1.45 - Madame Hydra by PeanutsOfAwe

Format: Commander

Commander: Madame Hydra

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 21

Deck overview

This Rakdos deck is a thematic Villain typal aggro strategy led by Madame Hydra. The primary objective is deploying the commander on curve and repeatedly casting Villain spells to build an evasive, wide army of 2/1 menace tokens. Direct damage amplifiers such as Impact Tremors, Crossbones, Malicious Mercenary, and HYDRA Assault Robot punish opponents on creature entry, while anthems like Bad Moon and combat pump from Double Trouble turn the token swarm into a lethal clock. The deck features dependable creature removal to clear key opposing blockers and threats. However, it lacks nonland tutors, stack interaction, and enchantment removal, making it reliant on natural top-decks and exposed to mass creature sweepers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 A.I.M. Synthoids
  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Agents of HYDRA
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ares, God of War
  • 1 Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic
  • 1 Astarion's Thirst
  • 1 Bad Moon
  • 1 Baron Helmut Zemo
  • 1 Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord
  • 1 Bloodfell Caves
  • 1 Bullseye, Death Dealer
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Count Nefaria
  • 1 Crimson Operative
  • 1 Crossbones, Malicious Mercenary
  • 1 Crossover Collaboration
  • 1 Cruel Alliance
  • 1 Dark Deed
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Death to Our Enemies
  • 1 Desert of the Fervent
  • 1 Dismember
  • 1 Double Trouble
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Eviscerator's Insight
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fin Fang Foom
  • 1 Foreboding Ruins
  • 1 Forgotten Cave
  • 1 Geothermal Bog
  • 1 Gravkill
  • 1 HULK SMASH!
  • 1 HYDRA Assault Robot
  • 1 HYDRA Troopers
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Jennika's Technique
  • 1 Kefka, Dancing Mad
  • 1 Kingpin's Enforcers
  • 1 Klaw, Sonic Subjugator
  • 1 Kree Sentinel
  • 1 Machinesmith Automaton
  • 1 Madame Hydra
  • 1 Molten Man, Inferno Incarnate
  • 1 Moonstone, Harsh Mistress
  • 8 Mountain
  • 1 Nadier's Nightblade
  • 1 Ninja of the Hand
  • 1 Pain 101
  • 1 Parker Luck
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Pull from the Grave
  • 1 Rakdos Guildgate
  • 1 Red Room Recruit
  • 1 Risky Research
  • 1 Rocket-Powered Goblin Glider
  • 1 Roxxon Brutes
  • 1 Shadowblood Ridge
  • 1 Sheoldred's Edict
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Stegron the Dinosaur Man
  • 1 Stolen Stark Tech
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 1 Super-Adaptoid
  • 13 Swamp
  • 1 Swarm, Being of Bees
  • 1 Swordsman, Sharp Scoundrel
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Thunderbolts Conspiracy
  • 1 Ultron Drone
  • 1 Unliving Legionnaire
  • 1 Vector, Imperial Capital
  • 1 Venomized Cat
  • 1 Villainous Hideout
  • 1 Visions of Villainy
  • 1 Volcanic Villain
  • 1 Whiplash, Vengeful Engineer
  • 1 Yellowjacket, Heartless Marauder