Atraxa, Praetors' Voice (Commander) - Expensive -1/-1 Counters

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Jonathan Zucchetti
Feb 12, 2026
The Problem of Generic Commanders
How do you build a commander that doesn't really give you an idea of how to build it? Is it worth it to build a generic commander?
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Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
47%synergy
Contagion Engine
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
47%synergy
Evolution Sage
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
44%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
44%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Inexorable Tide
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Karn's Bastion
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Top Cards
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Thrummingbird
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Mana Drain
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Birds of Paradise
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Ichor Rats
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Vraska's Fall
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
76%inclusion25 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Demonic Tutor
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Smothering Tithe
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Teferi's Protection
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Ancient Tomb
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Farewell
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Flux Channeler
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Venerated Rotpriest
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Blighted Agent
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Contaminant Grafter
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Bloom Tender
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Noble Hierarch
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Plague Myr
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Necroskitter
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Volrath, the Shapestealer
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Swarmlord
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Vishgraz, the Doomhive
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Plague Stinger
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Observer
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Esper Sentinel
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Delighted Halfling
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Voidwing Hybrid
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Tyrranax Rex
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Viridian Corrupter
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Girl, Known Killer
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Cankerbloom
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Deepglow Skate
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Obelisk Spider
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Corrosive Mentor
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Viral Drake
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Glistener Elf
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Norn's Choirmaster
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Generous Patron
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Persistent Constrictor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Spitting Dilophosaurus
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Forgotten Ancient
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Roaming Throne
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Wickerbough Elder
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Carnifex Demon
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Agent Frank Horrigan
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Soul Snuffers
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Banshee
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Ripples of Potential
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Experimental Augury
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Infectious Bite
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Radstorm
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Path to Exile
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Worldly Tutor
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Atomize
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Heroic Intervention
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Dovin's Veto
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Fuel for the Cause
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Force of Will
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Brokers Confluence
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Grim Affliction
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Choking Fumes
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Strike
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Void Rend
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Mystical Tutor
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Mutational Advantage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Abrupt Decay
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-16%synergy
Disallow
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Noxious Revival
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Protection Magic
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Nature's Lore
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Three Visits
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Drown in Ichor
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Seal
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Contentious Plan
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Cultivate
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-17%synergy
Supreme Verdict
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Kodama's Reach
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-9%synergy
Rampant Growth
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Reanimate
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Grind // Dust
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Damn
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Mass Diminish
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Finale of Devastation
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Yuna's Decision
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sword of Truth and Justice
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Contagion Clasp
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Insight Engine
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
17%synergy
The Great Henge
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Serrated Arrows
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Moxite Refinery
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Trigon of Corruption
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Blight Sickle
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Helm of the Host
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
The Masamune
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Blitzball Stadium
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Buster Sword
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
The Earth Crystal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Innkeeper's Talent
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Doubling Season
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Brokers Ascendancy
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Norn's Decree
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Blowfly Infestation
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Nest of Scarabs
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-9%synergy
Sylvan Library
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Crumbling Ashes
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Flourishing Defenses
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
As Foretold
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Oath of Teferi
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Court of Garenbrig
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Phyresis
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Hardened Scales
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Propaganda
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Parallax Wave
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Aqueous Form
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Glistening Oil
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Fevered Convulsions
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Parallel Lives
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Defense of the Heart
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Sphere Grid
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ajani, Sleeper Agent
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Teferi, Hero of Dominaria
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Wrenn and Realmbreaker
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Tamiyo, Field Researcher
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Vraska, Relic Seeker
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Ajani Unyielding
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Teferi, Who Slows the Sunset
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Nissa, Voice of Zendikar
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Narset Transcendent
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Inkmoth Nexus
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Saltcrusted Steppe
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Dreadship Reef
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Gavony Township
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Nesting Grounds
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Calciform Pools
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Drannith Ruins
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Glistening Sphere
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Staff of Compleation
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Replicating Ring
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-16%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Diamond
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Mana Crypt
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Tundra
100%inclusion33 decks33 decks
75%synergy
Underground Sea
100%inclusion33 decks33 decks
75%synergy
Savannah
100%inclusion33 decks33 decks
75%synergy
Tropical Island
100%inclusion33 decks33 decks
75%synergy
Bayou
100%inclusion33 decks33 decks
75%synergy
Scrubland
100%inclusion33 decks33 decks
76%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
85%inclusion28 decks33 decks
40%synergy
Breeding Pool
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Godless Shrine
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
40%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Marsh Flats
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
38%synergy
Misty Rainforest
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Windswept Heath
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Flooded Strand
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Watery Grave
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
76%inclusion25 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Temple Garden
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Swamp
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Island
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
Forest
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
Plains
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
-18%synergy
Zagoth Triome
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Mana Confluence
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Indatha Triome
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
-20%synergy
Raffine's Tower
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
15%synergy
City of Brass
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Scalding Tarn
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Sea of Clouds
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Arid Mesa
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Opulent Palace
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Seaside Citadel
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Wooded Foothills
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Vault of Champions
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Horizon of Progress
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy