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Commander
Rakdos, the Muscle
Flying, trample
Whenever you sacrifice another creature, exile cards equal to its mana value from the top of target player's library. Until your next end step, you may play those cards, and mana of any type can be spent to cast those spells.
Sacrifice another creature: Rakdos gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it. Activate only once each turn.
Whenever you sacrifice another creature, exile cards equal to its mana value from the top of target player's library. Until your next end step, you may play those cards, and mana of any type can be spent to cast those spells.
Sacrifice another creature: Rakdos gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it. Activate only once each turn.
Legendary Creature - Demon Mercenary
Commander
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Copy
Copy
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Draw
Herigast, Erupting Nullkite
Emerge (You may cast this spell by sacrificing a creature and paying the emerge cost reduced by that creature's mana value.)
When you cast this spell, you may exile your hand. If you do, draw three cards.
Flying
Each creature spell you cast has emerge. The emerge cost is equal to its mana cost.
When you cast this spell, you may exile your hand. If you do, draw three cards.
Flying
Each creature spell you cast has emerge. The emerge cost is equal to its mana cost.
Legendary Creature - Dragon Eldrazi
Draw
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Instant
Instant
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Land
Gemstone Caverns
If this card is in your opening hand and you're not the starting player, you may begin the game with Gemstone Caverns on the battlefield with a luck counter on it. If you do, exile a card from your hand.
: Add . If Gemstone Caverns has a luck counter on it, instead add one mana of any color.
: Add . If Gemstone Caverns has a luck counter on it, instead add one mana of any color.
Legendary Land
Urza's Saga
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — This Saga gains ": Add ."
II — This Saga gains ", : Create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with 'This token gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control.'"
III — Search your library for an artifact card with mana cost or , put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
I — This Saga gains ": Add ."
II — This Saga gains ", : Create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with 'This token gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control.'"
III — Search your library for an artifact card with mana cost or , put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land Enchantment - Saga Urza's
Land
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Mill
Mill
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Protection
Protection
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Proxy
Proxy
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Ramp
Impulsive Pilferer
When this creature dies, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Encore (, Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)
Encore (, Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)
Creature - Goblin Pirate
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
Whenever Ragavan deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token and exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may cast that card.
Dash (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)
Dash (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)
Legendary Creature - Pirate Monkey
Ramp
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Recursion
Chthonian Nightmare
When this enchantment enters, you get (three energy counters).
Pay X , Sacrifice a creature, Return this enchantment to its owner's hand: Return target creature card with mana value X from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery.
Pay X , Sacrifice a creature, Return this enchantment to its owner's hand: Return target creature card with mana value X from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery.
Enchantment
Foggy Swamp Visions
As an additional cost to cast this spell, waterbend . (While paying a waterbend cost, you can tap your artifacts and creatures to help. Each one pays for .)
Exile X target creature cards from graveyards. For each creature card exiled this way, create a token that's a copy of it. At the beginning of your next end step, sacrifice those tokens.
Exile X target creature cards from graveyards. For each creature card exiled this way, create a token that's a copy of it. At the beginning of your next end step, sacrifice those tokens.
Sorcery
Recursion
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Removal
Shriekmaw
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
When this creature enters, destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature.
Evoke (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)
When this creature enters, destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature.
Evoke (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)
Creature - Elemental
Removal
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Sac Outlet
Dargo, the Shipwrecker
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice any number of artifacts and/or creatures. This spell costs less to cast for each permanent sacrificed this way and less to cast for each other artifact or creature you've sacrificed this turn.
Trample
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Trample
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Legendary Creature - Giant Pirate
Sac Outlet
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Stax
Dauthi Voidwalker
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
If a card would be put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, instead exile it with a void counter on it.
, Sacrifice this creature: Choose an exiled card an opponent owns with a void counter on it. You may play it this turn without paying its mana cost.
If a card would be put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, instead exile it with a void counter on it.
, Sacrifice this creature: Choose an exiled card an opponent owns with a void counter on it. You may play it this turn without paying its mana cost.
Creature - Rogue Dauthi
Stax
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Tutor
Tutor
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Aquiring
Apple of Eden, Isu Relic
, Pay 4 life, Sacrifice Apple of Eden: Look at target opponent's hand and exile those cards face down. You may play those cards this turn, and mana of any type can be spent to cast them. Until end of turn, whenever you play a land or cast a spell this way, its owner draws a card. At the beginning of the next end step, return the exiled cards to their owner's hand. Activate only as a sorcery.
Legendary Artifact
Aquiring
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Bling Upgrades
Dargo, the Shipwrecker
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice any number of artifacts and/or creatures. This spell costs less to cast for each permanent sacrificed this way and less to cast for each other artifact or creature you've sacrificed this turn.
Trample
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Trample
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Legendary Creature - Giant Pirate
Shriekmaw
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
When this creature enters, destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature.
Evoke (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)
When this creature enters, destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature.
Evoke (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)
Creature - Elemental
Bling Upgrades
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Maybeboard
Distended Mindbender
Emerge (You may cast this spell by sacrificing a creature and paying the emerge cost reduced by that creature's mana value.)
When you cast this spell, target opponent reveals their hand. You choose from it a nonland card with mana value 3 or less and a card with mana value 4 or greater. That player discards those cards.
When you cast this spell, target opponent reveals their hand. You choose from it a nonland card with mana value 3 or less and a card with mana value 4 or greater. That player discards those cards.
Creature - Insect Eldrazi
Maybeboard
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Description
{"ops":[{"insert":"Welcome to Rakdos the Muscle! This is one of the most uniquely piloted cEDH decks that I have come across, and there is not really a \"meta\" around this decklist. \n\nRakdos thrives off getting out as fast as possible! A turn one play with Rakdos should always include a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blood Pet"}},{"insert":" -type creature ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Impulsive Pilferer"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Skirk Prospector"}},{"insert":{"card-link":"Master of Dark Rites"}},{"insert":" ) , or even ritualing into Rakdos himself. After this first turn, you'll be evoking the free/discounted evoke creatures ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grief"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fury"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ingot Chewer"}},{"insert":" , and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shriekmaw"}},{"insert":" ) and/or your priests of"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Priest of Gix"}},{"insert":" /"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Priest of Urabrask"}},{"insert":" . \n\nAfter this is set up you are looking to assemble one of countless combos this deck has.\nAny of the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chthonian Nightmare"}},{"insert":" loops within the deck (1. Play a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Priest of Gix"}},{"insert":" while any other creature that creates mana on death is in the graveyard, play "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chthonian Nightmare"}},{"insert":" and sacrifice the Priest of Gix to return the creature to the battlefield, play the Chthonian nightmare, sacrifice the returned creature to return Priest of Gix, repeat.)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phyrexian Altar"}},{"insert":" ,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Forsaken Miner"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rakdos, the Muscle"}},{"insert":" (Sacrifice Forsaken Miner to Phyrexian Altar for (B), exile top card of opponent's library with Rakdos's triggered ability, return Forsaken Miner to the battlefield with the crime trigger, repeat until all opponent's libraries are empty)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Underworld Breach"}},{"insert":" ,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stitcher's Supplier"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Culling the Weak"}},{"insert":" (Play Stitcher's Supplier, play Underworld Breach. play Culling the Weak, sacrificing Stitcher's Supplier. Recast both in same sequence from the graveyard with Underworld Breach with the total of six milled cards from Stitcher's Supplier. Repeat until Praetor's Grasp is found, find an opponent's Thoracle, then repeat until your library is empty, and cast Thoracle.)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Saw in Half"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak"}},{"insert":" , and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sacrifice"}},{"insert":" /"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Burnt Offering"}},{"insert":" (Play Pinnacle Monk. Cast Saw in Half on Pinnacle Monk. Return Saw in Half and Burnt Offering/Sacrifice to hand with the two ETB effects, and cast Sacrifce on one of the token copies of Pinnacle Monk. Use the 5B to recast saw in half, and repeat. Resuls in infinite black mana, and/or entirety of opponent's libraries in exile with Rakdos.)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Golgari Thug"}},{"insert":" ,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ashnod's Altar"}},{"insert":" , and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rakdos, the Muscle"}},{"insert":"(Sacrifice Golgari thug with Ashnod's Altar adding 2. Put Golgari Thug on top with it's death trigger. Exile the top two cards of your library. Recast Golgari Thug with the 2. Repeat. Results in the entirety of your library in exile to be played, and/or playing Praetor's Grasp for an opponent's Thoracle.)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Saw in Half"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dualcaster Mage"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWhen performing these loops you will either a.) find a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Praetor's Grasp"}},{"insert":" while exiling your deck with your sac loops with Rakdos, an opponent's "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thassa's Oracle"}},{"insert":" , or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cut // Ribbons"}},{"insert":" you can cast from the graveyard to drain everyone and kill them. \n\nPET CARDS: \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Foggy Swamp Visions"}},{"insert":" (more theft from opponent's graveyards and tech no one ever expects.)"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scheming Symmetry"}},{"insert":" (best political tool in the deck- NEVER should be played without "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rakdos, the Muscle"}},{"insert":" in play)"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"}]}