Davran
05-08-2013, 10:02 AM
Commander:
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
Enablers:
Tormented Soul
Keldon Marauders
Nether Traitor
Lobber Crew
Pilgrim's Eye
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
Staggershock
Goblin Bombardment
Lim-dul's Hex
Goblin Assault
Ramp/Fixing:
Iron Myr
Leaden Myr
Solemn Simulacrum
Expedition Map
Wayfarer's Bauble
Coldsteel Heart
Rakdos Signet
Talisman of Indulgence
Chromatic Lantern
Darksteel Ingot
Card Advantage/Tutors:
Blood Speaker
Disciple of Bolas
Bloodgift Demon
Harvester of Souls
Knollspine Dragon
Rune-Scarred Demon
Faithless Looting
Gamble
Demonic Tutor
Wheel of Fortune
Memory Jar
Phyrexian Arena
Removal:
Flametongue Kavu
Shriekmaw
Steel Hellkite
Pestilence Demon
Dread Cacodemon
Rakdos Charm
Chaos Warp
Vandalblast
Mizzium Mortars
Damnation
Extra Combat Steps:
Hellkite Charger
Savage Beating
Fury of the Horde
Aggravated Assault
Recursion:
Artisan of Kozilek
Undying Evil
Beacon of Unrest
Phyrexian Reclamation
Animate Dead
Misc. Utility:
Blood Artist
Anathemancer
Anger
Avatar of Slaughter
Grab the Reins
Profane Command
Lightning Greaves
Swiftfoot Boots
Ashnod's Altar
Vedalken Orrery
Lands:
Ancient Ziggurat
Blackcleave Cliffs
Blood Crypt
Buried Ruin
Dragonskull Summit
Rakdos Carnarium
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
Tectonic Edge
Temple of the False God
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
Vesuva
Winding Canyons
Mountain x12
Swamp x11
I put this deck together for fun a couple weeks ago, and it's turned out to be better than I expected. The general idea is to cast some sort of enabler on turns 1-3 and slam a turn 4 Rakdos. From there, you dump a couple of fatties onto the board for cheap and start taking extra combat steps. The mana base could certainly be more consistent, which is something I plan to fix in the future since I just threw this together out of cards I had.
I've really been questioning what constitutes the "right" number of enablers in the deck. The nice thing is that many of the cards can pull double duty (e.g. Iron Myr), but some of them are just plain bad as top decks in the later game. Similarly, it's hard to not just jam the deck full of big fat demons and dragons since Rakdos can be somewhat unreliable in terms of his discount, and he tends to have a pretty big target on his back.
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
Enablers:
Tormented Soul
Keldon Marauders
Nether Traitor
Lobber Crew
Pilgrim's Eye
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
Staggershock
Goblin Bombardment
Lim-dul's Hex
Goblin Assault
Ramp/Fixing:
Iron Myr
Leaden Myr
Solemn Simulacrum
Expedition Map
Wayfarer's Bauble
Coldsteel Heart
Rakdos Signet
Talisman of Indulgence
Chromatic Lantern
Darksteel Ingot
Card Advantage/Tutors:
Blood Speaker
Disciple of Bolas
Bloodgift Demon
Harvester of Souls
Knollspine Dragon
Rune-Scarred Demon
Faithless Looting
Gamble
Demonic Tutor
Wheel of Fortune
Memory Jar
Phyrexian Arena
Removal:
Flametongue Kavu
Shriekmaw
Steel Hellkite
Pestilence Demon
Dread Cacodemon
Rakdos Charm
Chaos Warp
Vandalblast
Mizzium Mortars
Damnation
Extra Combat Steps:
Hellkite Charger
Savage Beating
Fury of the Horde
Aggravated Assault
Recursion:
Artisan of Kozilek
Undying Evil
Beacon of Unrest
Phyrexian Reclamation
Animate Dead
Misc. Utility:
Blood Artist
Anathemancer
Anger
Avatar of Slaughter
Grab the Reins
Profane Command
Lightning Greaves
Swiftfoot Boots
Ashnod's Altar
Vedalken Orrery
Lands:
Ancient Ziggurat
Blackcleave Cliffs
Blood Crypt
Buried Ruin
Dragonskull Summit
Rakdos Carnarium
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
Tectonic Edge
Temple of the False God
Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
Vesuva
Winding Canyons
Mountain x12
Swamp x11
I put this deck together for fun a couple weeks ago, and it's turned out to be better than I expected. The general idea is to cast some sort of enabler on turns 1-3 and slam a turn 4 Rakdos. From there, you dump a couple of fatties onto the board for cheap and start taking extra combat steps. The mana base could certainly be more consistent, which is something I plan to fix in the future since I just threw this together out of cards I had.
I've really been questioning what constitutes the "right" number of enablers in the deck. The nice thing is that many of the cards can pull double duty (e.g. Iron Myr), but some of them are just plain bad as top decks in the later game. Similarly, it's hard to not just jam the deck full of big fat demons and dragons since Rakdos can be somewhat unreliable in terms of his discount, and he tends to have a pretty big target on his back.