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Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel · {1}{W}{B}{G} · Black/Green/White commander

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.

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What Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa actually does

Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.

• Triggered ability · end_stepAt 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 e
• Keyword · flyingflying
• Keyword · vigilancevigilance
• Keyword · toxictoxic

What an Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa deck needs

Plays as poison. What the commander asks of the other 99 — read from the card and checked by hand.

• toxic creatures (it rewards the mechanic by name)

The Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa deck plan

The roles the Forge fills for this commander, and how many cards of each.

• 32× A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
• 7× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 10× Find the exact card the plan needs
• 3× Answer a whole board at once
• 9× Refill your hand
• 4× Keep a permanent you control alive through removal
• 11× Get ahead on mana

Best cards for Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa

Ranked by an engine that reads what each card does — its real cost, its delay and how reliably it works — rather than counting how often other people play it.

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