Judith, Aristocratic Entertainer

Commander / EDH Aggro Aristocrats BR (Rakdos) Reanimator

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Creature (31)

• 1x Anax, Hardened in the Forge
• 1x Anger
• 1x Balthor the Defiled
• 1x Blood Artist
• 1x Bloodghast
• 1x Bloodsoaked Champion
• 1x Burnished Hart
• 1x Butcher of Malakir
• 1x Captivating Crew
• 1x Falkenrath Aristocrat
• 1x Goblin Sharpshooter
• 1x Grim Haruspex
• 1x Gutterbones
• 1x Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
• 1x Liliana, Heretical Healer  ^Flip
• 1x Mayhem Devil
• 1x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
• 1x Murderous Redcap
• 1x Nether Traitor
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Pawn of Ulamog
• 1x Plaguecrafter
• 1x Priest of Forgotten Gods
• 1x Puppeteer Clique
• 1x Reassembling Skeleton
• 1x Sadistic Hypnotist
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Squee, the Immortal
• 1x Syr Konrad, the Grim
• 1x Yahenni, Undying Partisan
• 1x Zulaport Cutthroat

Land (35)

• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Canyon Slough
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Dragonskull Summit
• 1x Foreboding Ruins
• 1x Graven Cairns
• 1x High Market
• 9x Mountain
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 1x Rakdos Carnarium
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Rocky Tar Pit
• 1x Smoldering Marsh
• 9x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Malice
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Westvale Abbey  ^Flip

Sorcery (9)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Dread Return
• 1x Living Death
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Torment of Hailfire
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Victimize

Instant (4)

• 1x Bedevil
• 1x Rakdos Charm
• 1x Terminate
• 1x Tragic Slip

Commander (1)

Artifact (13)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Cauldron of Souls
• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Gorgon's Head
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Nim Deathmantle
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spawning Pit
• 1x Whip of Erebos

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Dictate of Erebos
• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Phyrexian Reclamation

Planeswalker (2)

• 1x Angrath, the Flame-Chained
• 1x Liliana, Dreadhorde General

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Enchantment (4)

• 1x Attrition
• 1x No Rest for the Wicked
• 1x Open the Graves
• 1x Vicious Shadows

Instant (2)

• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Malicious Affliction

Artifact (4)

• 1x Desecrated Tomb
• 1x Neko-Te
• 1x Shadowspear
• 1x Soul-Guide Lantern

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Chandra, Acolyte of Flame

Creature (4)

• 1x Champion of Stray Souls
• 1x Molten Primordial
• 1x Pitiless Plunderer
• 1x Sepulchral Primordial

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My Rakdos Aristocrats deck, helmed by Judith, The Scourge Diva. The deck is meant to be a resilient value engine, focused on sacrificing recursive bodies such as Bloodghast and Reassembling Skeleton for value. In addition, it also has a not insignificant token subtheme, with producers such as Anax, Pawn of Ulamog, Ophiomancer, and Krenko 2 to give the deck more bodies to throw at problems and sac to may various outlets. There is some theft synergy, with Angrath and Captivating Crew allowing me to steal other people's creatures to sacrifice for value, or Conjurer's closet can allow me to keep them indefinitely. The closet also helps with undying and persist effects.

Win conditions include: Mikaeus+Redcap+ any free sac outlet (with Ashnod's altar and Nim Deathmantle being options instead of Mikaeus), Torment of Hailfire, draining with Blood Artist or Zulaport Cutthroat, and beating face with my power boosted creatures.

Currently the deck is having some issues with sustainability and protecting itself. Current cards on the chopping block are:

Captivating Crew- While I enjoy stealing other people's creatures to bounce/sac crew is a bit slow.

Nim Deathmantle- helps with the ashnod's redcap combo and acts as reusable reanimation, but the 4 mana investment can be tough to hold up.

Spawning Pit- Might come out for a different free sac outlet. I like that it produces creatures, but this spot may be better served by something like Altar of Dementia or Viscera Seer

Torment of Hailfire- Outside of large mana combos with ashnod's altar this card, while a powerful tool, often ends up being cast at lower than ideal numbers and being more of a moderate setback card than a win condition.

Dread Return- Nice as reanimation that pulls double duty, but might get replaced by a cheaper spell or one that can grab from opponents' yards.

Angrath, the Flame-Chained- I love Angrath, but this is likely not the deck for him. I like him as an attrition piece that grinds down my opponents' resources, but he's slow and doesn't often live for more than a round or two.

Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 29 - 0 Uncommons 6 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.05
Tokens	2/2 C Artifact Creature Spawn, Eldrazi Spawn 0/1 C, Emblem Liliana, Defiant Necromancer, Goblin 1/1 R, Human Cleric 1/1 BW, Morph 2/2 C, Satyr 1/1 R, Snake 1/1 B, Zombie 2/2 B