#1
Kardur, Doomscourge
· $3.77
Kardur, Doomscourge is a four-mana Rakdos creature whose enter-the-battlefield trigger makes your opponents' creatures attack each combat if able, and attack a player other than you if able, until your next turn.
Best Rakdos Commanders (Black-Red)
The rakdos commanders worth building, from fan favourites to tournament winners and budget gems. Other colors →
👑 Most popular Rakdos commanders
#2
Mahadi, Emporium Master
· $1.08
Mahadi, Emporium Master is a three-mana Devil that turns creature deaths into mana.
#3
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
· $1.55
Chainer, Nightmare Adept is a four-mana Rakdos creature that turns your graveyard into a source of threats.
#4
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
· $1.97
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate is a Rakdos attacker that grows and recurs its own army.
#5
Juri, Master of the Revue
· $0.33
Juri, Master of the Revue is a two-mana Rakdos Human Shaman that grows whenever you sacrifice a permanent, adding a +1/+1 counter each time.
#6
Prosper, Tome-Bound
· —
Prosper, Tome-Bound is a four-mana Rakdos creature with deathtouch that powers a steady card advantage engine.
#7
#8
The Lord of Pain
· $9.94
The Lord of Pain is a five-mana Rakdos creature with menace that turns every player's first spell each turn into direct damage.
#9
#10
Kellogg, Dangerous Mind
· $3.07
Kellogg, Dangerous Mind is a three-mana legendary creature with first strike and haste, so it can attack the turn it arrives.
#11
Deadpool, Trading Card
· $14.89
Deadpool, Trading Card is a Rakdos creature whose main hook is his swap ability.
#12
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
· $2.06
Rakdos, Lord of Riots is a {B}{B}{R}{R} flying, trample Demon, but you can only cast it on a turn when an opponent has lost life.
💪 Strongest in competitive play
From our cEDH power ranking (real tournament results, last 90 days).
- Francisco, Fowl Marauder / Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh — #30 overall · 14 top cuts, 4 wins
- Rowan, Scion of War — #33 overall · 36 top cuts, 1 wins
- Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin — #38 overall · 46 top cuts, 2 wins
- Rakdos, the Muscle — #81 overall · 12 top cuts, 1 wins
- Grenzo, Dungeon Warden — #123 overall · 5 top cuts, 0 wins
- Flamewar, Brash Veteran — #147 overall · 3 top cuts, 0 wins
🪙 Budget picks (commander under $3)
Kaervek the Merciless
· $0.34
Kaervek the Merciless is a seven-mana legendary Human Shaman whose single ability punishes opponents for playing spells.
Black Waltz No. 3
· $0.31
Flying, deathtouch Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, Black Waltz No. 3 deals 2 damage to each opponent.
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied
· $1.87
At the beginning of your end step, create a tapped 0/1 black Wizard creature token with "Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this token deals 1 damage to each opponent." Then if you control four or more Wizards, trans
Rivaz of the Claw
· $2.34
Menace {T}: Add two mana in any combination of colors. Spend this mana only to cast Dragon creature spells. Once during each of your turns, you may cast a Dragon creature spell from your graveyard. Whenever you cast a Dr
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
· $1.83
Xantcha enters under the control of an opponent of your choice. Xantcha attacks each combat if able and can't attack its owner or planeswalkers its owner controls. {3}: Xantcha's controller loses 2 life and you draw a ca
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
· $0.33
At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a 2/1 red Elemental creature token with trample and haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step. {T}: Search your library for a card, put it into your hand, t
✨ New Rakdos commanders
Smaug, Wicked Worm
· $1.36 · from The Hobbit
Flying When Smaug enters, create X tapped Treasure tokens, where X is the number of artifacts your opponents control. Whenever you cast a spell, if mana from a Treasure was spent to cast it, you draw a card and lose 1 li
The Great Goblin
· $0.58 · from The Hobbit
Whenever you put one or more counters on a Goblin, Orc, or Army you control, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage to target opponent. Whenever another Goblin, Orc, or Army you control dies, exile the top card of your library.
Smaug the Impenetrable
· $13.29 · from The Hobbit Eternal
Flying, indestructible, haste Whenever Smaug is dealt noncombat damage, create that many Treasure tokens.
Ares, God of War
· $0.36 · from Marvel Super Heroes
Ares attacks each combat if able. Whenever an attacking creature you control dies, return that card to its owner's hand.
Ingris Stingerquill
· $7.82 · from Reality Fracture
Flying Whenever a creature you control attacks, that creature deals 1 damage to each opponent. {4}: Create a 2/2 colorless Wizard Soldier creature token named Cadet. Then creatures you control gain haste until end of tur
Madame Hydra
· $0.21 · from Marvel Super Heroes
Whenever you cast a Villain spell, create a 2/1 black Villain creature token with menace. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
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