Art by Steve Prescott
Saved commander deck
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
Accelerate your game plan by discarding and drawing aggressively, filling the graveyard to recur explosive threats with haste while leveraging speed counters and The Aetherspark.
Prompt: Black/red Rakdos max speed counters and discard/draw cards with the aetherspark as my main artifact
Commander
1 cards
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
{2}{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Minion
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11 cards
Sol Ring
{1}Artifact
Essential format ramp staple to cast artifacts and commander early
Commander's Sphere
{3}Artifact
Color-fixing rock that can sacrifice for fresh card draw
Thought Vessel
{2}Artifact
Two-mana rock preserving large hand sizes from wheel effects
Card Draw
10 cards
Faithless Looting
{R}Sorcery
Premier cheap discard and draw filtering with flashback
Thrill of Possibility
{1}{R}Instant
Instant-speed discard outlet that draws two fresh cards
Tormenting Voice
{1}{R}Sorcery
Two-mana discard enabler to churn through the deck
Big Score
{3}{R}Instant
Discards a card to draw two and creates two ramp treasures
Unexpected Windfall
{2}{R}{R}Instant
Instant-speed looting that refunds mana via treasures
Bitter Reunion
{1}{R}Enchantment
Looting enchantment that can crack to grant the team haste
Demand Answers
{1}{R}Instant
Flexible looting spell that can also sacrifice spare artifacts
Removal
10 cards
Feed the Swarm
{1}{B}Sorcery
Crucial black removal capable of destroying troublesome enchantments
Bedevil
{B}{B}{R}Instant
Flexible instant killing creatures, artifacts, or planeswalkers
Blasphemous Act
{8}{R}Sorcery
Often one-mana board wipe to reset overloaded battlefields
Toxic Deluge
{2}{B}Sorcery
Efficient life-based board wipe that circumvents indestructible
Rakdos Charm
{B}{R}Instant
Modal answer for artifacts, graveyard recursion, or token swarms
Go for the Throat
{1}{B}Instant
Low-cost instant-speed creature doom blade variant
Threats/Wincons
21 cards
The Aetherspark
{4}Legendary Artifact Planeswalker — Equipment
Key centerpiece artifact engine utilizing speed counters to dominate the board
Ox of Agonas
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Ox
Discards hand and draws three, replaying cheaply from the graveyard
Archfiend of Ifnir
{3}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
Wipes opposing boards whenever you discard cards
Bone Miser
{4}{B}Creature — Zombie Wizard
Generates massive value in mana, tokens, and cards off every discard
Squee, Goblin Nabob
{2}{R}Legendary Creature — Goblin
Free recurring discard fodder every upkeep
Anje's Ravager
{2}{R}Creature — Vampire Berserker
Aggressive madness creature that refills your hand on attack
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
{1}{R}{R}Creature — Minotaur Pirate
Pumps out direct damage to all opponents whenever you discard
Brallin, Skyshark Rider
{3}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
Grows larger and burns each opponent upon every discard
Surly Badgersaur
{3}{R}Creature — Badger Dinosaur
Produces counters, treasures, and fighting triggers from discards
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
{B}{R}Legendary Creature — Elder Giant
Recursive powerhouse that strips opponent resources
Dualcaster Mage
{1}{R}{R}Creature — Human Wizard
Surprise spell copy creature that can be recurred with haste
Combustible Gearhulk
{4}{R}{R}Artifact Creature — Construct
Forces opponent into taking huge damage or giving three cards
Meteor Golem
{7}Artifact Creature — Golem
Recurrable artifact creature that removes any nonland permanent
Grave Titan
{4}{B}{B}Creature — Giant
Immediate token swarm threat that hits like a truck with haste
Etali, Primal Storm
{4}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Steals spells from all players immediately upon swinging
Solemn Simulacrum
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
Provides land ramp and card draw upon death, easily recurred
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
{4}{R}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Dragon
Huge dragon threat dealing 10 damage across targets on attack
Magmatic Channeler
{1}{R}Creature — Human Wizard
Grows quickly with filled graveyard and provides pseudo-draw
Ingot Chewer
{4}{R}Creature — Elemental
Evokes cheaply to destroy artifacts and fuels graveyard recursion
Shriekmaw
{4}{B}Creature — Elemental
Terror on an evoke body that pairs perfectly with Chainer
Flayer of the Hatebound
{5}{R}Creature — Devil
Deals lethal burn whenever creatures re-enter from the graveyard
Utility
9 cards
Feldon of the Third Path
{1}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
Creates hasty artifact copies of discarded creatures each turn
Animate Dead
{1}{B}Enchantment — Aura
Cheap two-mana reanimation spell for discarded game-enders
Victimize
{2}{B}Sorcery
Sacrifices a minor creature to bring back two massive threats
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Grants hexproof and immediate acceleration to key pieces
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Zero-equip protection and maximum speed for your commander
Containment Construct
{2}Artifact Creature — Construct
Enables you to play cards exiled via discard that turn
Conspiracy Theorist
{1}{R}Creature — Human Shaman
Looting attacker that lets you cast discarded cards
