Overview:

This Rakdos Goblin tribal deck revolves around swarming the board with tokens, sacrificing them for value, and leveraging synergies between Goblin lords, persist combos, and damage amplification. Rakdos, the Muscle acts as both a sac outlet enabler and a value engine, allowing you to exile and cast opponents' cards while protecting itself. The deck can win through overwhelming combat (enhanced by +1/+1 lords and haste enablers), direct damage via sacrifice outlets, or infinite loops with persist creatures and counter manipulation.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Ramp & Setup (T1-3): Deploy low-cost Goblins like Skirk Prospector, Goblin Lackey, or Frogtosser Banneret to accelerate into key lords like Goblin Chieftain or Goblin Warchief. Use Sol Ring/Dark Ritual for explosive starts.
2. Token Generation (T3-5): Activate Krenko, Mob Boss, Muxus, Goblin Grandee, or Sling-Gang Lieutenant to flood the board. Impact Tremors and Torbran, Thane of Red Fell turn token spam into direct damage.
3. Sacrifice Synergies (T4+): Sacrifice tokens to Goblin Bombardment, Sling-Gang Lieutenant, or Skirk Prospector for damage, mana, or card advantage via Rakdos, the Muscle. Recur key Goblins with Patriarch's Bidding or Phyrexian Reclamation.
4. Combo Finishers:
   • Persist Infinite Damage: Pair Murderous Redcap/Putrid Goblin with Metallic Mimic (as a Goblin) or Skirk Prospector + Phyrexian Reclamation to loop sacrifices.
   • Kiki-Jiki Combos: Copy Lightning Crafter for repeated damage or Conspicuous Snoop to chain Goblin spells.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2-3 lands (prioritize untapped BR sources).
• Ensure early Goblins (e.g., Skirk Prospector, Goblin Lackey) or ramp (Sol Ring).
• Prioritize combo enablers (Metallic Mimic, Pyre of Heroes) or key lords (Goblin Chieftain).

Key Tips:

• Use Goblin Matron and Boggart Harbinger to tutor combo pieces or answers.
• Phyrexian Tower and Skirk Prospector turn dying Goblins into mana for explosive turns.
• Protect Rakdos with its indestructible ability to maintain your value engine.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Board Wipes: Blasphemous Act or Damnation can reset your board with minimal recovery outside Patriarch's Bidding.
• Graveyard Hate: Rest in Peace shuts down persist combos, recursion, and Rakdos’s exile-trigger value.

Moderate

• Anti-Token Tech: Cursed Totem disables Skirk Prospector and Krenko, Mob Boss. Torpor Orb nullifies ETB token generators.
• Combo Disruption: Removing Metallic Mimic or sac outlets (Goblin Bombardment) stalls infinite loops.

Minor

• Mana Constraints: Heavy color demands (BR) with limited fixing outside treasures.
• Limited Stack Interaction: Relies on Deflecting Swat and Tibalt's Trickery for protection.

Most Important Cards:

• Krenko, Mob Boss (Token generation engine)
• Skirk Prospector (Mana acceleration & sac outlet)
• Goblin Bombardment (Sac outlet & damage)
• Metallic Mimic (Persist combo enabler)
• Murderous Redcap (Infinite damage combo piece)
• Muxus, Goblin Grandee (Mass token cheat)
• Patriarch's Bidding (Recovery & recursion)
• Torbran, Thane of Red Fell (Damage amplifier)
• Phyrexian Reclamation (Recur combo pieces)
• Pyre of Heroes (Tutor for key Goblins)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10
Can threaten wins via combat or combo by turns 6-7, but lacks turbo ramp for faster starts.

Resilience: 5/10
Moderate recursion and protection (e.g., Phyrexian Reclamation, Rakdos’s indestructible), but folds to repeated wipes.

Consistency: 7/10
Abundant tutors (Goblin Matron, Pyre of Heroes) and card advantage (Rakdos exiles, Rundvelt Hordemaster) ensure access to key pieces.

Interaction: 4/10
Limited removal outside creature-based effects (Munitions Expert, Goblin Trashmaster) and a few protective spells.

Rating Justification:

This deck operates as a focused Goblin tribal build with combo potential, capable of threatening wins by turns 6-7 through combat or persist loops. While it has strong consistency and synergy, its reliance on the board and vulnerability to common hate keep it below optimized tiers.

Power level: 6.0 - 6.5