Rakdos the Defiler (Commander) - Upgraded

Ben Doolittle
Mar 21, 2019
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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Coercive Impetus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Petrified Hamlet
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Herald of Slaanesh
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
75%synergy
Burnt Offering
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Liliana's Contract
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Sire of Insanity
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Master of Cruelties
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Harvester of Souls
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Demonic Counsel
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Rakdos Charm
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Terminate
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Mayhem Devil
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Blasphemous Act
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Demonic Tutor
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Jeska's Will
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Field of the Dead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Bloodgift Demon
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
38%synergy
It That Betrays
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Lord of the Void
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Anger
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Doom Whisperer
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Bloodthirster
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Immersturm Raider
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
28%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Rakdos, the Showstopper
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Delina, Wild Mage
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Blood Speaker
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Balor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Orcus, Prince of Undeath
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Hellcarver Demon
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Dream Devourer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Pestilence Demon
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos, the Muscle
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Abyssal Persecutor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Desecration Demon
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Nefarox, Overlord of Grixis
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
The Master, Multiplied
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Dread Cacodemon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Havoc Demon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Basal Thrull
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Crypt Ghast
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Seething Song
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Bolt Bend
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Entomb
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Bedevil
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Chaos Warp
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Ritual
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Sacrifice
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Not of This World
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Deflecting Swat
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Savage Beating
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Imp's Mischief
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Culling the Weak
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Fire Covenant
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Thrilling Encore
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Songs of the Damned
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Undying Evil
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Final Fortune
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Desperate Ritual
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Psychotic Fury
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Lightning Bolt
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Insidious Dreams
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Tragic Slip
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Undying Malice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Pyroblast
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
The Last Agni Kai
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Redirect Lightning
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Victimize
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Read the Bones
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Exhume
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Vandalblast
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Living Death
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
17%synergy
Buried Alive
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dreadbore
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Incarnation Technique
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Plunge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Wildfire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Persist
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Spotlight
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Reign of the Pit
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Dark Petition
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Assault Strobe
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Curse of the Cabal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Doomsday
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Harmless Offering
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Reaver Cleaver
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Assault Suit
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Gerrard's Hourglass Pendant
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Incubator
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Strionic Resonator
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Blade of Selves
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mirror Box
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Skullclamp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Wand of Orcus
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Infantry Shield
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Black Market
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Descent into Avernus
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Covenant
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Sneak Attack
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Bitterblossom
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Ninja Teen
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Collective Inferno
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Treacherous Blessing
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Roiling Vortex
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Necromancy
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Spiteful Visions
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Havoc Festival
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Revel in Riches
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Captive Audience
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Maximum Carnage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana Vess
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Lotus Field
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Arena of Glory
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Vale
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Mutavault
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Hanweir Battlements
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Buried Ruin
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
The Black Gate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Peat Bog
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Lake of the Dead
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Sandstone Needle
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Guildless Commons
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Drownyard Temple
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dwarven Ruins
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Locket
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Hedron Archive
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Séance Board
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Lotus
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Fire Diamond
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Blood Crypt
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Luxury Suite
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Graven Cairns
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Peak
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Raucous Theater
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Blazemire Verge
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Malice
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Haunted Ridge
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Mount Doom
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Valakut Awakening
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Badlands
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Canyon Slough
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Akoum Refuge
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Wooded Foothills
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Arid Mesa
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy