Average Deck for Rakdos, the Showstopper - Expensive 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

Bedlam Reveler
Bedlam Reveler
Burning-Rune Demon
Burning-Rune Demon
Carnage Interpreter
Carnage Interpreter
Chaos Defiler
Chaos Defiler
Crabomination
Crabomination
Demonlord Belzenlok
Demonlord Belzenlok
Doom Whisperer
Doom Whisperer
Fire Imp
Fire Imp
Kardur, Doomscourge
Kardur, Doomscourge
Mahadi, Emporium Master
Mahadi, Emporium Master
Mayhem Devil
Mayhem Devil
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
Rot-Curse Rakshasa
Rot-Curse Rakshasa
Seasoned Pyromancer
Seasoned Pyromancer
Shadowgrange Archfiend
Shadowgrange Archfiend
Soot Imp
Soot Imp
Tersa Lightshatter
Tersa Lightshatter
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
The Balrog of Moria
The Balrog of Moria
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
Instants (19)
Bedevil
Bedevil
Big Score
Big Score
Bitter Triumph
Bitter Triumph
Corpse Dance
Corpse Dance
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Deadly Dispute
Deadly Dispute
Entomb
Entomb
Eviscerator's Insight
Eviscerator's Insight
Feign Death
Feign Death
Flare of Duplication
Flare of Duplication
Flare of Malice
Flare of Malice
Lightning Axe
Lightning Axe
Magmatic Sinkhole
Magmatic Sinkhole
Murderous Cut
Murderous Cut
Rakdos Charm
Rakdos Charm
Shallow Grave
Shallow Grave
Undying Evil
Undying Evil
Undying Malice
Undying Malice
Unexpected Windfall
Unexpected Windfall
Sorceries (13)
Bone Shards
Bone Shards
Faithless Looting
Faithless Looting
Gamble
Gamble
Living Death
Living Death
Night's Whisper
Night's Whisper
Pirate's Pillage
Pirate's Pillage
Ransack the Lab
Ransack the Lab
Reanimate
Reanimate
Seize the Spoils
Seize the Spoils
Stitch Together
Stitch Together
Victimize
Victimize
Welcome the Dead
Welcome the Dead
Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune
Artifacts (7)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Crowded Crypt
Crowded Crypt
Cursed Mirror
Cursed Mirror
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Séance Board
Séance Board
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Indulgence
Talisman of Indulgence
Enchantments (4)
Animate Dead
Animate Dead
Liliana's Contract
Liliana's Contract
Necromancy
Necromancy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
Lands (18)
Badlands
Badlands
Blood Crypt
Blood Crypt
Bloodstained Mire
Bloodstained Mire
Cabal Coffers
Cabal Coffers
Canyon Slough
Canyon Slough
Cavern of Souls
Cavern of Souls
Command Tower
Command Tower
Demolition Field
Demolition Field
Dragonskull Summit
Dragonskull Summit
Fabled Passage
Fabled Passage
Haunted Ridge
Haunted Ridge
Phyrexian Tower
Phyrexian Tower
Prismatic Vista
Prismatic Vista
Rakdos Carnarium
Rakdos Carnarium
Raucous Theater
Raucous Theater
Strip Mine
Strip Mine
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Volrath's Stronghold
Volrath's Stronghold
Basics (2)
Mountain
8 Mountains
Swamp
10 Swamps