Rakdos Blitz, Sorta Budget?

Standard Aggro BR (Rakdos) Budget Competitive UBRG

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Creature (21)

• 4x Ash Zealot
• 2x Deathrite Shaman
• 4x Legion Loyalist
• 3x Nivmagus Elemental
• 4x Rakdos Cackler
• 4x Rakdos Shred-Freak

Land (21)

• 12x Mountain
• 9x Swamp

Enchantment (4)

• 4x Madcap Skills

Instant (12)

• 4x Lightning Strike
• 4x Shock
• 2x Skullcrack
• 2x Titan's Strength

Sorcery (2)

• 2x Dreadbore

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Sideboard

Artifact (2)

• 2x Pithing Needle

Instant (6)

• 4x Doom Blade
• 2x Rakdos Charm

Sorcery (7)

• 4x Anger of the Gods
• 3x Slaughter Games

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My first attempt at an aggro/blitz deck. I like it a lot, but it is rough around the edges and still a bit janky.

Plays fairly straightforward, Rakdos Cackler and Rakdos Shred-Freak are your main beaters, with Legion Loyalist providing nice battalion support and Ash Zealot is absolutely amazing as a red aggro card, with the graveyard hate being even better. Deathrite Shaman is an interesting pick. He just simply hoses your opponent's spent spells and shocks them for it. After playtesting, I was surprised to see how well he did.

Lots of one and two drop spells, mostly burn that you chuck at your opponent's face. If countered, just exile it with Nivmagus Elemental off the stack. Or buff your own creatures with Titan's Strength. We all know Madcap Skills is amazing. Shock, Lightning Strike, and Dreadbore all serve as removal and the first two can be carelessly thrown at your opponent's face. Skullcrack is a fun response to Sphinx's Revelation or any other lifegain, really.

Anyways, like I said, this is my first attempt at anything aggro, so gimme your feedback. I'm trying to keep this sorta budget-y (under $100), so bear that in mind. The deck can be made a little faster by putting in Blood Crypt, and taking Deathrite Shaman out for Spike Jester or something.

Date added	10 years
Last updated	10 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	17 - 9 Rares 4 - 2 Uncommons 18 - 4 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	1.51