Reduce, Reuse, Rakdos

Modern* Aggro BR (Rakdos) Budget Goodstuff Madness Minotaur Theme/Gimmick Toolbox

GrimlockVIII

Creature (27)

• 4x Blazing Rootwalla
• 4x Bloodrage Brawler
• 2x Dread Wanderer
• 3x Glint-Horn Buccaneer
• 1x Grave Scrabbler
• 2x Kitchen Imp
• 2x Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
• 2x Neheb, the Worthy
• 1x Phoenix of Ash
• 4x Rakdos Headliner
• 2x Rotting Regisaur

Land (22)

• 1x Castle Embereth
• 4x Foreboding Ruins
• 7x Mountain
• 6x Swamp
• 4x Temple of Malice

Instant (8)

• 4x Fiery Temper
• 4x Thrill of Possibility

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Cut / Ribbons
• 2x Lingering Souls

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Sideboard

Instant (3)

• 2x Abrade
• 1x Cling to Dust

Artifact (3)

• 3x Tormod's Crypt

Creature (5)

• 3x Big Game Hunter
• 2x Grave Scrabbler

Sorcery (4)

• 4x Duress

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Maybeboard

Creature (9)

• 1x Archfiend of Ifnir
• 1x Asylum Visitor
• 1x Flameblade Adept
• 1x Glint-Horn Buccaneer
• 1x Hell Mongrel
• 1x Hollow One
• 1x Kitchen Imp
• 1x Necrogoyf
• 1x Street Wraith

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Bone Shards
• 1x Burning Inquiry
• 1x Terminal Agony

Instant (2)

• 1x Lightning Axe
• 1x Lightning Bolt

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I am lowkey kinda obsessed with themed Rakdos decks and this one is no exception.

The goal is to get out aggressive, strong, early-game creatures while compensating for their discard-related downsides.

Madness fodder becomes the stuff you "reduce" the costs of when you throw them away.

Flashback, Escape, and Aftermath fodder become the stuff you "reuse" after you've thrown them away.

Outlets

Our 2-drop outlets include Bloodrage Brawler , Rakdos Headliner , and Thrill of Possibility . The two creatures have above average stats for their mana cost and were actually the initial inspiration for the deck, as I had wanted to turn their downsides into upsides.

Thrill, on the other hand, is our card draw.

Rakdos Headliner's Echo cost is actually great for Madness in particular, as the mechanic usually struggles to go off on turn 2 when you're already tapped out of mana. Having a delayed timer on your discard lets you untap on turn 3 first before throwing away good Madness fodder.

Our 3-drop outlets include Rotting Regisaur , Glint-Horn Buccaneer , and Neheb, the Worthy .

Regisaur is an absolute unit for his CMC.

Neheb gives the other Minotaurs in the deck First Strike and a potential +2 buff in power depending on how many cards (or lack thereof) end up in your hand during the mid-to-late game.

Glint-Horn Buccaneer is a hasty Minotaur that pings the opponent every time you discard something. He can also loot while he attacks.

Our 4-drops are Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion and Liliana, Waker of the Dead .

This Neheb variant is a solid trampler that can potentially ramp out and draw more stuff in the mid-to-late game.

Liliana is an outlet, a removal spell, and a potential revival source if you can pull her ultimate off.

Fodder

Blazing Rootwalla is just (chef's kiss) the créme de la créme of a madness card, being that he's 9 times out of 10 a free body. Discarding him makes you feel like you never actually discarded anything to begin with, and his limited fire breathing is the cherry on top.

Dread Wanderer is your recurring fodder for when you've run out of gas. Although, he's also a solid 2/1 1-drop since the deck also wants to be aggressive. I chose him over Gutterbones because I feel like you would more likely have an empty hand than you would a board state where you can damage your opponent, especially against the mid-range/control match-ups.

Phoenix of Ash is a hasty flier with the potential to revive himself if you discarded him.

Lingering Souls gives you 2 evasive bodies via Flashback, Cut / Ribbons can either take out creatures and/or finish off your opponent, and finally Fiery Temper is just your certified Madness-themed Bolt staple.

Top Ranked	Achieved #22 position overall 2 years ago Achieved #7 position in Modern 2 years ago Achieved #1 position in Modern BR (Rakdos) 2 years ago
Date added	2 years
Last updated	2 years
Exclude colors	W
Legality	This deck is Modern legal.
Rarity (main - side)	22 - 0 Rares 16 - 13 Uncommons 7 - 2 Commons
Cards	60
Avg. CMC	2.53
Tokens	Spirit 1/1 W
Folders	Modern Decks, Modern stuff I prob won’t play