Rakdos, Herald of Hell

Commander / EDH BR (Rakdos) Demons Flying

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Creature (34)

• 1x Anger
• 1x Archfiend of Depravity
• 1x Archfiend of Spite
• 1x Artisan of Kozilek
• 1x Blood Speaker
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Breaker of Armies
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Demon of Dark Schemes
• 1x Dragonmaster Outcast
• 1x Embodiment of Agonies
• 1x Flayer of the Hatebound
• 1x Garna, the Bloodflame
• 1x Goblin Fireslinger
• 1x Harvester of Souls
• 1x Havoc Demon
• 1x Lobber Crew
• 1x Lord of the Void
• 1x Master of Cruelties
• 1x Meteor Golem
• 1x Overseer of the Damned
• 1x Pestilence Demon
• 1x Rakdos, the Showstopper
• 1x Reaper from the Abyss
• 1x Rekindling Phoenix
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Silverclad Ferocidons
• 1x Skirsdag High Priest
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Spawn of Mayhem
• 1x Spear Spewer
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Thermo-Alchemist
• 1x Vilis, Broker of Blood

Land (34)

• 1x Akoum Refuge
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Foreboding Ruins
• 1x Jund Panorama
• 1x Kher Keep
• 1x Leechridden Swamp
• 8x Mountain
• 1x Piranha Marsh
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Rocky Tar Pit
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Smoldering Marsh
• 10x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

Artifact (11)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Caged Sun
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Darksteel Plate
• 1x Elbrus, the Binding Blade  ^Flip
• 1x Ghirapur Orrery
• 1x Rakdos Cluestone
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots

Commander (1)

Sorcery (11)

• 1x Burn from Within
• 1x Chain Reaction
• 1x Consuming Vapors
• 1x Dreadbore
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Incendiary Command
• 1x Lava Coil
• 1x Promise of Power
• 1x Rakdos's Return
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Temporal Extortion

Instant (5)

• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Crypt Incursion
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Terminate
• 1x Tragic Slip

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Dragon Shadow
• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x Pestilence
• 1x Retreat to Hagra

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Sideboard

Creature (2)

• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Night Incarnate

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Maybeboard

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Gratuitous Violence
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Liliana's Contract
• 1x Phyrexian Arena

Creature (2)

• 1x Demon of Wailing Agonies
• 1x Lord of the Forsaken

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How to sell your soul for cheap demons, the deck.

Rakdos is a ton of fun! (Though prepare to be hated out sometimes...) I've been working on this deck for a while and am trying to make it better with some suggestions, but I also don't consider myself a CEDH player and avoid too many insane expensive cards.

Basically my creatures fall into two categories, Rakdos enablers (often called pingers) and then the Demons or high-utility creatures that get cast once Rakdos is played.

Little guys like Lobber Crew tend to be the ones who are pinging to get Rakdos out.

Demons generally will start to populate with Rakdos being on the field. Creatures like Reaper from the Abyss solidify any board advantage you have, as you will be swinging a lot and things will be dying.

Soft board wipes are a theme in here as well, and Havoc Demon, Demon of Dark Schemes, and Pestilence take care of all but the tankiest foes and opens the way for the big boys to swing in, but there is plenty of removal to take care of problematic creatures.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	2 years
Exclude colors	WUG
Splash colors	BR
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 32 - 1 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 19 - 1 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.15
Tokens	Demon 5/5 B, Demon X/X B, Dragon 5/5 R, Elemental 0/1 R, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Kobolds of Kher Keep 0/1 R, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	Deck Ideas