What are the best cards for Rakdos the Defiler?

Across 367 public decks, the most-played cards with Rakdos the Defiler are Sol Ring (84%), Command Tower (78%) and Rakdos Signet (72%).

Which cards have the best synergy with Rakdos the Defiler?

The cards played far more often with Rakdos the Defiler than usual: Hellcarver Demon (184× its usual rate), Dragon Breath (105× its usual rate) and Immersturm Raider (90× its usual rate).

What colors is Rakdos the Defiler?

Rakdos the Defiler is Rakdos (black-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is Rakdos the Defiler?

Rakdos the Defiler leads 367 public decks in our corpus, #2,334 of 3,757 commanders.

Rakdos the Defiler

BRRakdos commanders367 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Demon2BBRR$1.61

Rakdos the Defiler appears in 367 public decks. The most-played cards are Sol Ring, Command Tower and Rakdos Signet. The strongest synergies by lift are Hellcarver Demon, Dragon Breath and Immersturm Raider.

Build a deck with Rakdos the Defiler

Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Swamp

Basic Land — Swamp

96.7%

355 decks-0.00$0.18

#2Mountain

Basic Land — Mountain

96.5%

354 decks-0.00$0.16

#3Sol Ring

Artifact

83.7%

307 decks-0.03$1.51

#4Command Tower

Land

77.7%

285 decks-0.10$0.27

#5Rakdos Signet

Artifact

72.5%

266 decks+0.29$3.94

#6Arcane Signet

Artifact

67.6%

248 decks-0.18$0.41

#7Dark Ritual

Instant

61.9%

227 decks+0.33$5.41

#8Blood Crypt

Land — Swamp Mountain

58.6%

215 decks+0.10$8.68

#9Dragonskull Summit

Land

58.0%

213 decks-0.08$0.67

#10Rakdos Carnarium

Land

56.7%

208 decks+0.71$0.28

#11Lightning Greaves

Artifact — Equipment

53.4%

196 decks+0.49$4.22

#12Talisman of Indulgence

Artifact

51.8%

190 decks-0.07$3.25

#13Sire of Insanity

Creature — Demon

4BR6

51.2%

188 decks+3.08$0.49

#14Rakdos, Lord of Riots

Legendary Creature — Demon

BBRR4

49.3%

181 decks+2.11$2.38

#15Reanimate

Sorcery

48.8%

179 decks+0.72$10.40

#16Smoldering Marsh

Land — Swamp Mountain

48.0%

176 decks-0.24$0.28

#17Herald of Slaanesh

Creature — Demon

2R3

47.4%

174 decks+3.36$5.15

#18Rakdos Charm

Instant

BR2

46.0%

169 decks+0.16$0.39

#19Anger

Creature — Incarnation

3R4

46.0%

169 decks+1.32$1.78

#20Harvester of Souls

Creature — Demon

4BB6

45.0%

165 decks+2.62$2.67

#21Swiftfoot Boots

Artifact — Equipment

45.0%

165 decks+0.46$2.84

#22Faithless Looting

Sorcery

44.7%

164 decks+0.53$0.39

#23Rakdos, the Showstopper

Legendary Creature — Demon

4BR6

44.4%

163 decks+3.11$2.66

#24Archfiend of Depravity

Creature — Demon

3BB5

43.9%

161 decks+2.43$3.26

#25Liliana's Contract

Enchantment

3BB5

43.6%

160 decks+3.40$4.10

#26Sulfurous Springs

Land

43.6%

160 decks-0.14$1.45

#27Mayhem Devil

Creature — Devil

1BR3

42.2%

155 decks+0.53$0.32

#28Graven Cairns

Land

40.6%

149 decks+0.22$4.88

#29Rune-Scarred Demon

Creature — Demon

5BB7

40.3%

148 decks+2.50$1.20

#30Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Legendary Land

40.3%

148 decks+0.70$53.68

#31Bedevil

Instant

BBR3

40.1%

147 decks+0.30$0.78

#32Chaos Warp

Instant

2R3

39.2%

144 decks-0.14$0.32

#33Terminate

Instant

BR2

39.2%

144 decks+0.03$0.34

#34Master of Cruelties

Creature — Demon

3BR5

38.7%

142 decks+2.80$5.60

#35Kardur, Doomscourge

Legendary Creature — Demon Berserker

2BR4

38.7%

142 decks+0.93$3.61

#36Reaper from the Abyss

Creature — Demon

3BBB6

38.7%

142 decks+3.37$0.89

#37Blasphemous Act

Sorcery

8R9

36.8%

135 decks-0.30$1.01

#38Bloodstained Mire

Land

36.5%

134 decks+0.02$18.64

#39Foreboding Ruins

Land

36.5%

134 decks-0.17$0.39

#40Burnt Offering

Instant

36.5%

134 decks+1.83$1.63

#41Luxury Suite

Land

36.0%

132 decks-0.12$11.54

#42Shadowblood Ridge

Land

36.0%

132 decks+0.10$0.42

#43Bojuka Bog

Land

35.1%

129 decks+0.02$1.64

#44Demonic Tutor

Sorcery

1B2

35.1%

129 decks+0.55$65.44GC

#45Archfiend of Despair

Creature — Demon

6BB8

34.9%

128 decks+2.63$22.33

#46Bloodgift Demon

Creature — Demon

3BB5

34.1%

125 decks+2.57$0.83

#47Ob Nixilis, Unshackled

Legendary Creature — Demon

4BB6

33.5%

123 decks+3.12$4.51

#48It That Betrays

Creature — Eldrazi

1212

33.2%

122 decks+3.16$14.13

#49Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire

Legendary Creature — Demon Rogue

2B3

33.0%

121 decks+2.45$4.58

#50Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern

Legendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact

3BB5

32.2%

118 decks+2.83$19.36GC

#51Animate Dead

Enchantment — Aura

1B2

31.6%

116 decks+1.19$7.63

#52Living Death

Sorcery

3BB5

31.3%

115 decks+1.91$6.68

#53Overseer of the Damned

Creature — Demon

5BB7

31.3%

115 decks+3.06$0.39

#54Tainted Peak

Land

30.8%

113 decks-0.27$1.62

#55Temple of Malice

Land

30.0%

110 decks+0.02$0.23

#56Lord of the Void

Creature — Demon

4BBB7

29.7%

109 decks+3.46$16.13

#57Cabal Ritual

Instant

1B2

29.2%

107 decks+1.05$14.40

#58Exhume

Sorcery

1B2

29.2%

107 decks+3.37$6.57

#59Commander's Sphere

Artifact

28.9%

106 decks+0.80$0.28

#60Bloodthirster

Creature — Demon

5R6

28.1%

103 decks+2.96$25.89

Highest synergy

#1Hellcarver Demon

Creature — Demon

3BBB6

84 decks+5.22

In 23% of these decks, 184× its usual rate.

#2Dragon Breath

Enchantment — Aura

1R2

51 decks+4.65

In 14% of these decks, 105× its usual rate.

#3Immersturm Raider

Creature — Demon Berserker

1R2

77 decks+4.50

In 21% of these decks, 90× its usual rate.

#4Lotus Field

Land

77 decks+4.05

In 21% of these decks, 58× its usual rate.

#5Repay in Kind

Sorcery

5BB7

67 decks+3.75

In 18% of these decks, 43× its usual rate.

#6Blood Speaker

Creature — Ogre Shaman

3B4

85 decks+3.64

In 23% of these decks, 38× its usual rate.

#7Not of This World

Kindred Instant — Eldrazi

57 decks+3.60

In 16% of these decks, 37× its usual rate.

#8Malfegor

Legendary Creature — Demon Dragon

2BBRR6

71 decks+3.46

In 19% of these decks, 32× its usual rate.

#9Lord of the Void

Creature — Demon

4BBB7

109 decks+3.46

In 30% of these decks, 32× its usual rate.

#10Liliana's Contract

Enchantment

3BB5

160 decks+3.40

In 44% of these decks, 30× its usual rate.

#11Reaper from the Abyss

Creature — Demon

3BBB6

142 decks+3.37

In 39% of these decks, 29× its usual rate.

#12Exhume

Sorcery

1B2

107 decks+3.37

In 29% of these decks, 29× its usual rate.

Public decklists

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Questions about Rakdos the Defiler

What are the best cards for Rakdos the Defiler?: Across 367 public decks, the most-played cards with Rakdos the Defiler are Sol Ring (84%), Command Tower (78%) and Rakdos Signet (72%).
Which cards have the best synergy with Rakdos the Defiler?: The cards played far more often with Rakdos the Defiler than usual: Hellcarver Demon (184× its usual rate), Dragon Breath (105× its usual rate) and Immersturm Raider (90× its usual rate).
What colors is Rakdos the Defiler?: Rakdos the Defiler is Rakdos (black-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is Rakdos the Defiler?: Rakdos the Defiler leads 367 public decks in our corpus, #2,334 of 3,757 commanders.