Average Deck for Rakdos, the Showstopper - Expensive Coin Flip

Rakdos, the Showstopper
Rank #1,240
2decks
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Julia Maddalena
Oct 31, 2025
Fire and Ice: Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for Oct. 31?
This week on Fire and Ice, our Duchess of Data shows us cards heating up and cooling down for Ms Bumbleflower and Raphael, Fiendish Savior.
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Arnaud Gompertz
Oct 29, 2025
Five Painfully Simple Ways to Play Weird Rakdos
Arnaud continues his Branching Out series by looking at some off-kilter ideas for brewing fun decks in Rakdos (black and red).
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Average Decklist

Archfiend of Depravity
Archfiend of Depravity
Archfiend of Despair
Archfiend of Despair
Ardyn, the Usurper
Ardyn, the Usurper
Balor
Balor
Cadaver Imp
Cadaver Imp
Changeling Berserker
Changeling Berserker
Demonlord Belzenlok
Demonlord Belzenlok
Demon of Dark Schemes
Demon of Dark Schemes
Doom Whisperer
Doom Whisperer
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Harvester of Souls
Harvester of Souls
Indulgent Tormentor
Indulgent Tormentor
Kardur, Doomscourge
Kardur, Doomscourge
Lord of the Void
Lord of the Void
Master of Cruelties
Master of Cruelties
Nefarox, Overlord of Grixis
Nefarox, Overlord of Grixis
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
Overseer of the Damned
Overseer of the Damned
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
Ravenous Chupacabra
Ravenous Chupacabra
Reaper from the Abyss
Reaper from the Abyss
Sire of Insanity
Sire of Insanity
Sower of Discord
Sower of Discord
The Speed Demon
The Speed Demon
Valgavoth's Faithful
Valgavoth's Faithful
Instants (6)
Guff Rewrites History
Guff Rewrites History
Magmaquake
Magmaquake
Murder
Murder
Rakdos Charm
Rakdos Charm
Thrilling Encore
Thrilling Encore
Tibalt's Trickery
Tibalt's Trickery
Sorceries (10)
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Cut // Ribbons
Cut // Ribbons
Demonic Counsel
Demonic Counsel
Demonic Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Diabolic Tutor
Diabolic Tutor
In Garruk's Wake
In Garruk's Wake
Night's Whisper
Night's Whisper
Read the Bones
Read the Bones
Temporal Extortion
Temporal Extortion
Twinflame
Twinflame
Artifacts (15)
Bontu's Monument
Bontu's Monument
Cursed Mirror
Cursed Mirror
Expedition Map
Expedition Map
Gilded Lotus
Gilded Lotus
Patchwork Banner
Patchwork Banner
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Relic of Progenitus
Relic of Progenitus
Séance Board
Séance Board
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Swiftfoot Boots
Swiftfoot Boots
Thran Dynamo
Thran Dynamo
Voyager Staff
Voyager Staff
Wayfarer's Bauble
Wayfarer's Bauble
Whip of Erebos
Whip of Erebos
Worn Powerstone
Worn Powerstone
Enchantments (8)
Captive Audience
Captive Audience
Chance Encounter
Chance Encounter
Curse of Bloodletting
Curse of Bloodletting
Demonic Covenant
Demonic Covenant
Havoc Festival
Havoc Festival
Liliana's Contract
Liliana's Contract
Sunbird's Invocation
Sunbird's Invocation
Theater of Horrors
Theater of Horrors
Lands (24)
Badlands
Badlands
Blackcleave Cliffs
Blackcleave Cliffs
Blazemire Verge
Blazemire Verge
Blood Crypt
Blood Crypt
Bloodfell Caves
Bloodfell Caves
Cabal Coffers
Cabal Coffers
Cavern of Souls
Cavern of Souls
Command Beacon
Command Beacon
Dragonskull Summit
Dragonskull Summit
Drossforge Bridge
Drossforge Bridge
Graven Cairns
Graven Cairns
Haunted Ridge
Haunted Ridge
Luxury Suite
Luxury Suite
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Rakdos Carnarium
Rakdos Carnarium
Scavenger Grounds
Scavenger Grounds
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Strip Mine
Strip Mine
Sulfurous Springs
Sulfurous Springs
Temple of Malice
Temple of Malice
Temple of the False God
Temple of the False God
The Black Gate
The Black Gate
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Vesuva
Vesuva
Basics (2)
Mountain
5 Mountains
Swamp
6 Swamps