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Commander / EDH BR (Rakdos) Control Counters Midrange

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Land (39)

• 1x Ash Barrens
• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Canyon Slough
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Foreboding Ruins
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 10x Mountain
• 1x Polluted Mire
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Smoldering Marsh
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 12x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Peak
• 1x Temple of Malice

Infect (10)

• 1x Core Prowler
• 1x Corpse Cur
• 1x Hand of the Praetors
• 1x Ichor Rats
• 1x Necropede
• 1x Phyrexian Crusader
• 1x Reaper of Sheoldred
• 1x Septic Rats
• 1x Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
• 1x Toxic Nim

Control (14)

• 1x Banewhip Punisher
• 1x Black Sun's Zenith
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Bonfire of the Damned
• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Crumbling Ashes
• 1x Everlasting Torment
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Kulrath Knight
• 1x Stigma Lasher
• 1x Sudden Spoiling
• 1x Terminate
• 1x Vandalblast

-1/-1 Creatures (11)

• 1x Archfiend of Ifnir
• 1x Carnifex Demon
• 1x Corrosive Mentor
• 1x Festering Mummy
• 1x Grief Tyrant
• 1x Grim Poppet
• 1x Midnight Banshee
• 1x Necroskitter
• 1x Skinrender
• 1x Soul-Scar Mage
• 1x Soul Snuffers

Ramp (6)

• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Thought Vessel

Commander (1)

Value/Draw (13)

• 1x Ashenmoor Liege
• 1x Black Market
• 1x Cauldron of Souls
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Dusk Urchins
• 1x Etali, Primal Storm
• 1x Grave Upheaval
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Nest of Scarabs
• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum

Non-Creature -1/-1 Spells (6)

• 1x Blowfly Infestation
• 1x Contagion Engine
• 1x Glistening Oil
• 1x Grafted Exoskeleton
• 1x Grim Affliction
• 1x Incremental Blight

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Other (8)

• 1x Eye of Doom
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Liliana, Death Wielder
• 1x Scour from Existence
• 1x Soul-Scar Mage
• 1x Spine of Ish Sah
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Unstable Obelisk

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What the hell is that name?

Heyyaaaaa everyone, and welcome to my favourite deck's description!

I've been playing a lil' few games with my friends and other random people, but I could already have some changes in mind.

Let's start!

The Commander Itself

The Scorpion God is certainly the deadliest god among Nicol Bolas' god-servents. He even killed Rhonas and hell, this is incredible. It's a 6/5 God creature for , which is based on both control (with -1/-1 counters) and card advantage (with draw). He also has an interesting active ability.

This commander, obviously, has to be played with other -1/-1 cards. And everyone knows that Black is certainly the best colour working with this mechanic.

Most valuable cards.

Well. There are many good cards in that deck BUT some on them are very important and valuable.

Here are some:

Blowfly Infestation is great to keep -1/-1 counters on the board. It works well with Nest of Scarabs which allows you to have an infinite draw if you got The Scorpion God . It can also give an infinite 1/1 killing spree combined with Grim Poppet .

Kulrath Knight brings you a wonderful board-lock by putting a -1/-1 creature on opponent's creatures. You can use it with almost everything in your deck but Black Sun's Zenith is, perhaps, the best card you could use. I mean, you can make a complete board-lock for at least 3 mana. LuL

Palace Siege is just a value generator. Your creatures might often die because of your control spells like Black Sun's Zenith , Blasphemous Act , Chandra's Ignition or simply by your opponent's cards. This enchantment is perfect to take it back.

Necroskitter . What should I say? Everything on the card. I mean, you just take every dying creature on the battlefield as long as they got a -1/-1 counter on them.

Everlasting Torment works very well with wypes. That's why it is very efficient with Blasphemous Act , Chandra's Ignition , and Bonfire of the Damned .

Main mechanic of this deck.

Ok, after several games, tests and insults thrown by my friends, I can tell you that Carnifex Demon is one of the most powerful combo maker. My first mistake was to put -1/-1 counters on my opponents' creatures while I had Carnifex Demon . What a fool I was... You can simply put a -1/-1 counter on your Carnifex Demon and use his ability to corrupt every single creature on the battlefield!

If your opponent has many tokens, that is a wonderful combo, espacialy if you've got Nest of Scarabs and Blowfly Infestation as it allows you to make a large amount of counters. Once one of your scarab is dead by a -1 counter, just use Blowfly Infestation to put a counter on Carnifex Demon . As long as you've got black mana, you'll be able to use this combo. Don't forget it boys, to make people sick, sometimes you've got to make yourself sick ;)

Ending

Well, that's it now. I'm always working on it, so if you've got suggestions, don't hesitate. For now, here are the commanders I might play against in the future (playgroup): Arahbo, Roar of the World , The Ur-Dragon , Inalla, Archmage Ritualist , Uril, the Miststalker .

If you enjoyed it until now, know that any advice or suggestions are welcome. Don't hesitate in giving it an Upvote :D

See you for a better deck! You can also check for the current version of this deck called "Phallic God (Current version)" --> the decklink doesn't work I'm sorry; I'll try to set it up again. PS: I'm located in France, but I'm to travel. If some people would like to meet and play or just talk about MTG, I'm available ;)

Top Ranked	Achieved #2 position overall 6 years ago
Date added	6 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 32 - 0 Rares 32 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.56
Tokens	Insect 1/1 B, Spirit 1/1 C
Folders	The Scorpion God, Interesting Commander Decks, Inspirations, Budget, References, Decks, Interesting, -1-1, EDH Ideas, Interesting Decks