One Pissed Off Combo Lady | Rakka Mar EDH

Commander / EDH* Mono-Red

Jaypay1994

Creature (28)

• 1x Bomat Courier
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Combustible Gearhulk
• 1x Dire Fleet Daredevil
• 1x Dualcaster Mage
• 1x Emrakul's Hatcher
• 1x Fanatic of Mogis
• 1x Flamekin Harbinger
• 1x Hoarding Dragon
• 1x Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
• 1x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
• 1x Krenko, Mob Boss
• 1x Magus of the Wheel
• 1x Malignus
• 1x Meteor Golem
• 1x Mindclaw Shaman
• 1x Molten Primordial
• 1x Neheb, the Eternal
• 1x Nova Chaser
• 1x Pia and Kiran Nalaar
• 1x Purphoros, God of the Forge
• 1x Rage Thrower
• 1x Runaway Steam-Kin
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Soulbright Flamekin
• 1x Stalking Vengeance
• 1x Tilonalli's Summoner
• 1x Tyrant of Discord

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Tempt with Vengeance

Artifact (18)

• 1x Altar of Dementia
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Fire Diamond
• 1x Hammer of Purphoros
• 1x Hazoret's Monument
• 1x Heart of Ramos
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Thornbite Staff
• 1x Thousand-Year Elixir
• 1x Unstable Obelisk
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Elemental Mastery
• 1x Flameshadow Conjuring
• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Mirror March
• 1x Outpost Siege
• 1x Sunbird's Invocation
• 1x The Flame of Keld
• 1x Vicious Shadows
• 1x Warstorm Surge

Commander (1)

Land (35)

• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Hanweir Battlements  ^Meld
• 1x Inventors' Fair
• 1x Kher Keep
• 24x Mountain
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
• 1x Vesuva

Instant (7)

• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Electrodominance
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Pyroblast
• 1x Red Elemental Blast
• 1x Reverberate
• 1x Wild Ricochet

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Creature (3)

• 1x Feldon of the Third Path
• 1x Goblin Welder
• 1x Inferno Titan

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Chandra, Fire Artisan

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Splinter Twin

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My Pride and Joy: Rakka Mar

Before Ajani Vengeant had Lightning Helix ed Rakka Mar in Alara, she spent her time wreaking havoc in my play group.

The goal of this deck is to use a plethora of activated and triggered abilities to pull of combos using various pieces throughout the deck, typically winning through some sort of burn ability such as Impact Tremors .

This deck also utilizes incremental burn effects early to mid-game in order to remain viable throughout the contest.

The Evolution Of Rakka Mar

January 2018. The idea for this deck came into being through one simple interaction: Rakka Mar + Skullclamp . So simple and unassuming, yet so dangerous. For this purpose, and for the fact that I enjoy using unassuming commanders, Rakka Mar will lead this deck, and always will.

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I'm a firm believer that mono red would be the single best color in commander if you could consistently draw cards. Running out of gas is painful. Topdecking is painful. Mono-red, however, is not.

Rakka Mar began as an Elemental/Shaman tribal deck mixed with ETB triggers. This idea was a tough build due to the constricted theme, and lack of effective cards. This paved the way to use different cards as support for my deck, which ultimately became the shell in which this deck was built.

After making an appearance in my playgroup and demonstrating powerful performances, it became clear that the most effective cards and strategies in this deck had not include many Elementals or Shamans at all, causing me to strip most out and fill in with a better strategy. Thus, Combo Rakka Mar was born.

The Engine

On a basic level, The engine is simply Rakka Mar + Skullclamp . Paying to draw two cards is great, especially for mono red. However, through in Thronbite Staff and suddenly you can pay any increment of to draw that many cards x2.

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Expanding on that, we also receive an ETB trigger and a death trigger, which opens up for the possibility for our combos...

The Combos

This has multiple ways to achieve the primary combo. At a basic level, the combo is "Sac outlet + Token Generator + ETB/Death Trigger + Thornbite Staff ." While 4 card combos are typically unreliable and excessive, this deck has the luxury off being built with multiple of each category, meaning that it is much more feasible to create the combo.

Sac outlets:

• Goblin Bombardment (which can take the place of death triggers/ETB effects.)

• Ashnod's Altar

• Phyrexian Altar

These are essential for the combo to exist. There are more that I would like to include ( Thermopod being one of them.)

Token Generators:

• Rakka Mar Having your commander as one of the combo pieces is essential to making the deck successful.

• Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker

• Krenko, Mob Boss

ETB Effects:

• Impact Tremors

• Warstorm Surge

• Purphoros, God of the Forge

Death Triggers:

• Rage Thrower

• Stalking Vengeance

• Vicious Shadows

These are top-end bombs that can quickly and quietly close out the game in a removal heavy meta such as mine. Vicious Shadows is particularly sneaky, as it counts any creature instead of just yours.

Alternate Combos

This is a list of alternate combos that I've discovered through trial and error that have proved to be deadly:

• Flameshadow Conjuring + Nova Chaser with any ETB burn effect and a sac outlet. Throw in Phyrexian Altar for an infinite loop.

Using champion triggers to continuously loop ETB effects was an accident I discovered, but it proved to be game winning when no one could stop it. This works with or without an elemental to champion (though I prefer using Tyrant of Discord to champion for repeated effects).

The combo works as such:

Having Flameshadow Conjuring on the field, cast Nova Chaser . --> Stack ETB effects so that the champion trigger resolves last. --> Pay to may a token copy of Nova Chaser --> Use the token copy to champion the original creature --> Sac token Chaser and original Chaser ETB's --> Repeat for infinite death/ETB triggers.

• Blasphemous Act + Repercussion : Obvious combo, but it does win games.

• Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Thornbite Staff with Dualcaster Mage and Lightning Bolt . Adding in a sac oultet allowes for infinite Lightning Bolts.

Overall, this deck is something I have become incredibly proud of. Being the most unique Rakka Mar deck I've seen - and for it to perform as well as it does - really means a lot to me. I would love to hear any feedback you may have, and if you enjoy the deck tell your friends.

Top Ranked	Achieved #85 position overall 5 years ago Achieved #57 position in Commander / EDH 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Mono-Red 5 years ago
Date added	6 years
Last updated	5 years
Key combos	Blasphemous Act + Repercussion Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Thornbite Staff Rakka Mar + Skullclamp Flameshadow Conjuring + Nova Chaser
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.45
Tokens	City's Blessing, Copy Clone, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Elemental 1/1 R, Elemental 1/1 R w/ Haste, Elemental 3/1 R, Enchantment Golem 3/3 C, Goblin 1/1 R, Kobolds of Kher Keep 0/1 R, Thopter 1/1 C
Folders	Fun/Strong, EDH, Inspiration