Rakdos, the Showstopper

Legendary Creature — Demon

Flying, trample

When Rakdos, the Showstoper enters the battlefield, flip a coin for each creature that isn't a Demon, Devil or Imp. Destroy each creature whose coin comes up tails.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (49)

Czarnian90 on Hellegion, Shadows and Flames (Raphael)

4 months 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.

Goldberserkerdragon on Schwarzedämonenrampestampfen verstecktekombo

9 months ago

Yo! Groovy looking deck. Might i offer some constructive criticism? No K'rrk deck needs 40 lands. Idk what's going on here but K'rrk is one of the most powerful and broken commanders of all time. Usually requiring little mana as he cheats himself and other things. I would cut honestly about ten lands and add ramp in it's place, not simply for more mana to advance in general, but less is more. 40 lands will clump and you will have times of finding then for a moment and then not, or vice versa. You get hosed and flooded a lot. If you dont feel comfortable doing that, even just trying, add more draw? Seems a tad low; it's 100 cards, gotta find your pieces!

I have a buddy in my pod who has been playing K'rrk for years. He goes for the classic Gary line with Yawgmoth, Thran Physician and Mikaeus, the Unhallowed. It's pretty streamlined however. Usually pulling a win in a handful of turns. Not sure if that's your jam but it can be done on a budget with K'rrk. Btw, were is your Gary lol? Not many cards are above auto-includes like Gary. He's super-auto-must-have. This is a cool deck, dont get me wrong, I'm just seeing a mixed bag of just black stuff, just feel maybe a better commander or a better K'rrk build could be achieved for you. :) Is there not a demon commander that can do this better? Taborax, Hope's Demise? Rakdos, the Showstopper?

Profet93 on Be'Elz A'Boot

1 year ago

ThassaUpYo@ssa

I noticed you swapped Rakdos, the Showstopper for Rakdos, the Muscle, cool choice. Do you find yourself needing the "draw" more than the potential removal, or is it a test swap?

Great cyclonic rift inclusion, also a lot of your swaps through the revision seem good from my perspective. Keep it up, let us know how your games go.

EDIT: Thoughts on Kindred Discovery or is it too difficult given it's not a may?

marco-piatti on Bad gifts commanders

2 years ago

DrukenReaps SteelSentry thanks for your advices.

About stax i already run in my blim deck cards like Smoke and and Mudslide. They are very good, unfortunately there aren't many that still give me the possibility to deal damage with blim in order to trigger his ability.

About synergistic removal: i totally see what you mean, for example i run Rakdos, the Showstopper which doesn't count my Commander. The problem is that in my opinion the slots about control card are better used in the goad compartment. The reason is that you basically get to use others players resources instead of denying them. This way they are a little less looking forward to get rid of you (they still have their best creatures, only yes they have to attack and not us). But yes overall i totally see that staying alive with this kind of strategy is the primary goal and removal is super important.

About the gifts:my First version of my deck included only "not very oppressive" ones and it didn't work. It's probabily also because blim triggers on damage so it's less efficient than zedruu and lynde. The problem was that the gifts were not enough impactful and they are the main weapon of the deck. So when i am able to give away one it has to be impactfull.

shadow63 on Card Analysis #1 - Dreadhorde …

3 years ago

I really like the card in my zombie deck. It can put in work if I get it out early. You brought up the people who stopped bolas but forgot Rakdos, the Showstopper. Did you somehow forget this?

to_regatha_and_beyond on zdevil burn

3 years ago

Good first draft! A few things to consider-

• Since Raphael, Fiendish Savior isn't modern-legal, you might want to consider some alternatives. Maybe something like Rakdos, the Showstopper could work in Raphael's place? It's pretty powerful removal and a strong body on its own, so it makes for a good finisher, and more importantly, it's allowed in the format.
• Try to look for better options for cards whenever you can. A few of the cards you're running have strictly superior alternatives that I would check out, for instance Blaze could be replaced by Fireball or Banefire.
• Set up a sideboard so that your deck will be a bit more alterable. Cards like Devils' Playground, Wild Slash, Tibalt, Rakish Instigator and Vengeful Devil might make good sideboard options.

Consider these, and I'm excited to see where you take the deck from here! Very interesting first iteration.

CommanderNeyo on Welcome to the Show

3 years ago

Have you considered adding Conjurer's Closet, to get repeatable uses out of Rakdos, the Showstopper?

ThePromisedNightmare on Demon King

3 years ago

I'd like to build a Rakdos demon deck.

On EDHREC they listed Rakdos, the Showstopper and Rakdos, Lord of Riots as the 2 most played general for this tribe. The showstopper however is listed as the most played right now and I don't get why.

Other than being a MAYBE one sided wrath it doesn't do anything after unless I blink him while the lord of riots will always lower the cost of my demons if I can deal any damage.

Which one would be a better fit at the helm of the deck ?