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[2025] Party Hardy with Rakdos! Primer [1.1]

Commander / EDH Aggro BR (Rakdos) Bracket 3 Demons Discard Group Slug Haste Primer Ravnica Sacrifice Value Engine

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Commander: foil Rakdos, Lord of Riots

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RAKDOS IS COMING TO TOWN

Rakdos was a gift from a friend that got me into MTG. It began as a sealed Ravnica deck that I grew to love and have piloted ever since. And while lots of awesome cards have since been released, I’ve focused on the theme over power, as I felt high-level play was more appropriate with newer commanders.

With that being said, when making additions I ask myself: “Would this guy party with the Lord of Riots?”. Self-damaging entertainers, cartoon villains, mean behaviour, and fiery set-pieces all come together for a self-destructive but entertaining theme :)

Now, while I am really happy with this deck there are tons of lore + mechanics that I don’t know. If you find a cool card that fits this deck, don’t be afraid to let me know! :)

Finding themed mana sources was challenging at times, but these get the job done

A smol blood offering is required to summon Rakdos. You’ll need these to get our favorite demon online :)

Smol Pingers:

Big Pingers:

You guys have no idea how pleased I am with the instant-speed removal package in this deck :’)

I like cards and forced discard strategies

The Cards

Underworld breach + Doom Whisperer Sin Prodder + Doom Whisperer

Non-Ravnica cards I’m extra proud of: (Using cards from Ravnica feels like cheating)

Cards I’m looking to replace:

Card Choice

Given the mana curve and low number of ramp spells. We want to avoid non-creature spells as there is rarely enough mana to both cheat out big creatures and play big instants/sorceries.

Thanks for checking out my primer! I hope you enjoy the deck as much as I did brewing it:)

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Power/Flavor Adjustments — Oct. 25, 2021
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Added

  • Archfiend of Despair: Great for swinging in and watching opponents figure out blockers only to find out they died at the end of turn anyway :').
  • Animate Dead: Headcanon: The Rakdos guildmages brought them back from the dead to party
  • Disciple of Bolas: This deck needed more draw
  • Crypt Ghast: A little less flavorful but extremely good for ramp, would probably party in silence
  • Spawn of Mayhem: A flavorful pinger
  • Orcus, Prince of Undeath: Currently playtesting this guy, looks like he'd partyhard-y
  • Dread Cacodemon: Needed more bombs, one sided boardwipes were necessary
  • Vial Smasher the Fierce: Chaotic damage, would probably be down to party with the lord of riots himself, easy include
  • Sin Prodder: Sinful fun
  • Underworld Breach: Santa Claws is coming to town
  • Sanctum of Stone Fangs: The greatest place to host house parties
  • Burning-Rune Demon: 2hot2handle
  • Wheel of Misfortune: Flavorful way to refill the hand, doubles as a suicidal minigame

Removed

  • Bedeck // Bedazzle: I find myself waiting to play this, but I found that it was better to have fewer answers and put in strong creatures
  • Gratuitous Violence: Flavorful but a little too mana intensive for the deck
  • Dire Fleet Captain: Lacking in fLaVoR
  • Fireblade Artist: Good but not good enough, needed more continued value
  • Fists of the Demigod: weak sauce, weak to removal
  • Fleshbag Marauder: Cute but too little value
  • Merciless Executioner: ^^^
  • Quietus Spike: Not enough mana
  • Rakdos Cackler: There are better pingers that are almost/equally flavorful
  • Soulblast: This one could never work
  • Lightning Skelemental: Not enough recursion to make this work
  • Warstorm Surge: 6 CMC is too high to play without cheating in
  • Skull Rend: Flavorful in gameplay but always sat in the hand
  • Undying Evil: The Rakdos guild isn't evil, they just wanna have fun

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+1 Deadly Rollick main