Chaos Control (Current State) by Gwim

Format: Commander

Commander: Atraxa, Grand Unifier

Bracket: 4

Deck overview

This is a four-color "goodstuff" control/midrange deck piloted by Atraxa, Grand Unifier. The primary game plan is to ramp into Atraxa, use her ETB to stock the hand with a card of each type, then deploy a suite of symmetric board wipes, stax pieces (Grand Abolisher, Damping Matrix, Stoic Angel) and high-end threats like Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur and Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger. The deck lacks a compact, deterministic win condition; its victory paths are slow - combat damage from large creatures, Jace, Wielder of Mysteries if the library empties (not well supported), or the fragile Triskaidekaphile "exactly 13 cards" condition. The strategy rests on grinding the table down through repeated wipes and stax effects, then landing a finisher many turns later.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 Amphibian Downpour
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Atraxa, Grand Unifier
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Azorius Guildgate
  • 1 Bant Charm
  • 1 Body of Knowledge
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bound in Gold
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterpoint
  • 1 Croaking Counterpart
  • 1 Crystal Barricade
  • 1 Damping Matrix
  • 1 Darkmoss Bridge
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Devastation Tide
  • 1 Dimir Aqueduct
  • 1 Disallow
  • 1 Dismal Backwater
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Elixir of Immortality
  • 1 Elvish Piper
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Fauna Shaman
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 2 Forest
  • 1 Fracturing Gust
  • 1 Frogify
  • 1 Gilded Lotus
  • 1 Glacial Fortress
  • 1 Glaring Spotlight
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Graypelt Refuge
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 Hero's Downfall
  • 1 Imprisoned in the Moon
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Ixidron
  • 1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
  • 1 Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
  • 1 Jungle Hollow
  • 1 Kenrith's Transformation
  • 1 Krosan Verge
  • 1 Leyline of Anticipation
  • 1 Massacre Wurm
  • 1 Merciless Eviction
  • 1 Nezahal, Primal Tide
  • 1 Oblivion Ring
  • 1 Obscura Storefront
  • 1 Observed Stasis
  • 1 Omniscience
  • 1 Opal Palace
  • 1 Opulent Palace
  • 1 Oubliette
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Quiet Disrepair
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Return to Dust
  • 1 Rise of the Dark Realms
  • 1 Rite of Replication
  • 1 Seaside Citadel
  • 1 Selesnya Sanctuary
  • 1 Simic Growth Chamber
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stoic Angel
  • 1 Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Tajuru Preserver
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Progress
  • 1 Tamiyo, Collector of Tales
  • 1 Terisian Mindbreaker
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Thalia and The Gitrog Monster
  • 1 Thriving Heath
  • 1 Thriving Isle
  • 1 Thriving Moor
  • 1 Tranquil Cove
  • 1 Triskaidekaphile
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Unmake
  • 1 Urban Retreat
  • 1 Vivid Grove
  • 1 Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
  • 1 Weeping Angel
  • 1 Wheel of Sun and Moon