Cirque de Unleash!

Standard Aggro BR (Rakdos)

hhenson1295

Creature (24)

• 2x Diregraf Ghoul
• 4x Gore-House Chainwalker
• 2x Hellrider
• 4x Rakdos Cackler
• 4x Rakdos Shred-Freak
• 4x Splatter Thug
• 2x Treacherous Pit-Dweller
• 2x Vampire Nighthawk

Land (22)

• 9x Mountain
• 4x Rakdos Guildgate
• 9x Swamp

Enchantment (3)

• 3x Curse of the Pierced Heart

Instant (11)

• 2x Brimstone Volley
• 4x Dynacharge
• 2x Searing Spear
• 3x Tragic Slip

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Sideboard

Artifact (2)

• 2x Grafdigger's Cage

Instant (11)

• 2x Cremate
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 2x Searing Spear
• 1x Tragic Slip
• 2x Tribute to Hunger
• 3x Ultimate Price

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Appetite for Brains

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Maybeboard

Creature (3)

• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Hellhole Flailer
• 1x Pyreheart Wolf

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Thatcher Revolt

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TappedOut Community! Hello and Welcome to Cirque de Unleash! This is my take at a very fast Rakdos Aggro deck that uses its low mana curve to beatdown opponents by 4-6 turns. The circus business doesn't pay well nowadays so I have rummaged some cheap cards I got in fatpack along with some nice rares that I think are the perfect fit and I just happened to have.

Last FNM I used a similar but more inexpensive build... Match 1 was against a budget mono black control deck. I was mana screwed both games and lost miserably. Match 2 things started looking better against a terrible R/U/G deck (I'm still trying to figure out why anyone would play cards like Paralyzing Grasp in STD). I quickly beat him down both games. Match 3 was against a nice Bant Control deck. He got me the first game with Thragtusk and Supreme Verdict. Game 2 and 3 I sided in Golgari Charm (Yes I know its green, this first deck I played splashed green for Manglers) and screwed his verdicts over easily winning. Match 4 was against American Control too bad I got two turn 4 wins (he didn't play a single card the whole match). Then Top 8 happened. I was destroyed by a Jund deck that runs two Curse of Death's Hold mainboard (my only weakness it seems).

The current build is still under construction but I can take it to tournaments and most likely break top 8. The strategy is to typically play as many creatures as possible in the first 3-4 turns and start bringing down the hammer, just as any aggro deck. An example of how this works so fast: Turn 1. Diregraf Ghoul. Turn 2. Two Cackler's and swing with the Ghoul their at 18. Turn 3. Swing all and either Dynacharge for 12 damage or play another creature. Turn 4. Swing for Win.

My biggest concern with the deck is the land. As it is a low mana I have 22 lands. Should I play the suggested 24? And if I do what to take out in their place? If the deck becomes successful, I am considering buying a playset of the shock lands, Dragonskull Summit, Vexing Devils, Stormkirk Nobles, and possibly even Geralf's Messenger. Please +1 and leave comments! The more the merrier when it comes to circus games! :D

Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 2 Rares 10 - 8 Uncommons 28 - 5 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.97