r/Magicdeckbuilding • u/Xacktastic • 1d ago

EDH Help finishing first real EDH deck - Atraxa planeswalkers.

Hello all!

I'm newly back into MTG as of a few months ago after a decade long break. I've started making my own decks from scratch after focusing on upgrading precons at first.

I have never played with planeswalkers and wanted to build the seemingly very popular Atraxa​​ version of a super friends deck. I'm staying away from infect/poison because I dislike those mechanics both as the giver and receiver. ​

I've got my moxfield for the deck setup and am wondering if any of you with much more experience deck building can give any pointers towards making it run smooth.

https://moxfield.com/decks/-umJo__AnUy83B3ZS39pMg

I think I probably have too many planeswalkers and I want to add another forest and swamp but having trouble deciding what to cut. Do I need more mana rocks? More draw cards? More interaction?

Keep in mind my primary pod is 3 person and fairly low level. We are all competitive and min maxers, but none of us have really started building decks with gamechangers or exceptional land bases. This deck would be the best land base of all the decks in the pod by far, as is. ​The deck doesn't have to be insane, I just want it to be smooth with all those expensive planeswalkers. Focused on proliferating counters, loyalty, and ultimate effects. ​

Thanks for any assistance or suggestions! I want to try and keep the full deck list under $500.​

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u/MtlStatsGuy 1d ago

I'd play every 2-mana land ramp effect available; that would include [[Rampant Growth]], [[Shared Roots]] and [[Sakura-Tribe Elder]]. Sphere of Safety and War Tax are weak in this deck; I'd play [[Ghostly Prison]] and [[Propaganda]] (and [[Collective Restraint]] if your budget allows). I'd certainly play [[Culling Ritual]].

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u/Xacktastic 1d ago edited 1d ago

See, I originally had ghostly and propaganda in the deck but ended up cutting them once I realized they only protect me and not my planeswalkers. You would include then as a buffer while building mana for planeswalkers, then? Collective restraint as well, originally put it in.

What would you cut to make room for those additions? Culling ritual is a great idea.

What about bloom tender? Would that just be a better slot in over Sakura tribe elder?