Rakdos Gladiator Aristocrats

Gladiator* Arena Aristocrats RBW (Mardu) Sacrifice

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Creature (43)

• 1x Anax, Hardened in the Forge
• 1x Anje, Maid of Dishonor
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Bone Picker
• 1x Bonecrusher Giant
• 1x Careless Celebrant
• 1x Carrier Thrall
• 1x Cryptbreaker
• 1x Doomed Dissenter
• 1x Dreadhorde Butcher
• 1x Ebondeath, Dracolich
• 1x Erebos, Bleak-Hearted
• 1x Falkenrath Noble
• 1x Festering Mummy
• 1x Fireblade Artist
• 1x God-Eternal Bontu
• 1x Grim Initiate
• 1x Immersturm Predator
• 1x Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
• 1x Judith, the Scourge Diva
• 1x Junji, the Midnight Sky
• 1x Kari Zev, Skyship Raider
• 1x Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
• 1x Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
• 1x Lampad of Death's Vigil
• 1x Lazotep Reaver
• 1x Legion Warboss
• 1x Lurrus of the Dream-Den
• 1x Mayhem Devil
• 1x Midnight Reaper
• 1x Morbid Opportunist
• 1x Murderous Rider
• 1x Nested Shambler
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Putrid Goblin
• 1x Rekindling Phoenix
• 1x Serrated Scorpion
• 1x Shambling Ghast
• 1x Spiteful Prankster
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Woe Strider
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan
• 1x Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Land (38)

• 1x Blightstep Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Canyon Slough
• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Crawling Barrens
• 1x Den of the Bugbear
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Fabled Passage
• 1x Faceless Haven
• 1x Haunted Ridge
• 1x Hive of the Eye Tyrant
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 9x Snow-Covered Mountain
• 13x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
• 1x Sulfurous Mire
• 1x Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
• 1x Temple of Malice

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Chandra, Acolyte of Flame
• 1x Lolth, Spider Queen

Instant (7)

• 1x Deadly Dispute
• 1x Fatal Push
• 1x Fungal Infection
• 1x Kolaghan's Command
• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Plumb the Forbidden
• 1x Village Rites

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Bastion of Remembrance
• 1x Dreadhorde Invasion
• 1x Mogis's Favor
• 1x The Meathook Massacre
• 1x Weaponize the Monsters

Sorcery (5)

• 1x Angrath's Rampage
• 1x Bloodchief's Thirst
• 1x Call of the Death-Dweller
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Hungry for More

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My first Gladiator brew. Tried developing a typical Mardu version, and didn't love what white was offering. I find R/B mana base is easier to work with (I personally don't love more than two colors, especially when I don't have Green). Rakdos Aristocrats just feels purer anyway. It's fairly low to the ground, over 80% of the spells cast for 3 or less. So 38 lands feels solid.

Date added	3 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is not Gladiator legal.
Rarity (main - side)	10 - 0 Mythic Rares 35 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.52
Tokens	Blood, Companion Zone, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Elemental 0/1 R, Elemental 1/1 R, Emblem Lolth, Spider Queen, Goat 0/1 W, Goblin 1/1 R, Human Soldier 1/1 W, On an Adventure, Ragavan, Saproling 1/1 G, Satyr 1/1 R, Spider 2/1 B, Spirit 1/1 C, Squirrel 1/1 G, Treasure, Vampire 3/1 BR, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie 2/2 B w/ Decayed, Zombie Army 0/0 B