Rakdos by Sir-Didymus-II

Format: Commander

Commander: Rakdos, Lord of Riots

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 27

Deck overview

This Rakdos, Lord of Riots deck is a battlecruiser aggro strategy that converts early opponent life loss into massive creature cost reductions. The deck uses low-cost pingers like Spear Spewer and Stormfist Crusader to satisfy Rakdos's casting condition on Turn 4. Once Rakdos attacks on Turn 5, it generates a substantial colorless discount, enabling the rapid deployment of overwhelming Eldrazi titans and high-impact Demons such as Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger, Desolation Twin, and Archon of Cruelty. While the deck boasts immense board pressure and game-ending combat steps, it relies heavily on its commander staying on the board. The list lacks countermagic, hexproof equipment, and cheap instant-speed protection, leaving its development vulnerable to targeted removal and board wipes. Recovery without Rakdos is slow due to the high mana curve, requiring players to mulligan aggressively for early damage enablers and time their big deployment turns carefully.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Akoum Refuge
  • 1 Angrath, the Flame-Chained
  • 1 Archon of Cruelty
  • 1 Artisan of Kozilek
  • 1 Avatar of Woe
  • 1 Blasphemous Edict
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodfell Caves
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Boltwave
  • 1 Burning-Rune Demon
  • 1 Butcher of Malakir
  • 1 Charmbreaker Devils
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conduit of Ruin
  • 1 Crypt Ghast
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darksteel Colossus
  • 1 Desolation Twin
  • 1 Diabolic Tutor
  • 1 Disaster Radius
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Dread Return
  • 1 Dreadbore
  • 1 Earthquake
  • 1 Emrakul, the Promised End
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Flameshadow Conjuring
  • 1 Game of Chaos
  • 1 Gilded Lotus
  • 1 Hanweir Battlements
  • 1 Hanweir Garrison
  • 1 Harvester of Souls
  • 1 Heartless Hidetsugu
  • 1 Hellrider
  • 1 Hero's Downfall
  • 1 Indulgent Tormentor
  • 1 It That Betrays
  • 1 Kardur, Doomscourge
  • 1 Lobber Crew
  • 1 Lord of the Void
  • 1 Magus of the Wheel
  • 1 Master of Cruelties
  • 1 Mogis, God of Slaughter
  • 1 Mortuary Mire
  • 11 Mountain
  • 1 Nahiri's Wrath
  • 1 Ob Nixilis Reignited
  • 1 Oblivion Sower
  • 1 Palace Siege
  • 1 Pathrazer of Ulamog
  • 1 Phyrexian Reclamation
  • 1 Quicksilver Amulet
  • 1 Rain of Gore
  • 1 Rakdos Carnarium
  • 1 Rakdos Charm
  • 1 Rakdos Guildgate
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Rakdos, Lord of Riots
  • 1 Relentless Assault
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
  • 1 Sin Prodder
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spear Spewer
  • 1 Staff of Nin
  • 1 Stormfist Crusader
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 11 Swamp
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Temple of Malice
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Torment of Hailfire
  • 1 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
  • 1 Underworld Cerberus
  • 1 Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
  • 1 Xathrid Demon