Art by Vincent Proce
Saved commander deck
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
Deal damage to opponents to enable casting massive Eldrazi and high-cost artifacts for near zero mana, using cheap pingers to start the engine.
Prompt: Rakdos, Lord of Riots
Commander
1 cards
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
{B}{B}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Demon
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Ornithopter of Paradise
{2}Artifact Creature — Thopter
Mana dork that also flies for chip damage.
Hedron Archive
{4}Artifact
Provides more colorless mana to benefit from cost reduction.
Palladium Myr
{3}Artifact Creature — Myr
Strong colorless ramp for heavy hitters.
Card Draw
9 cards
Sign in Blood
{B}{B}Sorcery
Cheap draw that can also deal final damage to a player.
Disciple of Bolas
{3}{B}Creature — Human Wizard
Sacrifice a huge discount creature for massive draw and life gain.
Sandstone Oracle
{7}Artifact Creature — Sphinx
Free card draw when cast with Rakdos discount.
Knollspine Dragon
{5}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
Refills hand based on damage dealt this turn.
Magus of the Wheel
{2}{R}Creature — Human Wizard
Provides a fresh hand for the table.
Removal
9 cards
Bedevil
{B}{B}{R}Instant
Versatile removal for artifacts, creatures, or planeswalkers.
Rakdos Charm
{B}{R}Instant
Graveyard hate, artifact destruction, or a win condition.
Threats/Wincons
21 cards
Spear Spewer
{R}Creature — Goblin Warrior
Perfect turn 1 drop to enable Rakdos on turn 4.
Thermo-Alchemist
{1}{R}Creature — Human Shaman
Ping all opponents to maximize Rakdos discount.
Loyal Subordinate
{2}{B}Creature — Zombie
Deals 3 damage to everyone for free every combat.
Nettle Drone
{2}{R}Creature — Eldrazi Drone
Pings opponents and untaps when you play your discounted artifacts.
Meteor Golem
{7}Artifact Creature — Golem
Becomes a free destruction spell with enough discount.
Duplicant
{6}Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
Exile removal on a stick that can be cast for free.
Bane of Bala Ged
{7}Creature — Eldrazi
Pseudo-annihilator that forces sacrifices.
Artisan of Kozilek
{9}Creature — Eldrazi
Recurs a creature and provides a massive body.
Kozilek's Pathfinder
{6}Creature — Eldrazi
Unblockable finisher with cost reduction.
Breaker of Armies
{8}Creature — Eldrazi
Forces blocks to let your other threats through.
Sepulchral Primordial
{5}{B}{B}Creature — Avatar
Steals best creatures from opponents' graveyards.
Endbringer
{5}{C}Creature — Eldrazi
Utility creature that can ping or draw cards every turn.
Combustible Gearhulk
{4}{R}{R}Artifact Creature — Construct
Draws cards or deals massive damage to players.
Solemn Simulacrum
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
Value creature that fixes mana and draws a card.
Conduit of Ruin
{6}Creature — Eldrazi
Tutors for a big threat and reduces costs further.
Void Winnower
{9}Creature — Eldrazi
Shuts down many opponent plays and becomes cheap to cast.
Spawn of Mayhem
{2}{B}{B}Creature — Demon
Enables Rakdos with its start-of-turn damage.
Meteoric Mace
{4}{R}{R}Artifact — Equipment
Equipment that gives trample and has Cascade.
Utility
10 cards
Quicksilver Amulet
{4}Artifact
Backup plan to cheat creatures out if Rakdos is removed.
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Haste and protection for Rakdos or Eldrazi.
Whispersilk Cloak
{3}Artifact — Equipment
Guarantees damage connects to enable discounts.
Pestilence
{2}{B}{B}Enchantment
Enables massive discounts and controls the board.
Sunbird's Invocation
{5}{R}Enchantment
Huge value when casting high-CMC discounted spells.
Warstorm Surge
{5}{R}Enchantment
Turns your cheap giants into direct damage to keep the chain going.
Neheb, the Eternal
{3}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Zombie Minotaur Warrior
Converts damage into even more post-combat mana.
Chaos Channeler
{2}{R}{R}Creature — Human Shaman
Provides impulsive draw on an aggressive shell.
Fiery Emancipation
{3}{R}{R}{R}Enchantment
Triples your damage to maximize Rakdos discounts.
