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Posted By:
Lord_of_phyrexia
(7/26/2013 7:32:35 AM)
Question, if I had 6 mana and my opponent lost 6 life, can I cast Rakdos, Lord of Riots and then Cast another creature f.e Stormbreath Dragon?
Posted By:
Firemindburn
(9/30/2013 4:43:50 PM)
May I take a moment to communicate to you all how absolutely silly Rakdos EDH decks are?
His effect that reduces mana costs is the big kicker here. Imagine this...
You have Rakdos out. It's a multiplayer game. You just dealt a "mere" 6 damage with just Rakdos. This shouldn't be hard, he's got flying.
Here's where it gets somewhat silly.
You can play:
Erebos, God of the Dead, Purphorous, God of the Forge, Herald of Leshrac, Priest of Urabrask or Priest of Gix for one mana.
But wait, there's more,
You can play Grave Titan, Nirkana Revenant, Avatar of Slaughter, Bogardan Hellkite, Scourge or Kher Ridges, or Kokusho, the Evening Star for two mana.
And finally,
You can play Pit Spawn, Dread, Spirit of the ... (see all)
Posted By:
SirLibraryEater
(10/2/2013 4:00:01 PM)
Drawback? What Drawback? As far as I'm concerned, it reminds you there's a second main phase if you get unlucky with drawing burn cards.
Posted By:
1337Noooob
(10/14/2013 10:41:53 AM)
I use Tormented Soul or Goblin Fireslinger to get the damage in, and with a Guttersnipe out, any red instant or sorcery (e.g. Sizzle) allow for massive colourless creatures to be cast. Casual multiplayer awesomeness.
Posted By:
dlsampson
(11/4/2013 6:27:36 AM)
This time, he at least got close to supporting his guild's mechanic (Malfegor showed him up last time), but at the last minute they up and changed from Paincast to Unleash.
Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch: You mad?
Rakdos: DAMMIT, EXAVA!
Posted By:
Manite
(11/6/2013 1:50:16 AM)
I find it weird that Desecration Demon is so popular in Standard while Rakdos is ignored. Rakdos's drawback is almost negligible and he has amazing upsides-- imagine trampling over for three and casting two Fanatics of Mogis and a Gray Merchant of Asphodel on turn five. After missing a land drop.
I think the biggest reason the other 6/6 flyer for 4 is more popular is versatility. Desecration Demon is happy in any deck with lots of swamps, but Rakdos needs every land in your deck to produce red or black mana. All the best decks from Return to Ravnica were three color, all the best decks from Theros are mono-colored. Rakdos also requires burn spells or aggressive creatures, while the Demon can be used in a slow controlling deck with lots of removal or a fast aggressive deck.
Posted By:
JimmyNoobPlayer
(12/18/2013 4:07:34 AM)
@JimmyNoobPlayer- I'm striclty a casual player, but my R/B aggro makes very good use of both of these scary dudes, and the good ol' L-Bolt is the only thing in it non- standard and it tends to eat tourney decks for breakfast.
As for the card himself, he might be my favorite card out of the RtR block for his art alone, not to mention its framed in a tremendously efficient 6/6 flample for 4cmc.
Posted By:
toolfan89
(12/19/2013 4:10:23 PM)
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
Instead of the leader of the Guild of Terrible Puns getting punny flavor text,
He gets it right into his name.
Goddamn it Wizards, you're such a RIOT. ¬_¬
Posted By:
infernox10
(1/7/2014 2:55:13 AM)