Dark Alley w/ Mr. Rakdos and His Eldrazi
Commander / EDH
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Stronger, faster, and more control —Aug. 22, 2017
This is my first big, sit-down and hit a bunch, all at once, kind of update, on this deck. This update focuses on card-draw, haste, finding more synergy for some of those Tutors, and a little more Control. The deck produces riots, more consistently now. Enjoy.
Card-Draw:
+Necropotence (safe to say it's one of the best draw spells, for the colors I'm running)
+Magus of the Wheel (Wheel of Fortune on a stick?.....seems good)
Tutor action:
-Diabolic Intent (my creatures are too valuable, subbed in card-draw)
-Diabolic Revelation (this is based on mana cost, it may go back in)
-Beseech the Queen (I got tired of the limitations, and the 'reveal' part)
+Diabolic Tutor (no limitations or reveal)
Creatures / Ugin:
+Ob Nixilis, Unshackled (go ahead, go get your stuff, it'll cost yah)
+Crypt Ghast
(2 good abilities, one adds much needed mana, and the other helps out here and there with Mr. Rakdos)
+Ugin, the Spirit Dragon (I found myself in a situation where I couldn't attack, and I couldn't target my opponent or any permanents they controlled, plus they were indestructible. Rough. So, I'm putting Ugin, specifically for this reason. He helps with decks that are designed 'not to lose.')
-Thought-Knot Seer (just didn't have the presence I was looking for)
-Endless One (I need more than just beefy)
-Thrull Parasite (the extort ended up being a little slower than I expected, for the deck. I switched this for Crypt Ghast, to add more mana, even when I'm not using the extort)
-Steel Hellkite (beast of a card, but again, not enough instant presence)
-Viashino Heretic (This card has been in the deck since the first build, but I've never actually used it. So, I replaced it with a card that I always want to use, and it can do the same thing, if need be = Volaghan's Command)
-Bane of Bala Ged (another good card that had be to be cut to make room, it might be back)
-Burnished Hart (just too slow, and soaked up valuable mana)
Haste:
+Mass Hysteria (this might be temporary, I'm still playing around with Fervor and Racecourse Fury)
+Flamekin Village (subbed it in, for a Mountain)
+Hanweir Battlements Flip Meld (More haste. Yes, please)
Utility:
+Pyroblast (Red Elemental Blast is really nice in my meta, I'm gonna see how 2 in the deck works out)
-Warstorm Surge (Great card, I hate to see it go, but at 6 cmc, it didn't really fit into the combos that dump my hand and refill. And, it always got targeted as soon as it hit the board. (double sad face))
+Kolaghan's Command (better than Viashino Heretic in this deck, more options)
-Eldrazi Temple (just don't really need this card, made room for a haste-giving land)
-Everflowing Chalice (It was not nearly as good as I was hoping, I always wanted something else in my hand)
-Mountain (made room for another haste-giving land)
Thanks for reading, and as in the description, suggestions are welcome.