Rakdos, the Showstopper (Imp/Devil/Demon Tribal)

Commander / EDH BR (Rakdos)

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Card Advantage (8)

• 1x Altar's Reap
• 1x Ambition's Cost
• 1x Indulgent Tormentor
• 1x Liliana's Contract
• 1x Ob Nixilis Reignited
• 1x Painful Lesson
• 1x Promise of Power
• 1x Theater of Horrors

Demon (8)

• 1x Apocalypse Demon
• 1x Desecration Demon
• 1x Master of Cruelties
• 1x Pestilence Demon
• 1x Rafter Demon
• 1x Rakdos the Defiler
• 1x Spawn of Mayhem
• 1x Treacherous Pit-Dweller

Graveyard Recursion (8)

• 1x Cadaver Imp
• 1x Crypt Champion
• 1x Dead Revels
• 1x Demonic Vigor
• 1x Gravedigger
• 1x Grim Discovery
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Whisper, Blood Liturgist *f-pre*

Lands (38)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Cinder Barrens
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Leechridden Swamp
• 6x Mountain
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Rakdos Guildgate
• 24x Swamp

Mana Ramp (7)

• 1x Carrier Thrall
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Overeager Apprentice
• 1x Rakdos Keyrune
• 1x Rakdos Locket
• 1x Rakdos, Lord of Riots
• 1x Rakdos Signet

Personal (6)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Demon's Horn
• 1x Footlight Fiend
• 1x Gang of Devils
• 1x Rakdos Cackler
• 1x Stinkweed Imp

Removal (8)

• 1x Bladebrand
• 1x Clear the Stage
• 1x Cruel Edict
• 1x Diabolic Edict
• 1x Dreadbore
• 1x Kuro, Pitlord
• 1x Reiver Demon
• 1x Torch Fiend

Sacrifice Fodder (8)

• 1x Abhorrent Overlord
• 1x Breeding Pit
• 1x Keldon Overseer
• 1x Orzhov Enforcer
• 1x Priest of the Blood Rite
• 1x Qarsi High Priest
• 1x Rakdos Guildmage
• 1x Sanitarium Skeleton

Sacrifice Outlets (8)

• 1x Abyssal Gatekeeper
• 1x Barter in Blood
• 1x Demon of Catastrophes
• 1x Innocent Blood
• 1x Lord of the Pit
• 1x Oni Possession
• 1x Ravenous Demon  ^Flip
• 1x Smallpox

Commander (1)

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Maybeboard

Other (18)

• 1x Blood Speaker
• 1x Buried Alive
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Dark Petition
• 1x Demonic Collusion
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Entomb
• 1x Final Parting
• 1x Fleshbag Marauder
• 1x Lake of the Dead
• 1x Liliana of the Dark Realms
• 1x Liliana Vess
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Razaketh, the Foulblooded
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Tainted Peak
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

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Build-around, casual EDH deck based on Rakdos, the Showstopper .

The main goal is to win via Liliana's Contract , hence the number of suboptimal Demons in there.

Also felt the wrath effect on Rakdos was fun enough in EDH, and flavorful if I included a lot of Imps & Devils in the deck on top of the Demons.

Major acquireboard : I need to get a copy of Electrodominance to be able to smash in the Contract at instant-speed right before my upkeep.

Any suggestion welcome as this is the main EDH deck I'm working on at the moment :)

(For instance, I'm pretty sure there are "sacrifice matters" cards in B/R, but I can't recall any of them at the moment...)

Date added	5 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 21 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 22 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.58
Tokens	Demon 5/5 B, Demon */* B, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Emblem Ob Nixilis Reignited, Goblin 2/1 R, Harpy 1/1 B, Manifest 2/2 C, Spirit 1/1 WB, Thrull 0/1 B
Folders	02. COMMANDER / EDH