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Turning Data into Decks - Rocking with Rakdos - Rocking Rakdos
Deck Size: 100
Commander / EDH
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Est deck cost: $566.21
Salt Sum: 37.64
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Commander

Quantity: 1Price: $1.49
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent

Xantcha, Sleeper Agent enters the battlefield under the control of an opponent of your choice. Xantcha attacks each combat if able and can't attack its owner or planeswalkers its owner controls. {3}: Xantcha's controller loses 2 life and you draw a card. Any player may activate this ability.

Creature
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent (plst) C18-50
1

Artifacts

Quantity: 17Price: $111.23
Anvil of Bogardan

Players have no maximum hand size. At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player draws an additional card, then discards a card.

Artifact
Anvil of Bogardan (vis) 141
1
Crawlspace

No more than two creatures can attack you each combat.

Artifact
Crawlspace (dmr) 217
1
Font of Mythos

At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player draws two additional cards.

Artifact
Font of Mythos (plst) CON-136
1
Gate to the Aether

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player reveals the top card of their library. If it's an artifact, creature, enchantment, or land card, the player may put it onto the battlefield.

Artifact
Gate to the Aether (mrd) 174
1
Ghirapur Orrery

Each player may play an additional land on each of their turns. At the beginning of each player's upkeep, if that player has no cards in hand, that player draws three cards.

Artifact
Ghirapur Orrery (kld) 216
1
Heartstone

Activated abilities of creatures cost {1} less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.

Artifact
Heartstone (sth) 134
1
Horn of Greed

Whenever a player plays a land, that player draws a card.

Artifact
Horn of Greed (cn2) 211
1
Horn of Plenty

Whenever a player casts a spell, they may pay {1}. If the player does, they draw a card at the beginning of the next end step.

Artifact
Horn of Plenty (mmq) 298
1
Howling Mine

At the beginning of each player's draw step, if Howling Mine is untapped, that player draws an additional card.

Artifact
Howling Mine (plst) M10-212
1
Pendant of Prosperity

Pendant of Prosperity enters the battlefield under the control of an opponent of your choice. {2}, {T}: Draw a card, then you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. Pendant of Prosperity's owner draws a card, then that player may put a land card from their hand onto the battlefield.

Artifact
Pendant of Prosperity (c21) 256
1
Rakdos Signet

{1}, {T}: Add {B}{R}.

Artifact
Rakdos Signet (scd) 272
1
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (moc) 381
1
Teferi's Puzzle Box

At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player puts the cards in their hand on the bottom of their library in any order, then draws that many cards.

Artifact
Teferi's Puzzle Box (j22) 801
1
Temple Bell

{T}: Each player draws a card.

Artifact
Temple Bell (c16) 277
1
Victory Chimes

Untap Victory Chimes during each other player's untap step. {T}: A player of your choice adds {C}.

Artifact
Victory Chimes (c21) 274
1
Well of Knowledge

{2}: Draw a card. Any player may activate this ability but only during their draw step.

Artifact
Well of Knowledge (wth) 162
1
Wishclaw Talisman

Wishclaw Talisman enters the battlefield with three wish counters on it. {1}, {T}, Remove a wish counter from Wishclaw Talisman: Search your library for a card, put it into your hand, then shuffle. An opponent gains control of Wishclaw Talisman. Activate only during your turn.

Artifact
Wishclaw Talisman (eld) 110
1

Creatures

Quantity: 17Price: $28.95
Aether Membrane

Defender; reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.) Whenever Aether Membrane blocks a creature, return that creature to its owner's hand at end of combat.

Creature
Aether Membrane (ddi) 48
1
Clackbridge Troll

Trample, haste When Clackbridge Troll enters the battlefield, target opponent creates three 0/1 white Goat creature tokens. At the beginning of combat on your turn, any opponent may sacrifice a creature. If a player does, tap Clackbridge Troll, you gain 3 life, and you draw a card.

Creature
Clackbridge Troll (eld) 84
1
Crypt Champion

Double strike When Crypt Champion enters the battlefield, each player puts a creature card with mana value 3 or less from their graveyard onto the battlefield. When Crypt Champion enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless {R} was spent to cast it.

Creature
Crypt Champion (dis) 40
1
Crypt Ghast

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.) Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add an additional {B}.

Creature
Crypt Ghast (c14) 139
1
Goblin Spymaster

First strike At the beginning of each opponent's end step, that player creates a 1/1 red Goblin creature token with "Creatures you control attack each combat if able."

Creature
Goblin Spymaster (clb) 795
1
Heartless Hidetsugu

{T}: Heartless Hidetsugu deals damage to each player equal to half that player's life total, rounded down.

Creature
Heartless Hidetsugu (plst) CNS-144
1
Humble Defector

{T}: Draw two cards. Target opponent gains control of Humble Defector. Activate only during your turn.

Creature
Humble Defector (c21) 174
1
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs

Whenever a creature an opponent controls attacks, if you're the defending player, create a 3/3 red Ogre creature token unless that creature's controller pays {3}.

Creature
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs (scd) 148
1
Magus of the Wheel

{1}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice Magus of the Wheel: Each player discards their hand, then draws seven cards.

Creature
Magus of the Wheel (ncc) 271
1
Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion

Trample Whenever Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion deals combat damage to a player or planeswalker, you may discard any number of cards. If you do, draw that many cards and add that much {R}. Until end of turn, you don't lose this mana as steps and phases end.

Creature
Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion (dmc) 125
1
Seizan, Perverter of Truth

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player loses 2 life and draws two cards.

Creature
Seizan, Perverter of Truth (j22) 463
1
Shah of Naar Isle

Trample Echo {0} (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.) When Shah of Naar Isle's echo cost is paid, each opponent may draw up to three cards.

Creature
Shah of Naar Isle (fut) 119
1
Silent Arbiter

No more than one creature can attack each combat. No more than one creature can block each combat.

Creature Artifact
Silent Arbiter (c20) 250
1
Sire of Insanity

At the beginning of each end step, each player discards their hand.

Creature
Sire of Insanity (dgm) 104
1
Stormfist Crusader

Menace At the beginning of your upkeep, each player draws a card and loses 1 life.

Creature
Stormfist Crusader (scd) 247
1
Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor

Whenever Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor deals combat damage to a player, that player creates that many 1/1 red Survivor creature tokens. Survivors your opponents control can't block, and they can't attack you or planeswalkers you control. When Varchild leaves the battlefield, gain control of all Survivors.

Creature
Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor (c18) 28
1
Wildfire Devils

When Wildfire Devils enters the battlefield and at the beginning of your upkeep, choose a player at random. That player exiles an instant or sorcery card from their graveyard. Copy that card. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.

Creature
Wildfire Devils (scd) 170
1

Enchantments

Quantity: 15Price: $26.41
Bitter Feud

As Bitter Feud enters the battlefield, choose two players. If a source controlled by one of the chosen players would deal damage to the other chosen player or a permanent that player controls, that source deals double that damage to that player or permanent instead.

Enchantment
Bitter Feud (cm2) 84
1
Captive Audience

Captive Audience enters the battlefield under the control of an opponent of your choice. At the beginning of your upkeep, choose one that hasn't been chosen — • Your life total becomes 4. • Discard your hand. • Each opponent creates five 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens.

Enchantment
Captive Audience (rna) 160
1
Curse of Disturbance

Enchant player Whenever enchanted player is attacked, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token. Each opponent attacking that player does the same.

Enchantment
Curse of Disturbance (scd) 74
1
Curse of Opulence

Enchant player Whenever enchanted player is attacked, create a Gold token. Each opponent attacking that player does the same. (A Gold token is an artifact with "Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Enchantment
Curse of Opulence (moc) 274
1
Dictate of the Twin Gods

Flash If a source would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage to that permanent or player instead.

Enchantment
Dictate of the Twin Gods (scd) 131
1
Endless Whispers

Each creature has "When this creature dies, choose target opponent. That player puts this card from its owner's graveyard onto the battlefield under their control at the beginning of the next end step."

Enchantment
Endless Whispers (5dn) 49
1
Guild Feud

At the beginning of your upkeep, target opponent reveals the top three cards of their library, may put a creature card from among them onto the battlefield, then puts the rest into their graveyard. You do the same with the top three cards of your library. If two creatures are put onto the battlefield this way, those creatures fight each other.

Enchantment
Guild Feud (rtr) 97
1
Havoc Festival

Players can't gain life. At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player loses half their life, rounded up.

Enchantment
Havoc Festival (rtr) 166
1
Infernal Genesis

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player mills a card. Then they create X 1/1 black Minion creature tokens, where X is the milled card's mana value.

Enchantment
Infernal Genesis (pcy) 68
1
Mana Flare

Whenever a player taps a land for mana, that player adds one mana of any type that land produced.

Enchantment
Mana Flare (5ed) 249
1
Oath of Ghouls

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player chooses target player whose graveyard has fewer creature cards in it than their graveyard does and is their opponent. The first player may return a creature card from their graveyard to their hand.

Enchantment
Oath of Ghouls (exo) 69
1
Painful Quandary

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player loses 5 life unless they discard a card.

Enchantment
Painful Quandary (bro) 111
1
Rite of the Raging Storm

Creatures named Lightning Rager can't attack you or planeswalkers you control. At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player creates a 5/1 red Elemental creature token named Lightning Rager. It has trample, haste, and "At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature."

Enchantment
Rite of the Raging Storm (ncc) 274
1
Vow of Lightning

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +2/+2, has first strike, and can't attack you or planeswalkers you control.

Enchantment
Vow of Lightning (cmr) 209
1
Vow of Malice

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +2/+2, has intimidate, and can't attack you or planeswalkers you control. (A creature with intimidate can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)

Enchantment
Vow of Malice (cm2) 82
1

Instants

Quantity: 4Price: $10.12
Chaos Warp

The owner of target permanent shuffles it into their library, then reveals the top card of their library. If it's a permanent card, they put it onto the battlefield.

Instant
Chaos Warp (moc) 273
1
Overblaze

Each time target permanent would deal damage to a permanent or player this turn, it deals double that damage to that permanent or player instead. Splice onto Arcane {2}{R}{R} (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)

Instant
Overblaze (bok) 114
1
Rakdos Charm

Choose one — • Exile target player's graveyard. • Destroy target artifact. • Each creature deals 1 damage to its controller.

Instant
Rakdos Charm (scd) 239
1
Red Elemental Blast

Choose one — • Counter target blue spell. • Destroy target blue permanent.

Instant
Red Elemental Blast (a25) 147
1

Lands

Quantity: 36Price: $31.60
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (moc) 396
1
Forbidden Orchard

{T}: Add one mana of any color. Whenever you tap Forbidden Orchard for mana, target opponent creates a 1/1 colorless Spirit creature token.

Land
Forbidden Orchard (2x2) 323
1
Geier Reach Sanitarium

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: Each player draws a card, then discards a card.

Land
Geier Reach Sanitarium (dmc) 213
1
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: Each player draws a card.

Land
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea (dmc) 217
1
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (mom) 280
16
Rainbow Vale

{T}: Add one mana of any color. An opponent gains control of Rainbow Vale at the beginning of the next end step.

Land
Rainbow Vale (fem) 99
1
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (mom) 279
15

Sorceries

Quantity: 10Price: $356.41
Awaken the Erstwhile

Each player discards all the cards in their hand, then creates that many 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens.

Sorcery
Awaken the Erstwhile (rna) 61
1
Burning Inquiry

Each player draws three cards, then discards three cards at random.

Sorcery
Burning Inquiry (plst) M10-128
1
Dark Deal

Each player discards all the cards in their hand, then draws that many cards minus one.

Sorcery
Dark Deal (frf) 66
1
Dreadbore

Destroy target creature or planeswalker.

Sorcery
Dreadbore (e01) 83
1
Faithless Looting

Draw two cards, then discard two cards. Flashback {2}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Sorcery
Faithless Looting (brc) 116
1
Gamble

Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, discard a card at random, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Gamble (dmr) 121
1
Khorvath's Fury

For each player, choose friend or foe. Each friend discards all cards from their hand, then draws that many cards plus one. Khorvath's Fury deals damage to each foe equal to the number of cards in their hand.

Sorcery
Khorvath's Fury (bbd) 59
1
Last One Standing

Choose a creature at random, then destroy the rest.

Sorcery
Last One Standing (bbd) 76
1
Scheming Symmetry

Choose two target players. Each of them searches their library for a card, then shuffles and puts that card on top.

Sorcery
Scheming Symmetry (m20) 113
1
Wheel of Fortune

Each player discards their hand, then draws seven cards.

Sorcery
Wheel of Fortune (3ed) 185
1

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