Atraxa, Praetors' Voice (Commander) - Expensive Optimized Infect

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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?
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Venerated Rotpriest
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
71%synergy
Ichor Rats
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
60%synergy
Phyresis Outbreak
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
57%synergy
Prologue to Phyresis
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Bloated Contaminator
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Blighted Agent
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Infectious Inquiry
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Infectious Bite
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Inexorable Tide
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Evolution Sage
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Birds of Paradise
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Noble Hierarch
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Thrummingbird
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Smothering Tithe
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Demonic Tutor
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Chrome Mox
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Mox Diamond
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
55%synergy
The One Ring
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Ancient Tomb
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Creatures
Voidwing Hybrid
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Esper Sentinel
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Flux Channeler
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Delighted Halfling
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Bloom Tender
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Contaminant Grafter
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Observer
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Vishgraz, the Doomhive
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Cankerbloom
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Hand of the Praetors
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Crusader
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Plague Stinger
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Bloodroot Apothecary
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Viral Drake
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Swarmlord
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Tyrranax Rex
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Viridian Corrupter
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Norn's Choirmaster
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Fynn, the Fangbearer
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Plague Myr
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Seedborn Muse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Censor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Faeburrow Elder
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Necrogen Rotpriest
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Bilious Skulldweller
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Glistener Elf
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Deepglow Skate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Grateful Apparition
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Whispering Specter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Silent Arbiter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Ichorclaw Myr
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Spark Double
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Teferi's Protection
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Mana Drain
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Vraska's Fall
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Path to Exile
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Force of Will
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Force of Negation
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Worldly Tutor
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Mystical Tutor
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Experimental Augury
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Strike
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Heroic Intervention
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Silence
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Radstorm
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Flusterstorm
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Abrupt Decay
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Atomize
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Pact of Negation
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Veil of Summer
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Mental Misstep
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Negate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Brainstorm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Ripples of Potential
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Noxious Revival
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Cryptic Command
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Steady Progress
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Tezzeret's Gambit
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Unnatural Restoration
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Imperial Seal
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Nature's Lore
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Ichor
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Triumph of the Hordes
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Farseek
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Three Visits
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Farewell
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Contentious Plan
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Cultivate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Thirsting Roots
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Finale of Devastation
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Supreme Verdict
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Damn
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Carnivorous Canopy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Smell Fear
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Armageddon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Contagion Engine
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Ichormoon Gauntlet
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Contagion Clasp
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Bow of Nylea
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
The Great Henge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Insight Engine
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Mystic Remora
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Norn's Decree
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Doubling Season
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Sylvan Library
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Phyresis
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Brokers Ascendancy
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Defense of the Heart
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Necrogen Communion
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Glistening Oil
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Prison
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Oath of Teferi
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ajani, Sleeper Agent
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Teferi, Time Raveler
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Tamiyo, Field Researcher
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Oko, Thief of Crowns
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Karn's Bastion
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Gavony Township
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Glistening Sphere
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Mana Vault
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Lotus Petal
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Staff of Compleation
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mox Opal
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Tundra
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
71%synergy
Misty Rainforest
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Underground Sea
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
71%synergy
Savannah
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
71%synergy
Bayou
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
71%synergy
Scrubland
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
72%synergy
Marsh Flats
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Tropical Island
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
66%synergy
Polluted Delta
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Breeding Pool
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
42%synergy
Windswept Heath
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Godless Shrine
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Flooded Strand
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Temple Garden
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Mana Confluence
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Watery Grave
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
26%synergy
City of Brass
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Swamp
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
-17%synergy
Island
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Forest
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
-20%synergy
Plains
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
-21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Indatha Triome
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Zagoth Triome
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Raffine's Tower
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Cavern of Souls
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Vault of Champions
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Wooded Foothills
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Sea of Clouds
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Morphic Pool
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Silent Clearing
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Starting Town
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-1%synergy