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
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
81%synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Victimize
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
51%synergy
Lightning Greaves
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Jeska's Will
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Harvester of Souls
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Sire of Insanity
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Malfegor
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Anger
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Mayhem Devil
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Urabrask the Hidden
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Treasonous Ogre
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Delina, Wild Mage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Immersturm Raider
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Blood Artist
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Lord of the Void
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Abyssal Persecutor
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Bloodthirster
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Herald of Slaanesh
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Master of the Feast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Sootstoke Kindler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rotting Rats
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Defiler of Souls
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Herald of Torment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Detective's Phoenix
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Balor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Shadowborn Demon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Reiver Demon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Thorn of the Black Rose
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Detritivore
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Smothering Abomination
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Terminate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Not of This World
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Burnt Offering
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Deflecting Swat
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Doom Blade
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Rakdos Charm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Bedevil
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
25%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-4%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Bolt Bend
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Gravepurge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Empty the Pits
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Wrecking Ball
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Stinging Study
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Armor of Shadows
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Terror
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Price of Progress
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Chaos Warp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-32%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Seething Song
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Breath of Malfegor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Necrologia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Cauldron Dance
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Abrade
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Repay in Kind
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Exhume
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Faithless Looting
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Insurrection
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Living Death
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Demonic Counsel
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-10%synergy
Damnation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Life's Finale
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Browbeat
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
All Is Dust
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Plague Wind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Seize the Day
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Persist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Ruination
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Doomsday
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Delirium Skeins
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Smallpox
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Last One Standing
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Tempt with Immortality
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Bone Splinters
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Slagstorm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos's Return
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Death Cloud
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Army of the Damned
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
By Force
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Barter in Blood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Decree of Pain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Earthquake
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Syphon Mind
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Stitch Together
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Worst Fears
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Incarnation Technique
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Shenanigans
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Ghastly Conscription
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Warp World
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whispersilk Cloak
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Timesifter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mindcrank
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Howling Mine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Omen Machine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lithoform Engine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Whip of Erebos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Font of Mythos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Expedition Map
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Wand of Orcus
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fireshrieker
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Spine of Ish Sah
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Darksteel Plate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Knowledge Pool
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Enchantments
Bitter Reunion
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Black Market
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Dragon Breath
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Grave Pact
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Mana Flare
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Manabarbs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Blood Mist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Liliana's Contract
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Underworld Dreams
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Eternal Thirst
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Theater of Horrors
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Furnace of Rath
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Tribute
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Grip of Chaos
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Confusion in the Ranks
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Rising of the Day
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Sulfuric Vortex
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Spiteful Visions
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Breath of Fury
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Liliana Vess
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Lotus Vale
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Field
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Deserted Temple
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Terrain Generator
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Molten Slagheap
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Kher Keep
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Urborg
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Lavaclaw Reaches
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mutavault
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Rakdos Signet
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Sol Ring
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
-20%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Gilded Lotus
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-50%synergy
Coalition Relic
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Spectral Searchlight
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
Hedron Archive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Veinfire Borderpost
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Thran Dynamo
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Blood Crypt
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Raucous Theater
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-28%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-12%synergy
Command Tower
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-53%synergy
Badlands
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Graven Cairns
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Luxury Suite
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-6%synergy
Blazemire Verge
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Wooded Foothills
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-16%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Akoum Refuge
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Thawing Glaciers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-29%synergy
Tainted Peak
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-25%synergy
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