Rakdos, Lord of Riots

Commander

Rakdos, Lord of Riots

6.1±0.3

Deck With a Plan

Cohesive strategy with synergistic card selection. At least one reliable path to close games.

High confidence(425 pts)

Estimated win turn

T7best

T8typical

T10+contested

Vector breakdown

Heavy Curve (43% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ

Fast mana3

Mana rocks5

Arcane Signet+6

Talisman of Indulgence+5

Fellwar Stone+5

Rakdos Signet+4

Cryptolith Fragment // Aurora of Emrakul+1

Treasure generators1

Black Market Connections+3

Tutors5

Vampiric Tutor+10

Demonic Tutor+10

Conduit of Ruin+5

Burning-Rune Demon+3

Rune-Scarred Demon+3

Draw engines10

Phyrexian Arena+5

Black Market Connections+5

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+5

Erebos, God of the Dead+3

Bloodgift Demon+1

Rakdos, Patron of Chaos+1

Vilis, Broker of Blood+7

Archon of Cruelty+3

Kozilek, Butcher of Truth+4

Recursion4

Phyrexian Reclamation+5

Whip of Erebos+1

Artisan of Kozilek+3

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+3

Value engines1

Thermo-Alchemist+1

Counterspells1

Deflecting Swat+9

Spot removal3

Deadly Rollick+8

Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger+4

Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre+1

Land destruction1

Board wipes2

Stax & hate4

Erebos, God of the Dead+2

Ob Nixilis, Unshackled+1

Archfiend of Despair+3

Void Winnower+3

Protection2

Lightning Greaves+6

Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (4)+14ⓘ

Fetchlands6

Scalding Tarn+8

Bloodstained Mire+8

Polluted Delta+8

Verdant Catacombs+8

Dual & shock lands6

Blackcleave Cliffs+5

Dragonskull Summit+4

Sulfurous Springs+4

Premium utility lands2

Cavern of Souls+6

Command Tower+5

Utility lands9

Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+2

Shadowblood Ridge+2

Graven Cairns+2

Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway+2

Haunted Ridge+2

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+2

Shizo, Death's Storehouse+2

Blazemire Verge+2

Taplands2

Raucous Theater+2

Jagged Barrens+2

Basic lands2

Combat Damage Synergy: 1 extra combat, 1 haste enabler, 1 damage multiplier+12ⓘ

Combo pieces1

Walking Ballista+7

Synergy pieces7

Hellkite Tyrant+7

Bloodthirster+5

Ob Nixilis, Unshackled+1

Sire of Seven Deaths+1

Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger+4

Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre+1

Win conditions11

Shivan Devastator+1

Torment of Hailfire+7

Unruly Catapult+1

Cryptolith Fragment // Aurora of Emrakul+1

Bloodletter of Aclazotz+1

Terror of the Peaks+5

Master of Cruelties+1

Archon of Cruelty+3

Void Winnower+3

Artisan of Kozilek+2

Kozilek, Butcher of Truth+3

Combat threats4

Twinflame Tyrant+8

Wurmcoil Engine+5

Balefire Dragon+6

It That Betrays+6

Drain effects6

Creeping Bloodsucker+6

Sanctum of Stone Fangs+1

Thermo-Alchemist+1

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+4

Bloodthirsty Conqueror+1

Archfiend of Despair+3

Reanimation1

Whip of Erebos+1

Other1

Vilis, Broker of Blood+4

Bracket

3

Bracket 3Upgraded

Strong synergy and high card quality. Up to 3 Game Changers, late-game combos OK.

Breakdown

✓

Power level 6.1 → Bracket 3

Mana base94Threats92Consistency82

1.6 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

0.4 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

Game Changers are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 3.

✓

Game changers 3

Demonic TutorVampiric TutorThe One Ring

✕Mass land denial — none

✕2-card combo — none

✕Extra turns — none

Themes9 total

Stompy / Big Mana26 cards

26 high-impact creatures. Ramp into massive threats that dominate the board.

Terror of the Peaks,Vilis, Broker of Blood,Hellkite Tyrant,Archfiend of Despair,Balefire Dragon

Demon Tribal12 cards

12 demon creatures detected. Tribal synergies can create powerful board states.

Vilis, Broker of Blood,Archfiend of Despair,Archfiend of Depravity,Rune-Scarred Demon,Master of Cruelties

Lifegain11 cards

11 lifegain synergies. Gain life to trigger payoffs and outlast opponents.

Sanctum of Stone Fangs,Archfiend of Despair,Wurmcoil Engine,Erebos, God of the Dead,Whip of Erebos

Combos0 total

No combos detected

This deck wins through combat, value engines, or synergies rather than infinite combos. Checked against Commander Spellbook's database of 80,000+ documented combo variants.