Top Deck Rakdos

Commander / EDH* BR (Rakdos) Burn Cruel Control

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Cruel Control (not combat viable) (12)

• 1x AEther Sting
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Fate Unraveler
• 1x Gibbering Fiend
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Grim Guardian
• 1x Harsh Mentor
• 1x Invader Parasite
• 1x Kederekt Parasite
• 1x Underworld Dreams
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Creature Generation (non-combat) (5)

• 1x Dragonmaster Outcast
• 1x Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet
• 1x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 1x Krenko, Mob Boss
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog

Big Boys (4)

• 1x Hamletback Goliath
• 1x Rockslide Elemental
• 1x Taurean Mauler
• 1x War Elemental

Damager (non-combat and combat damage) (4)

• 1x Inferno Titan
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Xathrid Demon

Cruel Control (combat viable) (3)

• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Flameblade Angel
• 1x Kaervek the Merciless

Revival (8)

• 1x Disentomb
• 1x Garna, the Bloodflame
• 1x Hell's Caretaker
• 1x Stitch Together
• 1x Tempt with Immortality
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Whisper, Blood Liturgist
• 1x Zombify

Lands (rocks/etc) (7)

• 1x Iron Myr
• 1x Leaden Myr
• 1x Rakdos Cluestone
• 1x Rakdos Keyrune
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Lands (non-basic) (5)

• 1x Akoum Refuge
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Mortuary Mire
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate

Creature Generation (combat viable) (4)

• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Rapacious One
• 1x Utvara Hellkite

Lands (basic) (32)

• 16x Mountain
• 16x Swamp

Commander (1)

Damager (non-combat only) (6)

• 1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x Sorin Markov
• 1x Spireside Infiltrator
• 1x Tunneling Geopede

Misc (5)

• 1x Archetype of Aggression
• 1x Archetype of Finality
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Liliana Vess
• 1x Rakdos Charm

Commander options (3)

• 1x Rakdos, Lord of Riots
• 1x The Scorpion God
• 1x Vial Smasher the Fierce

Damager (combat only/provides utility of some sort) (1)

• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded

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Sideboard

Not Topdecking (10)

• 1x Chandra's Spitfire
• 1x Cinder Pyromancer
• 1x Lobber Crew
• 1x Magus of the Wheel
• 1x Malfegor
• 1x Megrim
• 1x Night Market Lookout
• 1x Scab-Clan Berserker
• 1x Tunnel Ignus
• 1x Warstorm Surge

Topdecking (hellbent) (10)

• 1x Anthem of Rakdos
• 1x Cutthroat il-Dal
• 1x Dark Suspicions
• 1x Gathan Raiders
• 1x Gibbering Descent
• 1x Hollowborn Barghest
• 1x Infernal Tutor
• 1x Jagged Poppet
• 1x Price of Knowledge
• 1x Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker

In Deck (6)

• 1x Hamletback Goliath
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Rockslide Elemental
• 1x Spireside Infiltrator
• 1x Taurean Mauler
• 1x War Elemental

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Damagers (55)

• 1x AEther Sting
• 1x Angrath, the Flame-Chained
• 1x Bloodchief Ascension
• 1x Cabal Paladin
• 1x Chandra, Torch of Defiance
• 1x Chandra's Spitfire
• 1x Combustible Gearhulk
• 1x Fanatic of Mogis
• 1x Fate Unraveler
• 1x Firebrand Archer
• 1x Flameblade Angel
• 1x Gibbering Fiend
• 1x Goblin Chainwhirler
• 1x Gonti's Machinations
• 1x Grim Guardian
• 1x Guttersnipe
• 1x Harsh Mentor
• 1x Invader Parasite
• 1x Kaervek the Merciless
• 1x Kederekt Parasite
• 1x Kheru Bloodsucker
• 1x Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1x Lobber Crew
• 1x Megrim
• 1x Mindsparker
• 1x Mondronen Shaman  ^Flip
• 1x Nettle Drone
• 1x Night Market Lookout
• 1x Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
• 1x Pain Magnification
• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x Pulse Tracker
• 1x Punishing Fire
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Reckless Fireweaver
• 1x Scab-Clan Berserker
• 1x Scythe Specter
• 1x Servant of Tymaret
• 1x Spireside Infiltrator
• 1x Stormbreath Dragon
• 1x Subversion
• 1x Thermo-Alchemist
• 1x Thornbow Archer
• 1x Thunderbreak Regent
• 1x Thundermaw Hellkite
• 1x Tunnel Ignus
• 1x Tunneling Geopede
• 1x Underworld Dreams
• 1x Vampire Neonate
• 1x Vicious Conquistador
• 1x War Elemental
• 1x Warstorm Surge
• 1x Wound Reflection
• 1x Xathrid Demon
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Birthing Plants (38)

• 1x Bloodline Keeper  ^Flip
• 1x Call the Bloodline
• 1x Cemetery Reaper
• 1x Chandra, Flamecaller
• 1x Descent of the Dragons
• 1x Dragon Roost
• 1x Dragon Whisperer
• 1x Dragonmaster Outcast
• 1x Elemental Mastery
• 1x Endless Ranks of the Dead
• 1x Endrek Sahr
• 1x Feldon of the Third Path
• 1x Flameshadow Conjuring
• 1x Flesh Carver
• 1x Ghoulcaller Gisa
• 1x Goblin Assault
• 1x Goblin Rabblemaster
• 1x Goblin Warrens
• 1x Goblinslide
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Hanweir Garrison  ^Meld
• 1x Hostility
• 1x Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet
• 1x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 1x Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
• 1x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
• 1x Krenko, Mob Boss
• 1x Lathliss, Dragon Queen
• 1x Nesting Dragon
• 1x Ogre Slumlord
• 1x Open the Graves
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Quest for the Gravelord
• 1x Rakdos Guildmage
• 1x Rakka Mar
• 1x Rapacious One
• 1x Utvara Hellkite

Ramp (8)

• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Leaden Myr
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Rakdos Cluestone
• 1x Rakdos Keyrune
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring

Topdecking (discard) (8)

• 1x Archfiend of Ifnir
• 1x Asylum Visitor
• 1x Avaricious Dragon
• 1x Avatar of Discord
• 1x Azra Oddsmaker
• 1x Bloodhall Priest
• 1x Bottomless Pit
• 1x Cragganwick Cremator

Boardwipe (7)

• 1x Bontu's Last Reckoning
• 1x Crux of Fate
• 1x Deadly Tempest
• 1x In Garruk's Wake
• 1x Jokulhaups
• 1x Necromantic Selection
• 1x Obliterate

Revival (3)

• 1x Disentomb
• 1x Phyrexian Delver
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One

Other (1)

• 1x Blood Tithe

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If anything happens, deal damage.

Then deal damage.

Date added	6 years
Last updated	6 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	17 - 1 Mythic Rares 17 - 15 Rares 23 - 4 Uncommons 11 - 6 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.90
Tokens	Dragon 5/5 R, Dragon 6/6 R, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Emblem Chandra, Torch of Defiance, Emblem Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker, Goblin 1/1 R, Morph 2/2 C, Ogre 3/3 R, Vampire */* B, Zombie 2/2 B