Rakdos Aristocrats by AgentGrif

Format: Commander

Commander: Juri, Master of the Revue

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This Rakdos aristocrats deck, helmed by Juri, Master of the Revue, is a sacrifice and death trigger focused strategy that aims to accumulate +1/+1 counters on Juri, then win by sacrificing it for massive damage. The deck heavily leverages Goblin tribal synergies (Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin, Muxus, Goblin Grandee, Goblin Warchief) to generate token fodder and incremental value. The primary win condition is an infinite sacrifice loop using Nether Traitor + a free sacrifice outlet (Ashnod s Altar or Phyrexian Altar) to generate infinite mana and infinite death triggers, then either using Profane Command (X = huge) or repeatedly pumping and sacrificing Juri to kill the table. Secondary plans include combat damage from a wide Goblin board and direct damage from Syr Konrad, the Grim or Goblin Bombardment. The deck relies on natural draws and has very few tutors, making it inconsistent despite high synergy density.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Anax, Hardened in the Forge
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Black Market
  • 1 Blast Zone
  • 1 Blood Aspirant
  • 1 Bloodfell Caves
  • 1 Cabal Stronghold
  • 1 Castle Locthwain
  • 1 Cauldron Familiar
  • 1 Chainer's Edict
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conspicuous Snoop
  • 1 Devouring Hellion
  • 1 Diabolic Edict
  • 1 Dictate of the Twin Gods
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
  • 1 Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Extractor Demon
  • 1 Foreboding Ruins
  • 1 Gempalm Incinerator
  • 1 Geth's Verdict
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Goblin Piledriver
  • 1 Goblin Trashmaster
  • 1 Goblin Warchief
  • 1 Grenzo, Dungeon Warden
  • 1 Gutterbones
  • 1 Haunting Voyage
  • 1 Indulgent Tormentor
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Jeska, Thrice Reborn
  • 1 Judith, the Scourge Diva
  • 1 Juri, Master of the Revue
  • 1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
  • 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
  • 1 Labyrinth of Skophos
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Massacre Wurm
  • 10 Mountain
  • 1 Muxus, Goblin Grandee
  • 1 Nadier's Nightblade
  • 1 Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
  • 1 Nether Traitor
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
  • 1 Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power
  • 1 Opal Palace
  • 1 Open the Graves
  • 1 Pandemonium
  • 1 Pashalik Mons
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Phyrexian Ghoul
  • 1 Profane Command
  • 1 Raid Bombardment
  • 1 Raphael, Fiendish Savior
  • 1 Roiling Vortex
  • 1 Sengir, the Dark Baron
  • 1 Sheoldred // The True Scriptures
  • 1 Sheoldred, Whispering One
  • 1 Siege-Gang Commander
  • 1 Skirk Prospector
  • 1 Sling-Gang Lieutenant
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sneak Attack
  • 10 Swamp
  • 1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
  • 1 Torgaar, Famine Incarnate
  • 1 Totentanz, Swarm Piper
  • 1 Tuktuk the Explorer
  • 1 Victimize
  • 1 Voracious Dragon
  • 1 Witch's Oven
  • 1 Wort, Boggart Auntie
  • 1 Zariel, Archduke of Avernus