Rakdos by Vahhs

Format: Commander

Creator: Vahhs

Commander: Rakdos, Lord of Riots

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This deck is commanded by Rakdos, Lord of Riots, aiming to exploit asymmetric damage enablers to cheat gigantic Eldrazi and Demon threats into play well ahead of curve. The early turns are dedicated to hitting land drops and establishing consistent life-loss enablers like Spear Spewer or Flame Rift. Once Rakdos lands on Turn 4, any combat or direct damage immediately converts into massive generic mana discounts, allowing the deck to flood the board with format-warping titans such as Kozilek, Butcher of Truth, Void Winnower, and Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger. While highly explosive, the deck is heavily commander-dependent; removing Rakdos before the combat step stalls the deck's ability to cast its top-heavy curve. Supported by damage doublers like Bloodletter of Aclazotz and punishing enchantments like Wound Reflection, the deck rapidly closes games in two to three combat steps once the engine is operational.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ancient Cellarspawn
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archfiend of Depravity
  • 1 Blast Zone
  • 1 Bloodletter of Aclazotz
  • 1 Boltwave
  • 1 Bontu's Monument
  • 1 Chandra, Torch of Defiance
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conduit of Ruin
  • 1 Curse of Wizardry
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Dreadbore
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Fervor
  • 1 Flame Rift
  • 1 Florian, Voldaren Scion
  • 1 Gateway Plaza
  • 1 Harvester of Souls
  • 1 Havoc Festival
  • 1 Heartless Hidetsugu
  • 1 Honored Heirloom
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Indulgent Tormentor
  • 1 It That Betrays
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
  • 1 Leechridden Swamp
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Liliana's Contract
  • 1 Lim-Dûl's Hex
  • 1 Lobber Crew
  • 1 Manalith
  • 15 Mountain
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Orcus, Prince of Undeath
  • 1 Plague Spitter
  • 1 Protection Racket
  • 1 Pyrohemia
  • 1 Rakdos Carnarium
  • 1 Rakdos Charm
  • 1 Rakdos Guildgate
  • 1 Rakdos Joins Up
  • 1 Rakdos Keyrune
  • 1 Rakdos Locket
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Rakdos, Lord of Riots
  • 1 Rakdos, the Showstopper
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Repercussion
  • 1 Retreat to Hagra
  • 1 Risky Shortcut
  • 1 Rupture Spire
  • 1 Sarkhan's Unsealing
  • 1 Scrawling Crawler
  • 1 Sin Prodder
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Sower of Discord
  • 1 Spawn of Mayhem
  • 1 Spear Spewer
  • 15 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
  • 1 Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
  • 1 Unruly Catapult
  • 1 Vilis, Broker of Blood
  • 1 Void Winnower
  • 1 Warstorm Surge
  • 1 Wound Reflection