{"ops":[{"insert":"The power of multicolor"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Why be a standard aristocrat enjoyer using the same boring cards?"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThe psychopath leader"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lyzolda, the Blood Witch"}},{"insert":" is a slow and mana dependant sacrifice outlet, with one fair and one weak outcomes. Most people uses other options for a black-red aristocrat because of this, or even worst, uses only half of her power, choosing to make many black tokens to draw fast and find other cards. But not me. I'm using her to take her full potential of utility, using only cards that are both black and red. This may make her a bit slower than other aristocrats decks, but her package of constant draw and removal makes her a good grinding commander for longer games, with lots of extra removal pieces to slow opponents. Every creature you play serves triple duty: their own function, damage and more draw do the keep the chain going, controlling the board until win the game.\n\nThe pain lovers"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"We have the traditional "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Judith, the Scourge Diva"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mayhem Devil"}},{"insert":" for damage. Both and Lyzolda have odd mana value, so "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Obosh, the Preypiercer"}},{"insert":" increases beautifully their damage, and for other cards too. We also have "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Forge Boss"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Juri, Master of the Revue"}},{"insert":" to be extra damage, and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kardur, Doomscourge"}},{"insert":" to make make opponents deal with each other creatures.\n\nThe usual victims"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"For sacrifice followers, we need things that serves as double propose: who makes their thing and can be sacrificed to Lyzolda. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Eclipsed Boggart"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Junkyard Genius"}},{"insert":" are ramp. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Murderous Redcap"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rakdos Firewheeler"}},{"insert":" are removal for small creatures when entering. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sanity Gnawers"}},{"insert":" are hand disrupt. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Manaforge Cinder"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sootstoke Kindler"}},{"insert":", even "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rix Maadi Guildmage"}},{"insert":" can be useful without being sacrificed.\n\nThe small gang"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"When small cuts are to slow, we can go wide. Many small creatures can be powered up with Judith and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ashenmoor Liege"}},{"insert":", or create difficult blocks with Kardur, extra keyword with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats"}},{"insert":", and double draws with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Garna, Bloodfist of Keld"}},{"insert":" if we sacrifice the creature with Lyzolda after the damage was dealt. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Totentanz, Swarm Piper"}},{"insert":" gives us new bodies, even if only for draw. And never forget that every soon-to-be-dying creature can turn into draw and damage to finish bigger creatures.\n\nThe muscle guys"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The game need something to be impactful. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Defiler of Souls"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Malfegor"}},{"insert":" are big flying guys with removal attached. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Scorpion God"}},{"insert":" have removal and draw in a recursive body. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kulrath Knight"}},{"insert":" disrupt opponents that uses any kind of counter for many turns. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lightning Reaver"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Master of Cruelties"}},{"insert":" can win the game by themselves if opponents didn't have blockers or removal.\n\nThe things in shadows"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Additional things to support our main themes. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chainer, Nightmare Adept"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sinister Waltz"}},{"insert":" recurs our fallen friends. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Deepfire Elemental"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sire of Insanity"}},{"insert":" are continuous disruption. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bedevil"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dreadbore"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Angrath's Rampage"}},{"insert":" are good target removals, while "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Last One Standing"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Nipton Lottery"}},{"insert":" are good mass removal. And "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mutinous Massacre"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Din of the Fireherd"}},{"insert":" are two big spells that can wrap the game around when played in the right moment. Zagras and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Basilisk Collar"}},{"insert":" makes Lyzolda and other pingers lethal creature removal. For lands, we can't make a previous (now dead) Rakdos guild leader without her house "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace"}},{"insert":", punishing hands while our deck can keep the gas flowing.\n\nKnown problems"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Being full multicolored cards narrow our options. We have good targeted removals but few mass removal, half of our creatures are weak by themself, even utility cards seems too specific to function correctly outside our main plan. With this, our hope is that future cards could cover multiple aspects the deck needs. Creatures with repeatable removal, fast creatures with good ETB and LTB triggers, more options for recursion, big creatures to end the game faster. Each new set can give us very few cards to explore new options.\n\nHave Fun"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I'm a black-red enjoyer, most of my decks are in these colors, but I didn't had yet a thematic deck for the guild Rakdos, and it became my favorite deck. Two things I like the most are:\n1- The face my opponents makes when seeing the details in her art in the original old foil frame\n2- When they asks \"how do you are drawing more cards than the blue player?\".\n"}]}