Akul the Unrepentant

Commander / EDH BR (Rakdos) Casual Manifest Morph Sacrifice Theme/Gimmick

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Creature (34)

• 1x Akroma, Angel of Fury
• 1x Ashcloud Phoenix
• 1x Balefire Dragon
• 1x Bane of the Living
• 1x Boltbender
• 1x Bontu the Glorified
• 1x Burning-Rune Demon
• 1x Cavalier of Night
• 1x Colossus of Akros
• 1x Dread Warlock
• 1x Embereth Paladin
• 1x Forsaken Miner
• 1x Fugitive Codebreaker
• 1x Grave Titan
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Hangarback Walker
• 1x Hazoret the Fervent
• 1x Hunted Bonebrute
• 1x Inferno Titan
• 1x Jeering Instigator
• 1x Magda, the Hoardmaster
• 1x Magus of the Arena
• 1x Massacre Wurm
• 1x Meteor Golem
• 1x Mishra, Claimed by Gix  ^Meld
• 1x Phyrexian Dragon Engine  ^Meld
• 1x Pyrotechnic Performer
• 1x Rakdos, the Muscle
• 1x Silumgar Assassin
• 1x Skinthinner
• 1x Terror of the Peaks
• 1x The Scorpion God
• 1x Thieving Amalgam
• 1x Warbreak Trumpeter

Land (35)

• 1x Blackcleave Cliffs
• 1x Branch of Vitu-Ghazi
• 1x Canyon Slough
• 1x Conduit Pylons
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Jagged Barrens
• 1x Mirage Mesa
• 4x Mountain
• 3x Mountain
• 3x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Restless Vents
• 1x Smoldering Marsh
• 2x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 3x Swamp
• 2x Swamp
• 3x Swamp
• 1x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 1x Zoetic Cavern

Artifact (7)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Bounty Board
• 1x Embercleave
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Scroll of Fate
• 1x Sol Ring

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Koskun Falls
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Rageform

Commander (1)

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Act of Treason
• 1x Burn Down the House
• 1x Cathartic Reunion
• 1x Deadly Cover-Up
• 1x Ghastly Conscription
• 1x Hell to Pay
• 1x Insatiable Avarice
• 1x Molten Duplication
• 1x Plague Wind
• 1x Reanimate

Instant (8)

• 1x Blood for the Blood God!
• 1x Inferno Trap
• 1x Lavaball Trap
• 1x Needlebite Trap
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Ravenous Trap
• 1x Runeflare Trap
• 1x Stone Idol Trap

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I decided to build this as a gimmicky, Yu-Gi-Oh! themed deck, given the similarity between Akul's ability and tribute summons. So I included a few thematic elements as well as several 1:1 references, which I will list below. Not everything in the deck is meant to be referencing Yu-Gi-Oh!, some are there just because they are good cards or otherwise good for the deck. It's a pretty casual build, but it's one I found really fun to put together.

Themes:

-Tribute Summons

-Trap Cards

-Face Down Cards

Card References:

-Balefire Dragon/Terror of the Peaks : Red Eyes Black Dragon

-Bontu, Hazoret, Scorpion God : Egyptian God Cards

-Burning Rune Demon : Summoned Skull

-Cavalier of Night : Gaia the Fierce Night

-Colossus of Akros : Giant Soldier of Stone

-Dread Warlock : Dark Magician

-Embereth Paladin : Flame Swordsman

-Hangarback Walker : Dandylion

-Inferno Titan : Lava Golem

-Magda, the Hoardmaster : Gaia the Dragon Champion

-Magus of the Arena : Attacking monsters directly

-Mishra, Claimed by Gix/Phyrexian Dragon Engine/Mishra, Lost to Phyrexia : Polymerization

-Silumgar Assassin/Skinthinner : Maneater Bug

-Embercleave : Salamanstra

-Hedron Archive : Pot of Greed

-Act of Treason : Change of Heart

-Burn Down the House - Scapegoat

-Cathartic Reunion : Graceful Charity

-Deadly Cover Up : Dark Hole

-Molten Duplication : Metalmorph

-Plague Wind : Raigeki

-Reanimate : Monster Reborn

-Animate Dead : Call of the Haunted

-Koskun Falls : Swords of Revealing Light

Date added	2 weeks
Last updated	2 weeks
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	18 - 0 Mythic Rares 34 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.09
Tokens	A Mysterious Creature, Construct 6/12 C, Copy Clone, Devil 1/1 R, Dog 1/1 W, Goblin 1/1 R, Manifest 2/2 C, Morph 2/2 C, Scorpion Dragon 4/4 R, Thopter 1/1 C, Treasure, Zombie 2/2 B