Average Deck for Rakdos, the Showstopper - Reanimator

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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
Ardyn, the Usurper
Ardyn, the Usurper
Bloodthirster
Bloodthirster
Chaos Defiler
Chaos Defiler
Demonlord Belzenlok
Demonlord Belzenlok
Demon of Dark Schemes
Demon of Dark Schemes
Dream Devourer
Dream Devourer
Fiendish Duo
Fiendish Duo
Harvester of Souls
Harvester of Souls
Herald of Slaanesh
Herald of Slaanesh
Kardur, Doomscourge
Kardur, Doomscourge
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
Mahadi, Emporium Master
Mahadi, Emporium Master
Nightmare Shepherd
Nightmare Shepherd
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
Orcus, Prince of Undeath
Orcus, Prince of Undeath
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
Rakdos, the Muscle
Rakdos, the Muscle
Rakshasa Debaser
Rakshasa Debaser
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
Reaper from the Abyss
Reaper from the Abyss
Rune-Scarred Demon
Rune-Scarred Demon
Sower of Discord
Sower of Discord
Spawn of Mayhem
Spawn of Mayhem
The Speed Demon
The Speed Demon
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
Vilis, Broker of Blood
Vilis, Broker of Blood
Instants (8)
Bedevil
Bedevil
Big Score
Big Score
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Kolaghan's Command
Kolaghan's Command
Rakdos Charm
Rakdos Charm
Thrill of Possibility
Thrill of Possibility
Unexpected Windfall
Unexpected Windfall
Sorceries (12)
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Demonic Counsel
Demonic Counsel
Dreadbore
Dreadbore
Faithless Looting
Faithless Looting
Living Death
Living Death
Patriarch's Bidding
Patriarch's Bidding
Persist
Persist
Read the Bones
Read the Bones
Reanimate
Reanimate
Sinister Waltz
Sinister Waltz
Toxic Deluge
Toxic Deluge
Victimize
Victimize
Artifacts (11)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Fellwar Stone
Fellwar Stone
Herald's Horn
Herald's Horn
Mind Stone
Mind Stone
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Séance Board
Séance Board
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Indulgence
Talisman of Indulgence
Urza's Incubator
Urza's Incubator
Whip of Erebos
Whip of Erebos
Worn Powerstone
Worn Powerstone
Enchantments (6)
Animate Dead
Animate Dead
Bitter Reunion
Bitter Reunion
Black Market
Black Market
Liliana's Contract
Liliana's Contract
Rakdos Joins Up
Rakdos Joins Up
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
Lands (19)
Blood Crypt
Blood Crypt
Cabal Coffers
Cabal Coffers
Canyon Slough
Canyon Slough
Command Tower
Command Tower
Dragonskull Summit
Dragonskull Summit
Evolving Wilds
Evolving Wilds
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Foreboding Ruins
Foreboding Ruins
Haunted Ridge
Haunted Ridge
Luxury Suite
Luxury Suite
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Rakdos Carnarium
Rakdos Carnarium
Sanctum of Eternity
Sanctum of Eternity
Shadowblood Ridge
Shadowblood Ridge
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Sulfurous Springs
Sulfurous Springs
Temple of Malice
Temple of Malice
Temple of the False God
Temple of the False God
Basics (2)
Mountain
6 Mountains
Swamp
9 Swamps