Riggidy Rakdos

Commander / EDH Aggro Battlecruiser BR (Rakdos) Casual Jank Multiplayer

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Instant (4)

• 1x Lightning Bolt
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Snuff Out
• 1x Terminate

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Chandra's Ignition
• 1x Deadly Tempest
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Mob Rule
• 1x Read the Bones
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Vandalblast

Enchantment (4)

• 1x Fervor
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x Triskaidekaphobia

Artifact (13)

• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Kolaghan Monument
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Quietus Spike
• 1x Rakdos Keyrune
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Staff of Nin
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of the Animist
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Wayfarer's Bauble
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Creature (33)

• 1x Anger
• 1x Archfiend of Depravity
• 1x Artisan of Kozilek
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Conduit of Ruin
• 1x Cunning Sparkmage
• 1x Deal Broker
• 1x Dimir House Guard
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Endbringer
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Gray Merchant of Asphodel
• 1x Grenzo, Dungeon Warden
• 1x Heartless Hidetsugu
• 1x Kaervek the Merciless
• 1x Lobber Crew
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Nettle Drone
• 1x Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
• 1x Oblivion Sower
• 1x Pilgrim's Eye
• 1x Rakdos Ickspitter
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Shepherd of Rot
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier
• 1x Sin Prodder
• 1x Sire Of Insanity
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Soul of New Phyrexia
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Vampire Nighthawk
• 1x Viashino Heretic
• 1x Void Winnower

Land (37)

• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Bloodfell Caves
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Leechridden Swamp
• 6x Mountain
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Opal Palace
• 1x Piranha Marsh
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
• 1x Smoldering Marsh
• 1x Spinerock Knoll
• 8x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Wastes
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Commander (1)

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Rakdos, Lord of Riots is the only legend I know that asks its player to keep a pain count for each turn. That is fun. The aim is to get an enabler for the paincount going in order to cast Rakdos, swing for big damage, then cast as many fatties as possible.

Enablers ideally are repeatable and have a secondary use. Cunning Sparkmage and Rakdos Ickspitter can kill creatures, especially with deathtouch from a Basilisk's Collar or Quietus Spike . Pilgrim's Eye is the best t3 play as it fixes mana for Rakdos' difficult casting cost of RRBB on turn 4 and flies over for damage. Triskaidekaphobia is sometimes a hilarious win condition. Sin Prodder draws cards or does damage, and can also swing with menace. Vampire Nighthawk is good on both offense and defense and loves to be targeted by Chandra's Ignition. Palace Siege can get pain going early, or recur my threats lategame. Endbringer and Staff of Nin draw cards, et cetera.

Fatties have ideally as little colored mana as possible, scale with the paincount, and are difficult to answer. Void Winnower, Soul of New Phyrexia and Sire Of Insanity can come down very early with Rakdos, and can blank the removal to deal with my threatening board state. Grenzo, Dungeon Warden grows along with the paincount and is a mana sink that gets more stuff on the board. Kaervek the Merciless either demands an immediate answer, prevents spells from being cast, or controls the board and then life totals. Heartless Hidetsugu sure loves having lifelink, such as from a Whip of Erebos. Steel Hellkite can get rid of many things, et cetera.

Miscallaneous synergies and effects: Deathtouch and/or Lifelink work well with the many creatures that do damage outside of combat. Basilisk Collar, Quietus Spike , Whip of Erebos work well with Cunning Sparkmage , Endbringer, Heartless Hidetsugu, Kaervek the Merciless , Sin Prodder and Chandra's Ignition. Sword of the Animist and Opal Palace give Rakdos 7 power, turning him into a 3 turn clock for commander damage. Deal Broker is basically a much better Rummaging Goblin . Depending on the situation, Dimir House Guard can get: Card Draw (Erebos, God of the Dead or Disciple of Bolas), spot removal ( Snuff Out ), Ramp (Solemn Simulacrum), Raveyard Recursion (Whip of Erebos), or a paincount enabler (Triskaidekaphobia). Singleton Wastes to fetch with basic land ramp cards to be able to cast and activate Endbringer.

Possible considerations for the future: Replace some pinger creatures that don't hit creatures with ones that do such as Prodigal Pyromancer , Vithian Stinger. Consider Stuffy Doll as both a Rakdos enabler and payoff that can block well and combo with lifelink, Chandra's Ignition, Blasphemous Act etc. Consider Hangarback Walker once it rotates out of standard for Rakdos payoff that scales with the paincount and leaves behind threats when it dies.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	7 years
Exclude colors	WUG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 0 Rares 23 - 0 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.95