DECIDING ON A RAKDOS COMMANDER [HELP WITH MALFEGOR!!!]
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Posted on Dec. 18, 2017, 12:19 p.m. by Arcaneful
Hey all.
So I'm trying to make a new deck with rakdos colors, and I'm trying to make it as strong as possible. I know technically the only "competitive" Rakdos general is Grenzo, Dungeon Warden and while I'm keeping him as an option I wanna explore other avenues too, especially since Im on a budget. Rakdos, Lord of Riots has also come up as a strong general but I fear he is too linear? Finally I won't play Mogis, God of Slaughter since my playgroup is mostly graveyard decks and that free sac only helps them lol.
Thanks in advanced!
EDIT: Also, how is Tymaret, the Murder King? I was looking through cards and I own a foil one.
EDIT 2: Okay so I also found out I have a foil Malfegor and am making builds for him. Thoughts?
DrukenReaps says... #3
Olivia Voldaren- this one is pretty retarded once you get a mana engine online. steal creatures left right and center or just make her massive and kill off annoying blockers.
Kaervek the Merciless or Vial Smasher the Fierce- These are pretty similar. Vial is probably better due to just getting out faster and the randomness is fun if anti-political. The burn they do can be surprisingly powerful with the right sort of other cards.
The Scorpion God- Honestly this guy is crazy. Good draw engine on a commander is always wonderful. Removes any problem creatures and he comes back to the field easier than most commanders.
Those are my favorites for Rakdos. I don't know how competitive your meta is I'd lean towards Vial Smasher the Fierce if pretty competitive but since you are able to build on a budget any of these should be just fine.
December 18, 2017 1:10 p.m.
griffstick says... #5
But if you like infect do a Vial Smasher the Fierce infect deck
December 18, 2017 5:35 p.m.
Kaneki___Ken says... #6
I actually ended up going with Tymaret thanks to some people in my play group. Heres the lsit so far: THE BUDGET SLUG Any advice?
December 18, 2017 11:57 p.m.
DerektheRed says... #7
I'll second Olivia Voldaren - one of my least favorite commanders to play against. Main issue is she doesn't bring much to the table against non-creature decks.
Rakdos, Lord of Riots is great for group slug decks (not great 1v1), and can be kind of a less-good Kaalia. Linear but fast. I've never seen anyone do Rakdos with artifact creatures, but could be fun.
I've been wanting to try Tsabo Tavoc, even though the liabilities clearly outweigh the benefits. Maybe best as an addition to Lord of Riots...
December 19, 2017 2:39 a.m.
MoonTurtle7 says... #8
I'm on the line for The Scorpion God, and Grenzo. Both are pretty fun. The god's draw power is actually pretty underated. The cards you gain access to are pretty sweet. Though one Solemnity and the deck loses it's paddle. Grenzo on the other hand CAN be competetive, or just a Janky bit of fun.
And honestly with most of the other options for rakdos, politics just fly out the window.
December 19, 2017 3:59 p.m.
griffstick says... #9
Rakdos is susceptible to enchantments besides chaos warp there's not much else.
December 19, 2017 7:25 p.m.
Bumping, have a new topic. Malfegor control is the deck, it sounds awesome. Thooughts?
December 20, 2017 10:22 p.m.
DrukenReaps says... #11
Malfegor control is pretty good actually. Lots of nice draw in black plus reanimate effects. Red brings some wheels to refill your hand. Dragon Mage will be awesome. You could even take advantage of hellbent!
Since you seem to have an idea forming more properly this is a great site for general card ideas to get a good starting point: https://edhrec.com/commanders/malfegor
December 20, 2017 10:49 p.m.
Wow, Malfegor is kinda hard to work around. Lol, you want hand manipulation I'd think so maybe something like Gustha's Scepter to save a wheel?
I think Crucible of Worlds, Oversold Cemetery, Squee, Goblin Nabob would all be good.
December 21, 2017 12:43 p.m.
DrukenReaps Dragon mage is going in.
Razulghul I'll certainly take a look at those!
Pieguy396 says... #2
Grenzo is definitely a fun commander, especially if you enjoy playing with janky cards that are actually very good with your commander. I do also enjoy "Baby Rakdos", but that's mainly because I love casting big creatures. As for Tymaret, he's pretty weak, sac outlets are nice, but not when they cost 2 mana each use.
December 18, 2017 12:28 p.m.