The Infamous Cruelclaw by KazumaH

Format: Commander

Commander: The Infamous Cruelclaw

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This Rakdos deck centers on The Infamous Cruelclaw, leveraging its combat damage trigger to bypass mana costs and cheat devastating high-mana spells directly into play. The deck combines cheap evasion and haste equipment to guarantee safe attacks on Turn 4 with a dense suite of game-warping payoffs, including Drakuseth, Maw of Flames, Etali, Primal Storm, Dance with Calamity, and Decree of Annihilation. Because Cruelclaw requires discarding a card rather than paying mana, the deck trades hand resources for overwhelming tempo swings. A robust removal suite featuring Terminate, Bedevil, and Blasphemous Act keeps opposing boards clear, while double strike enablers like Embercleave amplify pressure. When denied commander access, the deck seamlessly transitions into a big-mana midrange strategy, deploying heavy hitters and reanimation spells like Victimize and Zombify to close out games across multiple aggressive combat turns.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Access Tunnel
• 1 Ajani's Anguish
• 1 Anger
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Ares, God of War
• 1 Basilisk Collar
• 1 Bedevil
• 1 Berserkers' Onslaught
• 1 Big Score
• 1 Blasphemous Act
• 1 Brass's Bounty
• 1 Brotherhood Regalia
• 1 Canyon Slough
• 1 Captivating Cave
• 1 Chaos Warp
• 1 Cinder Barrens
• 1 Cliffhaven Kitesail
• 1 Combustible Gearhulk
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Commander's Sphere
• 1 Creative Technique
• 1 Crux of Fate
• 1 Curse of the Cabal
• 1 Curse-Marred Demon
• 1 Dance with Calamity
• 1 Decorum Dissertation
• 1 Decree of Annihilation
• 1 Diamond Pick-Axe
• 1 Doomsday Excruciator
• 1 Dragonskull Summit
• 1 Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
• 1 Embercleave
• 1 Etali, Primal Storm
• 1 Evolving Wilds
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Explorer's Scope
• 1 Fabled Passage
• 1 Fight On!
• 1 Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms
• 1 Goblin-town
• 1 Grand Coliseum
• 1 Grievous Wound
• 1 Hall of Oracles
• 1 Hell's Kitchen
• 1 Hidden Grotto
• 1 Hit the Mother Lode
• 1 Improvisation Capstone
• 1 Improvised Arsenal
• 1 Inferno Titan
• 1 Iron Man Armor
• 1 Kaervek the Merciless
• 1 Lightning Bolt
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Lizard Blades
• 1 Mahadi, Emporium Master
• 1 Meteor Sword
• 1 Mortuary Mire
• 6 Mountain
• 1 My Precious // Allure of Power
• 1 Ominous Asylum
• 1 Path of Ancestry
• 1 Pull from the Grave
• 1 Rakdos Charm
• 1 Raphael's Technique
• 1 Rising of the Day
• 1 Rover Blades
• 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
• 1 Shadow of Mortality
• 1 Shadowblood Ridge
• 1 Smoldering Marsh
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Sonorous Howlbonder
• 1 Sower of Discord
• 1 Study Hall
• 1 Surge to Victory
• 6 Swamp
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Talisman of Indulgence
• 1 Terminate
• 1 Terramorphic Expanse
• 1 The Infamous Cruelclaw
• 1 Thieves' Tools
• 1 Thriving Bluff
• 1 Thriving Moor
• 1 Throes of Chaos
• 1 Tramway Station
• 1 Vandalblast
• 1 Victimize
• 1 Warp World
• 1 Zombify