Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Angel
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.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BGW
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander
- Price
- $4.93
- EDHREC rank
- #5620
Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa hands you free cards every combat — exile the top of each poisoned opponent's library and cast those spells for nothing, which is backbreaking if even one opponent takes infect damage. The cost is a four-mana 3/4 that demands an aggressive infect shell to fire on schedule, but in that context it's one of the most efficient card-advantage engines in Abzan colors.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Vishgraz, the Doomhive
Vishgraz, the Doomhive generates Mite tokens that deal infect damage on every swing, immediately turning on Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa's exile trigger against all three opponents — the two cards form the core engine of the deck, not a supporting relationship.
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice spreads proliferate counters and leans on infect synergies broadly enough that Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa slots in as a reliable card-advantage piece, especially in lists that are already poisoning opponents through other vectors.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa belongs — three opponents means three potential exile triggers per combat, which turns a single poisoned player into immediate card advantage and two poisoned players into a runaway engine. Outside Commander, the card is technically legal in Legacy and Vintage but sees no meaningful play there; four mana for a creature that requires a specific board state to generate value doesn't compete in those formats. Oathbreaker is a reasonable secondary home given the smaller life totals and faster poison clocks, but the four-player dynamic of Commander is what makes Ixhel genuinely threatening.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$4.93 cheap tier
At $4.93, Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa sits in the cheap tier and is straightforwardly worth it for any infect or poison Commander deck. Demand is anchored by Vishgraz builds and Atraxa lists alike, so the floor is stable as long as those archetypes remain popular.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.