Rakdos Intolerant

Commander / EDH BR (Rakdos) Competitive Demons Eldrazi Midrange Primer

Mekare

Creature (39)

• 1x Archfiend of Despair
• 1x Artisan of Kozilek
• 1x Bloodgift Demon
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh  ^Flip
• 1x Combustible Gearhulk
• 1x Conduit of Ruin
• 1x Crypt Ghast
• 1x Disciple of Bolas
• 1x Emrakul, the Promised End
• 1x Erebos, God of the Dead
• 1x Etali, Primal Storm *f-pre*
• 1x Goblin Fireslinger
• 1x Heartless Hidetsugu
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Inferno Titan
• 1x It That Betrays
• 1x Kaervek the Merciless
• 1x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
• 1x Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
• 1x Lobber Crew
• 1x Neheb, the Eternal
• 1x Nettle Drone
• 1x Noxious Gearhulk
• 1x Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
• 1x Oblivion Sower
• 1x Plague Spitter
• 1x Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1x Sheoldred, Whispering One
• 1x Shepherd of Rot
• 1x Sidisi, Undead Vizier *f-pre*
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Steel Hellkite
• 1x Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
• 1x Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
• 1x Urabrask the Hidden
• 1x Vial Smasher the Fierce
• 1x Viashino Heretic
• 1x Void Winnower

Land (38)

• 1x Badlands
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Canyon Slough
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Foreboding Ruins
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x Luxury Suite
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 9x Mountain
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sanctum of Ugin
• 1x Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
• 1x Shizo, Death's Storehouse
• 1x Smoldering Marsh
• 1x Spinerock Knoll
• 1x Sulfurous Springs
• 9x Swamp
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Instant (4)

• 1x Bedevil
• 1x Hero's Downfall
• 1x Terminate
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Commander (1)

Artifact (8)

• 1x Cryptolith Fragment  ^Flip
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Rakdos Signet
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Talisman of Indulgence
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Enchantment (6)

• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Palace Siege
• 1x Pestilence
• 1x Phyrexian Arena
• 1x Pyrohemia
• 1x Theater of Horrors *f-pre*

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Reanimate

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I also have a budget version of this deck!!!

What this deck is:

• Timmy!!!!: Want to drop giant creatures? Look no further
  
• Value: Creatures are either free, or under costed due to Rakdos' ability.
  
• Board state: Because your stuff is cheap/free/HUGE, you should always have a better board state once rakdos is active. The key is DOING THIS .
  
• Competitive: Deck doesn't need to win all the time, or win on turn 4, but needs to consistently win. Geared towards 4 player pods.
  
• FUN!: Deck must be interesting enough to play over and over again.
  

How this deck works:

• Pingers: Rakdos doesn't work unless damage is dealt in a turn first. I could do this with burn spells, but it feels much more efficient to do it with pingers. It also helps keep our curve from being too awful.
  
• More Damage Effects: More damage = more free stuff.
  
• Tutors
  
• Card Draw: I only wish I could fit MORE card draw in.
  
• Mana Ramp/fixing
  
• Removal
  
• Hate-bears
  

Why is this in here?

• Pestilence Pyrohemia = The work horse of the deck, not only is it great removal, but it allows you to either cast Rakdos, or more likely, keep casting stuff for free. Just be careful not to kill yourself with it.
  
  

• Whip of Erebos = Casting a giant eldrazi sucks for your opponent. It sucks even more when they take damage when its cast and AGAIN after they manage to kill it. And even MORE when you do it for free! Also gives you a free turn if your commander dies and you cast it from your graveyard before moving it back to the command zone. (Unless some jerk across the table decides to Reanimate and steal your demon)
  
  

• Heartless Hidetsugu = Sometimes the threat of Heartless is better than actually using him. Yes, the biggest creature in the deck is technically 13 mana, but isn't it fun to have an 80 mana discount for a turn? If you have Whip of Erebos out while you do this, you also gain all that life too!
  
  

• Why X creature? = Almost every creature in this deck serves a duo-purpose: they either help us get our commander out, ramp, removal, card draw, or they directly help us win the game. Sure, Sheoldred, Whispering One isn't a must, but she synergies well with It That Betrays .
  
  

Cons of this deck:

• Rakdos Needs to Live. Where as you will eventually still out value your opponents if the game goes long enough (since most of your non-eldrazi creatures are also good utility), there's nothing more frustrating than playing against a blue player who counters/bounces rakdos until he costs too much mana to play.
  
• This deck is trying to do two things at the same time. Its trying to deal habitual, continuous damage AND drop giant free creatures. Therefore, there's a very odd and delicate balance between your mass of 6+ drops and being able to do anything in your first several turns. I think after two years of tinkering with it, I have a fairly good balance now.
  
• Its not animar. It can't kill someone on turn 4 (usually) but it has many of the same flaws as animar. However, flying/trample give some pretty good evasion, and he tends not to be hated off the table instantly like animar.
  
  

Feel free to give me any suggestions or tell me why I'm wrong!

Date added	5 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	19 - 0 Mythic Rares 43 - 0 Rares 14 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.76
Tokens	Emblem Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	EDH, sdeer, Rakdos Riots