Stop playing around with the dead
Yes, Atraxa is gaining some traction in the format in various Ramp and reanimator strategies, but if Sheoldred and Fable get banned, it stands to reason that Atraxa could take over the format
Decklist: Maestros Control in Standard BO1 Maestros Ascendancy | Illustration by Jodie Muir Planeswalker (2) Creature (13) Unlucky Witness x2 Maestros Ascendancy x2 Eyetwitch x2 Corpse Appraiser x4 Maestros Diabolist x3 Instant (5) Deadly Dispute x4 Hagra Mauling Sorcery (16) Hunt for Specimens x4 Burn Down the House x4 Grisly Sigil x3 Bloodchief's Thirst x3 Strangle x2 Land (24) Shatterskull Smashing Blightstep Pathway x4 Clearwater Pathway x4 Xander's Lounge x4 Island Stormcarved Coast x4 Haunted Ridge Riverglide Pathway x2 Hive of the Eye Tyrant Mountain Swamp Sideboard (15) Necrotic Fumes Pest Summoning Mascot Exhibition Environmental Sciences Teachings of the Archaics Mercurial Transformation Start from Scratch Ray of Enfeeblement x2 Duress x4 Negate x2 This is a deck I threw together to try to build around some of the cards I mentioned
The 1995 cards are in high demand partially because of their name, which refers to their initial copyright year instead of their year of release (1997)
TYPE 2: OP-01 White Bottom & OP-03 ONLY
I threw together a Golgari (black and green) deck, splashing blue and white in order to play the copy of Atraxa, Grand Unifier that I opened during the event
