Ophiomancer enables a DT on every upkeep Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder on the field prior to Razzle Dazzle being cast sets up 8 DT's when he resolves Pawn of Ulamog is a nice way to increase the creatures you got.
If I were planning to use Razzle to win a game though I am not sure he would be in the Command Zone, seems much sneakier and much more deadly from somewhere they won't see coming on the tin when you put the deck down.
Yeah, I was playing with a buddy of mine online and he was alternating between Razaketh, the Foulblooded and the same deck with Sidisi, Undead Vizier. He said he couldn’t decide which was better, but obvious to me that Sidisi was and that he was just overeager to make Razaketh good. The way it played out, Sidisi tutored mana about 3 times out of 4 and then I’m assuming accessed Razaketh about every time on second cast. Razaketh was predictably hurting for mana when a piece of the Urborg-Coffers combo was missing or the mana doubler got killed, which was quite often due to playing an 8-cost Demon as a general.
Honestly, I have seen a lot of hype around this guy, talk that he will get banned. All hype, imo. Demons have a reputation to live up to. I see close to zero chance that this one will get banned by an RC that is actually playing it and testing it. Diabolic Revelation is already a bargain-bin rare that sees no play, and it can fetch you 3 cards for the same mana without any restrictions. And funny thing, it will probably draw less hate after you tap out for it.
It's my guess that you play on the higher end of the casual spectrum (because if you were playing highly competitive this guy would be completely unviable). Raz is unlikely to make waves there. I'm not worried about him at all in my meta. On the discussion following his release I came to the same conclusion as you: Sidisi is just better if you want to to degenerate things. Where I think the issue with Raz will be greatest is in the middle- and low-tier casual play. It's going to be the people picking up the cat tribal deck coming out that will have games ruined by this guy.
As the general level of the decks gets less tuned, the better an inefficient tutor gets. This guy could absolutely dominate in games where he's used to tutor the perfect answer to the situation. Looking at him as a combo enabler (like Griselbrand) is not looking at the real issue. I see this guy going down the same way PoK or Sundering Titan did. Basically, he's a casual game wrecker.
He's never going to be Griselbrand with regards to storm. Those decks were built in such a way that card volume was more important than card quality. I'd recommend making him into an attrition-based general. He's going to be a powerhouse with hand destruction (Mindslicer, for example) since he can recover from topdeck mode very effectively. Some combination of Grave Pacts and Bottomless Pits should get you into a good position. Combine that with B's ability to double mana with things like Cabal Coffers, Crypt Ghast, Gauntlet of Power, etc.
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It's my guess that you play on the higher end of the casual spectrum (because if you were playing highly competitive this guy would be completely unviable). Raz is unlikely to make waves there. I'm not worried about him at all in my meta. On the discussion following his release I came to the same conclusion as you: Sidisi is just better if you want to to degenerate things. Where I think the issue with Raz will be greatest is in the middle- and low-tier casual play. It's going to be the people picking up the cat tribal deck coming out that will have games ruined by this guy.
As the general level of the decks gets less tuned, the better an inefficient tutor gets. This guy could absolutely dominate in games where he's used to tutor the perfect answer to the situation. Looking at him as a combo enabler (like Griselbrand) is not looking at the real issue. I see this guy going down the same way PoK or Sundering Titan did. Basically, he's a casual game wrecker.