Rakdos the Defiler (Commander) - Optimized

Rakdos the Defiler
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Ben Doolittle
Mar 21, 2019
Ben Doolittle
Conditions Allow - Rakdos the Defiler
Many have tried to work around Rakdos's huge drawback... has Ben finally found the answer?
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It That Betrays
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
84%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
56%synergy
Sire of Insanity
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
55%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Demonic Counsel
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Harvester of Souls
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
53%synergy
Lightning Greaves
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
50%synergy
Terminate
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Anger
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Demonic Tutor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Mana Vault
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Jeska's Will
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Solemn Simulacrum
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos, the Showstopper
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Doom Whisperer
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Lord of the Void
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Corpse Augur
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Demon of Dark Schemes
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Blood Artist
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Mayhem Devil
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Hellcarver Demon
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Massacre Wurm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Malfegor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Abyssal Persecutor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Master of Cruelties
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Bloodthirster
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Impulsivity
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Oliphaunt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Netherborn Phalanx
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Charmbreaker Devils
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Rotting Rats
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dream Devourer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Havoc Demon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ingot Chewer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Blood Speaker
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Urabrask the Hidden
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Demon of Loathing
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Demon of Wailing Agonies
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Charm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Doom Blade
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Burnt Offering
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Gravepurge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Deflecting Swat
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Bedevil
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Cauldron Dance
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Hagra Mauling
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Wrecking Ball
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Empty the Pits
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Insidious Dreams
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Entomb
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Not of This World
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Savage Beating
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Magmaquake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Seething Song
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Terror
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Price of Progress
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Breath of Malfegor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Abrade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Spoils of Evil
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Red Elemental Blast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Insurrection
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Blasphemous Act
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-8%synergy
Living Death
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Repay in Kind
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Faithless Looting
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos's Return
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Exhume
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
World at War
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Tempt with Immortality
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Incarnation Technique
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Bone Splinters
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Life's Finale
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Shenanigans
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Browbeat
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
All Is Dust
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Slagstorm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Plague Wind
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Vandalblast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-16%synergy
Anger of the Gods
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ghastly Conscription
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Warp World
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Pox
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Song of Totentanz
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Death Cloud
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Doomsday
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Persist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Army of the Damned
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Delirium Skeins
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Entertainment
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Buried Alive
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Barter in Blood
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Decree of Pain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Earthquake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Last One Standing
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Mob Rule
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Crucible of Worlds
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Fireshrieker
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Surveyor's Scope
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Gerrard's Hourglass Pendant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Lithoform Engine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Armillary Sphere
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Scroll Rack
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Font of Mythos
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Library of Leng
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Key to the City
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Darksteel Plate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Howling Mine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mindcrank
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Omen Machine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Timesifter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Knowledge Pool
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Renegade Map
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Enchantments
Dragon Breath
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Black Market
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Liliana's Contract
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Animate Dead
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Mana Flare
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Grave Pact
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Bitter Reunion
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Manabarbs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Blood Mist
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Price of Glory
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Furnace of Rath
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Spiteful Visions
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Tribute
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Eternal Thirst
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Breath of Fury
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Underworld Dreams
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Theater of Horrors
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Grip of Chaos
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Liliana Vess
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Utility Lands
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Lotus Vale
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Lotus Field
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Cabal Coffers
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Buried Ruin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Ghost Quarter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Molten Slagheap
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Mutavault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Kher Keep
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Terrain Generator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Deserted Temple
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Thespian's Stage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Urborg
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Drownyard Temple
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Strip Mine
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Rakdos Signet
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Sol Ring
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
-15%synergy
Arcane Signet
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-25%synergy
Gilded Lotus
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
40%synergy
Hedron Archive
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Thran Dynamo
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Coalition Relic
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Veinfire Borderpost
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Heart of Ramos
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Spectral Searchlight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Vessel of Endless Rest
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-19%synergy
Skull of Ramos
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lands
Rakdos Carnarium
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
54%synergy
Mountain
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-12%synergy
Swamp
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-12%synergy
Command Tower
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
-29%synergy
Blood Crypt
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Badlands
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Graven Cairns
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-20%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Raucous Theater
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-35%synergy
Blazemire Verge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-17%synergy
Tainted Peak
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-14%synergy
Luxury Suite
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Akoum Refuge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-6%synergy
Arid Mesa
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Thawing Glaciers
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Grixis Panorama
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sulfurous Mire
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Song-Mad Treachery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
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