Rakdos Scam with Ragavan and Grief for Modern
Strategy
The deck focuses on disrupting the opponent's hand and board presence with cards like Thoughtseize and Grief, while applying pressure with efficient threats such as Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer and Dauthi Voidwalker. The mid-game is strengthened by Kolaghan's Command and Seasoned Pyromancer for card advantage and utility. Rakdos, the Showstopper and Fury provide a high-impact top end to swing games in your favor.
- Grief with Undying Malice to reuse its disruption effect
- Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger with discard effects to trigger escape
- Kolaghan's Command with Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer for recursion and damage
Mainboard (60 cards)
Creature
17 cards
Rakdos, the Showstopper
$3.07 × 2
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
$0.67
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
$2.88 × 3
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
$46.13 × 4
Dauthi Voidwalker
$5.19 × 4
Seasoned Pyromancer
$7.14 × 3
Instant
9 cards
Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs
$0.44 × 2
Unholy Heat
$0.24 × 4
Kolaghan's Command
$0.50 × 2
Rakdos Charm
$0.33
Sorcery
13 cards
Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief
$1.51 × 4
Thoughtseize
$6.40 × 4
Inquisition of Kozilek
$0.44 × 4
Rakdos's Return
$0.59
Enchantment
2 cards
Urza's Saga
$40.69 × 2
Land
19 cards
Blood Crypt
$9.44 × 4
Blackcleave Cliffs
$1.16 × 4
Bloodstained Mire
$17.81 × 4
Swamp
$0.16 × 2
Mountain
$0.17 × 2
Castle Locthwain
$3.73
Den of the Bugbear
$1.93 × 2
Sideboard (15 cards)
Instant
2 cards
Fatal Push
$0.91 × 2
Sorcery
2 cards
Collective Brutality
$0.32 × 2
Enchantment
5 cards
Leyline of the Void
$0.53 × 3
Blood Moon
$7.07 × 2
Artifact
6 cards
Pithing Needle
$0.61 × 2
Engineered Explosives
$4.59 × 2
Ratchet Bomb
$1.27 × 2
Deck Statistics
CMC Curve
AI-Generated Synergies
Both Rakdos cards center around aggressive, high-impact plays. Rakdos, Lord of Riots reduces the cost of your spells if you deal damage to your opponent, allowing you to play Rakdos, the Showstopper, a powerful creature, more easily. This combination can quickly overwhelm opponents.
Kroxa's ability to discard cards and force your opponent to sacrifice permanents pairs well with Thoughtseize, which lets you strip key cards from their hand. This synergy allows you to disrupt your opponent's strategy while also fueling Kroxa's escape ability.
Ragavan generates mana and card advantage through its ability to create Treasure tokens, which can be used to cast Seasoned Pyromancer for additional card draw and token generation. This combo helps maintain board presence and card flow.
Dauthi Voidwalker can exile cards from graveyards, which synergizes with Grief's ability to be played from exile. This allows you to use Grief to disrupt your opponent's hand while also having a threat on the board that can be a recurring source of disruption.
Kolaghan's Command offers versatility, letting you return a creature and deal damage to a target, while Unholy Heat provides a solid removal option. Together, they create a powerful removal suite that can handle various threats while also maintaining board control.
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