I was critical of Atraxa for a long time, but I have since calmed down some, as the diversity of decks captained by them has grown past being almost entirely Superfriends
Single or multiple color channels can have the incorrect ink consistency, have something obstruct the channel (like a splotch), or have the rubber rollers not properly cleaned between passes resulting in all sorts of neat misprints, which I cover in the beginners guide to misprints
Because most animate land cards give the animated land the elemental creature type, you can get lots of value from cards that synergize with elementals like Omnath, Locus of the Roil and Kaheera, the Orphanguard to squeeze a little more value from these cards
There are no shortages of strong artifacts to copy such as Cyberman Patrol to stack afflict effects or double up on your mana rocks to have no trouble ever casting your spells
Its not fancy, but its powerful, consistent, and basically always good
The other change is that it mills each opponent , so this blue creatures a powerhouse in Commander mill strategies