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Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel · 1WBG
Color identity: Black · Green · White · Abzan
Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa is Abzan (black, green and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying, vigilance, toxic 2
Corrupted — At the beginning of your end step, each opponent who has three or more poison counters exiles the top card of their library face down. You may look at and play those cards for as long as they remain exiled, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast those spells.
Reference price of the card: €1.03
Average lands in decks for Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa: 36
InfectPhyrexiansProliferateTheftMidrangeAggro+1/+1 Counters-1/-1 Counters
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🛠️ Build a deck for Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (65/100)
- Consistency38
- Speed65
- Interaction38
- Resilience70
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 2 Plains, 4 Swamp, 4 Forest)
Sol Ring · Infectious Inquiry · Vraska's Fall · Arcane Signet · Contaminant Grafter · Phyresis Outbreak · Blightbelly Rat · Norn's Decree · Vishgraz, the Doomhive · Unnatural Restoration · Cankerbloom · Evolution Sage · Glistening Sphere · Ichor Rats · Venerated Rotpriest · Bloated Contaminator · Necrogen Rotpriest · Bilious Skulldweller · Swords to Plowshares · Skrelv, Defector Mite · Phyrexian Swarmlord · Pestilent Syphoner · Plague Stinger · Norn's Choirmaster · Infectious Bite · Skrelv's Hive · Cultivate · Geth's Summons · Glissa's Retriever · Vraska, Betrayal's Sting · Plague Myr · White Sun's Twilight · Viridian Corrupter · Expand the Sphere · Grateful Apparition · Myr Convert · Tyrranax Rex · Venomous Brutalizer · Metastatic Evangel · Drown in Ichor · Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon · Vat Emergence · Contagion Clasp · Ghostly Prison · Beast Within · Grafted Exoskeleton · Phyrexian Arena · Putrefy · Mortify · Night's Whisper · Noxious Assault · Fellwar Stone · Noxious Revival · Slaughter Singer · Chromatic Lantern · Necrogen Communion · Trailblazer's Boots · Feed the Infection · Ichorclaw Myr · Farseek · Thirsting Roots · Phyrexian Atlas · Wurmquake · Command Tower · Karn's Bastion · Exotic Orchard · Sandsteppe Citadel · Path of Ancestry · Canopy Vista · Bojuka Bog · Necroblossom Snarl · Fortified Village · Shineshadow Snarl · Tainted Wood · Tainted Field · Temple of Malady · Temple of Silence · The Seedcore · Rogue's Passage · Temple of Plenty · Overgrown Tomb · Godless Shrine · Sungrass Prairie · Temple Garden · Indatha Triome · Myriad Landscape · Krosan Verge · Mirrex · Woodland Cemetery
🃏 Recommended cards for Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Infectious Inquiry | 86% | +82% |
| Vraska's Fall | 84% | +80% |
| Contaminant Grafter | 78% | +74% |
| Phyresis Outbreak | 78% | +74% |
| Blightbelly Rat | 77% | +73% |
| Vishgraz, the Doomhive | 75% | +73% |
| Norn's Decree | 76% | +72% |
| Ichor Rats | 73% | +70% |
| Glistening Sphere | 73% | +70% |
| Unnatural Restoration | 74% | +70% |
| Venerated Rotpriest | 73% | +69% |
| Karn's Bastion | 76% | +69% |
| Bloated Contaminator | 71% | +67% |
| Necrogen Rotpriest | 71% | +67% |
| Cankerbloom | 73% | +67% |
| Bilious Skulldweller | 70% | +67% |
| Evolution Sage | 73% | +66% |
| Skrelv, Defector Mite | 69% | +65% |
| Phyrexian Swarmlord | 67% | +64% |
| Plague Stinger | 65% | +62% |
| Pestilent Syphoner | 65% | +62% |
| Norn's Choirmaster | 63% | +60% |
| Infectious Bite | 61% | +58% |
| Skrelv's Hive | 60% | +56% |
💰 The best cards for your Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Infectious Inquiry
- Vraska's Fall
- Blightbelly Rat
- Vishgraz, the Doomhive
- Ichor Rats
- Unnatural Restoration
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Contaminant Grafter
- Norn's Decree
- Venerated Rotpriest
- Bloated Contaminator
- Evolution Sage
- Skrelv, Defector Mite
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Phyresis Outbreak
- Glistening Sphere
- Norn's Choirmaster
- Atomize
- Contagion Engine
- Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Blowfly Infestation + Nest of Scarabs → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
- Luminous Broodmoth + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite colorless mana
- Blowfly Infestation + Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
- Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa's color identity?
Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa is Abzan (black, green and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 34 % of the time and floods 19 %. Deck health: C+ (65/100).
How many lands should a Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa deck run?
Real Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa?
The three highest-synergy cards are Infectious Inquiry, Vraska's Fall, Contaminant Grafter. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa decks.
What combos does Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa have?
Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa deck cost?
You can start cheap: Infectious Inquiry, Vraska's Fall, Blightbelly Rat are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.