Rakdos the Defiler (Commander)

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?
Deck Filters
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Shuri's Fabricator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
The Great Mound
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Machinesmith Automaton
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Doombot Harbinger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ultron the Annihilator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Herald of Slaanesh
54%inclusion157 decks289 decks
52%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
54%inclusion155 decks289 decks
47%synergy
Sire of Insanity
48%inclusion139 decks289 decks
46%synergy
Harvester of Souls
48%inclusion140 decks289 decks
45%synergy
Rakdos, the Showstopper
45%inclusion131 decks289 decks
43%synergy
Liliana's Contract
42%inclusion121 decks289 decks
40%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
43%inclusion123 decks289 decks
39%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
36%inclusion105 decks289 decks
35%synergy
Demonic Counsel
36%inclusion101 decks279 decks
33%synergy
Master of Cruelties
36%inclusion103 decks289 decks
33%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion167 decks289 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
51%inclusion147 decks289 decks
16%synergy
Mayhem Devil
46%inclusion133 decks289 decks
22%synergy
Rakdos Charm
46%inclusion133 decks289 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
45%inclusion131 decks289 decks
22%synergy
Bedevil
45%inclusion129 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Terminate
44%inclusion126 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion123 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Anger
42%inclusion121 decks289 decks
29%synergy
Faithless Looting
40%inclusion117 decks289 decks
13%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
30%inclusion86 decks289 decks
12%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
28%inclusion81 decks289 decks
26%synergy
Jeska's Will
20%inclusion57 decks289 decks
-4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
16%inclusion45 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion39 decks289 decks
-0%synergy
Gamble
6.6%inclusion19 decks289 decks
-3%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.2%inclusion18 decks289 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Kardur, Doomscourge
40%inclusion117 decks289 decks
23%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
36%inclusion104 decks289 decks
32%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
35%inclusion102 decks289 decks
30%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
34%inclusion99 decks289 decks
32%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
31%inclusion90 decks289 decks
28%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
30%inclusion88 decks289 decks
27%synergy
Bloodthirster
30%inclusion86 decks289 decks
28%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
29%inclusion85 decks289 decks
16%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
29%inclusion85 decks289 decks
28%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
29%inclusion84 decks289 decks
28%synergy
It That Betrays
29%inclusion84 decks289 decks
27%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion82 decks289 decks
9%synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
28%inclusion82 decks289 decks
27%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
27%inclusion77 decks289 decks
21%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
26%inclusion75 decks289 decks
22%synergy
Lord of the Void
24%inclusion70 decks289 decks
23%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
23%inclusion67 decks289 decks
20%synergy
Blood Speaker
20%inclusion58 decks289 decks
19%synergy
Immersturm Raider
20%inclusion58 decks289 decks
20%synergy
Dream Devourer
20%inclusion57 decks289 decks
18%synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
19%inclusion56 decks289 decks
17%synergy
Doom Whisperer
19%inclusion56 decks289 decks
17%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
19%inclusion37 decks192 decks
18%synergy
Balor
19%inclusion54 decks289 decks
17%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
19%inclusion49 decks264 decks
17%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
18%inclusion51 decks279 decks
15%synergy
Orcus, Prince of Undeath
17%inclusion50 decks289 decks
15%synergy
Malfegor
16%inclusion47 decks289 decks
16%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
16%inclusion46 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Hellcarver Demon
16%inclusion46 decks289 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos, the Muscle
16%inclusion46 decks289 decks
12%synergy
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
16%inclusion45 decks289 decks
15%synergy
Desecration Demon
16%inclusion45 decks289 decks
15%synergy
Sower of Discord
14%inclusion40 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
13%inclusion39 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
13%inclusion39 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Ultron's Auxiliary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blood Artist
12%inclusion36 decks289 decks
-6%synergy
Venomcrawler
12%inclusion36 decks289 decks
12%synergy
Delina, Wild Mage
12%inclusion35 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
12%inclusion35 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Orca, Siege Demon
11%inclusion33 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
10%inclusion30 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
10%inclusion29 decks289 decks
9%synergy
Plague Drone
10%inclusion29 decks289 decks
9%synergy
Ultron, Artificial Malevolence
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
10%inclusion28 decks289 decks
-3%synergy
The Balrog of Moria
9.3%inclusion27 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
9.0%inclusion26 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Spawn of Mayhem
9.0%inclusion26 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
37%inclusion107 decks289 decks
-10%synergy
Burnt Offering
31%inclusion91 decks289 decks
26%synergy
Cabal Ritual
25%inclusion73 decks289 decks
17%synergy
Seething Song
25%inclusion73 decks289 decks
14%synergy
Deflecting Swat
20%inclusion58 decks289 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion57 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
18%inclusion53 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Sacrifice
16%inclusion47 decks289 decks
14%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
16%inclusion46 decks289 decks
-3%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
16%inclusion46 decks289 decks
3%synergy
Not of This World
16%inclusion45 decks289 decks
15%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
15%inclusion43 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Bolt Bend
13%inclusion39 decks289 decks
3%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion35 decks289 decks
-9%synergy
Psychotic Fury
12%inclusion34 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Big Score
12%inclusion34 decks289 decks
-9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion33 decks289 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion32 decks289 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion32 decks289 decks
-2%synergy
Songs of the Damned
11%inclusion31 decks289 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion29 decks289 decks
-17%synergy
Withering Torment
9.0%inclusion25 decks277 decks
-13%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.3%inclusion24 decks289 decks
-1%synergy
Savage Beating
8.0%inclusion23 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.0%inclusion23 decks289 decks
0%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.6%inclusion22 decks289 decks
-6%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.9%inclusion20 decks289 decks
-2%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
6.9%inclusion19 decks277 decks
-12%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.6%inclusion19 decks289 decks
-1%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.9%inclusion17 decks289 decks
-0%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.5%inclusion16 decks289 decks
-0%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.5%inclusion16 decks289 decks
2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.2%inclusion15 decks289 decks
3%synergy
Wrecking Ball
5.2%inclusion15 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Final Fortune
5.2%inclusion15 decks289 decks
3%synergy
Pyretic Ritual
5.2%inclusion15 decks289 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
39%inclusion114 decks289 decks
-11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion91 decks289 decks
-10%synergy
Victimize
27%inclusion77 decks289 decks
12%synergy
Dreadbore
27%inclusion77 decks289 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion74 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
25%inclusion73 decks289 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion73 decks289 decks
2%synergy
Exhume
24%inclusion70 decks289 decks
23%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion65 decks289 decks
-8%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion56 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Buried Alive
15%inclusion44 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion44 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Repay in Kind
13%inclusion37 decks289 decks
12%synergy
Persist
12%inclusion35 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Incarnation Technique
12%inclusion34 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Rakdos's Return
12%inclusion34 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
11%inclusion33 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion31 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion31 decks289 decks
-9%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
10%inclusion30 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Doomsday
10%inclusion29 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion26 decks264 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.3%inclusion27 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
9.0%inclusion26 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
8.7%inclusion25 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion24 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8.0%inclusion23 decks289 decks
2%synergy
Mana Geyser
7.6%inclusion22 decks289 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Demonfire
6.2%inclusion18 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Spectacular Showdown
6.2%inclusion18 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Kindred Dominance
5.9%inclusion17 decks289 decks
3%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
5.9%inclusion17 decks289 decks
-3%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
5.5%inclusion16 decks289 decks
3%synergy
Harmless Offering
5.5%inclusion16 decks289 decks
3%synergy
Tormenting Voice
5.5%inclusion16 decks289 decks
2%synergy
Seize the Spoils
5.2%inclusion15 decks289 decks
-1%synergy
Stitch Together
5.2%inclusion15 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Reaver Cleaver
23%inclusion66 decks289 decks
17%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
20%inclusion57 decks289 decks
19%synergy
Assault Suit
16%inclusion45 decks289 decks
15%synergy
Jet Medallion
14%inclusion41 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion39 decks289 decks
1%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion38 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
13%inclusion38 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
12%inclusion36 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Wand of Orcus
12%inclusion36 decks289 decks
12%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
10%inclusion29 decks289 decks
9%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
10%inclusion29 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
9.3%inclusion27 decks289 decks
9%synergy
Herald's Horn
9.0%inclusion26 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Fireshrieker
7.6%inclusion22 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Ruby Medallion
6.6%inclusion19 decks289 decks
-5%synergy
The Fire Crystal
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Prized Statue
6.2%inclusion18 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Riteknife
5.2%inclusion15 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
28%inclusion82 decks289 decks
24%synergy
Animate Dead
27%inclusion78 decks289 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion68 decks289 decks
-0%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
22%inclusion65 decks289 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
19%inclusion55 decks289 decks
1%synergy
Havoc Festival
15%inclusion43 decks289 decks
12%synergy
Bitter Reunion
15%inclusion42 decks289 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Covenant
14%inclusion40 decks276 decks
14%synergy
Dragon Breath
14%inclusion41 decks289 decks
14%synergy
Revel in Riches
10%inclusion29 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Mass Hysteria
10%inclusion28 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
10%inclusion28 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Grave Pact
9.3%inclusion27 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
9.0%inclusion25 decks277 decks
7%synergy
Mark of the Oni
8.3%inclusion24 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Anthem of Rakdos
8.0%inclusion23 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
8.0%inclusion23 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Summoning
8.0%inclusion23 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Theater of Horrors
7.6%inclusion22 decks289 decks
0%synergy
Descent into Avernus
6.6%inclusion19 decks289 decks
-3%synergy
Captive Audience
6.6%inclusion19 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Coercive Impetus
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Opulence
5.5%inclusion16 decks289 decks
-1%synergy
Bitterblossom
5.5%inclusion16 decks289 decks
2%synergy
Collective Inferno
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-1%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.2%inclusion15 decks289 decks
3%synergy
Necromancy
5.2%inclusion15 decks289 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary
13%inclusion39 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
5.2%inclusion15 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion105 decks289 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion92 decks289 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
31%inclusion89 decks289 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Field
20%inclusion58 decks289 decks
20%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
17%inclusion50 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Arena of Glory
15%inclusion43 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion41 decks289 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion40 decks289 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion39 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Vale
12%inclusion35 decks289 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion34 decks289 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
11%inclusion33 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion33 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion29 decks289 decks
2%synergy
Kher Keep
10%inclusion28 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
8.0%inclusion23 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.0%inclusion23 decks289 decks
-3%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
8.0%inclusion23 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Mutavault
8.0%inclusion23 decks289 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
8.0%inclusion23 decks289 decks
2%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
7.6%inclusion22 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
6.9%inclusion20 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.6%inclusion19 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.6%inclusion19 decks289 decks
1%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
5.9%inclusion17 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Drownyard Temple
5.2%inclusion15 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion237 decks289 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
70%inclusion201 decks289 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion197 decks289 decks
-14%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
53%inclusion154 decks289 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion73 decks289 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion73 decks289 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion61 decks289 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Locket
19%inclusion55 decks289 decks
16%synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
15%inclusion42 decks289 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Keyrune
14%inclusion40 decks289 decks
13%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion31 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion29 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.7%inclusion25 decks289 decks
-9%synergy
Hedron Archive
7.3%inclusion21 decks289 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.3%inclusion21 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.9%inclusion20 decks289 decks
-1%synergy
Séance Board
6.9%inclusion19 decks276 decks
4%synergy
Fire Diamond
6.6%inclusion19 decks289 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion285 decks289 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion285 decks289 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion221 decks289 decks
-10%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
61%inclusion176 decks289 decks
30%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
60%inclusion173 decks289 decks
-4%synergy
Blood Crypt
57%inclusion164 decks289 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
52%inclusion151 decks289 decks
-11%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
48%inclusion138 decks289 decks
0%synergy
Graven Cairns
39%inclusion113 decks289 decks
8%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
39%inclusion112 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
37%inclusion108 decks289 decks
-8%synergy
Luxury Suite
35%inclusion101 decks289 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Peak
35%inclusion100 decks289 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
34%inclusion97 decks289 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Malice
28%inclusion81 decks289 decks
-5%synergy
Blazemire Verge
26%inclusion72 decks278 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
25%inclusion72 decks289 decks
9%synergy
Raucous Theater
24%inclusion70 decks289 decks
2%synergy
Haunted Ridge
21%inclusion60 decks289 decks
-15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion57 decks289 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion57 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Badlands
17%inclusion50 decks289 decks
4%synergy
Canyon Slough
16%inclusion46 decks289 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
16%inclusion46 decks289 decks
9%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
15%inclusion44 decks289 decks
-5%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
13%inclusion37 decks289 decks
-10%synergy
Hell's Kitchen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
12%inclusion35 decks289 decks
-19%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
12%inclusion35 decks289 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Doom
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion32 decks289 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion29 decks289 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.3%inclusion27 decks289 decks
6%synergy
Mount Doom
9.3%inclusion27 decks289 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.0%inclusion26 decks289 decks
-12%synergy
Arid Mesa
9.0%inclusion26 decks289 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.3%inclusion24 decks289 decks
-7%synergy
Akoum Refuge
8.3%inclusion24 decks289 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.0%inclusion23 decks289 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
8.0%inclusion23 decks289 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.6%inclusion22 decks289 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.6%inclusion22 decks289 decks
-0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.6%inclusion22 decks289 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
6.9%inclusion20 decks289 decks
-0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
6.9%inclusion20 decks289 decks
-0%synergy
City of Brass
5.9%inclusion17 decks289 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.5%inclusion16 decks289 decks
-3%synergy
Geothermal Bog
5.5%inclusion16 decks289 decks
-4%synergy