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Rakdos, lord of riots
Deck Size: 100
Commander / EDH
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Est deck cost: $49.37
Salt Sum: 25.45
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Commander

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Rakdos, Lord of Riots

You can't cast this spell unless an opponent lost life this turn. Flying, trample Creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast for each 1 life your opponents have lost this turn.

Creature
Rakdos, Lord of Riots (rvr) 215
1

Anthem

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Rising of the Day

Creatures you control have haste. Legendary creatures you control get +1/+0.

Enchantment
Rising of the Day (ltr) 145
1

Burn

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Breath of Malfegor

Breath of Malfegor deals 5 damage to each opponent.

Instant
Breath of Malfegor (scd) 218
1
Flame Rift

Flame Rift deals 4 damage to each player.

Sorcery
Flame Rift (mh2) 278
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
Kaervek the Merciless

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, Kaervek the Merciless deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to any target.

Creature
Kaervek the Merciless (scd) 233
1
Leyline of Lightning

If Leyline of Lightning is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield. Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, Leyline of Lightning deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.

Enchantment
Leyline of Lightning (gpt) 68
1
Lightning Strike

Lightning Strike deals 3 damage to any target.

Instant
Lightning Strike (dmu) 137
1
Rakdos's Return

Rakdos's Return deals X damage to target opponent or planeswalker. That player or that planeswalker's controller discards X cards.

Sorcery
Rakdos's Return (rtr) 188
1
Tectonic Hazard

Tectonic Hazard deals 1 damage to each opponent and each creature they control.

Sorcery
Tectonic Hazard (lci) 169
1
Volcanic Hammer

Volcanic Hammer deals 3 damage to any target.

Sorcery
Volcanic Hammer (9ed) 226
1

Counters

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Cryptborn Horror

Trample Cryptborn Horror enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the total life lost by your opponents this turn.

Creature
Cryptborn Horror (rtr) 212
1

Draw

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Demand Answers

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact or discard a card. Draw two cards.

Instant
Demand Answers (mkm) 122
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 (lcc) 225
1
Florian, Voldaren Scion

First strike At the beginning of your postcombat main phase, look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the total amount of life your opponents lost this turn. Exile one of those cards and put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. You may play the exiled card this turn.

Creature
Florian, Voldaren Scion (mid) 223
1
Harvester of Souls

Deathtouch Whenever another nontoken creature dies, you may draw a card.

Creature
Harvester of Souls (jmp) 243
1
Indulgent Tormentor

Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card unless target opponent sacrifices a creature or pays 3 life.

Creature
Indulgent Tormentor (scd) 81
1
Ob Nixilis Reignited

+1: You draw a card and you lose 1 life. −3: Destroy target creature. −8: Target opponent gets an emblem with "Whenever a player draws a card, you lose 2 life."

Planeswalker
Ob Nixilis Reignited (scd) 96
1
Read the Bones

Scry 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life.

Sorcery
Read the Bones (cmm) 182
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
Syphon Mind

Each other player discards a card. You draw a card for each card discarded this way.

Sorcery
Syphon Mind (scd) 111
1
Tectonic Giant

Whenever Tectonic Giant attacks or becomes the target of a spell an opponent controls, choose one — • Tectonic Giant deals 3 damage to each opponent. • Exile the top two cards of your library. Choose one of them. Until the end of your next turn, you may play that card.

Creature
Tectonic Giant (scd) 161
1
Theater of Horrors

At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of your library. During your turn, if an opponent lost life this turn, you may play lands and cast spells from among cards exiled with Theater of Horrors. {3}{R}: Theater of Horrors deals 1 damage to target opponent or planeswalker.

Enchantment
Theater of Horrors (scd) 250
1

Land

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Akoum Refuge

Akoum Refuge enters the battlefield tapped. When Akoum Refuge enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {B} or {R}.

Land
Akoum Refuge (scd) 289
1
Command Tower

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

Land
Command Tower (mkc) 256
1
Evolving Wilds

{T}, Sacrifice Evolving Wilds: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Evolving Wilds (lcc) 328
1
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (blb) 276
15
Path of Ancestry

Path of Ancestry enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Land
Path of Ancestry (mkc) 279
1
Rakdos Carnarium

Rakdos Carnarium enters the battlefield tapped. When Rakdos Carnarium enters the battlefield, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{R}.

Land
Rakdos Carnarium (clu) 243
1
Rogue's Passage

{T}: Add {C}. {4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Land
Rogue's Passage (mkc) 284
1
Sunscorched Desert

When Sunscorched Desert enters the battlefield, it deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker. {T}: Add {C}.

Land
Sunscorched Desert (akh) 249
1
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (mh3) 306
16
Temple of Malice

Temple of Malice enters the battlefield tapped. When Temple of Malice enters the battlefield, scry 1. {T}: Add {B} or {R}.

Land
Temple of Malice (scd) 326
1
Terramorphic Expanse

{T}, Sacrifice Terramorphic Expanse: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Terramorphic Expanse (lcc) 360
1

Pingers

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Lobber Crew

Defender {T}: Lobber Crew deals 1 damage to each opponent. Whenever you cast a multicolored spell, untap Lobber Crew.

Creature
Lobber Crew (rtr) 99
1
Spawn of Mayhem

Spectacle {1}{B}{B} (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.) Flying, trample At the beginning of your upkeep, Spawn of Mayhem deals 1 damage to each player. Then if you have 10 or less life, put a +1/+1 counter on Spawn of Mayhem.

Creature
Spawn of Mayhem (clu) 122
1
Spear Spewer

Defender {T}: Spear Spewer deals 1 damage to each player.

Creature
Spear Spewer (j22) 82
1
Thermo-Alchemist

Defender {T}: Thermo-Alchemist deals 1 damage to each opponent. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, untap Thermo-Alchemist.

Creature
Thermo-Alchemist (scd) 162
1
Unruly Catapult

Defender {T}: Unruly Catapult deals 1 damage to each opponent. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, untap Unruly Catapult.

Creature Artifact
Unruly Catapult (woe) 156
1

Protection

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Kardur, Doomscourge

When Kardur, Doomscourge enters the battlefield, until your next turn, creatures your opponents control attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able. Whenever an attacking creature dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Creature
Kardur, Doomscourge (khm) 216
1
Offer Immortality

Target creature gains deathtouch and indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Instant
Offer Immortality (one) 102
1

Pump

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Lizard Blades

Double strike Equipped creature has double strike. Reconfigure {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control; or unattach from a creature. Reconfigure only as a sorcery. While attached, this isn't a creature.)

Creature Artifact
Lizard Blades (neo) 153
1

Ramp

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Burnished Hart

{3}, Sacrifice Burnished Hart: Search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Creature Artifact
Burnished Hart (cmm) 373
1
Charcoal Diamond

Charcoal Diamond enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {B}.

Artifact
Charcoal Diamond (clb) 305
1
Commander's Sphere

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. Sacrifice Commander's Sphere: Draw a card.

Artifact
Commander's Sphere (lcc) 301
1
Manalith

{T}: Add one mana of any color.

Artifact
Manalith (m19) 239
1
Rakdos Signet

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

Artifact
Rakdos Signet (clu) 226
1
Solemn Simulacrum

When Solemn Simulacrum enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. When Solemn Simulacrum dies, you may draw a card.

Creature Artifact
Solemn Simulacrum (mkc) 238
1

Recursion

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Artisan of Kozilek

When you cast this spell, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Annihilator 2 (Whenever this creature attacks, defending player sacrifices two permanents.)

Creature
Artisan of Kozilek (cmm) 801
1
Chainer, Nightmare Adept

Discard a card: You may cast a creature spell from your graveyard this turn. Activate only once each turn. Whenever a nontoken creature enters the battlefield under your control, if you didn't cast it from your hand, it gains haste until your next turn.

Creature
Chainer, Nightmare Adept (mh2) 289
1
Chandra's Phoenix

Flying Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.) Whenever an opponent is dealt damage by a red instant or sorcery spell you control or by a red planeswalker you control, return Chandra's Phoenix from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Chandra's Phoenix (e01) 44
1
Dead Revels

Spectacle {1}{B} (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.) Return up to two target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand.

Sorcery
Dead Revels (rna) 71
1
Morgue Burst

Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Morgue Burst deals damage to any target equal to the power of the card returned this way.

Sorcery
Morgue Burst (dgm) 86
1
Orcus, Prince of Undeath

Flying, trample When Orcus, Prince of Undeath enters the battlefield, choose one — • Each other creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. You lose X life. • Return up to X target creature cards with total mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. They gain haste until end of turn.

Creature
Orcus, Prince of Undeath (afr) 229
1
Victimize

Choose two target creature cards in your graveyard. Sacrifice a creature. If you do, return the chosen cards to the battlefield tapped.

Sorcery
Victimize (cmm) 195
1

Removal

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Bedevil

Destroy target artifact, creature, or planeswalker.

Instant
Bedevil (brc) 121
1
Chandra Nalaar

+1: Chandra Nalaar deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker. −X: Chandra Nalaar deals X damage to target creature. −8: Chandra Nalaar deals 10 damage to target player or planeswalker and each creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls.

Planeswalker
Chandra Nalaar (plst) M11-127
1
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 (mkc) 149
1
Deathbringer Thoctar

Whenever another creature dies, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Deathbringer Thoctar. Remove a +1/+1 counter from Deathbringer Thoctar: It deals 1 damage to any target.

Creature
Deathbringer Thoctar (c13) 184
1
Feed the Swarm

Destroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.

Sorcery
Feed the Swarm (lcc) 198
1
Murder

Destroy target creature.

Instant
Murder (mkm) 95
1
Rakdos Charm

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

Instant
Rakdos Charm (lcc) 284
1
Shock

Shock deals 2 damage to any target.

Instant
Shock (mkm) 144
1
Terminate

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated.

Instant
Terminate (scd) 249
1
The Balrog of Moria

Trample, haste When The Balrog of Moria dies, you may exile it. When you do, for each opponent, exile up to one target creature that player controls. Cycling {3}{R} ({3}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle The Balrog of Moria, create two Treasure tokens.

Creature
The Balrog of Moria (ltc) 46
1
The Balrog, Durin's Bane

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each permanent sacrificed this turn. Haste The Balrog, Durin's Bane can't be blocked except by legendary creatures. When The Balrog dies, destroy target artifact or creature an opponent controls.

Creature
The Balrog, Durin's Bane (ltr) 405
1
Tithing Blade

Artifact
Tithing Blade // Consuming Sepulcher (lci) 128Tithing Blade // Consuming Sepulcher (lci) 128
1
Ulamog's Crusher

Annihilator 2 (Whenever this creature attacks, defending player sacrifices two permanents.) Ulamog's Crusher attacks each combat if able.

Creature
Ulamog's Crusher (cmm) 6
1

Tokens

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Chandra, Acolyte of Flame

0: Put a loyalty counter on each red planeswalker you control. 0: Create two 1/1 red Elemental creature tokens. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. −2: You may cast target instant or sorcery card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.

Planeswalker
Chandra, Acolyte of Flame (m20) 126
1
Desolation Twin

When you cast this spell, create a 10/10 colorless Eldrazi creature token.

Creature
Desolation Twin (c21) 82
1
Tibalt, Rakish Instigator

Your opponents can't gain life. −2: Create a 1/1 red Devil creature token with "When this creature dies, it deals 1 damage to any target."

Planeswalker
Tibalt, Rakish Instigator (war) 146
1

Sideboard

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Arcane Signet

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

Artifact
Arcane Signet (mkc) 223
1
Fellwar Stone

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Artifact
Fellwar Stone (mkc) 228
1
Mind Stone

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice Mind Stone: Draw a card.

Artifact
Mind Stone (mkc) 232
1
Sin Prodder

Menace At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal the top card of your library. Any opponent may have you put that card into your graveyard. If a player does, Sin Prodder deals damage to that player equal to that card's mana value. Otherwise, put that card into your hand.

Creature
Sin Prodder (jmp) 363
1

Maybeboard

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Bloodgift Demon

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

Creature
Bloodgift Demon (scd) 69
1
Bolt Bend

This spell costs {3} less to cast if you control a creature with power 4 or greater. Change the target of target spell or ability with a single target.

Instant
Bolt Bend (war) 115
1
Curse of Bloodletting

Enchant player If a source would deal damage to enchanted player, it deals double that damage to that player instead.

Enchantment
Curse of Bloodletting (dka) 85
1
Grip of Chaos

Whenever a spell or ability is put onto the stack, if it has a single target, reselect its target at random. (Select from among all legal targets.)

Enchantment
Grip of Chaos (scg) 98
1
Hammer of Purphoros

Creatures you control have haste. {2}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice a land: Create a 3/3 colorless Golem enchantment artifact creature token.

Artifact Enchantment
Hammer of Purphoros (plst) THS-124
1
Lightning Bolt

Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.

Instant
Lightning Bolt (clu) 141
1
Master of Cruelties

First strike, deathtouch Master of Cruelties can only attack alone. Whenever Master of Cruelties attacks a player and isn't blocked, that player's life total becomes 1. Master of Cruelties assigns no combat damage this combat.

Creature
Master of Cruelties (rvr) 198
1
Rafter Demon

Spectacle {3}{B}{R} (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.) When Rafter Demon enters the battlefield, if its spectacle cost was paid, each opponent discards a card.

Creature
Rafter Demon (rna) 196
1
Sign in Blood

Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.

Sorcery
Sign in Blood (scd) 107
1
Skull Rend

Skull Rend deals 2 damage to each opponent. Those players each discard two cards at random.

Sorcery
Skull Rend (rtr) 195
1
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (mkc) 237
1

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