Rakdouche, Lord of the Board

Commander / EDH BR (Rakdos) Budget

MillardDk

Land (37)

• 1x Akoum Refuge
• 1x Bloodfell Caves
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Flamekin Village
• 1x Foreboding Ruins
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 11x Mountain
• 1x Piranha Marsh
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate
• 1x Sanctum of Ugin
• 1x Smoldering Marsh
• 10x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Urborg Volcano

Draw (8)

• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Dragon Mage
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Knollspine Dragon
• 1x Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena

Tutor (5)

• 1x Conduit of Ruin
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier

Protection (2)

• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Stax (14)

• 1x Bane of Bala Ged
• 1x It That Betrays
• 1x Kaervek the Merciless
• 1x Keldon Firebombers
• 1x Myojin of Infinite Rage
• 1x Myojin of Night's Reach
• 1x Nullstone Gargoyle
• 1x Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
• 1x Pathrazer of Ulamog
• 1x Price of Glory
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Sire Of Insanity
• 1x Tectonic Instability
• 1x Void Winnower

Damage (8)

• 1x Aggravated Assault
• 1x Cryptborn Horror
• 1x Dire Fleet Ravager
• 1x Havoc Festival
• 1x Heartless Hidetsugu
• 1x Maga, Traitor to Mortals
• 1x Tree of Perdition
• 1x Wound Reflection

Ramp (5)

• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Neheb, the Eternal
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring

Haste Enabler (4)

• 1x Anger
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Urabrask the Hidden

Commander (1)

Rakdos Enabler (10)

• 1x Cryptolith Fragment  ^Flip
• 1x Lightning-Rig Crew
• 1x Lobber Crew
• 1x Nettle Drone
• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x Pestilence
• 1x Plague Spitter
• 1x Pyrohemia
• 1x Retreat to Hagra
• 1x Thermo-Alchemist

Removal (8)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Duplicant
• 1x Jokulhaups
• 1x Pestilence
• 1x Pyrohemia
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Viashino Heretic

Recursion (4)

• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Tortured Existence

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Sideboard

Lifegain (1)

• 1x Whip of Erebos

Stax (1)

• 1x Null Brooch

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Okay, so i decided to revamp my first EDH deck as i was growing ever more sad to see it gathering dust in the back of my closet, as the powerlevel of my usual playgroup has risen. BUT NO MORE! Say hello to the new and improved Rakdos, Lord of f*cking your friends' shit up.

Okay, so the main problem of the deck was that Rakdos draws A LOT of hate in my playgroup, and i mean a freakin' shit-ton of hate. I'd usually play him just to see him get countered or otherwise dealt with before i could utilize him. This would usually happen 4-5 times each game, until the deck was virtually unplayable. I tried to add more protection for the poor fella, but it just didn't cut it. Finally i realized, that if my friends were making the game unplayable for me, then maybe i should try and return the favor and thus: Staxdos/Rakdouche was born!

So the main idea of the deck is to flood the board with fatties before sealing the deal with one or multiple of the Lockdown Pieces. A combination of Nullstone Gargoyle + Void Winnower or It That Betrays + Keldon Firebombers pretty much wins you entire games. Rakdos fares surprisingly well on a 'staxed' board, as he more or less relies on a seperate 'mana-pool' and ensures that you empty your hand fast, which allows for a lot of land destruction and discard.

Aside from the lockdown pieces i've also added protection and haste enablers (as Rakdos now becomes an even greater hate-magnet than before). This allows him to either stay on the board longer, or at least get the ball rolling with a quick strike.

At The moment, this deck is still in development, so i would love to hear you guys' opinion on it! ATM i personally think, that i should add more removal and additional tutors, as removal is always nice, and the lockdown-pieces aren't always easy to come by, but i just don't know where to cut anymore. Oh and im kiiinda on a budget, hence why there are no Eldrazi Titans in the deck and such, so i'd be glad if you took that in consideration when suggesting cards :)

Date added	7 years
Last updated	6 years
Key combos	It That Betrays + Keldon Firebombers Nullstone Gargoyle + Void Winnower
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 2 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.81
Folders	Budget Commander