Forever my commander.
Posted By:
Dakrum
(2/10/2013 7:37:30 PM)
This guy works really well in EDH as my general, and very much so if you have dealt damage and have a couple of Eldrazi in your hand - it's much easier to have other creatures deal the damage first instead of just attacking with Rakdos. Attack with a couple of critters, cast Rakdos, then you drop down your big cards.
My favourite combo at the moment is Warstorm surge, then you've got Flayer of the hellbound and Cauldron of souls and of course Stalking vengeance with a kicker of Wound reflection. Imagine a perfect turn with Rakdos and dropping down something like Artisan of Kozilek and all these cards in play. Holy. Carp.
5/5
Posted By:
BobbySinclair
(3/2/2013 7:41:43 PM)
A fun, swingy commander to build around. He's more challenging to build around than you might think (adding to the fun, IMO). Colored mana is still an issue, so you have to think carefully about the creatures you include. The bigger issue though is that an opponent can see him coming, neutralize him and leave you high and dry with big uncastable guys in your hand. Not only do you need to balance the big creatures in your deck with Rakdos-enablers to do damage or get the right mana, you need to have some ways to make sure the coast is clear to cast him. This is easier than lining up protection for him (although do that, too). My choice is cheap, targeted discard that allows me to see the opponent's hand (I do play mostly 1-on-1 Commander, so YMMV)—there are several cards like this in color. Great design in this card, in that his obvious power level is tempered in practice, but a good player can still make him work.
Posted By:
AimtoMisbehave
(3/3/2013 4:49:16 PM)
If you want to be cheap, whack people with Tormented Soul just to get Rakdos out. Then save your burn spells for later when you really want things to get crazy.
Posted By:
GhostCounselor
(4/1/2013 6:17:29 PM)
Everybody's gonna be burnin' in the streets~
- Rakdos hums as he reaps
Posted By:
Goatllama
(4/29/2013 3:11:45 PM)
Whenever I hear of riots in the news I imagine this guy is towering among the crowds holding a flaming scythes... is that wrong?
Posted By:
001010011100101110
(6/15/2013 10:34:11 PM)
Hmm... Would it be too powerful, if the drawback was "You can't cast Rakdos, Lord of Riots unless a player lost life this turn."?
Hurting yourself would be totally flavorful.
Posted By:
TexasDice
(6/22/2013 7:14:02 AM)
Rakdos is fond of Pestilence and Pyrohemia
Posted By:
Salient
(6/23/2013 9:37:57 AM)
I go to most of the Sealed prerelease tournaments, but I've had to sit the last few out after discovering that I'm Rakdos intolerant. Seriously - as soon as I see the guild symbol, I start to swell up.
Posted By:
RunedServitor
(7/8/2013 10:04:56 AM)
T3 Plague Spitter curves nicely into this..
I find more and more uses for that guy every day. He's even color light, allowing you to play this Rakdos even with Basics running the deck.
Posted By:
blurrymadness
(7/15/2013 9:29:12 AM)