Pretty standard Smokestack engine, complete with both a Goblin toolbox and a Salvaging Station toolbox for consistency, card advantage, and greater recursive ability. All this is intended to allow me to work around Rakdos's destructive power. Several sources of double strike have been included, since Rakdos + double strike = my opponent sacrificing 3/4 of his permanents, while I only sac half of mine, which will ideally be tokens or value creatures and/or artifacts. Deck stats can be viewed here, for those who are interested. The avg. cmc is currently sitting at a very comfortable 2.44.
I like him in my Kaalia deck since he lets me cheat his trigger the first time around. But I'd build this around card advantage and mana denial, and demons of course. Maybe consider a re-animator theme as well to support your demons
I like him in my Kaalia deck since he lets me cheat his trigger the first time around. But I'd build this around card advantage and mana denial, and demons of course. Maybe consider a re-animator theme as well to support your demons.
Thanks for stopping in :). I run Rakdos in my Kaalia deck, as well, but I'd like to experiment with him at the helm. I'll take your suggestions under consideration and surely apply a good number of them here.
If this is a voltron list, swords, boots, etc :p. Voltron or not, i think Reassembling Skeleton and Skullclamp deserve a home, with your reursive creatures and assault/bitterblossom
If this is a voltron list, swords, boots, etc :p. Voltron or not, i think Reassembling Skeleton and Skullclamp deserve a home, with your reursive creatures and assault/bitterblossom
Ghast traitor and skeleton are the holy trinity of skullclamp. Theyre amazing when out at the same time. Maybe a Hatred for some cheese kills?
I've thought Hatred. It's one of my all-time favorite cards. I find myself wondering whether I care about actually finishing them off, or if forcing them to sac 3/4 of their permanents with Rage Reflection out is good enough :p.
Crippling and watching them slowly bleed out while you beat face. Thats pretty good, I approve :p. I think hatred embodies Rakdos pretty well. Theres a 1 mana red instant that gives double strike and cantrips, i cant rememebrr the name but it sounds like something to consider. Ill try my best to find it!
Crippling and watching them slowly bleed out while you beat face. Thats pretty good, I approve :p. I think hatred embodies Rakdos pretty well. Theres a 1 mana red instant that gives double strike and cantrips, i cant rememebrr the name but it sounds like something to consider. Ill try my best to find it!
Also, regarding the OP, Grand Abolisher and Enlightened Tutor are obviously illegal in a red-black deck. Are these typos or something?
Thanks for reminding me of the Wellsprings and such. Regarding GA and E. Tutor, I apparently failed in copy/paste editing cards over from my Kaalia list :embarrass:.
Alrighty, so I've finally got the list to 100 cards that I'm relatively pleased with. I think I'll probably load it up and try to playtest it sometime in the next couple of days. My most recent idea was to try out a little Goblin toolbox consisting of Goblin Welder, Goblin Recruiter, Mogg War Marshal, Goblin Matron, Squee Goblin Nabob, Tuktuk the Explorer, Wort, Bogart Auntie, and Siege-Gang Commander. I think this should give me a greater degree of consistency, card advantage, and board presence that will allow me to gain advantage over my opponents when Rakdos swings.
1 Rakdos the Defiler
//Creatures (16)
1 Goblin Welder
1 Bloodghast
1 Goblin Recruiter
1 Mogg War Marshal
1 Nether Traitor
1 Myr Retriever
1 Reassembling Skeleton
1 Goblin Matron
1 Pawn of Ulamog
1 Squee, Goblin Nabob
1 Tuktuk the Explorer
1 Anger
1 Braids, Cabal Minion
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Wort, Boggart Auntie
1 Siege-Gang Commander
//Instants (3)
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Psychotic Fury
1 Urborg Justice
//Sorceries (6)
1 Assault Strobe
1 Faithless Looting
1 Gamble
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Wheel of Fortune
1 Reforge the Soul
//Enchantments (11)
1 Mass Hysteria
1 Phyrexian Reclamation
1 Bitterblossom
1 Impending Disaster
1 Dark Tutelage
1 Desolation
1 Fervor
1 Goblin Assault
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Grave Pact
1 Rage Reflection
1 Tormod's Crypt
1 Executioner's Capsule
1 Expedition Map
1 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Pyrite Spellbomb
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Skullclamp
1 Sol Ring
1 Wayfarer's Bauble
1 Charcoal Diamond
1 Coldsteel Heart
1 Fire Diamond
1 Ichor Wellspring
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Mycosynth Wellspring
1 Rakdos Signet
1 Sphere of Resistance
1 Swiftfoot Boots
1 Talisman of Indulgence
1 Torpor Orb
1 Winter Orb
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Defense Grid
1 Trinisphere
1 Smokestack
1 Salvaging Station
//Planeswalkers (1)
1 Sarkhan the Mad
1 Arid Mesa
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Bojuka Bog
1 City of Brass
1 Command Tower
1 Kher Keep
1 Graven Cairns
1 Hall of the Bandit Lord
1 High Market
1 Marsh Flats
10 Mountain
1 Phyrexian Tower
1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
1 Sulfurous Springs
10 Swamp
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 Volrath's Stronghold
R.I.P. Sundering Titan (6/20/12) and Braids, Cabal Minion (9/12/14)
Good Cards
Demons
Re-animator Package
That's a pretty good start.
Rafiq of the Many UWG
Sedris, the Traitor King URB
Kaalia of the Vast RWB
Savra, Queen of Golgari GB
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice GW
Eight-and-a-Half-Tails EquipmentW
Thanks for stopping in :). I run Rakdos in my Kaalia deck, as well, but I'd like to experiment with him at the helm. I'll take your suggestions under consideration and surely apply a good number of them here.
R.I.P. Sundering Titan (6/20/12) and Braids, Cabal Minion (9/12/14)
Good call. Skullclamp was on my mind, but somehow I forgot about Reassembling Skeleton.
R.I.P. Sundering Titan (6/20/12) and Braids, Cabal Minion (9/12/14)
I've thought Hatred. It's one of my all-time favorite cards. I find myself wondering whether I care about actually finishing them off, or if forcing them to sac 3/4 of their permanents with Rage Reflection out is good enough :p.
R.I.P. Sundering Titan (6/20/12) and Braids, Cabal Minion (9/12/14)
Assault Strobe?
R.I.P. Sundering Titan (6/20/12) and Braids, Cabal Minion (9/12/14)
Psychotic Fury
You might also want some Grave Pact and Butcher of Malakir to make sure Rakdos takes the whole table along with your stuff. It's a pity Martyr's Bond is white...
Pauper: UR some horrible homebrew izzet deck
Nice call on Psychotic Fury. I'm beginning to wonder if I'm going about it wrong by pursuing a more-or-less full-blown Smokestack strategy.
R.I.P. Sundering Titan (6/20/12) and Braids, Cabal Minion (9/12/14)
I love it when they drop little subtle hints as to the potential synergies between cards in the flavor text :).
R.I.P. Sundering Titan (6/20/12) and Braids, Cabal Minion (9/12/14)
Also, regarding the OP, Grand Abolisher and Enlightened Tutor are obviously illegal in a red-black deck. Are these typos or something?
Thanks for reminding me of the Wellsprings and such. Regarding GA and E. Tutor, I apparently failed in copy/paste editing cards over from my Kaalia list :embarrass:.
R.I.P. Sundering Titan (6/20/12) and Braids, Cabal Minion (9/12/14)
R.I.P. Sundering Titan (6/20/12) and Braids, Cabal Minion (9/12/14)