Rivaz - Rakdos Dragon Hoard by Deelaun

Format: Commander

Commander: Rivaz of the Claw

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This deck is a Rakdos Dragon Tribal and Reanimator strategy commanded by Rivaz of the Claw. The plan accelerates into massive flying Dragons ahead of curve by utilizing Rivaz's mana ability and reanimation capability. Early turns focus on establishing mana velocity through low-cost artifacts and cost reducers like Dragonspeaker Shaman while filling the graveyard with tools like Faithless Looting, Entomb, and Buried Alive. Mid-game transitions into deploying game-warping Dragon threats such as Terror of the Peaks, Lathliss, Dragon Queen, and Utvara Hellkite. Direct damage triggers from Dragon Tempest and combat multipliers like Twinflame Tyrant or Scourge of the Throne convert high power into fast table-wide eliminations. Even if opponents remove key threats, the deck uses redundant reanimation spells and Rivaz's graveyard casting to rebuild lethal boards rapidly.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Arguel's Blood Fast // Temple of Aclazotz
• 1 Bitter Reunion
• 1 Blackcleave Cliffs
• 1 Bladewing the Risen
• 1 Blazemire Verge
• 1 Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway
• 1 Blood Crypt
• 1 Bloodstained Mire
• 1 Bonders' Enclave
• 1 Bulk Up
• 1 Buried Alive
• 1 Call of the Ring
• 1 Canyon Slough
• 1 Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
• 1 Castle Embereth
• 1 Collector's Vault
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Crucible of Fire
• 1 Dark Fortress
• 1 Decadent Dragon // Expensive Taste
• 1 Descendants' Fury
• 1 Desert Were-Worm
• 1 Draconic Visitor
• 1 Dragon Tempest
• 1 Dragon's Fire
• 1 Dragon's Hoard
• 1 Dragonlord Kolaghan
• 1 Dragonlord's Servant
• 1 Dragonskull Summit
• 1 Dragonspeaker Shaman
• 1 Electroduplicate
• 1 Entomb
• 1 Evolving Wilds
• 1 Faithless Looting
• 1 Feed the Swarm
• 1 Foreboding Ruins
• 1 Ganax, Astral Hunter
• 1 Goldspan Dragon
• 1 Haunted Ridge
• 1 Haven of the Spirit Dragon
• 1 Hazoret's Monument
• 1 Inferno of the Star Mounts
• 1 Junji, the Midnight Sky
• 1 Knollspine Dragon
• 1 Kokusho, the Evening Star
• 1 Kolaghan's Command
• 1 Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury
• 1 Lathliss, Dragon Queen
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
• 1 Mana Geyser
• 1 Mind Stone
• 1 Minion of the Mighty
• 1 Molten Echoes
• 8 Mountain
• 1 Rakdos Carnarium
• 1 Rakdos Charm
• 1 Rakdos Signet
• 1 Reanimate
• 1 Reckless Barbarian
• 1 Ripples of Undeath
• 1 Rivaz of the Claw
• 1 Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant
• 1 Scourge of the Throne
• 1 Secret Tunnel
• 1 Shivan Devastator
• 1 Skyline Despot
• 1 Smaug the Impenetrable
• 1 Smaug the Magnificent
• 1 Smaug, Wicked Worm
• 1 Smoldering Marsh
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Spinerock Tyrant
• 1 Stormscale Scion
• 5 Swamp
• 1 Tainted Peak
• 1 Temur Battle Rage
• 1 Terror of Mount Velus
• 1 Terror of the Peaks
• 1 Thundermaw Hellkite
• 1 Torrent of Souls
• 1 Twinflame Tyrant
• 1 Tyrant's Familiar
• 1 Untimely Malfunction
• 1 Utvara Hellkite
• 1 Victimize
• 1 Whip of Erebos
• 1 Wrathful Red Dragon