Art by Victor Maury
Commander deckBR
Rakdos, the Muscle
Deploy aggressive, hard-hitting Demons while sacrificing disposable creatures to trigger Rakdos and exile cards from opponents' libraries to turn their own best spells against them.
Asked for“a demon deck thats aggressive and steals opponents cards”
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
1Rakdos, the Muscle
2BBRLegendary Creature — Demon Mercenary
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Solemn Simulacrum
4Artifact Creature — Golem
fetches a land and provides prime sacrifice fodder for Rakdos
Card Draw
9
Phyrexian Arena
1BBEnchantment
consistent extra draw each turn to maintain momentum
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
draws cards every turn a creature dies from sacrifices or combat
Deadly Dispute
1BInstant
sacrifices a creature or artifact to draw cards and trigger Rakdos
Pact of the Serpent
1BBSorcery
draws cards equal to the number of Demons you control
Removal
10
Blasphemous Act
8RSorcery
efficient board wipe that usually costs a single red mana
Feed the Swarm
1BSorcery
vital black removal for problem enchantments and creatures
Bedevil
BBRInstant
flexible removal targeting creatures, artifacts, or planeswalkers
Dreadbore
BRSorcery
clean two-mana sorcery removal for creatures and planeswalkers
Toxic Deluge
2BSorcery
flexible board wipe that circumvents indestructible creatures
Threats/Wincons
24
Archfiend of Depravity
3BBCreature — Demon
punishes wide boards by forcing opponents to sacrifice excess creatures
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
1BBBCreature — Vampire Demon
lethal Demon that doubles all life loss opponents suffer
Master of Cruelties
3BRCreature — Demon
terrifying unblocked threat that drops opponents to one life
Spawn of Mayhem
2BBCreature — Demon
aggressive, low-cost flying trampler that triggers spectator life loss
Desecration Demon
2BBCreature — Demon
massive four-mana body that forces opponents to sacrifice creatures
Dream Devourer
1BCreature — Demon Cleric
early Demon that lets you foretell expensive demons for later turns
Lord of the Void
4BBBCreature — Demon
huge flying Demon that steals creatures directly from damaged opponents' decks
Balor
3RRCreature — Demon
aggressive Demon punishing opponents with artifact removal, discard, and damage
Harvester of Souls
4BBCreature — Demon
large deathtouch Demon that draws whenever nontoken creatures die
Vilis, Broker of Blood
5BBBLegendary Creature — Demon
colossal Demon that turns life loss and creature removal into card draw
Burning-Rune Demon
4BBCreature — Demon Berserker
tutors key cards directly to your hand and graveyard on entry
Herald of Slaanesh
2RCreature — Demon
reduces casting cost of Demons and grants them haste for fast attacks
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
3BRLegendary Creature — Devil Noble
lords your Demons with stat buffs, lifelink, and Devil token generation
Rakdos, the Showstopper
4BRLegendary Creature — Demon
asymmetrical Demon sweeper that spares your Demonic army
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
BBRRLegendary Creature — Demon
reduces casting costs of all creature spells based on damage dealt
Kardur, Doomscourge
2BRLegendary Creature — Demon Berserker
Demon that goads the entire table and drains when attacking creatures die
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
1BBLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
draws cards from aggressive attacks and can steal an opponent's entire deck
Dauthi Voidwalker
BBCreature — Dauthi Rogue
unblockable shadow threat that exiles opponents' cards and casts one for free
Etali, Primal Storm
4RRLegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
attacks aggressively while casting free spells from all players' libraries
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
RRLegendary Creature — Goblin Rogue
aggressive creature that goads or exiles and casts opponents' cards on combat damage
Taborax, Hope's Demise
2BLegendary Creature — Demon Cleric
grows larger and draws cards whenever your other creatures or Demons die
Demon of Dark Schemes
3BBBCreature — Demon
board sweeper Demon that uses energy to steal dead creatures from any graveyard
Sower of Discord
4BBCreature — Demon
Demon that links two opponents together so damage dealt to one hits both
Brainstealer Dragon
5BBCreature — Dragon Horror
steals cards from all opponents each end step and drains life when cast
Utility
8
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
2BBLegendary Creature — Aetherborn Rogue
steals and casts a card from an opponent's library secretly
Dire Fleet Daredevil
1RCreature — Human Pirate
steals and casts instant or sorcery cards from opposing graveyards
Mayhem Devil
1BRCreature — Devil
pings any target whenever any player sacrifices a permanent
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
grants haste and shroud to protect your commander or big demons
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
protects crucial threats with hexproof and provides haste
Whip of Erebos
2BBLegendary Enchantment Artifact
grants all creatures lifelink and reanimates threats for temporary attacks
Stolen Strategy
4REnchantment
exiles the top card of each opponent's library each turn for you to cast
Share the Spoils
1REnchantment
continually exiles opponents' spells into a shared pool you can cast from
