New Untitled Deck by whoanelly

Format: Commander

Creator: whoanelly

Commander: Zhao, Ruthless Admiral

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 25

Deck overview

This deck is a Rakdos Aristocrats Aggro build led by Zhao, Ruthless Admiral. The strategy blends wide-board token production with aggressive combat and sacrifice-driven life drain. Early turns focus on establishing mana acceleration, free sacrifice outlets, and steady token generators such as Ophiomancer and Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia. Once Zhao, Ruthless Admiral enters play, attacking generates transient combat mana via Firebending while turning every sacrificed permanent into a global +1/+0 power boost for the entire team. Paired with aristocrat staples like Blood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat, and Mayhem Devil, the deck threatens opponents through dual avenues: unblockable or overwhelming combat damage alongside unavoidable life drain. While resilient against targeted spot removal thanks to instant sacrifice outlets, the deck lacks countermagic and protective spells, making it vulnerable to well-timed board wipes. It consistently closes games around Turn 8 through wide attacks and compounded death triggers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Anger
  • 1 Animate Dead
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Bloodghast
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Braids, Arisen Nightmare
  • 1 Buried Ruin
  • 1 Canyon Slough
  • 1 Chandra's Ignition
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Deadly Precision
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fallen Ideal
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fireshrieker
  • 1 Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
  • 1 Grave Titan
  • 1 Hammer of Purphoros
  • 1 Hard-Won Jitte
  • 1 Hellish Sideswipe
  • 1 Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
  • 1 Jaws of Defeat
  • 1 June, Bounty Hunter
  • 1 Juri, Master of the Revue
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Loyal Apprentice
  • 1 Loyal Subordinate
  • 1 Maestros Theater
  • 1 Marsh Flitter
  • 1 Mayhem Devil
  • 1 Midnight Snack
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Morbid Opportunist
  • 8 Mountain
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Not Dead After All
  • 1 Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
  • 1 Ophiomancer
  • 1 Pawn of Ulamog
  • 1 Pia and Kiran Nalaar
  • 1 Plumb the Forbidden
  • 1 Priest of Forgotten Gods
  • 1 Rat King, Pale Piper
  • 1 Rat King, Verminister
  • 1 Reckless Fireweaver
  • 1 Redoubled Stormsinger
  • 1 Rionya, Fire Dancer
  • 1 Riveteers Overlook
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Scourge of the Throne
  • 1 Shadowblood Ridge
  • 1 Shredder, Shadow Master
  • 1 Siege-Gang Lieutenant
  • 1 Skirk Prospector
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Smothering Abomination
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 South Wind Avatar
  • 1 Special Move
  • 1 Spire of Industry
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 8 Swamp
  • 1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
  • 1 Tainted Peak
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Temple of Malice
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Treasure Vault
  • 1 Umbral Collar Zealot
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 Viscera Seer
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Woe Strider
  • 1 Zhao, Ruthless Admiral
  • 1 Zuko, Exiled Prince
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat