Akul the Unrepentant by RicardoMilos

Format: Commander

Commander: Akul the Unrepentant

Bracket: 2

Deck overview

This is a Rakdos sacrifice/reanimator deck helmed by Akul the Unrepentant, a flying-trample dragon that cheats out huge creatures from hand by sacrificing three other bodies. The deck's primary game plan is to generate a steady stream of cheap tokens (Goblins, Thrulls, Zombies) through spells like Dragon Fodder, Hordeling Outburst, and Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin, then feed them to Akul to reanimate bomb threats such as Etali, Primal Storm, Grave Titan, and Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant. Secondary win conditions include drain effects from Zulaport Cutthroat, Bastion of Remembrance, and Mayhem Devil, which accumulate life loss as creatures die. The deck has no infinite combos but grinds out value through repeated sacrifice, death triggers, and incremental advantage. It wins through overwhelming board presence and attrition rather than a single explosive turn.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abhorrent Overlord
  • 1 Akul the Unrepentant
  • 1 Anger
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Bedevil
  • 1 Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Body Count
  • 1 Butcher of Malakir
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Corrupted Conviction
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Dragon Fodder
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Dread Return
  • 1 Elemental Mastery
  • 1 Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
  • 1 Etali, Primal Storm
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Foreboding Ruins
  • 1 Grave Titan
  • 1 Harvester of Souls
  • 1 Hordeling Outburst
  • 1 Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
  • 1 Juri, Master of the Revue
  • 1 Kher Keep
  • 1 Krenko's Command
  • 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
  • 1 Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Loyal Apprentice
  • 1 Mahadi, Emporium Master
  • 1 Marionette Apprentice
  • 1 Mayhem Devil
  • 1 Morbid Opportunist
  • 13 Mountain
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Ophiomancer
  • 1 Orca, Siege Demon
  • 1 Overseer of the Damned
  • 1 Pitiless Plunderer
  • 1 Rakdos Charm
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
  • 1 Rakdos, the Muscle
  • 1 Reassembling Skeleton
  • 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
  • 1 Shadowblood Ridge
  • 1 Siege-Gang Commander
  • 1 Siege-Gang Lieutenant
  • 1 Sign in Blood
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Song of Totentanz
  • 17 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tainted Peak
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Tempt with Vengeance
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 The Balrog, Durin's Bane
  • 1 Tragic Slip
  • 1 Vat of Rebirth
  • 1 Victimize
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Withering Torment
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat