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|image=Atraxa.jpg
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|birthplace=[[Mirrodin]]
|birthplace=[[Mirrodin]]
|lifetime=[[Mending Era]]
|death=4562 [[AR]]
|race=[[Angel]] [[Horror]], [[Phyrexian]]
|race=[[Angel]] [[Horror]], [[Phyrexian]]
|children=[[Ixhel]] (creation)
|sources=[[Commander 2016]]
|sources=[[Commander 2016]]
|colors={{mana|UGWB}}
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'''Atraxa''' is a [[legendary]] [[phyrexian]] [[angel]] [[horror]] from [[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]]. She is called '''The Grand Unifier''' by other Phyrexians.<ref name="Hollow"/>
'''Atraxa''' was a [[legendary]] [[phyrexian]] [[angel]] [[horror]] from [[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]]. She was called '''The Grand Unifier''' by other Phyrexians.<ref name="Hollow"/>
 
==Description==
Atraxa was a former [[Mirran]] angel [[Compleation|compleated]] through the combined efforts of four of New Phyrexia's [[Praetor]]s.<ref name="Legends One"/> She had pale wings and clawed hands.<ref name="Fall"/> Her voice was sharp and painful to mortals and even recently-compleated [[Phyrexian]]s.<ref name="Triumph"/> She carried a spear, and controlled her forces through thought alone.<ref name="Unblinking">{{DailyRef|magic-story/episode-4-beneath-eyes-unblinking|''March of the Machine'' - Episode 4: Beneath Eyes Unblinking|[[K. Arsenault Rivera]]|March 17, 2023}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Once a [[Mirran]] angel who opposed [[Phyrexia]]'s corruption, Atraxa was captured while single-handedly protecting a Mirran retreat. The [[praetor]] [[Elesh Norn]] honored the angel's tenacity with the blessed gift of Phyrexian [[compleation]], and invited other praetors to contribute. While [[Urabrask]] declined, [[Jin-Gitaxias]], [[Sheoldred]], and [[Vorinclex]] all agreed to join Elesh Norn's efforts, and Atraxa was born, as an awe-inspiring testament to Phyrexia's singular purpose. She now serves as Norn's most loyal general and looks forward to her part in the indoctrination of the rest of the Multiverse.<ref name="Legends One">{{DailyRef|feature/the-legends-of-phyrexia-all-will-be-one|The Legends of Phyrexia: All Will Be One|[[Grace Fong]]|February 2, 2023}}</ref>
Once a [[Mirran]] angel who opposed [[Phyrexia]]'s corruption, Atraxa was captured while single-handedly protecting a Mirran retreat. The [[praetor]] [[Elesh Norn]] honored the angel's tenacity with the blessed gift of Phyrexian [[compleation]] and invited other praetors to contribute. While [[Urabrask]] declined, [[Jin-Gitaxias]], [[Sheoldred]], and [[Vorinclex]] all agreed to join Elesh Norn's efforts, and Atraxa was born, shaped by Norn's own hands, as an awe-inspiring testament to Phyrexia's singular purpose.<ref name="Triumph"/> She now serves as Norn's most loyal general and looks forward to her part in the indoctrination of the rest of the Multiverse.<ref name="Legends One">{{DailyRef|feature/the-legends-of-phyrexia-all-will-be-one|The Legends of Phyrexia: All Will Be One|[[Grace Fong]]|February 2, 2023}}</ref>
 
Atraxa marks the final victory in the Phyrexian conquest of Mirrodin.<ref>[https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/its-time-talk-commander-2016-edition-2016-10-26 It's Time to Talk Commander (2016 Edition), [[Magic Creative Team]], October 26, 2016]</ref> While Norn focused on tending the [[Realmbreaker|Invasion Tree]], Atraxa was charged with unifying the plane in her stead.<ref name="Losses">{{DailyRef|magic-story/assault-on-new-phyrexia-or-episode-3-inconceivable-losses|Assault on New Phyrexia - Episode 3: Inconceivable Losses|[[Seanan McGuire]]|January 14, 2023}}</ref> To accomplish this, she would go on to make more Phyrexian Angels in her visage, one of whom was [[Ixhel]].<ref name="Hollow">{{DailyRef|magic-story/a-hollow-body|A Hollow Body|[[Aysha U. Farah]]|January 12, 2023}}</ref>
 
===New Capenna===
Atraxa was sent by [[Elesh Norn]] to lead the efforts of the Machine Legion against the [[Capenna]]ns, in hopes that her history as an angel would lend her protection against [[Halo]]'s effect on Phyrexians, while simultaneously striking a blow against [[Elspeth Tirel]].<ref name="Triumph">{{DailyRef|magic-story/episode-1-triumph-of-the-fleshless|''March of the Machine'' - Episode 1: Triumph of the Fleshless|[[K. Arsenault Rivera]]|March 16, 2023}}</ref> She was commanded to salvage the ship of the Old Phyrexians, scavenge any remaining Phyrexians for parts, kill all citizens, and destroy the [[Halo]] wellspring.


Atraxa marks the final victory in the Phyrexian conquest of Mirrodin.<ref>[https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/its-time-talk-commander-2016-edition-2016-10-26 It's Time to Talk Commander (2016 Edition), [[Magic Creative Team]], October 26, 2016]</ref> While Norn focused on tending the [[Realmbreaker|Invasion Tree]], Atraxa was charged with unifying the plane in her stead.<ref name="Losses">{{DailyRef|magic-story/assault-on-new-phyrexia-or-episode-3-inconceivable-losses|Assault on New Phyrexia - Episode 3: Inconceivable Losses|[[Seanan McGuire]]|January 14, 2023}}</ref> To accomplish this, she would go on to make more Phyrexian Angels in her own visage, one of whom was [[Ixhel]].<ref name="Hollow">{{DailyRef|magic-story/a-hollow-body|A Hollow Body|[[Aysha U. Farah]]|January 12, 2023}}</ref>
Atraxa corrupted the [[Maestros]], the family most invested in the history of Capenna, to find the Phyrexian relics.<ref name="Unblinking">{{DailyRef|magic-story/episode-4-beneath-eyes-unblinking|''March of the Machine'' - Episode 4: Beneath Eyes Unblinking|[[K. Arsenault Rivera]]|March 17, 2023}}</ref> In the process, her mind was influenced by their obsession with beauty, driving her to a destructive rampage against the sculptures and paintings the Maestros' museums held. The bound angelic forms that littered the city also angered Atraxa, compelling her to destroy the statues, releasing the angelic energy stored within.
 
Later, after the invasion was well underway, agents of the remaining families would coordinate a counterattack, using explosives to drop the entire neighborhood of [[Park Heights]] on Atraxa.<ref name="Fall">{{DailyRef|magic-story/the-fall-of-park-heights|''March of the Machine'' - New Capenna: The Fall of Park Heights|[[Elise Kova]]|March 27, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Team-Ups">{{DailyRef|feature/the-legendary-team-ups-of-march-of-the-machine|The Legendary Team-Ups of March of the Machine|[[Emily Teng]]|April 13, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Old Sins">{{DailyRef|magic-story/episode-9-the-old-sins-of-new-phyrexia|''March of the Machine'' - Episode 9: The Old Sins of New Phyrexia|[[K. Arsenault Rivera]]|March 28, 2023}}</ref> She was later found in the rubble, a steel girder impaling her through the chest, killing her.<ref><c>Atraxa's Fall</c></ref>
 
==Planes visited==
During the [[New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse]], Atraxa and other Phyrexians could travel across the planes via [[Realmbreaker]].
 
*[[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]]
*[[Capenna]]
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Atraxa MTGA avatar MOM.png|Avatar for [[Magic: The Gathering Arena]].
</gallery>


==Story appearances==
==Story appearances==
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|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/a-hollow-body|Phyrexia: All Will Be One: A Hollow Body}} || [[Aysha U. Farah]] || 2023-01-12 || ''[[Phyrexia: All Will Be One]]'' || [[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]] || Atraxa, [[Ixhel]], [[Geth]], [[Belaxis]], [[Geth|Vishgraz]]
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/a-hollow-body|Phyrexia: All Will Be One: A Hollow Body}} || [[Aysha U. Farah]] || 2023-01-12 || ''[[Phyrexia: All Will Be One]]'' || [[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]] || Atraxa, [[Ixhel]], [[Geth]], [[Belaxis]], [[Geth|Vishgraz]]
|-
|-
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/assault-on-new-phyrexia-or-episode-3-inconceivable-losses|Assault on New Phyrexia - Episode 3: Inconceivable Losses}} || [[Seanan McGuire]] || 2023-01-14 || ''Phyrexia: All Will Be One'' || [[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]] || [[Elspeth Tirel]], [[Nahiri]], [[Koth of the Hammer]], [[Kaya Cassir]], [[Kaito Shizuki]], [[Tyvar Kell]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Melira]], [[Himoto]], [[Vraska]], Atraxa
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/assault-on-new-phyrexia-or-episode-3-inconceivable-losses|Assault on New Phyrexia - Episode 3: Inconceivable Losses}} || [[Seanan McGuire]] || 2023-01-14 || ''[[Phyrexia: All Will Be One]]'' || [[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]] || [[Elspeth Tirel]], [[Nahiri]], [[Koth of the Hammer]], [[Kaya Cassir]], [[Kaito Shizuki]], [[Tyvar Kell]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Melira]], [[Himoto]], [[Vraska]], Atraxa
|-
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/episode-1-triumph-of-the-fleshless|March of the Machine - Episode 1: Triumph of the Fleshless}} || [[K. Arsenault Rivera]] || 2023-03-15 || ''[[March of the Machine]]'' || [[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]] || [[Elesh Norn]], [[Kaya Cassir]], [[Kaito Shizuki]], [[Himoto]], [[Tyvar Kell]], [[Lukka]], [[Rothga]], [[Ajani Goldmane]], [[Sheoldred]], [[Jace Beleren]], [[Nahiri]], [[Nissa Revane]], [[Tamiyo]], Atraxa, [[Ephara]]
|-
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/episode-4-beneath-eyes-unblinking|March of the Machine - Episode 4: Beneath Eyes Unblinking}}||[[K. Arsenault Rivera]]||2023-03-17||''[[March of the Machine]]''||[[Kaldheim (plane)|Kaldheim]], [[Kaladesh (plane)|Kaladesh]], [[Capenna]]||[[Tyvar Kell]], [[Harald]], [[Pia Nalaar]], [[Saheeli Rai]], Atraxa
|-
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/episode-6-the-last-to-leave|March of the Machine - Episode 6: The Last to Leave}}||[[K. Arsenault Rivera]]||2023-03-24||''[[March of the Machine]]''||[[Capenna]], [[Theros (plane)|Theros]], [[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]]||[[Elspeth Tirel]], Atraxa, [[Daxos]], [[Elesh Norn]], [[Urabrask]], [[Koth of the Hammer]],  [[Wrenn]], [[Chandra Nalaar]], [[Nissa Revane]], [[Karn]], [[Jin-Gitaxias]], [[Serra]]
|-
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/the-fall-of-park-heights|New Capenna - The Fall of Park Heights}}||[[Elise Kova]]||2023-03-27||''[[March of the Machine]]''||[[Capenna]] || Atraxa, [[Anhelo]], [[Parnesse]], [[Errant]], [[List of secondary characters#Capenna|Della]], [[Perrie]], [[Kamiz]], [[Henzie Torre]], [[Falco Spara]]
|-
|{{ArticleArchive|magic-story/episode-9-the-old-sins-of-new-phyrexia|March of the Machine - Episode 9: The Old Sins of New Phyrexia}}||[[K. Arsenault Rivera]]||2023-03-28||''[[March of the Machine]]''||[[Capenna]], [[New Phyrexia (plane)|New Phyrexia]], [[Theros (plane)|Theros]], [[Zhalfir]]|| [[Giada]], Atraxa, [[Heliod]], [[Kaya Cassir]], [[Ajani Goldmane]], [[Elspeth Tirel]], [[Teferi Akosa]], [[Koth of the Hammer]], [[Chandra Nalaar]], [[Elesh Norn]], [[Vorinclex]], [[Jin-Gitaxias]], [[Melira]], [[Nissa Revane]], [[Karn]], [[Wrenn]], [[Realmbreaker|Eight]]
|}
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*<c>Atraxa, Praetors' Voice</c>
*<c>Atraxa, Praetors' Voice</c>
|associated=
|associated=
*<c>Atraxa's Fall</c>
*<c>Atraxa's Skitterfang</c>
*<c>Atraxa's Skitterfang</c>
*<c>Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa</c>
|art=
*{{card|Rebuild the City|March of the Machine: The Aftermath|MAT|#=93}}
*<c>Sculpted Perfection</c>
*{{card|Vanquish the Weak||MOM}}
|flavor=
|flavor=
*{{card|Bloodfell Caves|March of the Machine}}
*{{card|Bloodfell Caves|March of the Machine|MOM}}
*<c>Grip of Phyresis</c>
*<c>Grip of Phyresis</c>
*{{card|Norn's Wellspring}}
*{{card|Norn's Wellspring}}
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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{{Mirrodin|characters}}[[Category:Angels]][[Category:Horrors]]
 
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[[Category:Deceased]]

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Atraxa
[[File:{{#setmainimage:Atraxa.jpg}}|250px]]
Details
Race Angel Horror, Phyrexian
Birthplace Mirrodin
Died 4562 AR
Children Ixhel (creation)
Colors
{G}{W}{U}{B}
Sources
Commander 2016

Atraxa was a legendary phyrexian angel horror from New Phyrexia. She was called The Grand Unifier by other Phyrexians.[1]

Description

Atraxa was a former Mirran angel compleated through the combined efforts of four of New Phyrexia's Praetors.[2] She had pale wings and clawed hands.[3] Her voice was sharp and painful to mortals and even recently-compleated Phyrexians.[4] She carried a spear, and controlled her forces through thought alone.[5]

History

Once a Mirran angel who opposed Phyrexia's corruption, Atraxa was captured while single-handedly protecting a Mirran retreat. The praetor Elesh Norn honored the angel's tenacity with the blessed gift of Phyrexian compleation and invited other praetors to contribute. While Urabrask declined, Jin-Gitaxias, Sheoldred, and Vorinclex all agreed to join Elesh Norn's efforts, and Atraxa was born, shaped by Norn's own hands, as an awe-inspiring testament to Phyrexia's singular purpose.[4] She now serves as Norn's most loyal general and looks forward to her part in the indoctrination of the rest of the Multiverse.[2]

Atraxa marks the final victory in the Phyrexian conquest of Mirrodin.[6] While Norn focused on tending the Invasion Tree, Atraxa was charged with unifying the plane in her stead.[7] To accomplish this, she would go on to make more Phyrexian Angels in her visage, one of whom was Ixhel.[1]

New Capenna

Atraxa was sent by Elesh Norn to lead the efforts of the Machine Legion against the Capennans, in hopes that her history as an angel would lend her protection against Halo's effect on Phyrexians, while simultaneously striking a blow against Elspeth Tirel.[4] She was commanded to salvage the ship of the Old Phyrexians, scavenge any remaining Phyrexians for parts, kill all citizens, and destroy the Halo wellspring.

Atraxa corrupted the Maestros, the family most invested in the history of Capenna, to find the Phyrexian relics.[5] In the process, her mind was influenced by their obsession with beauty, driving her to a destructive rampage against the sculptures and paintings the Maestros' museums held. The bound angelic forms that littered the city also angered Atraxa, compelling her to destroy the statues, releasing the angelic energy stored within.

Later, after the invasion was well underway, agents of the remaining families would coordinate a counterattack, using explosives to drop the entire neighborhood of Park Heights on Atraxa.[3][8][9] She was later found in the rubble, a steel girder impaling her through the chest, killing her.[10]

Planes visited

During the New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse, Atraxa and other Phyrexians could travel across the planes via Realmbreaker.

Gallery

Story appearances

Title Author Publishing date Set Setting (plane) Featuring
Phyrexia: All Will Be One: A Hollow Body Aysha U. Farah 2023-01-12 Phyrexia: All Will Be One New Phyrexia Atraxa, Ixhel, Geth, Belaxis, Vishgraz
Assault on New Phyrexia - Episode 3: Inconceivable Losses Seanan McGuire 2023-01-14 Phyrexia: All Will Be One New Phyrexia Elspeth Tirel, Nahiri, Koth of the Hammer, Kaya Cassir, Kaito Shizuki, Tyvar Kell, Jace Beleren, Melira, Himoto, Vraska, Atraxa
March of the Machine - Episode 1: Triumph of the Fleshless K. Arsenault Rivera 2023-03-15 March of the Machine New Phyrexia Elesh Norn, Kaya Cassir, Kaito Shizuki, Himoto, Tyvar Kell, Lukka, Rothga, Ajani Goldmane, Sheoldred, Jace Beleren, Nahiri, Nissa Revane, Tamiyo, Atraxa, Ephara
March of the Machine - Episode 4: Beneath Eyes Unblinking K. Arsenault Rivera 2023-03-17 March of the Machine Kaldheim, Kaladesh, Capenna Tyvar Kell, Harald, Pia Nalaar, Saheeli Rai, Atraxa
March of the Machine - Episode 6: The Last to Leave K. Arsenault Rivera 2023-03-24 March of the Machine Capenna, Theros, New Phyrexia Elspeth Tirel, Atraxa, Daxos, Elesh Norn, Urabrask, Koth of the Hammer, Wrenn, Chandra Nalaar, Nissa Revane, Karn, Jin-Gitaxias, Serra
New Capenna - The Fall of Park Heights Elise Kova 2023-03-27 March of the Machine Capenna Atraxa, Anhelo, Parnesse, Errant, Della, Perrie, Kamiz, Henzie Torre, Falco Spara
March of the Machine - Episode 9: The Old Sins of New Phyrexia K. Arsenault Rivera 2023-03-28 March of the Machine Capenna, New Phyrexia, Theros, Zhalfir Giada, Atraxa, Heliod, Kaya Cassir, Ajani Goldmane, Elspeth Tirel, Teferi Akosa, Koth of the Hammer, Chandra Nalaar, Elesh Norn, Vorinclex, Jin-Gitaxias, Melira, Nissa Revane, Karn, Wrenn, Eight

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References

  1. ↑ a b Aysha U. Farah (January 12, 2023). "A Hollow Body". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. ↑ a b Grace Fong (February 2, 2023). "The Legends of Phyrexia: All Will Be One". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ a b Elise Kova (March 27, 2023). "March of the Machine - New Capenna: The Fall of Park Heights". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ a b c K. Arsenault Rivera (March 16, 2023). "March of the Machine - Episode 1: Triumph of the Fleshless". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ a b K. Arsenault Rivera (March 17, 2023). "March of the Machine - Episode 4: Beneath Eyes Unblinking". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  6. ↑ It's Time to Talk Commander (2016 Edition), Magic Creative Team, October 26, 2016
  7. ↑ Seanan McGuire (January 14, 2023). "Assault on New Phyrexia - Episode 3: Inconceivable Losses". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  8. ↑ Emily Teng (April 13, 2023). "The Legendary Team-Ups of March of the Machine". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  9. ↑ K. Arsenault Rivera (March 28, 2023). "March of the Machine - Episode 9: The Old Sins of New Phyrexia". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  10. ↑ Atraxa's Fall
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