King of Pain - Rakdos $40 Budget Beaters

Commander / EDH Aggro BR (Rakdos) Budget

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Pingers (16)

• 1x Cryptolith Fragment  ^Flip
• 1x Flame Rift
• 1x Goblin Fireslinger
• 1x Inferno Titan
• 1x Lobber Crew
• 1x Nettle Drone
• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x Pestilence
• 1x Pestilence Demon
• 1x Plague Spitter
• 1x Pyrohemia
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Retreat to Hagra
• 1x Shepherd of Rot
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Thermo-Alchemist

CardDraw (10)

• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Indulgent Tormentor
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Sandstone Oracle
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Sin Prodder
• 1x Staff of Nin

Removal (8)

• 1x Archfiend of Depravity
• 1x Murder
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Terminate
• 1x Unlicensed Disintegration
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Viashino Heretic

ManaBase (38)

• 1x Akoum Refuge
• 1x Bloodfell Caves
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Leechridden Swamp
• 14x Mountain
• 1x Piranha Marsh
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 12x Swamp
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Utility (11)

• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Hammer of Purphoros
• 1x Havoc Festival
• 1x Ogre Battledriver
• 1x Rakdos's Return
• 1x Sepulchral Primordial
• 1x Sire Of Insanity
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Torrent of Souls
• 1x Warstorm Surge

Commander (1)

Beaters (11)

• 1x Artisan of Kozilek
• 1x Bane of Bala Ged
• 1x Breaker of Armies
• 1x Cryptborn Horror
• 1x Desolation Twin
• 1x Endless One
• 1x Heartless Hidetsugu
• 1x Inferno Titan
• 1x Pathrazer of Ulamog
• 1x Pestilence Demon
• 1x Ulamog's Crusher

Ramp (10)

• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Conduit of Ruin
• 1x Cryptolith Fragment  ^Flip
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Oblivion Sower
• 1x Rakdos Cluestone
• 1x Rakdos Keyrune
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence

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By request from chiri, here is my take on Rakdos, Lord of Riots.

In my ongoing endeavor to bring frugality to Commander, each card in this deck is under $2 and the whole deck is under $40 (not including the commander). If you like what you see, UPVOTE! or you can check out all my other $40 budget decks. If you see some areas of improvement, let me know what you'd change. Just make sure all suggested cards are under $2.

The Strategy

1) Hopefully get some ramp early

2) Get a pinger out

3) Cast Rakdos, Lord of Riots

4) Start throwing out beaters and breaking faces

The Win Cons

1) Damage from big giant creatures

2) Commander damage

3) Mass pinging damage

The Upgrades

Feel free to suggest any of your favorite upgrade cards:

Beaters: Emrakul, the Promised End, It That Betrays, Kozilek, Butcher of Truth, Master of Cruelties, Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger, Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre, Void Winnower

Card Draw: Combustible Gearhulk, Knollspine Dragon, Kozilek, Butcher of Truth, Phyrexian Arena, Rune-Scarred Demon

Mana Base: Blood Crypt, Bloodstained Mire, Dragonskull Summit, Foreboding Ruins, Graven Cairns, Smoldering Marsh, Sulfurous Springs, Tainted Peak, Temple of Malice

Pingers: Chandra, Torch of Defiance, Walking Ballista

Ramp: Crypt Ghast, Sol Ring, Solemn Simulacrum

Removal: Chaos Warp, Dreadbore, Hero's Downfall, Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre

Utility: Anger, Demonic Tutor, Kaervek the Merciless, Lightning Greaves, Maga, Traitor to Mortals , Mogis, God of Slaughter, Ob Nixilis, Unshackled, Sheoldred, Whispering One, Vial Smasher the Fierce, Vedalken Orrery, Whip of Erebos, Wurmcoil Engine

$40 Budget Decks

I love the challenge of building really cheap decks. This is how the majority of my real life decks start out and then I improve them over time.

Army - Agrus Kos $40 Budget Soldiers - #1 Agrus Kos deck on TappedOut

Super Metroid - Akiri & Silas $40 Budget Voltron - #2 Akiri & Silas deck on TappedOut

Do A Baral Roll - Baral $40 Budget Counterspells - #1 Baral deck on TappedOut

Blinded By The Light - Seer $40 Budget Colors - #1 Blind Seer deck on TappedOut

Baby, Come Back - Brago $40 Budget Blink

deck:big-bottoms-braids-40-budget-beaters - #3 Braids deck on TappedOut

The Thrull Is Gone - Endrek $40 Budget Control - #1 Endrek Sahr deck on TappedOut

Turn Down For What - Ixidor $40 Budget Mystery

I Put A Spell On You - Jeleva $40 Budget Spells - #3 Jeleva deck on TappedOut

Black Water - Korlash $40 Budget Voltron - #1 Korlash deck on TappedOut

The Godfather - Krenko $40 Budget Goblins

Where Is My Mina? - Mina/Denn $40 Budget Landfall - #4 Mina & Denn deck on TappedOut

We're Going To Be Friends - Munda $40 Budget Ally - #1 Munda deck on TappedOut

Bulls on Parade - Neheb $40 Budget Minotaurs

I Am A Rock - Noyan Dar $40 Budget Man Lands - #3 Noyan Dar deck on TappedOut

Spirit In The Sky - Oyobi $40 Budget Spirits - #1 Oyobi deck on TappedOut

King of Pain - Rakdos $40 Budget Beaters

One Plus One Is One - Rishkar $40 Budget Counters - #2 Rishkar deck on TappedOut

Let My Love Open The Door - Sidar & Kraum $40 Budg

Stone Free - Sisters $40 Budget Thievery - #1 Sisters deck on TappedOut

Bugs - Thriss $40 Budget Infectious Insects - #1 Thriss deck on TappedOut

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - Uril $40 Budget - #2 Uril deck on TappedOut

Beds Are Burning - Vial & Thrasios $40 Budget

Whoomp! Zur It Is - Zur $40 Budget Enchantments

My Current Decks

Re: Stacks - Brago Stax

The Funeral - Chainer Reanimator

Grey Ice Water - Kozilek Eldrazi

A Whiter Shade of Pale - Michiko Budget Lifegain - #1 Michiko Konda deck on TappedOut

Paint It Black - Mikaeus Budget Combo

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Hurt - Nekusar Wheels

Bein' Green - Omnath Elves

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Tangled Up In Blue - Talrand Morph

Red Right Hand - Zada Budget Aggro

Top Ranked	Achieved #50 position overall 7 years ago
Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 21 - 0 Rares 29 - 0 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.24
Tokens	Eldrazi 10/10 C, Enchantment Golem 3/3 C
Folders	$40 Budget Commanders, Rakdos, EDH builds, EDH Ideas, intresting decks, Things to try, cool, Cool stuff, Decks I might build, Budget commander decks