Rakdos Reign of Pain

Commander / EDH BR (Rakdos)

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Creature (38)

• 1x Artisan of Kozilek
• 1x Avatar of Woe
• 1x Balefire Dragon
• 1x Balthor the Defiled
• 1x Bird Maiden
• 1x Bog Imp
• 1x Cadaver Imp
• 1x Chancellor of the Dross
• 1x Daggerdrome Imp
• 1x Dauthi Horror
• 1x Dread Cacodemon
• 1x Feral Shadow
• 1x Flayer of the Hatebound
• 1x Furyborn Hellkite
• 1x Goblin Fireslinger
• 1x Hamletback Goliath
• 1x Heartless Hidetsugu
• 1x Hellkite Charger
• 1x Hell's Caretaker
• 1x Herald of Leshrac
• 1x Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet
• 1x Knollspine Dragon
• 1x Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
• 1x Maga, Traitor to Mortals
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Myojin of Infinite Rage
• 1x Myojin of Night's Reach
• 1x Nether Traitor
• 1x Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
• 1x Olivia Voldaren
• 1x Pathrazer of Ulamog
• 1x Platinum Emperion
• 1x Rakdos Ickspitter
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Tormented Soul
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Liliana Vess

Land (39)

• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Crypt of Agadeem
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 12x Mountain
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 14x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Transguild Promenade
• 1x Vivid Crag
• 1x Vivid Marsh
• 1x Winding Canyons

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Havoc Festival
• 1x Pestilence
• 1x Strands of Night

Artifact (5)

• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Mimic Vat
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Instant (2)

• 1x Insidious Dreams
• 1x Moonlight Bargain

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Demonic Collusion
• 1x Diabolic Revelation
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Exhume
• 1x Increasing Ambition
• 1x Life's Finale
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Zombify

Commander (1)

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Sideboard

Creature (11)

• 1x Charmbreaker Devils
• 1x Daggerclaw Imp
• 1x Dauthi Horror
• 1x Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet
• 1x Knollspine Dragon
• 1x Lobber Crew
• 1x Maralen of the Mornsong
• 1x Moonveil Dragon
• 1x Myojin of Infinite Rage
• 1x Myojin of Night's Reach
• 1x Nether Traitor

Enchantment (1)

• 1x Seal of Fire

Artifact (1)

• 1x Quicksilver Amulet

Instant (1)

• 1x Magmaquake

Sorcery (2)

• 1x Decree of Pain
• 1x Morality Shift

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Maybeboard

Creature (13)

• 1x Copper-Leaf Angel
• 1x Cunning Sparkmage
• 1x Demon of Death's Gate
• 1x Lord of the Void
• 1x Reaper from the Abyss
• 1x Sepulchral Primordial
• 1x Stigma Lasher
• 1x Tsabo Tavoc
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
• 1x Ulamog's Crusher
• 1x Urabrask the Hidden
• 1x Visara the Dreadful
• 1x Vulshok Sorcerer

Land (1)

• 1x Command Tower

Artifact (3)

• 1x Power Conduit
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Zuran Orb

Instant (1)

• 1x Tragic Slip

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Reprocess

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You know all those creatures you have always wanted to play but their CMC was just a bit too high? This deck has all of them! This deck is a different take on the Rakdos guild. It completely revolves around Rakdos, Lord of Riots and his ability to do mind numbing amounts of damage to opponents and then rub it in their face. Do you want to know what an opponents face looks like when you drop 4 massive Eldrazi turn 6 after doing 12 damage? Well with this deck it is possible. Rakdos, Lord of Riots ability basically makes him the walmart of ridiculous, over the top creatures, you can't get them cheaper anywhere else.

The one "drawback" (true rakdos guild members call it an opportunity) is that in order to cast Rakdos, opponents have to lose life. There are 11 evasive little guys that can be dropped by turn 3 to ensure that happens. turn 4 Rakdos obviously, turn 5 the bacchanal of blood begins.

Of course all this power will cause great ire in the rest of your opponents. They will undoubtedly focus all their hate on rakdos which is why I have such a heavy re-animator theme to this deck. Once Rakdos is let loose upon the battlefield it is difficult to keep him gone for long.

I added a bit of tutor to increase the reliability of the deck. Mikaeus, the Unhallowed is the first one called upon; then Knollspine Dragon. After that the tutor becomes a secondary win condition attempting to set up Platinum Emperion + Havoc Festival and/or Heartless Hidetsugu. Other fun combos: Heartless Hidetsugu + Maga, Traitor to Mortals -- instant win (if life total is even) in heads up or opponent removal in multi-player. Dread Cacodemon + Myojin of Infinite Rage, clear all opponents creatures, then burn all lands, shout FTW, then win. Heartless Hidetsugu + Knollspine Dragon, draw a large portion of your deck.

It is surprising how reliable a turn 4 Rakdos, Lord of Riots is. In the future I will be adding more multicolored land. I always appreciate comments and constructive criticism. I am sure I have missed some ludicrously massive creature out there, so if you know of one that fits with this deck please let me know.

(also if you are feeling cheeky you can side in Morality Shift to combo with Flayer of the Hatebound and Living Death. I have yet to pull it off but every so often I try .. just because it would be awesome)

Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	14 - 2 Mythic Rares 31 - 9 Rares 14 - 1 Uncommons 15 - 4 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.97
Tokens	Copy Clone, Vampire */* B
Folders	EDH Decks