Art by Steve Prescott
Commander deckBR
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.
Asked for“Black/red Rakdos max speed counters and discard/draw cards with the aetherspark as my main artifact”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 61 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Chainer, Nightmare Adept
2BRLegendary Creature — Human Minion
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11
Sol Ring
1Artifact
Essential format ramp staple to cast artifacts and commander early
Commander's Sphere
3Artifact
Color-fixing rock that can sacrifice for fresh card draw
Thought Vessel
2Artifact
Two-mana rock preserving large hand sizes from wheel effects
Card Draw
10
Faithless Looting
RSorcery
Premier cheap discard and draw filtering with flashback
Thrill of Possibility
1RInstant
Instant-speed discard outlet that draws two fresh cards
Unexpected Windfall
2RRInstant
Instant-speed looting that refunds mana via treasures
Bitter Reunion
1REnchantment
Looting enchantment that can crack to grant the team haste
Demand Answers
1RInstant
Flexible looting spell that can also sacrifice spare artifacts
Removal
10
Feed the Swarm
1BSorcery
Crucial black removal capable of destroying troublesome enchantments
Bedevil
BBRInstant
Flexible instant killing creatures, artifacts, or planeswalkers
Blasphemous Act
8RSorcery
Often one-mana board wipe to reset overloaded battlefields
Toxic Deluge
2BSorcery
Efficient life-based board wipe that circumvents indestructible
Rakdos Charm
BRInstant
Modal answer for artifacts, graveyard recursion, or token swarms
Threats/Wincons
21
The Aetherspark
4Legendary Artifact Planeswalker — Equipment
Key centerpiece artifact engine utilizing speed counters to dominate the board
Ox of Agonas
3RRCreature — Ox
Discards hand and draws three, replaying cheaply from the graveyard
Archfiend of Ifnir
3BBCreature — Demon
Wipes opposing boards whenever you discard cards
Bone Miser
4BCreature — Zombie Wizard
Generates massive value in mana, tokens, and cards off every discard
Squee, Goblin Nabob
2RLegendary Creature — Goblin
Free recurring discard fodder every upkeep
Anje's Ravager
2RCreature — Vampire Berserker
Aggressive madness creature that refills your hand on attack
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
1RRCreature — Minotaur Pirate
Pumps out direct damage to all opponents whenever you discard
Brallin, Skyshark Rider
3RLegendary Creature — Human Shaman
Grows larger and burns each opponent upon every discard
Surly Badgersaur
3RCreature — Badger Dinosaur
Produces counters, treasures, and fighting triggers from discards
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
BRLegendary Creature — Elder Giant
Recursive powerhouse that strips opponent resources
Dualcaster Mage
1RRCreature — Human Wizard
Surprise spell copy creature that can be recurred with haste
Combustible Gearhulk
4RRArtifact Creature — Construct
Forces opponent into taking huge damage or giving three cards
Meteor Golem
7Artifact Creature — Golem
Recurrable artifact creature that removes any nonland permanent
Grave Titan
4BBCreature — Giant
Immediate token swarm threat that hits like a truck with haste
Etali, Primal Storm
4RRLegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Steals spells from all players immediately upon swinging
Solemn Simulacrum
4Artifact Creature — Golem
Provides land ramp and card draw upon death, easily recurred
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
4RRRLegendary Creature — Dragon
Huge dragon threat dealing 10 damage across targets on attack
Magmatic Channeler
1RCreature — Human Wizard
Grows quickly with filled graveyard and provides pseudo-draw
Ingot Chewer
4RCreature — Elemental
Evokes cheaply to destroy artifacts and fuels graveyard recursion
Shriekmaw
4BCreature — Elemental
Terror on an evoke body that pairs perfectly with Chainer
Flayer of the Hatebound
5RCreature — Devil
Deals lethal burn whenever creatures re-enter from the graveyard
Utility
9
Feldon of the Third Path
1RRLegendary Creature — Human Artificer
Creates hasty artifact copies of discarded creatures each turn
Animate Dead
1BEnchantment — Aura
Cheap two-mana reanimation spell for discarded game-enders
Victimize
2BSorcery
Sacrifices a minor creature to bring back two massive threats
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Grants hexproof and immediate acceleration to key pieces
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Zero-equip protection and maximum speed for your commander
Containment Construct
2Artifact Creature — Construct
Enables you to play cards exiled via discard that turn
Conspiracy Theorist
1RCreature — Human Shaman
Looting attacker that lets you cast discarded cards
