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Rakdos, Lord of Riots

Accelerate damage to opponents with quick pingers, cast Rakdos, and rapidly drop devastating colorless Eldrazi titans and massive artifact threats for next to no mana.

100 cards$380.07 totalSep 24, 20265 views

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Commander

1 cards
Rakdos, Lord of Riots

Rakdos, Lord of Riots

{B}{B}{R}{R}

Legendary Creature — Demon

Chosen commander for the requested strategy.

Ramp

10 cards
Sol Ring

Sol Ring

{1}

Artifact

essential colorless acceleration

Arcane Signet

Arcane Signet

{2}

Artifact

efficient two-mana color fixing

Rakdos Signet

Rakdos Signet

{2}

Artifact

fixes colors for black and red

Talisman of Indulgence

Talisman of Indulgence

{2}

Artifact

untapped colored mana acceleration

Thought Vessel

Thought Vessel

{2}

Artifact

mana rock with no maximum hand size

Mind Stone

Mind Stone

{2}

Artifact

early ramp that cycles later

Fellwar Stone

Fellwar Stone

{2}

Artifact

low-cost mana acceleration

Cryptolith Fragment // Aurora of Emrakul

Cryptolith Fragment // Aurora of Emrakul

{3}

Artifact // Creature — Eldrazi Reflection

taps for mana while pinging each player to enable Rakdos

Worn Powerstone

Worn Powerstone

{3}

Artifact

solid colorless mana boost for big threats

Thran Dynamo

Thran Dynamo

{4}

Artifact

heavy colorless acceleration

Card Draw

10 cards
Knollspine Dragon

Knollspine Dragon

{5}{R}{R}

Creature — Dragon

refills your entire hand after large combat steps

Wheel of Misfortune

Wheel of Misfortune

{2}{R}

Sorcery

deals damage and draws seven fresh cards

Night's Whisper

Night's Whisper

{1}{B}

Sorcery

cheap two-mana card draw

Read the Bones

Read the Bones

{2}{B}

Sorcery

digs four cards deep

Sign in Blood

Sign in Blood

{B}{B}

Sorcery

efficient draw or targeted life loss in a pinch

Phyrexian Arena

Phyrexian Arena

{1}{B}{B}

Enchantment

reliable extra card every upkeep

Morbid Opportunist

Morbid Opportunist

{2}{B}

Creature — Human Rogue

steady card advantage off creature deaths

Jeska's Will

Jeska's Will

{2}{R}

Sorcery

explosive burst mana and card impulse

Stinging Study

Stinging Study

{4}{B}

Instant

draws cards equal to Rakdos's mana value at instant speed

Reforge the Soul

Reforge the Soul

{3}{R}{R}

Sorcery

miracle hand refill to find more Eldrazi

Removal

11 cards
Chaos Warp

Chaos Warp

{2}{R}

Instant

flexible permanent removal in red

Feed the Swarm

Feed the Swarm

{1}{B}

Sorcery

removes problematic enchantments or creatures

Blasphemous Act

Blasphemous Act

{8}{R}

Sorcery

cheap board wipe that deals massive damage

Toxic Deluge

Toxic Deluge

{2}{B}

Sorcery

efficient board wipe bypassing indestructible

Bedevil

Bedevil

{B}{B}{R}

Instant

flexible instant-speed destruction

Dreadbore

Dreadbore

{B}{R}

Sorcery

unconditional creature or planeswalker removal

Vandalblast

Vandalblast

{R}

Sorcery

one-sided artifact wipe

Terminate

Terminate

{B}{R}

Instant

instant creature destruction with no regeneration

Fire Covenant

Fire Covenant

{1}{B}{R}

Instant

instant one-sided sweep to clear blockers

Cityscape Leveler

Cityscape Leveler

{8}

Artifact Creature — Construct

casts for cheap and destroys problematic permanents on attack

Meteor Golem

Meteor Golem

{7}

Artifact Creature — Golem

free universal permanent removal when discounted by Rakdos

Threats/Wincons

22 cards
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger

Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger

{10}

Legendary Creature — Eldrazi

exiles permanents on cast and mills opposing libraries

Kozilek, the Great Distortion

Kozilek, the Great Distortion

{8}{C}{C}

Legendary Creature — Eldrazi

refills hand to seven and provides counterspell utility

Kozilek, Butcher of Truth

Kozilek, Butcher of Truth

{10}

Legendary Creature — Eldrazi

draws four cards and annihilates enemy boards

Void Winnower

Void Winnower

{9}

Creature — Eldrazi

locks out opposing even-cost spells and blockers

It That Betrays

It That Betrays

{12}

Creature — Eldrazi

steals sacrificed permanents to conquer the board

Artisan of Kozilek

Artisan of Kozilek

{9}

Creature — Eldrazi

reanimates a fallen threat on cast

Pathrazer of Ulamog

Pathrazer of Ulamog

{11}

Creature — Eldrazi

massive annihilator body that cannot be blocked easily

Desolation Twin

Desolation Twin

{10}

Creature — Eldrazi

creates two 10/10 beaters for minimal mana

Flayer of Loyalties

Flayer of Loyalties

{8}{C}{C}

Creature — Eldrazi

steals an opposing threat and gives it annihilator

Blightsteel Colossus

Blightsteel Colossus

{12}

Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Golem

game-ending one-shot infect attacker

Wurmcoil Engine

Wurmcoil Engine

{6}

Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wurm

lifelink beater that leaves tokens behind

Combustible Gearhulk

Combustible Gearhulk

{4}{R}{R}

Artifact Creature — Construct

either deals massive damage or draws three cards

Terror of the Peaks

Terror of the Peaks

{3}{R}{R}

Creature — Dragon

turns every huge Eldrazi drop into targeted burn

Archfiend of Despair

Archfiend of Despair

{6}{B}{B}

Creature — Demon

doubles life lost each turn to finish games quickly

Neheb, the Eternal

Neheb, the Eternal

{3}{R}{R}

Legendary Creature — Zombie Minotaur Warrior

generates massive red mana post-combat

Twilight Prophet

Twilight Prophet

{2}{B}{B}

Creature — Vampire Cleric

drains the table for huge Eldrazi mana values

Ancient Stone Idol

Ancient Stone Idol

{10}

Artifact Creature — Golem

flash threat with trample that replaces itself

Ulamog's Crusher

Ulamog's Crusher

{8}

Creature — Eldrazi

early castable annihilator beatstick

Breaker of Creation

Breaker of Creation

{6}{C}{C}

Creature — Eldrazi

resilient hexproof threat that stabilizes life total

Oblivion Sower

Oblivion Sower

{6}

Creature — Eldrazi

steals exiled lands and provides a bulky body

Solemn Simulacrum

Solemn Simulacrum

{4}

Artifact Creature — Golem

ramps a basic and replaces itself upon death

Endbringer

Endbringer

{5}{C}

Creature — Eldrazi

versatile pinger, blocker inhibitor, and card engine

Utility

8 cards
Aetherflux Reservoir

Aetherflux Reservoir

{4}

Artifact

converts rapid spellcasting and storm chains into lethal laser bursts

Lightning Greaves

Lightning Greaves

{2}

Artifact — Equipment

protects Rakdos and gives Eldrazi haste

Swiftfoot Boots

Swiftfoot Boots

{2}

Artifact — Equipment

gives hexproof and haste to key threats

Thermo-Alchemist

Thermo-Alchemist

{1}{R}

Creature — Human Shaman

tap to ping each opponent to reliably cast Rakdos

Spear Spewer

Spear Spewer

{R}

Creature — Goblin Warrior

turn-one creature that ensures Rakdos can be cast turn four

Lobber Crew

Lobber Crew

{2}{R}

Creature — Goblin Warrior

repeatable group ping that untaps when casting Rakdos spells

Descent into Avernus

Descent into Avernus

{2}{R}

Enchantment

ramps everyone while continuously dealing damage to fuel Rakdos discounts

Florian, Voldaren Scion

Florian, Voldaren Scion

{1}{B}{R}

Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble

digs deep into your library based on total damage dealt

Lands

38 cards
Reliquary Tower

Reliquary Tower

Land

No maximum hand size.

War Room

War Room

Land

Card draw from the mana base.

Rogue's Passage

Rogue's Passage

Land

Makes a creature unblockable.

Temple of the False God

Temple of the False God

Land

Extra mana in the late game.

Command Tower

Command Tower

Land

Produces any color in your identity.

Exotic Orchard

Exotic Orchard

Land

Flexible multicolor fixing.

Path of Ancestry

Path of Ancestry

Land

Color fixing with scry on creature casts.

Myriad Landscape

Myriad Landscape

Land

Ramp from the mana base.

Bojuka Bog

Bojuka Bog

Land

Free graveyard hate on ETB.

Castle Locthwain

Castle Locthwain

Land

Mono-color utility land.

Castle Embereth

Castle Embereth

Land

Mono-color utility land.

Sulfurous Springs

Sulfurous Springs

Land

Nonbasic dual land for color fixing.

Dragonskull Summit

Dragonskull Summit

Land

Nonbasic dual land for color fixing.

Temple of Malice

Temple of Malice

Land

Dual land with scry.

Smoldering Marsh

Smoldering Marsh

Land — Swamp Mountain

Nonbasic dual land for color fixing.

Swamp

Swamp 10x

Basic Land — Swamp

Basic land allocated from mana pip counts.

Mountain

Mountain 13x

Basic Land — Mountain

Basic land allocated from mana pip counts.