Art by Borja Pindado

Iraxxa, Empress of Mars

Legendary Creature — Alien Warrior

Trample Battle cry (Whenever this creature attacks, each other attacking creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.) Paradox — Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, create a 2/2 red Alien Warrior creature token.

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Iraxxa, Empress of Mars deck guide

Iraxxa, Empress of Mars is a mono-red creature commander. It leads 398 decks on EDHREC, where it ranks #2,361 among all commanders.

Most Iraxxa decks are built around exile, tokens and cascade, with impulse draw and aggro builds close behind.

A typical Iraxxa list runs 36 lands (30 basic), 20 creatures, 8 instants, 14 sorceries, 11 artifacts, 9 enchantments and 1 planeswalkers.

The cards played most with Iraxxa: Sol Ring (77% of decks), Arcane Signet (69% of decks), Glimpse the Impossible (60% of decks), Flaming Tyrannosaurus (58% of decks), Count on Luck (56% of decks) and Wild Wasteland (55% of decks).

Well-known combos with Iraxxa:

Expedited Inheritance + Blasphemous Act
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars + Squee, the Immortal + Phyrexian Altar + Runaway Steam-Kin
Iraxxa, Empress of Mars + Squee, the Immortal + Phyrexian Altar + Ruby Medallion

Play data from EDHREC, updated daily.

Average Card Type Breakdown

Creature

20%

Instant

Sorcery

14%

Artifact

11%

Enchantment

Planeswalker

Land

36%

Average Mana Curve

25%

23%

22%

12%

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Most Played With Iraxxa, Empress of Mars (211)

Sol Ring

77% of decks

Arcane Signet

69% of decks

Glimpse the Impossible

60% of decks

Flaming Tyrannosaurus

58% of decks

Count on Luck

56% of decks

Wild Wasteland

55% of decks

Wild-Magic Sorcerer

55% of decks

Ignite the Future

55% of decks

Professional Face-Breaker

54% of decks

Mind Stone

52% of decks

Blasphemous Act

49% of decks

Plargg and Nassari

47% of decks

Charred Foyer // Warped Space

47% of decks

Runaway Steam-Kin

44% of decks

Impact Tremors

42% of decks

Delayed Blast Fireball

42% of decks

Embrace the Unknown

42% of decks

Nalfeshnee

41% of decks

Faithless Looting

41% of decks

Rose, Cutthroat Raider

40% of decks

Tavern Brawler

40% of decks

Inspired Tinkering

40% of decks

Fire Diamond

39% of decks

Interdimensional Web Watch

39% of decks

Battle Hymn

38% of decks

Keeper of Secrets

38% of decks

Abrade

38% of decks

Shared Animosity

38% of decks

Grenzo, Havoc Raiser

38% of decks

Passionate Archaeologist

37% of decks

Vandalblast

36% of decks

Jeska's Will

36% of decks

Urabrask, Heretic Praetor

35% of decks

You Find Some Prisoners

35% of decks

Ensnared by the Mara

35% of decks

Heraldic Banner

35% of decks

Bonehoard Dracosaur

34% of decks

Mana Geyser

33% of decks

The Fire Crystal

32% of decks

Unstable Amulet

32% of decks

Call Forth the Tempest

31% of decks

Wayfarer's Bauble

31% of decks

Chandra, Torch of Defiance

31% of decks

Lightning Bolt

30% of decks

Seething Song

30% of decks

Improvisation Capstone

30% of decks

Long-Range Sensor

29% of decks

Enduring Courage

29% of decks

Shadow of the Goblin

28% of decks

Fellwar Stone

28% of decks

Outpost Siege

28% of decks

Hit the Mother Lode

28% of decks

Solstice Revelations

28% of decks

Birgi, God of Storytelling

27% of decks

Valakut Exploration

27% of decks

Trumpeting Carnosaur

27% of decks

Demon Bolt

26% of decks

Swiftfoot Boots

26% of decks

Lightning Greaves

26% of decks

Lovisa Coldeyes

25% of decks

Powerbalance

25% of decks

Hex Magic

25% of decks

Zoyowa's Justice

25% of decks

Inti, Seneschal of the Sun

24% of decks

Chimil, the Inner Sun

24% of decks

Commune with Lava

24% of decks

Untimely Malfunction

24% of decks

Volcanic Torrent

23% of decks

Rousing Refrain

23% of decks

Wild Magic Surge

22% of decks

Kami of Celebration

21% of decks

Weftstalker Ardent

21% of decks

Geological Appraiser

21% of decks

Wand of Wonder

21% of decks

Cursed Mirror

21% of decks

Opera Love Song

21% of decks · $0.28

Highway Robbery

21% of decks · $0.34

Dire Fleet Daredevil

20% of decks · $0.39

Pinnacle Monk

20% of decks

Stolen Strategy

20% of decks · $0.39

Mizzix's Mastery

19% of decks · $8.48

Strike It Rich

19% of decks · $1.58

Squee, the Immortal

19% of decks · $1.57

Headliner Scarlett

19% of decks · $3.85

Painter's Studio // Defaced Gallery

19% of decks

Tannuk, Steadfast Second

19% of decks · $2.51

Blazing Crescendo

19% of decks · $0.21

Roar of Resistance

18% of decks · $2.53

Norin, Swift Survivalist

18% of decks · $0.19

Thought Vessel

18% of decks

Furious Rise

18% of decks · $0.23

Advanced Reconstruction

18% of decks · $0.30

Galvanic Relay

18% of decks · $0.24

Rob the Archives

17% of decks · $0.35

Nico Minoru, Runaway

17% of decks · $17.30

Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest

17% of decks · $4.50

Sundering Eruption

17% of decks

Rising of the Day

16% of decks · $0.49

Big Score

16% of decks · $0.41

Dance with Calamity

16% of decks · $0.33

Spider-Verse

16% of decks · $0.88

Noise Marine

16% of decks · $1.55

Tibalt's Trickery

16% of decks · $10.50

Patchwork Banner

16% of decks · $2.89

Liquimetal Torque

16% of decks · $2.97

Cait Sith, Fortune Teller

16% of decks · $0.30

Witty Roastmaster

15% of decks · $1.02

March of Reckless Joy

15% of decks · $0.28

Sword of Forge and Frontier

15% of decks · $9.22

Etali's Favor

15% of decks · $0.27

Invoke Calamity

15% of decks · $0.40

Sol Talisman

15% of decks · $1.14

Triple Triad

15% of decks · $0.33

Zenith Festival

15% of decks · $0.33

Burning Curiosity

15% of decks · $0.19

Bonecrusher Giant

15% of decks

Tectonic Giant

14% of decks · $0.69

Return the Past

14% of decks · $0.34

Solemn Simulacrum

14% of decks · $0.31

Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

14% of decks · $41.20

Brazen Cannonade

14% of decks · $2.75

Chandra, Dressed to Kill

14% of decks · $1.94

Dual Strike

13% of decks · $0.17

Bolt Bend

13% of decks · $5.14

Iron Myr

13% of decks · $0.74

Rodeo Pyromancers

13% of decks · $0.29

Return the Favor

13% of decks · $1.10

Guff Rewrites History

13% of decks · $2.95

Past in Flames

13% of decks · $3.96

Brass's Tunnel-Grinder

13% of decks

Seize Opportunity

13% of decks · $0.27

Heroes' Hangout

12% of decks · $0.26

Dark-Dweller Oracle

12% of decks · $0.33

Creative Technique

12% of decks · $0.28

Expedited Inheritance

12% of decks · $0.37

Haste Magic

11% of decks · $0.24

Storm-Kiln Artist

11% of decks · $1.69

Gornog, the Red Reaper

11% of decks

Purphoros, God of the Forge

11% of decks · $27.83

Veronica, Dissident Scribe

11% of decks · $0.37

Surge to Victory

11% of decks · $0.34

Unexpected Windfall

11% of decks · $3.15

Pyretic Ritual

11% of decks · $6.72

Waltz of Rage

11% of decks · $0.32

Chaos Wand

10% of decks · $0.40

Visions of Phyrexia

10% of decks · $0.36

Faithless Salvaging

10% of decks · $0.22

Thrill of Possibility

10% of decks · $0.29

Dark Apostle

10% of decks · $0.39

Sunbird's Invocation

10% of decks · $0.39

Aurora Phoenix

10% of decks · $0.37

Deflecting Swat

10% of decks · $71.17

Throne of Eldraine

10% of decks · $29.40

Wanda's Vision

10% of decks · $4.82

Tablet of Discovery

9% of decks · $1.56

Ornithopter of Paradise

9% of decks · $2.23

Molten Gatekeeper

9% of decks · $0.27

Grabby Giant

9% of decks

Audacious Swap

9% of decks · $0.26

Demonic Ruckus

9% of decks · $0.32

Share the Spoils

9% of decks · $3.68

Valakut Awakening

9% of decks

Caged Sun

9% of decks · $3.87

Glittering Stockpile

9% of decks · $0.42

Underworld Breach

9% of decks · $10.93

Curse of Opulence

9% of decks · $4.69

Monastery Raid

9% of decks · $0.19

Everflowing Chalice

9% of decks · $0.30

Rain of Riches

9% of decks · $8.07

Raphael, Most Attitude

9% of decks · $0.16

Desperate Ritual

9% of decks · $6.45

Chain Reaction

9% of decks · $0.29

Commander's Sphere

9% of decks · $0.31

Prismatic Lens

9% of decks · $0.41

Wildfire Devils

8% of decks · $0.35

Boarding Party

8% of decks · $0.32

Rift Bolt

8% of decks · $0.25

Experimental Synthesizer

8% of decks · $0.40

Blood Moon

8% of decks · $6.82

Strago and Relm

8% of decks · $0.19

Ultimate Magic: Meteor

8% of decks · $0.25

Memory Vessel

8% of decks · $0.31

Chandra, Fire Artisan

8% of decks · $0.39

Collective Inferno

8% of decks · $1.77

Apex of Power

7% of decks · $1.28

Mishra's Research Desk

7% of decks · $0.21

Laughing Mad

7% of decks · $0.25

Daring Discovery

7% of decks · $0.21

Flashback

7% of decks · $3.21

Electric Revelation

7% of decks · $0.35

Let the Galaxy Burn

7% of decks · $0.62

Ferocity of the Wilds

7% of decks · $0.18

Mizzium Mortars

7% of decks · $0.57

Experimental Frenzy

7% of decks · $0.35

Decaying Time Loop

6% of decks · $0.38

Season of the Bold

6% of decks · $2.05

Dwarven Reinforcements

6% of decks · $0.22

Hazoret's Monument

6% of decks · $2.18

Suplex

6% of decks · $0.23

Possibility Storm

6% of decks · $1.89

Asgardian Inspiration

6% of decks · $0.33

Chandra, Flameshaper

6% of decks · $1.06

Pyretic Charge

6% of decks · $0.76

Ore-Rich Stalactite

6% of decks

Star Compass

6% of decks · $0.50

Vance's Blasting Cannons

6% of decks

Worn Powerstone

5% of decks · $0.37

Bitter Reunion

5% of decks · $0.76

Act on Impulse

5% of decks · $0.35

Buried Treasure

5% of decks · $0.20

Extraplanar Lens

5% of decks · $13.92

New Cards

Pyre Rhymer

28% of decks

Hall of Echoes

6% of decks · $2.56

Venser, Fervent Forger

6% of decks · $0.44

Curse-Marred Demon

6% of decks · $0.78

Koth, the Geomancer

6% of decks · $0.36

Creatures (50)

Flaming Tyrannosaurus

58% of decks

Wild-Magic Sorcerer

55% of decks

Professional Face-Breaker

54% of decks

Plargg and Nassari

47% of decks

Runaway Steam-Kin

44% of decks

Nalfeshnee

41% of decks

Rose, Cutthroat Raider

40% of decks

Keeper of Secrets

38% of decks

Grenzo, Havoc Raiser

38% of decks

Urabrask, Heretic Praetor

35% of decks

Bonehoard Dracosaur

34% of decks

Enduring Courage

29% of decks

Birgi, God of Storytelling

27% of decks

Trumpeting Carnosaur

27% of decks

Lovisa Coldeyes

25% of decks

Inti, Seneschal of the Sun

24% of decks

Kami of Celebration

21% of decks

Weftstalker Ardent

21% of decks

Geological Appraiser

21% of decks

Dire Fleet Daredevil

20% of decks · $0.39

Pinnacle Monk

20% of decks

Squee, the Immortal

19% of decks · $1.57

Headliner Scarlett

19% of decks · $3.85

Tannuk, Steadfast Second

19% of decks · $2.51

Norin, Swift Survivalist

18% of decks · $0.19

Nico Minoru, Runaway

17% of decks · $17.30

Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest

17% of decks · $4.50

Noise Marine

16% of decks · $1.55

Cait Sith, Fortune Teller

16% of decks · $0.30

Witty Roastmaster

15% of decks · $1.02

Bonecrusher Giant

15% of decks

Tectonic Giant

14% of decks · $0.69

Solemn Simulacrum

14% of decks · $0.31

Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

14% of decks · $41.20

Iron Myr

13% of decks · $0.74

Rodeo Pyromancers

13% of decks · $0.29

Dark-Dweller Oracle

12% of decks · $0.33

Storm-Kiln Artist

11% of decks · $1.69

Gornog, the Red Reaper

11% of decks

Purphoros, God of the Forge

11% of decks · $27.83

Veronica, Dissident Scribe

11% of decks · $0.37

Dark Apostle

10% of decks · $0.39

Aurora Phoenix

10% of decks · $0.37

Ornithopter of Paradise

9% of decks · $2.23

Molten Gatekeeper

9% of decks · $0.27

Grabby Giant

9% of decks

Raphael, Most Attitude

9% of decks · $0.16

Wildfire Devils

8% of decks · $0.35

Boarding Party

8% of decks · $0.32

Strago and Relm

8% of decks · $0.19

Instants (36)

Delayed Blast Fireball

42% of decks

Battle Hymn

38% of decks

Abrade

38% of decks

You Find Some Prisoners

35% of decks

Lightning Bolt

30% of decks

Seething Song

30% of decks

Solstice Revelations

28% of decks

Demon Bolt

26% of decks

Zoyowa's Justice

25% of decks

Commune with Lava

24% of decks

Untimely Malfunction

24% of decks

Wild Magic Surge

22% of decks

Opera Love Song

21% of decks · $0.28

Blazing Crescendo

19% of decks · $0.21

Big Score

16% of decks · $0.41

Tibalt's Trickery

16% of decks · $10.50

March of Reckless Joy

15% of decks · $0.28

Invoke Calamity

15% of decks · $0.40

Dual Strike

13% of decks · $0.17

Bolt Bend

13% of decks · $5.14

Return the Favor

13% of decks · $1.10

Guff Rewrites History

13% of decks · $2.95

Seize Opportunity

13% of decks · $0.27

Haste Magic

11% of decks · $0.24

Unexpected Windfall

11% of decks · $3.15

Pyretic Ritual

11% of decks · $6.72

Faithless Salvaging

10% of decks · $0.22

Thrill of Possibility

10% of decks · $0.29

Deflecting Swat

10% of decks · $71.17

Audacious Swap

9% of decks · $0.26

Valakut Awakening

9% of decks

Desperate Ritual

9% of decks · $6.45

Laughing Mad

7% of decks · $0.25

Flashback

7% of decks · $3.21

Electric Revelation

7% of decks · $0.35

Decaying Time Loop

6% of decks · $0.38

Sorceries (44)

Glimpse the Impossible

60% of decks

Ignite the Future

55% of decks

Blasphemous Act

49% of decks

Embrace the Unknown

42% of decks

Faithless Looting

41% of decks

Inspired Tinkering

40% of decks

Vandalblast

36% of decks

Jeska's Will

36% of decks

Ensnared by the Mara

35% of decks

Mana Geyser

33% of decks

Call Forth the Tempest

31% of decks

Improvisation Capstone

30% of decks

Hit the Mother Lode

28% of decks

Hex Magic

25% of decks

Volcanic Torrent

23% of decks

Rousing Refrain

23% of decks

Highway Robbery

21% of decks · $0.34

Mizzix's Mastery

19% of decks · $8.48

Strike It Rich

19% of decks · $1.58

Galvanic Relay

18% of decks · $0.24

Rob the Archives

17% of decks · $0.35

Sundering Eruption

17% of decks

Dance with Calamity

16% of decks · $0.33

Zenith Festival

15% of decks · $0.33

Burning Curiosity

15% of decks · $0.19

Past in Flames

13% of decks · $3.96

Heroes' Hangout

12% of decks · $0.26

Creative Technique

12% of decks · $0.28

Surge to Victory

11% of decks · $0.34

Waltz of Rage

11% of decks · $0.32

Monastery Raid

9% of decks · $0.19

Chain Reaction

9% of decks · $0.29

Rift Bolt

8% of decks · $0.25

Ultimate Magic: Meteor

8% of decks · $0.25

Apex of Power

7% of decks · $1.28

Daring Discovery

7% of decks · $0.21

Let the Galaxy Burn

7% of decks · $0.62

Mizzium Mortars

7% of decks · $0.57

Season of the Bold

6% of decks · $2.05

Dwarven Reinforcements

6% of decks · $0.22

Suplex

6% of decks · $0.23

Asgardian Inspiration

6% of decks · $0.33

Pyretic Charge

6% of decks · $0.76

Act on Impulse

5% of decks · $0.35

Utility Artifacts (16)

The Fire Crystal

32% of decks

Unstable Amulet

32% of decks

Wayfarer's Bauble

31% of decks

Long-Range Sensor

29% of decks

Swiftfoot Boots

26% of decks

Lightning Greaves

26% of decks

Chimil, the Inner Sun

24% of decks

Wand of Wonder

21% of decks

Sword of Forge and Frontier

15% of decks · $9.22

Brass's Tunnel-Grinder

13% of decks

Chaos Wand

10% of decks · $0.40

Experimental Synthesizer

8% of decks · $0.40

Memory Vessel

8% of decks · $0.31

Mishra's Research Desk

7% of decks · $0.21

Hazoret's Monument

6% of decks · $2.18

Ore-Rich Stalactite

6% of decks

Mana Artifacts (23)

Sol Ring

77% of decks

Arcane Signet

69% of decks

Mind Stone

52% of decks

Fire Diamond

39% of decks

Interdimensional Web Watch

39% of decks

Heraldic Banner

35% of decks

Fellwar Stone

28% of decks

Cursed Mirror

21% of decks

Thought Vessel

18% of decks

Patchwork Banner

16% of decks · $2.89

Liquimetal Torque

16% of decks · $2.97

Sol Talisman

15% of decks · $1.14

Throne of Eldraine

10% of decks · $29.40

Tablet of Discovery

9% of decks · $1.56

Caged Sun

9% of decks · $3.87

Glittering Stockpile

9% of decks · $0.42

Everflowing Chalice

9% of decks · $0.30

Commander's Sphere

9% of decks · $0.31

Prismatic Lens

9% of decks · $0.41

Star Compass

6% of decks · $0.50

Worn Powerstone

5% of decks · $0.37

Buried Treasure

5% of decks · $0.20

Extraplanar Lens

5% of decks · $13.92

Enchantments (38)

Count on Luck

56% of decks

Wild Wasteland

55% of decks

Charred Foyer // Warped Space

47% of decks

Impact Tremors

42% of decks

Tavern Brawler

40% of decks

Shared Animosity

38% of decks

Passionate Archaeologist

37% of decks

Shadow of the Goblin

28% of decks

Outpost Siege

28% of decks

Valakut Exploration

27% of decks

Powerbalance

25% of decks

Stolen Strategy

20% of decks · $0.39

Painter's Studio // Defaced Gallery

19% of decks

Roar of Resistance

18% of decks · $2.53

Furious Rise

18% of decks · $0.23

Advanced Reconstruction

18% of decks · $0.30

Rising of the Day

16% of decks · $0.49

Spider-Verse

16% of decks · $0.88

Etali's Favor

15% of decks · $0.27

Triple Triad

15% of decks · $0.33

Return the Past

14% of decks · $0.34

Brazen Cannonade

14% of decks · $2.75

Expedited Inheritance

12% of decks · $0.37

Visions of Phyrexia

10% of decks · $0.36

Sunbird's Invocation

10% of decks · $0.39

Wanda's Vision

10% of decks · $4.82

Demonic Ruckus

9% of decks · $0.32

Share the Spoils

9% of decks · $3.68

Underworld Breach

9% of decks · $10.93

Curse of Opulence

9% of decks · $4.69

Rain of Riches

9% of decks · $8.07

Blood Moon

8% of decks · $6.82

Collective Inferno

8% of decks · $1.77

Ferocity of the Wilds

7% of decks · $0.18

Experimental Frenzy

7% of decks · $0.35

Possibility Storm

6% of decks · $1.89

Vance's Blasting Cannons

6% of decks

Bitter Reunion

5% of decks · $0.76

Planeswalkers (4)

Chandra, Torch of Defiance

31% of decks

Chandra, Dressed to Kill

14% of decks · $1.94

Chandra, Fire Artisan

8% of decks · $0.39

Chandra, Flameshaper

6% of decks · $1.06

Utility Lands (24)

Spinerock Knoll

46% of decks

Hidden Volcano

44% of decks

Castle Embereth

35% of decks

War Room

28% of decks

Junktown

23% of decks

Rogue's Passage

21% of decks

Cori Mountain Monastery

21% of decks

Forgotten Cave

20% of decks

Temple of the False God

16% of decks

Scavenger Grounds

15% of decks

Arena of Glory

15% of decks

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

14% of decks

Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle

13% of decks

Mines of Moria

13% of decks

Lindblum, Industrial Regency

12% of decks

Fire Nation Palace

8% of decks

Dwarven Mine

8% of decks

Three Tree City

8% of decks

Desert of the Fervent

7% of decks

Smoldering Crater

7% of decks

Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance

7% of decks

Ancient Tomb

6% of decks

Bonders' Enclave

6% of decks

Muraganda Raceway

5% of decks

Lands (7)

Mountain

95% of decks

Myriad Landscape

40% of decks

Pinnacle Monk

20% of decks

Sundering Eruption

17% of decks

Demolition Field

15% of decks

Valakut Awakening

9% of decks

Snow-Covered Mountain

5% of decks

Play-rate data via EDHREC. Card images and prices via Scryfall.

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