So, why Lyzolda? Control. Rakdos control is so much fun, and from my experience, people don’t mind playing against her. Or letting her win.
Her win con:
You have a threat? Whelp, he’s mine now and I’m going to eat him. Thanks for the meal!
Lyzolda herself is very versatile:
1. She’s out by turn 3. There you go, a blocker or free general damage (you’ll never kill someone with general damage. Just no.)
2. Lyzolda can eat herself! 2 damage ping AND YOU DRAW A CARD. Card draw is OP.
Why did I pick Lyzolda?
Well, my friends wanted me to build a black/red deck. Because I hate black and I hate red. So just PLAY BOTH! Totally solved all of my problems. Soon after I fell in love with my Blood Witch.
Since my meta is very creature heavy (probably like a lot of people’s meta) I wanted to focus on taking down big creatures that I didn’t like on the board. Not only does this make threats go away, but people thank me. “Oh, you just killed that eldrazi? Thanks man!” Keeping the board low until I can kill everyone is how to play.
Steal, Swing, Eat. So while you’re eliminating threats, you’re also dealing damage to your opponents without them really caring. Because you’re clearing the board for them when they can’t do it themselves. Symbiotic relationship between you and your opponents, and you will always come out on top. THE DECK:
What is the most important card in this deck? Reassembling Skeleton. This card reads “Pay 4: Draw a card” and card advantage wins you games. With Heartstone,Braid of Fire, or Black Market it’s even cheaper. Again, THIS IS SO GOOD.
There is also this one artifact, Vedalken Orrey. If you have Braid of Fire out, then this card is like magic. Its play your turn, draw a card, end. Which is hilarious. This allows more options with your sorcery speed spells and creatures. Oh you’re going to attack me? How about no. Steal then eat. It makes people afraid to attack you, because they will lose their attacker. If they swing at someone else? Well, they are just making your job easier.
With Kaervek the Merciless you have to be careful. This card is super good, but super threatening. This card should only be played when you know you can keep people under lock and key with him. Oh you’re at 5 life? Let me see you play a spell.
Do your opponents have too many creatures for Lizzie to deal with? Well then, call on your man Dread Cacodemon! He'll take all of those board states down while letting you keep your own! Oh, did I mention he's also an 8/8 beat stick? Yeah, that is also a nice plus.
Opponents' creatures indestructible? DON'T WORRY! Malfegor is here for you. Since you have Lizzie, you can get a hand again no problem. Card draw is tech in this deck. Discarded something that you can get back? Even better. Malfegor has won me games by destroying the board. It's so beautiful....
Then you have your basic steal spells (Act of Treason, Traitorous Blood, Mass Mutiny, Molten Primordial, etc) which is Lizzie’s bread and butter. In this deck, there are 14 ways to steal your opponents' creatures. Use them wisely.
This is great - I've been building the exact same version of this deck with Lyzolda for the past couple weeks. I think it's a very Rakdosy thing, subverting your opponent's creatures, wreaking havoc with them, and then sacrificing them to fuel your own fun. I love that someone else came across this idea too.
I'm also running Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker so I can have two of their best creatures attacking them, as well as being able to recur my own ETB sacrifice or steal effects.
Conquering Manticore is missing from your list of steal effects, as is biggest one, Insurrection. I'm glad to see you thought of Mass Mutiny, though. And don't you wish Slave of Bolas simply cost 3BR? Why's that raindrop got to be on that card and ruin our day?
Like I said, I love someone else thought of this idea too. I hope it works well for you - I'm still eight or nine cards shy of my list being complete, and I've stalled out. I hope Dragon's Maze gives us a champion that fits with the theme.
I have a thrax list with the same concept. Since you cant play blue why dont you add a watered down version of oneofmy favorite combo Insurection(reins of power) and soulblast? Tons of mana, but totally worth it!
@DarkSapphire I would run some of those cards, but budget wise it's just not going to happen. Sadly. :/ I do need to pick up an Attrition and a No Mercy for her. For my meta (which is super casual. Like super, super, super casual) I don't run Insurrection. Only because I did, and when I used it I felt like an awful human being that should not be playing with friends. lol. Lizzie is my super social deck, and is probably my favorite one, and I want her to stay fun to play against. I do like the sac outlet theme though, I should probably pick up more things like that but as of now I'm super happy with how this deck plays. In my playgroup she wins a nice chunk of the time and people want to play against her, and that is my goal for magic. Have a deck fun to play and fun to play against.
I completely understand - I almost put that I can understand not wanting to play Insurrection, as it's a bit overkill for the theme. I hope my deck turns out to be as much fun as you say yours is!
Her win con:
You have a threat? Whelp, he’s mine now and I’m going to eat him. Thanks for the meal!
Lyzolda herself is very versatile:
1. She’s out by turn 3. There you go, a blocker or free general damage (you’ll never kill someone with general damage. Just no.)
2. Lyzolda can eat herself! 2 damage ping AND YOU DRAW A CARD. Card draw is OP.
Why did I pick Lyzolda?
Well, my friends wanted me to build a black/red deck. Because I hate black and I hate red. So just PLAY BOTH! Totally solved all of my problems. Soon after I fell in love with my Blood Witch.
Since my meta is very creature heavy (probably like a lot of people’s meta) I wanted to focus on taking down big creatures that I didn’t like on the board. Not only does this make threats go away, but people thank me. “Oh, you just killed that eldrazi? Thanks man!” Keeping the board low until I can kill everyone is how to play.
Steal, Swing, Eat. So while you’re eliminating threats, you’re also dealing damage to your opponents without them really caring. Because you’re clearing the board for them when they can’t do it themselves. Symbiotic relationship between you and your opponents, and you will always come out on top.
THE DECK:
1 Lyzolda, the Blood Witch
Artifacts: (6)
1 Glaring Spotlight
1 Heartstone
1 Rakdos Keyrune
1 Rakdos Riteknife
1 Rakdos Signet
1 Vedalken Orrey
Creatures: (19)
1 Akroma, Angel of Fury
1 Balthor the Defiled
1 Blazing Specter
1 Butcher of Malakir
1 Crypt Ghast
1 Cryptborn Horror
1 Dread Cacodemon
1 Entomber Exarch
1 Galvanoth
1 Kaervek the Merciless
1 Malfegor
1 Mana-Charged Dragon
1 Molten Primordial
1 Olivia Voldaren
1 Reassembling Skeleton
1 Sepulchral Primordial
1 Sheoldred, Whispering One
1 Stalking Vengeance
1 Zealous Conscripts
1 Black Market
1 Braid of Fire
1 Breath of Fury
1 Enslave
1 Exquisite Blood
1 Grave Pact
Instant: (16)
1 Act of Agression
1 Bitumiunous Blast
1 Blind with Anger
1 Breath of Malfegor
1 Cauldron Dance
1 Chaos Warp
1 Comet Storm
1 Grab the Reins
1 Increasing Vengeance
1 Murder
1 Rakdos Charm
1 Reverberate
1 Terminate
1 Treacherous Urge
1 Wild Ricochet
1 Word of Seizing
Sorcery: (18)
1 Act of Treason
1 Beacon of Unrest
1 Blasphemous Act
1 Chain Reaction
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Dreadbore
1 Mark of Mutiny
1 Mass Mutiny
1 Postmortem Lunge
1 Rakdos’s Return
1 Shrouded Lore
1 Sign in Blood
1 Syphon Mind
1 Traitorous Blood
1 Traitorous Instinct
1 Twist Allegiance
1 Vandalblast
1 Akoum Refuge
1 Blood Crypt
1 Grixis Panorama
1 Haunted Fengraf
1 Kher Keep
1 Molten Slagheap
13 Mountain
1 Rakdos Carnarium
1 Rakdos Guildgate
1 Rocky Tar Pit
10 Swamp
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
CARD SELECTION
What is the most important card in this deck? Reassembling Skeleton. This card reads “Pay 4: Draw a card” and card advantage wins you games. With Heartstone,Braid of Fire, or Black Market it’s even cheaper. Again, THIS IS SO GOOD.
There is also this one artifact, Vedalken Orrey. If you have Braid of Fire out, then this card is like magic. Its play your turn, draw a card, end. Which is hilarious. This allows more options with your sorcery speed spells and creatures. Oh you’re going to attack me? How about no. Steal then eat.
With Kaervek the Merciless you have to be careful. This card is super good, but super threatening. This card should only be played when you know you can keep people under lock and key with him. Oh you’re at 5 life? Let me see you play a spell.
Do your opponents have too many creatures for Lizzie to deal with? Well then, call on your man Dread Cacodemon! He'll take all of those board states down while letting you keep your own! Oh, did I mention he's also an 8/8 beat stick? Yeah, that is also a nice plus.
Opponents' creatures indestructible? DON'T WORRY! Malfegor is here for you. Since you have Lizzie, you can get a hand again no problem. Card draw is tech in this deck. Discarded something that you can get back? Even better. Malfegor has won me games by destroying the board. It's so beautiful....
Then you have your basic steal spells (Act of Treason, Traitorous Blood, Mass Mutiny, Molten Primordial, etc) which is Lizzie’s bread and butter. In this deck, there are 14 ways to steal your opponents' creatures. Use them wisely.
Steal, Swing, Eat. Rinse and repeat!
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WWWThalia, Guardian of Thraben: White Weenie AggroWWW
BUGThe Mimeoplasm: Graveyard ComboGUB
(W/B)BWAthreos, God of Passage: Orzhov ShinnanigansBW(W/B)
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In my deck, there is a sacrifice subtheme running through it. Cards like Fleshbag Marauder, Braids, Cabal Minion, Slum Reaper, Barter in Blood, Smallpox, etc. The idea being to steal their best creature, hit them with it, and then sacrifice it to one of these effects while they have to sacrifice another creature. Diabolic Intent, Phyrexian Tower, and Attrition all are included, as is Helm of Possession.
I'm also running Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker so I can have two of their best creatures attacking them, as well as being able to recur my own ETB sacrifice or steal effects.
Conquering Manticore is missing from your list of steal effects, as is biggest one, Insurrection. I'm glad to see you thought of Mass Mutiny, though. And don't you wish Slave of Bolas simply cost 3BR? Why's that raindrop got to be on that card and ruin our day?
Like I said, I love someone else thought of this idea too. I hope it works well for you - I'm still eight or nine cards shy of my list being complete, and I've stalled out. I hope Dragon's Maze gives us a champion that fits with the theme.
P.s. - Insurrection + Breath of Fury = super nasty and you just outright win. Lol.
(R/W)WRAnax and Cymede: RW AggroRW(R/W)
WWWThalia, Guardian of Thraben: White Weenie AggroWWW
BUGThe Mimeoplasm: Graveyard ComboGUB
(W/B)BWAthreos, God of Passage: Orzhov ShinnanigansBW(W/B)
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Lyzolda absolutely cripple almost any creature?
EDH: Active
G Ezuri's Elf Stompy! [Lowland Tribal] G
W Holier Than Thou [Eesha's Enchantments] W
WB Spiritus Sancti [Teysa Spirit Tokens] BW
RG Timmy, the Unbowed [Ruric Thar Fatties] GR
WUG Barney & Friends [Phelddagrif Group Hug] GUW
EDH: Retired
RW (b)EATS by Jor [Metalcraft Voltron] WR
RG Raidmother's Assault [Wort Goblin Tribal] GR
RG General Worts [Raidmother Token Storm] GR
WU Phantom Spaceman! [Grand Arbiter Taxation] UW
(R/W)WRAnax and Cymede: RW AggroRW(R/W)
WWWThalia, Guardian of Thraben: White Weenie AggroWWW
BUGThe Mimeoplasm: Graveyard ComboGUB
(W/B)BWAthreos, God of Passage: Orzhov ShinnanigansBW(W/B)
a card border extended by me, commissions are open.