Artifrakdos

Commander / EDH* Aggro Artifact BR (Rakdos) Burn Ramp

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Creature (29)

• 1x Alloy Myr
• 1x Arcbound Stinger
• 1x Arcbound Worker
• 1x Artisan of Kozilek
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Cathodion
• 1x Colossus of Akros
• 1x Cryptborn Horror
• 1x Desecration Demon
• 1x Desolation Twin
• 1x Forerunner of Slaughter
• 1x Goblin Fireslinger
• 1x Golem Artisan
• 1x Grim Poppet
• 1x Guardian of the Ages
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Iron Myr
• 1x It That Betrays
• 1x Leaden Myr
• 1x Moltensteel Dragon
• 1x Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
• 1x Opaline Unicorn
• 1x Rakdos Ickspitter
• 1x Scuttlemutt
• 1x Scuttling Doom Engine
• 1x Silent Skimmer
• 1x Triskelion
• 1x Ulamog's Crusher
• 1x Vexing Devil

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited

Instant (16)

• 1x Auger Spree
• 1x Burst Lightning
• 1x Cabal Ritual
• 1x Dark Dabbling
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Doom Blade
• 1x Gut Shot
• 1x Incinerate
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Lightning Strike
• 1x Murder
• 1x Searing Spear
• 1x Shock
• 1x Temur Battle Rage
• 1x Terminate
• 1x Ultimate Price

Enchantment (9)

• 1x Goblin War Drums
• 1x Grisly Transformation
• 1x Molten Nursery
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Retreat to Hagra
• 1x Retreat to Valakut
• 1x Underworld Connections
• 1x Warstorm Surge

Artifact (5)

• 1x Kolaghan Monument
• 1x Rakdos Cluestone
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Commander (1)

Land (30)

• 1x Akoum Refuge
• 1x Bloodfell Caves
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 8x Mountain
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Sanctum of Ugin
• 13x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Peak
• 1x Urborg Volcano

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Bitter Revelation
• 1x Browbeat
• 1x Bump in the Night
• 1x Dreadbore
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Toil / Trouble
• 1x Tormenting Voice
• 1x Torrent of Souls

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This deck is my second Iteration in my quest to make Rakdos, Lord of Riots work.

The first one (Rakommander) just wasn't consistent enough with getting him onto the battlefield (dealing that damage to play him was tough) and lacked the necessary card draw to keep the hand fat with high-drops, all of which were demons, which cost colored mana even if their generic mana cost is reduced to , which limits the amount of them I can summon at once.

In this iteration, I added some card draw like Sign in Blood and Read the Bones, but those weren't sufficient, since they were not repeatable. I did get onto the right track in this iteration when I switched a large number of the demons out, and replaced them with artifact creatures, which could be summoned for no cost if enough damage was dealt. I used arcbound creatures like Arcbound Worker or Arcbound Lancer, and other artifact creatures like Bosh, Iron Golem, but artifact creatures just didn't cut it in sheer power and abilities. In addition, I tried to solve the problem of dealing damage to summon Rakdos by adding in some burn like Burst Lightning and Gut Shot, but other than Gut Shot, this ended up being ineffective, as I had to spend more , which often made it impossible to pay for Rakdos' . Even though Gut Shot could be cast without paying , which solved that problem, it was only one spell, and it wasn't repeatable, which made it less than optimal.

BETTER DECK THAN THIS ONE:

If you want a REAL Rakdos deck, check out my third iteration: Rakdos, Lord of Eldrazi.

In Rakdos, Lord of Eldrazi, I solved the issues that plagued the first two iterations, and bumped it up to a power level that blows the first two out of the water, and can be realistically competitive. In my friend group games, I often win with this deck, even as early as turn 5.

In the description, I go extremely in-depth about the cards and combos, so you can pick the deck up easily.

In the maybeboard, I have a selection of cards that are more expensive, more powerful replacements for the cards currently in the decklist, and cards that are good cheap replacements, with recommendations, that way you can tailor the deck to your budget.

Check it out and leave a comment!

Date added	9 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	3 - 0 Mythic Rares 21 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 32 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.57
Tokens	Eldrazi 10/10 C, Emblem Ob Nixilis Reignited