast, and Reassembling Skeleton, which feed sacrifice outlets such as Warren Soultrader, Skullclamp, and Braids, Arisen Nightmare. As the board develops, asymmetric stax and removal pieces like Thalia and The Gitrog Monster and Savra, Queen of the Golgari suppress opposing boards while keeping your own resources intact. Casting Atraxa, Grand Unifier refills your hand with 4 to 6 fresh cards across diverse permanent types, preventing gas depletion and bridging straight into win conditions. The deck closes the game through exponential combat scaling with Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest, wide token swarms from Tendershoot Dryad, or direct life loss via Blood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat, and Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Assault Intercessor
  • 1 Atraxa, Grand Unifier
  • 1 Attrition
  • 1 Baleful Strix
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Black Market
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Bloodghast
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Braids, Arisen Nightmare
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Circle of Dreams Druid
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Ephemerate
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 Fumulus, the Infestation
  • 1 Gardenize
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Glissa, the Traitor
  • 1 Haunt of the Dead Marshes
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Indatha Triome
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
  • 1 Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
  • 1 Kels, Fight Fixer
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Muldrotha, the Gravetide
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nether Traitor
  • 1 Ophiomancer
  • 1 Opulent Palace
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Ozox, the Clattering King
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Pit of Offerings
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Raffine's Tower
  • 1 Reassembling Skeleton
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Ruthless Deathfang
  • 1 Sandsteppe Citadel
  • 1 Savra, Queen of the Golgari
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Seaside Citadel
  • 1 Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
  • 1 Sigarda, Host of Herons
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Spara's Headquarters
  • 1 Summon: Fenrir
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tajuru Preserver
  • 1 Tamiyo, Collector of Tales
  • 1 Tamiyo, Compleated Sage
  • 1 Tendershoot Dryad
  • 1 Thalia and The Gitrog Monster
  • 1 The Eternal Wanderer
  • 1 The Scarab God
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Trickbind
  • 1 Undergrowth Stadium
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Verdant Kraken
  • 1 Warren Soultrader
  • 1 Wight of the Reliquary
  • 1 Yahenni, Undying Partisan
  • 1 Zagoth Triome
  • 1 Zodiark, Umbral God
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat