Rakdos' Demonic Defilement

Commander / EDH Aggro BR (Rakdos) Demons Sacrifice

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Creature (24)

• 1x Archfiend of Depravity
• 1x Blood Speaker
• 1x Bloodghast
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Demonlord Belzenlok
• 1x Desecration Demon
• 1x Dread Cacodemon
• 1x Indulgent Tormentor
• 1x It That Betrays
• 1x Juri, Master of the Revue
• 1x Kardur, Doomscourge
• 1x Krenko, Mob Boss
• 1x Malfegor
• 1x Nether Traitor
• 1x Nightmare Shepherd
• 1x Pilgrim's Eye
• 1x Rakdos, Lord of Riots
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Squee, the Immortal
• 1x Vilis, Broker of Blood
• 1x Xathrid Demon

Artifact (9)

• 1x Fireshrieker
• 1x Kolaghan Monument
• 1x Rakdos Cluestone
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Replicating Ring
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Land (37)

• 1x Akoum Refuge
• 1x Bloodfell Caves
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Luxury Suite
• 9x Mountain
• 1x Polluted Mire
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Spinerock Knoll
• 14x Swamp
• 1x Tainted Peak
• 1x Temple of Malice

Instant (11)

• 1x Bedevil
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Desperate Ritual
• 1x Fated Return
• 1x Kolaghan's Command
• 1x Pyretic Ritual
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Skullcrack
• 1x Terminate
• 1x Tragic Slip

Commander (1)

Sorcery (13)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Do or Die
• 1x Dreadbore
• 1x Infernal Offering
• 1x Last One Standing
• 1x Profane Command
• 1x Promise of Power
• 1x Rakdos's Return
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Torrent of Souls
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Victimize
• 1x Wheel of Fate

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Everlasting Torment
• 1x Grave Betrayal
• 1x Havoc Festival
• 1x Leyline of Punishment

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Creature (6)

• 1x Demon's Disciple
• 1x Overseer of the Damned
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest
• 1x Skyclave Shade
• 1x Tergrid, God of Fright  ^Flip
• 1x Treasure Keeper

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Angrath's Rampage
• 1x Final Parting

Artifact (5)

• 1x Cranial Archive
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Goldvein Pick
• 1x Hammer of Purphoros
• 1x Trailblazer's Boots

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor  ^Flip
• 1x Tibalt, Rakish Instigator

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Guild Feud
• 1x Kardur's Vicious Return

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Rakdos the Defiler isn't the easiest commander to use or the "best" creature, but he is funny, and one of the best cards for high risk questionable reward game play. I made "demon tribal" although no trial support cards. Just good-ol' fashioned sac-dos aggro. There are two main strategies for the deck. Option one is suicidal rush. Which Rakdos is well designed for. The idea being drop Rakdos as soon as possible, don't care about any other card, turn him sideways and "equally" cripple your opponent, and take them out in 3 hits with commander damage. The second strategy is to build up a disposable field while dropping out impactful demons. Get out things that benefit from mass sacrifice, then play Rakdos and start the carnage.

It That Betrays + Rakdos the Defiler this is the golden combo for the deck. I only have to lose some of my cards, then I get to take everything my opponent loses, and use it as fodder for the next attack. Rakdos, Lord of Riots is a big help in getting out It That Betrays .

Grave Betrayal + Nightmare Shepherd is what I like to call a "turn n' burn" combo. The idea is simple, wipe out your opponent's field and steal their creatures with Grave Betrayal , then as you sacrifice the stolen creatures, they get exiled, and you get tokens to sacrifice later. Take and give nothing back.

This isn't the "best" Rakdos the Defiler deck, but I think it does well to stay on "theme" and is flavorful. I may try to focus it more someday but for now it works (more or less).

Date added	3 years
Last updated	3 years
Key combos	It That Betrays + Rakdos the Defiler Grave Betrayal + Nightmare Shepherd
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	6 - 0 Mythic Rares 33 - 0 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 10 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.81
Tokens	Copy Clone, Demon X/X B, Goblin 1/1 R, Replicated Ring