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Defiled Dedication

Commander / EDH Attrition BR (Rakdos) Discard Pox Sacrifice

Behael

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Planeswalker (1)

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Commander: foil Rakdos the Defiler

Sorcery (17)

Artifact (12)

May 19, 2026 Update

Synopsis:

Rakdos is a quite a unique commander as it carries a huge risk to even attack. I have played this deck vs my friend dozens(!) outofnothing0's Thrax the Assassin of times and there is some...sadistic (heh) pleasure in watching your opponent squirm and realize the end is near. Simply having him on the board, not attacking, forces your opponent to use a removal spell or leave mana open to do something on your turn in case you want to attack them, thus making them skip a turn.

With such a dangerous general, the best bet of success, as it is with most MTG games, is to eliminate their hand and swinging in for victory.

Generally landing a single hit with Rakdos spells victory, two pretty much guarantees it unless they top deck a cheap answer. Of course, this is speaking when it comes down to a 1v1 --- which is why I've added more multiplayer 'fun'...sharing is caring, after all.

We've had some funny games after taking a few hits and managing to remove him and we both have nothing.

Notes:

There are no combo's in this deck --- it's not my intended style for Rakdos. I've designed this to be a survive-with-what-you-can in mind, in essence, 'Hellbent' --- the original Rakdos mechanic. That being said, you need to be comfortable over losing things along with your opponents --- more the better.

HOWEVER, with the May 19 update, I added the Tainted Pact line (to ensure more entertainment), an Entomb for instant haste/reanimator (again) and finally trying out Demonic Counsel, as it (and tainted pact) can get the Doomsday Excruciator, which I'm trying to lean into for a funny way to end a game.

Return the favor to save the general or DOUBLE the sacrifice triggers on Rakdos? Yes, please.

Final thought grins:

"Lastly, you should be aware, friends, that there are some people in this world...certain, irredeemable louts, for whom the means does not require an end."

"...I speak, of course, of myself."

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