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Rakdos Locket
Artifact
: Gain or .
, , Sacrifice Rakdos Locket: Draw two cards.
Czarnian90 on
Hellegion, Shadows and Flames (Raphael)
2 weeks ago
After several more battles, things have begun to shift within the Hellegion. While the Balrog couldn’t even be bothered to wake, another giant is slowly taking the stage. Rakdos’s power and strength are rising, and so is his influence within the Hellegion. It’s becoming very likely that he’ll soon demand the position of commander.
Several black demons have stepped back, leaving Hellegion in search of their own designs. Who knows if they’ll return or reappear in another deck. I’ve heard whispers about Liliana — she would probably welcome some of them.
Feaster of Fools, Goremand, Arbiter of Woe, Dreadhound, Archfiend of Spite, and Embodiment of Agonies have departed. Perforating Artist no longer amuses Rakdos with his petty tricks, and the skeletons have turned to dust.
Rakdos’s growing presence is felt in cards like Rakdos, the Showstopper and Rakdos Joins Up. Juri, Master of the Revue joins to us, and there's now more spotlight for Judith through Judith, Carnage Connoisseur.
Belzenlok’s influence deepens with Rite of Belzenlok, and someone powerful has joined the Hellegion — Ardyn, the Usurper. Though his price is high and he leans heavily into black, I decided to accept his services.
But other beings circle the fire, waiting for their moment.
As Rakdos’s power swells, cards like Rakdos, Patron of Chaos and the guild’s signature mana rocks — Rakdos Cluestone, Rakdos Keyrune, Rakdos Locket — are seeing more attention to support the shift toward a stronger Rakdos color identity.
Infernal Grasp is another devilish trick straight from the pit.
The paths ahead are unclear. Dark beings still linger at the edge, ready to offer their power to the Hellegion — for a price: Skirsdag High Priest, Doom Whisperer, Overseer of the Damned, Spawn of Mayhem, and others...
I also cracked a Mount Doom recently and added it to the deck. I think it fits quite well here.
Shield_of_Aiur on
Rakdos Demon Experiment
1 year ago
Thanks for the card recs lil_cheez. Some of them were already in my maybeboard, but I completely forgot about Rakdos Locket. That'll be a great thing in the toolbox for sure, and fits the flavor as well.
As for Kindred Dominance...it's great in flavor and theory, but there's going to be a mix of demons, devils, and maybe even tieflings and imps. It's part of why I'm worried about Inner Demon, devils aren't demons, but I justified it in the current draft because of it being silly and on-theme. So for now, there are just other one-sided board wipes such as Dread Cacodemon, but I can't really justify In Garruk's Wake...
lil_cheez on
Rakdos Demon Experiment
1 year ago
You could cut some lands to add the Rakdos mana artifacts, they all show a little devil symbol in the art XD
Rakdos Signet, Rakdos Cluestone, Rakdos Locket
Also Rakdos lands Rakdos Guildgate, Rakdos Carnarium, Blood Crypt
nuperokaso on
Demons
2 years ago
Blade of the Oni is bad because most of your creatures already have decent power and toughness. It works best in a deck with tiny creatures
Charmbreaker Devils you need a few additional spells for this to work. I suggest adding Mizzium Mortars and Terminate
Altar of Bhaal this is best with enters the battlefield effects, which you don't play many
Arcane Signet this does nothing without Commander. Replace this with Rakdos Signet
Bolas's Citadel this is a suicide in a deck with high mana costs like yours. Replace this with Phyrexian Arena
Guardian Idol this is weak creature, and bad fixing. Play Talisman of Indulgence instead
Rakdos Locket I suggest Rakdos Keyrune instead
Davriel, Soul Broker this card is not legal. If you like the theme of devils, play Tibalt, Rakish Instigator
king-saproling on
Ashnod's Bakery
2 years ago
Personally I would make these swaps:
in:
+ Goblin Engineer
+ Unstable Obelisk
+ Bloody Betrayal
+ Commander's Sphere
+ Spark Double
+ Crowded Crypt
+ Letter of Acceptance
+ Izzet Locket
+ Rakdos Locket
+ Dimir Locket
+ Whisper, Blood Liturgist
out:
- Dreadmalkin
- Hobblefiend
- Ravenous Harpy
- Laurine, the Diversion
- Yahenni, Undying Partisan
- Angrath, the Flame-Chained
- Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
- Undercity Informer
- Thoughtpicker Witch
- Claws of Gix
- Tibalt, the Fiend-Blooded
ScionsStillLive on
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
3 years ago
After looking at the decklist, I have some suggestions:
Cards to take out: Hellkite Punisher costs too much and is only a slightly bigger Shivan Dragon
Lathliss, Dragon Queen could work well in a more dragon-based deck, but it is unlikely to create many tokens in this deck
Liliana's Steward is too underwhelming of an ability to be used effectively. Same with Phyrexian Rager
You already have a lot of bounce spells, so Man-o'-War is not necessary and doesn't serve much else function as a creature
Boros Signet doesn't work in this deck because of commander colour identity
Mishra's Bauble is also a quite underwhelming card and not that useful
Rakdos Locket, Izzet Locket, and Mana Geode have better alternatives, as far as mana cost goes
Switcheroo also has better alternatives, ability and mana-wise
There are a few other cards that could be taken out, but I'm mainly highlighting the ones that should be taken out.
Cards to put in:
More removal like Cast Down and Terminate could replace a couple of bounce cards
Cards like In Bolas's Clutches and Control Magic could be considered if you want to have some more options for stealing creatures
The lockets and geode we took out earlier could be replaced with cards like Izzet Signet and other cheaper rocks
Try adding some more lands, 26 lands is not enough for a Commander deck. It is recommend to have around 35-38 lands, depending on your curve
Other than that, the deck seems fine. This deck has a lot of potential, if done right!
BiggRedd54 on
Slough of Slaughter
4 years ago
Pyre of Heroes. This will also lean a commitment to graveyard recursion, so some payoff spells like Living Death or Wake the Dead. Rakdos Signet, Rakdos Locket and Talisman of Indulgence are all better than Commander's Sphere and will speed you up.
*was looking at your maybeboard
Pheardemons on
Horror, Carnage, and Annihilation. All are Rakdos.
4 years ago
gavriel1136 Thanks for bringing that to my attention! You are correct. I built this deck when I was newer to magic and didn't know any better. I guess I havent looked at the description in awhile to see if there are any other mistakes. I'll definitely do that soon.
This deck is also about to get a "tune" up as I'm playing rocks like Rakdos Locket and Rakdos Cluestone but not an Arcane Signet. I'm in black and playing Gamble instead of other, better tutors. There are other things I'll change but those are good examples of me updating the deck. Any ideas for cards I should be looking into?