As my first deck, I decided to go aggro, and what better than with Rakdos? The main point of this deck is to either burn and attack quickly, or burn their life lower than mine till
Havoc Festival
hits.
Cards Explained:
Creatures-
Spike Jester
- Two drop for hitting 3 off the bat,plus Madcap Skills him for 6 and block by 2+ or Prowler's Helm for untouchable right away.
Rakdos Cackler
- One drop for 2/2. and Rakdos Theme = necessity
Rakdos Shred-Freak
- Two Drop for hitting two right away. and again Rakdos :p
Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch - Great four drop for right away hitting four and first strike, plus giving Cacklers haste when they come in.
Rakdos, Lord of Riots - The Big Cheese. Hard hitter, easy to get in with a quick burn spell, and flying/trample. Plus, it's not Rakdos without Rakdos. Win Con
Others-
Shock, Lightning Strike - Burn/Creature Removal
Dreadbore - Remove creature or planeswalker easily for 2 mana. Must have against Esper Control.
Mizzium Mortars - First off.... I HATE Blood Baron... Ahem now along with burn a creature off, can overload to take care of hexproof creatures since it's not targeting them specifically.
Auger Spree
- Multipurpose. Big creature removal, or power up Rakdos midstrike for 10.
Rakdos's Return
- Late game Win con, or empty hand whenever I feel it needs to be.
Madcap Skills - Great enchantment early for +3 and can only be blocked by 2 or more creatures. Awesome combo with
Spike Jester
.
Havoc Festival
- This card is just fun. Devestating in two-headed giant. Good for forcing opponent into panic mode. Late win con for burning. Only 2 because it's a waste until atleast turn 6 or 7.
Prowler's Helm - Now this one is unusual for a Rakdos Deck, but with it the creature is basically unblockable unless the opponent actually runs some walls, which is rare mostly. Plus it is reusable if the creature is destroyed, which I like since most are easily destroyed by weak burns, ect.
Sideboard
Doom Blade - Remove anything nonblack that's annoying
Dark Betrayal
- Mainly for Desecration Demon, or other black decks.
Illness in the Ranks,
Electrickery
- Mostly for small pop, white weenies, or Assemble the Legion.
Slaughter Games - Get rid of key components quickly, and completely.
Tormented Hero
- If I need more early creatures. Nice one drops.
Titan's Strength
- If I'm playing a slow opponent, I can burst through for extra damage for one mana. Plus, I can just use it for the Scry 1 at the end phase of opponent's turn on any creature to see my next card.
Any suggestions/criticism is greatly appreciated!!
