Rakdos Guild

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Alaric17 says... #1

I would suggest getting at least 2 Bonfire of the Damned and get 3-4 Dreadbore

December 20, 2012 7:10 a.m.

Alaric17 says... #2

Nvm saw you had Dreadbore up there must have missed it

December 20, 2012 7:13 a.m.

tristenbruce says... #3

Yeah I defiantly need the dreadbore. All card suggestions are appreciated. I'll check out that other one too.

December 21, 2012 4:26 p.m.

Alaric17 says... #4

Bonfire of the Damned is quite pricey I have 2 I got them both for 50 (should have been 60 but I got a deal) and I use them in both my Rakdos deck and Vampire deck, they are good for field wipe in tight situations and do significant damage in general if Miracled. In both decks I have 4x Vexing Devil sideboarded because they have a lot of bang for their mana cost either from the Ability or if they are allowed to stay out early game.

December 21, 2012 5:33 p.m.

tristenbruce says... #5

I've seen vexing devil and I really like it but I'm trying to avoid buying inniastrad cards as of now just because I've just gotten back into it. Not that I won't get some but I'm focusing on the rtr stuff right now. I'm about 6 cards away from testing it at a FNM and then we'll see.

December 22, 2012 7:55 p.m.

Barny44 says... #6

Perhaps you could add Reverberate to copy one of yours or even their target spells. It would really annoy and enemy if you copied something like card:Rakdos's Return or a spell that gave you life like card:Heroes' Reunion. If you want a planeswalker then maybe Chandra, the Firebrand and Guttersnipe would also be a good addition.

December 26, 2012 6:07 a.m.

ChiefBell says... #7

I guess, given that it's black/red you're trying to make a deck that wins as quickly as possible - one that is heavily aggro. With that in mind I would say Lobber Crew isn't a great card because it's damage output is awful and you can't take advantage of its untap ability almost ever. Perhaps Daggerdrome Imp should go as well, but the imp is certainly useful with flying and lifelink. Stab Wound is an awful card in a deck where you want to do as much damage as possible because they'll just block with the creature that has the enchantment on it to kill it and avoid taking the damage - it's a waste of a play. Chandra, the Firebrand is a bad suggestion for a deck that wants to keep up a high rate of damage, with its 1 damage output per turn.

Replace some of the weaker creatures with clear win-conditions - cards that will generally give the opponent a hard time. Think Desecration Demon or Rakdos, Lord of Riots. Cheap drops - massive damage output. If you want to keep the 'control' aspect to ensure they don't play anything to ruin your plan you will want to swap Stab Wound for Murder or Ultimate Price and perhaps (but less good) Victim of Night . Consider swapping Daggerdrome Imp for Vampire Nighthawk . The nighthawk still has lifelink but does slightly more damage, but it's real killer aspect is deathtouch. This card will make an opponents 8/8 afraid to attack you which is a good, good thing.

December 26, 2012 7:02 a.m.

ChiefBell says... #8

Also not sure why you have Blood Reckoning in there. Against a token deck with masses of weenies its good but thats not a lot of the time. Definite sideboard card with 3 copies or so but not a mainboard card, in my opinion.

December 26, 2012 7:04 a.m.

tristenbruce says... #9

Thanks for the suggestions, i'll check those cards out for sure. My friend has a token deck so I play it against mostly that's why I'm running Blood Reckoning but I'll see what else I have availible.

December 26, 2012 9:29 a.m.

DarkJesterGL says... #10

Switch out your Shread Freaks for Lightning Mauler he works so much better

December 26, 2012 11:30 a.m.

tristenbruce says... #11

Lightning Mauler and Vampire Nighthawk are cards I want to add as upgrades over exsisting cards in this build, thanks for those suggestions. I've updated it some from cards I traded for but I haven't playtested yet.

January 3, 2013 4:38 a.m.

R4g3in says... #12

Looks like it is a good base until you gain a larger collection, as long as its fun and works moderately well who cares what cards its made out of

January 4, 2013 12:51 a.m.

ChiefBell says... #13

This deck looks fine. May want to consider Flames of the Firebrand , perhaps in the sideboard. It gives you the flexibility to quickly kill a lot of 1/1's or kill a 2/2 and a 1/1 etc.

Try and get hold of a Hellhole Flailer in place of the nighthawk

February 3, 2013 1:59 p.m.

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