Its more often used to keep around the temporary tokens generated by red cards like Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker, Urabrask's Forge, and Feldon of the Third Path
Despite that being eight years ago, Atraxa remains one of, if not the, best legendary creatures in the game
Yes, theyre amazing, especially for Commander, but theyve had their spotlight
Birds, which all flew in this set, had a "nonflying matters" theme, which contradicted the desire for an all-Birds deck
It also becomes a target for 's copy ability, in which case it turns into a super excellent spell that can remove two creatures up to 2 mana for just 1 mana
Theres something really satisfying about relying on this Scheme as your primary win condition, but it can also supplement any kind of creature or burn-based strategy very nicely indeed