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Rakdos - Demonic Punisher

Commander / EDH

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Welcome to hell...er, the demonic Apocalypse!

Fellow Timmy here, do you like demons? Do you like watching the world burn? Do you like watching your opponents slowly become hopeless under punisher effects while you beat them down with demons? Then this is the deck for you!

Rakdos, the Showstopper allows you to effectively have a board wipe in the command zone. This helps you keep your opponents board under control while you set up shop punishing them and drawing cards/slamming demons.

Lets get down to the goods:

Card draw:

Sign in Blood - quick card draw to refill hand.

Underworld Connections - repeatable card draw and devotion.

Stolen Strategy - semi card draw that can net you 3 cards per turn.

Phyrexian Arena - repeatable card daw.

Outpost Siege - repeatable card draw

Night's Whisper - quick card draw to refill hand.

Liliana's Contract - Massive card draw and an alt wincon. This card is legit in this deck.

Mind's Eye - Extra card draw when the rest of the table is in top deck mode.

Board Wipes:

Damnation - Hard board wipe

Crux of Fate - essentially a hard boardwipe

Decree of Pain - board wipe and card draw

Deadly Tempest - does your opponent have a ton of creatures? This is going to be fun :)

Chain Reaction - reaching for boardwipes in these colors.

Last One Standing - cheap board wipe.

Ramp:

You have your typical ramp that isnt in green. This means all artifacts. I tried to get artifacts that could also draw me cards late game if needed. You can improve on artifacts as budget increases.

Punisher:

Painful Quandary - The table will grown when you play this. EVERY spell requires taking damage or discarding cards. Just what we want to do.

Havoc Festival - I heard you want to melt the table? This does just the trick.

Blood Moon - It wouldnt be a punisher deck in red without blood moon. I hope you didnt want to use your non basics!

Awaken the Erstwhile - I know you have some sweet cards in hand....it would be a shame if you didnt have them anymore.

Spellshock - this slowly puts the opponents on a clock. Each spell chips away their health. It will be under estimated until its too late.

Manabarbs - Brutal and ends the game quick. Be careful with your own mana usage.

Underworld Dreams - Punishes for any card draw. Will make your opponents think twice about wheeling or doing massive card draw spells.

Price of Progress - Late game this could just be a kill shot. Most commander players are greedy with their mana. 2 mana to eliminate a low target is worth it.

Utility

Lightning Greaves - Giving your demons haste to get a hit in is always nice.

Basilisk Collar - You will be losing a lot of life along with the table. Some lifelink is always nice.

Hammer of Purphoros - Giving your big demons haste is always a plus. Lets you get in hits before boardwipes.

Whip of Erebos - Again, you will be losing life along with the table, so being able to gain life and res your creatures and get another swing is VERY helpful.

Exquisite Blood - Perfect with punisher effects. I do not have the other side of the combo due to trying to keep this deck more casual. Add it if you'd like another wincon.

Bontu's Monument - We have big demons and making them cost less is good. The drain and gain is a nice bonus as well.

Alt Win-Cons

Revel in Riches - Have you ever had this on board and cast a board wipe? No? Well if not, then you dont know the power of pretty much winning on the spot unless someone has mass artifact removal or mass permanent removal. This works well with all of our boardwipes and generals. Also, it helps ramp out our fatties.

Insurrection - Do your opponents have a massive boardstate? Well, now you have a way to kill them with their own stuff! :)

Torment of Hailfire We ramp a ton. With all of our boardwipes and ways to keep the board empty, this can often win the game.

Demons

I put in some of my favorite demons in commander. All of them have some sort of ETB or are just big beaters. You can substitute/replace as needed. The best part of most demons in MTG? They all are huge flyers that take big chunks off your opponent. Also, they dont die with Rakdos shows up to clean up the board.

Hope you enjoy and let me know if you have any questions!

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Date added 5 years
Last updated 5 years
Legality

This deck is Commander / EDH legal.

Rarity (main - side)

10 - 0 Mythic Rares

45 - 0 Rares

13 - 0 Uncommons

7 - 0 Commons

Cards 100
Avg. CMC 4.22
Tokens Enchantment Golem 3/3 C, Energy Reserve, Harpy 1/1 B, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B
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